idioms

  hit the nail on the head (to be right; to do right) You’ve hit the nail on the head with your comment. Well done, Daniel! You have hit the nail on the head.   envocabulary.com

  knock it off  informal (stop it, stop doing that) Knock it off, Joe. We’re trying to sleep. Come on, guys, knock it off; you’re breaking the furniture.     envocabulary.com

  hang in there (not to give up; be patient) No matter how hard it is, just hang in there. You just have to hang in there, and everything will be fine.   envocabulary.com

  sing a different tune (to change your opinion, attitude, or behavior) You will sing a different tune when you see how much it costs. I think Jane will sing a different tune when the baby comes.   envocabulary.com

  back to the drawing board (to start over again because the previous plan failed) Let’s go back to the drawing board and start again. It was back to the drawing board after the project proved too costly.   envocabulary.com