1.       It was a shotgun wedding as soon as her father found it
It was a forced marriage once her father found out
 

2. She was skating on thin ice when she left home with that man
She was exposing herself to a delicate situation when she left the house with that man

 

3.    It´sa stick up (stickup). give me all your money
It's an assault. give me all your money

 

4. What a big windbag you are!
What a big talker you are!

 

5.  After resisting for many years, he finally got hooked
After resisting for many years, he was finally hooked (married)

 

6.      After_cc781905-5cde-3194-bb3b-5cf58d_ elephants saw two hours in the bar5
After two hours at the bar, they got “stuck” (drank a lot)

 

7.      I don´t salt away much money because my salary is low
I don't save a lot of money because my salary is low

 

8.       If he crashes the gate, you can throw him out
If he goes in, you can throw him out.

 

9.       She him´s carrying the torch for, but he doesn´t care about her
She's dragging a trolley past him, but he doesn't care for her

 

10.  Inflation and low standard of life go hand in hand  
Inflation and low living standards go hand in hand

 

11.  Take him to the hospital, otherwise he´ll kick the bucket 
Take him to the hospital, otherwise he'll kick the bucket.

 

12.  He used to be light-fingered, but now he lives straight
He used to steal but now he lives right

 

13.  the child is father of the man  
It is small that the cucumber is twisted

 

14.  Robert´s wife is hell on wheels  
Robert's wife is nagging (grumpy)

 

15.  Robert is always carrying the can for his friends
Robert always pays the price for his colleagues

 

16.  Thomas was a man with his foot on his mouth  
Thomas was an outspoken man

 

17.  His family is large, and he has to keep his nose to the grindstone 
His family is big and he has to work hard

 

18.  After catching a rain, he seemed to have a frog in his throat
After getting a rain, he got hoarse

 

19.  Birds of a feather flock together  
Tell me who you hang out with and I'll tell you who you are

 

20.  If he keeps on making so many grimaces, people will think he´s lost his marbles  
If he keeps making so many faces, people will think he's lost a screw.

 

21.  Our victory is in the bag  
Our victory is in the bag

 

22.  He gets the cold feet when his girlfriend mentions marriage
He gets cold feet when his girlfriend mentions marriage

 

23.  After a hard day, he arrived home looking like something the cat´s dragged in 
After a hard day, he came home looking awful.
 

24.  A quick glance is enough to know who wears the trousers (pants) in that family
A quick glance is enough to know who is calling the shots in that family.
 

25.  As a handicraftsman, Paul  is a square peg in a round hole 
As a craftsman, Paul is a disaster.
 

26.  When I went to see the boss yesterday, I had butterflies in my stomach  
When I went to see the boss yesterday, I felt butterflies in my stomach.
 

27.  Barney puts (sets/places) every girl he meets on a pedestal  
Barney puts every girl he meets on a pedestal
 

28.  He was knocked off his pedestal 
He was knocked down (fell) from his pedestal
 

29.  Mary can twist her husband around her little finger 
Mary does with her husband what she wants
 

30.  Ted has Jerry over a barrel because Jerry owes him a lot of money
Ted has Jerry “in his hands” because Jerry owes him a lot of money
 

31.  Up to now I was just flexing my muscles. It'll be different tomorrow
Until now I was just “warming up the engines”. it will be different tomorrow
 

32.   I tried to tell her the truth, but she didn´t give (lend) an ear  
I tried to tell her the truth but she wouldn't listen
 

33.  When the bills came, he got hot under the collar 
When the bills came, he got “hot headed”
 

34.  He´sa gambler and last night he was taken to the cleaners 
He's a player and last night he "got plucked"
 

35.  He always understands quickly. He´s really on the ball  
He always understands quickly. He really has talent
 

36.  Keep your shirt on! The world wasn't built in a minute
Keep control! The world wasn't made in a minute
 

37.  Hold your horses son! The bus won't leave right now
Take it easy son! The bus will not depart at this time.
 

38.  John is short and thin but he can eat like a horse  
John is short and skinny, but he can eat like "a horse"
 

39.  She got good marks because she buttered up the teacher  
She got good grades because she sucked up to her teacher  
 

40.  Every night he gets home bombed (drunk as a skunk)  
Every night he comes home drunk
 

41.  What a smart cookie you are, my friend!
What a “clever” you are, my friend!
 

42.  His wife always pulled the wool over his eyes  
His wife always cheated on him
 

43.   That pretty girl is a sight for sore eyes 
That Beautiful Girl Is "Eye Candy"
 

44.  She´s very sick. I think she has one foot in the grave 
She is very sick. I think she has one foot in the grave
 

45.  He hit the jackpot, because he won the lottery
He “hit the jackpot” because he won the lottery
 

46.  He spent 7 weeks pounding the pavement but didn´t find a job
He spent 7 weeks "wearing out shoe soles" but couldn't find a job
 

47.  She didn´t want to have a heart-to-heart talk to me
She didn't want to have a heart to heart with me
 

48.  Don´t talk to him. Let sleeping dogs lie  
Don't talk to him. "Don't poke the jaguar with a short stick"
 

49.  My grandfather died last year. He´s pushing up daisies now
My grandfather died last year. He is “feeding daisies” now
 

50.  He left the burning house like a bat out of hell  
He set the house on fire "quick as hell"
 

51.  She´s very narrow-minded because she doesn´t like new things
She is very “bited” (narrow minded) because she doesn't like new things
 

52.  She was in her birthday suit when the police arrived
She was “as she came into the world” (naked) when the police arrived
 

53.  I had a lump in my throat and didn´t know what to say
I had a "lump in my throat" and didn't know what to say
 

54.  You hit the nail in the head!  
You nailed it (on the fly)!
 

55.  I needed to tighten my belt to buy the car
I needed to “tighten my belt” to buy the car
 

56.  He´s behind the eightball because his problems
He is “in a pool” because of his problems
 

57.  She drives me up the wall with those stupid questions
She makes me "climb the walls" with those stupid questions
 

58.  I smelled something fishy when she didn´t want to tell me her name
I "sniffed something rotten" when she wouldn't tell me her name
 

59.  When Peter arrived, John jumped all over him
When Peter arrived, John "went all over him"
 

60.  She´s always beating her head against a stone wall  
She is always “punching the edge of a knife”
 

61.  He always arrives early. He´s an early bird  
He always arrives early. He is an "early riser"
 

62.  The boss asked me to keep the ball rolling while he´s traveling
The boss asked me to “don't drop the shuttlecock” while he's away
 

63.  You barked up the wrong tree when you discussed with her
You made a mistake when you argued with her
 

64.  He´s still out like a light because he drank whiskey all night long
He's Still "Out As A Light" Because He's Been Drinking Whiskey All Night
 

65.  He was born with a silver spoon in his mouth  
He was born “in a golden cradle”
 

66.   The religious leaders were accused of doing brainwashing  
Religious leaders accused of 'brainwashing'
 

67.  I´ll have to put my projects on the back burner this year
I will have to put my projects “on the fridge” this year
 

68.  Don´t worry. That´s the way the ball bounces!  
Don't worry. “Things are just like that!”
 

69.  Is the television on the blink again?
Is the television “broken” again?
 

70.  He used his bottom dollar to buy a beer
He used his “bottom penny” to buy a beer