Idioms
American English British English
not touch something with a ten-foot pole not touch something with a bargepole
sweep under the rug sweet under the carpet
knock on wood touch wood
see the forest for the trees see the wood for the trees
throw a wrench into a situation put a spanner in the works
skeleton in the closet skeleton in the cupboard
a home away from home a home from home
blow (or toot) one’s own horn blow one’s own trumpet
a drop in the bucket a drop in the ocean
beating a dead horse flogging a dead horse
a new lease on life a new lease of life
lay of the land lie of the land
take it with a grain of salt take it with a pinch of salt
slowpoke slowcoach
American English British English
not touch something with a ten-foot pole not touch something with a bargepole
sweep under the rug sweet under the carpet
knock on wood touch wood
see the forest for the trees see the wood for the trees
throw a wrench into a situation put a spanner in the works
skeleton in the closet skeleton in the cupboard
a home away from home a home from home
blow (or toot) one’s own horn blow one’s own trumpet
a drop in the bucket a drop in the ocean
beating a dead horse flogging a dead horse
a new lease on life a new lease of life
lay of the land lie of the land
take it with a grain of salt take it with a pinch of salt
slowpoke slowcoach