1.White elephant – Very expensive but of no use.
2.Shoulder to Shoulder – Very fast friend or relative in difficult time.
3.Play Ducks and Drakes – To Waste money on worthless articles.
4.Mother Wit – Common sense.
5.Long in the Tooth – Old people (or horses).
6.In Like Flynn – To be easily successful, especially when sexual or romantic.
7.High on the Hog – Living in Luxury.
8.Give Him The Slip – To get away from. To escape.
9.Every Cloud Has A Silver Lining – Be optimistic, even difficult times will lead to better days.
10.Dry Run – Rehearsal.
11.Buy A Lemon – To purchase a vehicle that constantly gives problems or stops running after you drive it.
12.Back Seat Driver – People who criticize from the sidelines, much like someone giving unwanted advice from the back seat of a vehicle to the driver.
13.A Doubting Thomas – A skeptic who needs physical or personal evidence in order to believe something.
14.A Dime A Dozen – Anything that is common and easy to get.
15.Charley Horse – Stiffness in the leg / A leg cramp.