idioms

  your ears must be burning  informal (to feel that people are talking about you behind your back) Everyone was just talking about you, Jane. Your ears must be burning. Paul and I were talking about you last night. – No wonder my ears were burning!   envocabulary.com

  elephant in the room (a serious problem that everyone is aware of, but no one wants to talk about) Let’s talk about the elephant in the room called the economy first. There was a big elephant in the room, and they simply chose to ignore it.   envocabulary.com

  pie in the sky (something pleasant that is very unlikely to happen) Political promises are mostly pie in the sky. His dream to become a superstar was just a pie in the sky.   envocabulary.com

  sick as a dog (extremely sick) I have been at home in bed, sick as a dog. She was as sick as a dog after eating the bad meat.   envocabulary.com

  through thick and thin (in good times and in bad times, under all circumstances) Jane stood by her husband through thick and thin. Through thick and thin, we always stay together.   envocabulary.com