weather the storm [ wɛðə ðə stɔːm ] She was strong enough to weather the storm after the breakup.

sail close to the wind [ seɪl kləʊs tuː ðə wɪnd ]

shoot the breeze [ ʃuːt ðə briːz ]

Oh, that. That explains it. [ əʊ, ðæt. ðæt ɪksˈpleɪnz ɪt ]

Say it again, please [ seɪ ɪt əˈɡɛn, pliːz ]

So that's where the trouble lies! [ səʊ ðæts weə ðə ˈtrʌbᵊl laɪz ]

in a fog [ ɪn ə fɒɡ ]

as right as rain [ æz raɪt æz reɪn ]

bolt from the blue [ bəʊlt frɒm ðə blu ] Her sudden departure was a bolt from the blue for everyone at the office

throw caution to the winds [ θrəʊ ˈkɔːʃᵊn tuː ðə wɪndz ]

It doesn't matter [ ɪt dʌznt ˈmætə ]

It is new to me [ ɪt ɪz njuː tuː miː ]

Let us hope for the best. [ lɛt ʌs həʊp fɔː ðə bɛst ]

hit the jackpot [ hɪt ðə ˈʤækpɒt ]

be in the red [ biː ɪn ðə rɛd ]

make a bundle [ meɪk ə ˈbʌndl ]

look like a million dollars [ lʊk laɪk ə ˈmɪljən ˈdɒləz ]

How was it? [ haʊ wɒz ɪt ]

Did I get you right? [ dɪd aɪ ɡɛt juː raɪt ]

Don’t take it to heart [ dəʊnt teɪk ɪt tuː hɑːt ]

I didn't catch the last word [ aɪ dɪdnt kæʧ ðə lɑːst wɜːd ]

Sorry, I wasn't listening [ sɒri, aɪ wɒznt ˈlɪsnɪŋ ]

go down a storm [ ɡəʊ daʊn ə stɔːm ]

bet your bottom dollar [ bɛt jɔː ˈbɒtəm ˈdɒlə ]

cost a pretty penny [ kɒst ə ˈprɪti ˈpɛni ]