She has to go to the bank, and while she's out she'll stop and visit her friend. She's killing two birds with one stone.
She's beeing working on that assignment for over two months, and I don't think she's ever going to finish it. She's taking forever and a day.
He's not telling me exactly what happened. He's beating around the bush.
He's always too fast and out of control on his motorcycle. He's playing with fire.
He took the best portiong for himself and didn't leave enough for the others. he's just looking out for number one.
She's buying a lot of new furniture before she even has a job. She's putting the cart before the horse.
He's holding down two jobs and attending school. He's really burning the candle at both ends.
She wanted to get that man's phone number, but she wasn't sure of his last name or where he lived. It was like looking for a needle in a haystack.
I knot that you tought that this part of the program was difficult, but wait until you see the next part. You're jumping out of the frying pan and into the fire.
She keeps asking if I was the one who was speading rumors about her, but I wasn't. She's barking at the wrong tree.
Every time he opens his mouth, he immediately regrets what he said. He's always putting his foot in his mouth.
thinking only about himself.
doing too much
making a mistake
accomplishing two things at once
taking a lot of time.
doing something dangerous
speaking indirectly.
Saying embarrasing things
doing things in the wrong order.
doing something difficult
going from bad to worse