| Having an elephant’s memory | Having a good memory |
| It’s a piece of cake | Very easy thing to do |
| An early bird | Someone who wakes up early in the morning |
| Not his cup of tea | He is not interested or good at that |
| As fit as a fiddle | In good physical and mental health |
| Ants in pants | Someone moving impatiently |
| In seventh heaven | Very happy to be in that situation |
| Hustle and bustle | Lots of activity or movement |
| Once in a blue moon | Very rarely happens |
| Over the moon | Extremely happy |
| On the cloud nine | Extremely happy |
| Down and out | Having no money or no job |
| Burning the midnight oil | Working / studying all through the night |
| Passing with flying colours | Passing a test with very good marks |
| Given green light | Permission has been given for something |
| Out of the blue | Something happened unexpectedly |
| Wishing someone to “Break a leg” | Wishing someone good luck |
| To hit the sack | To go to to bed / to go to sleep |
| Under the weather | Suffering from illness or sickness |
| Heart of gold | Kind and good nature |
