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Off the markIf something is off the mark, it is inaccurate or incorrect.
Off the rails
If someone has gone off the rails, they have lost track of reality.
Off the chart
If something goes off the chart, it far exceeds the normal standards, good or bad, for something.
Off the scale
If something goes off the scale, it far exceeds the normal standards, good or bad, for something.
Blow off steam
If you blow off steam, you express your anger or frustration.
Just off the boat
If someone is just off the boat, they are naive and inexperienced.
Quick off the mark
If someone is quick off the mark, they are very quick to use, start or do something new.
Chip off the old block
If someone is a chip off the old block, they closely resemble one or both of the parents in character.
Fall off the turnip truck
If someone has just fallen off the turnip truck, they are uninformed, naive and gullible. (Often used in the negative)
Cut off your nose to spite your face
If you cut off your nose to spite your face, you do something rash or silly that ends up making things worse for you, often because you are angry or upset.
Fall off the back of a lorry
If someone tries to sell you something that has fallen of the back of a lorry, they are trying to sell you stolen goods.
Bite off more than you can chew
If you bite off more than you can chew, you take on more responsibilities than you can manage. 'Don't bite off more than you can chew' is often used to advise people against agreeing to more than they can handle.
Wheels fall off
When the wheels fall off something, it goes wrong or fails. ('Wheels come off' is an alternative.)
Nail in the coffin
A nail in someone or something's coffin is a problem or event that is a clear step towards an inevitable failure.
Take your eye off the ball
If someone takes their eye off the ball, they don't concentrate on something important that they should be looking at.
Take your hat off to somebody
If you take your hat off to someone, you acknowledge that they have done something exceptional or otherwise deserve your respect.
Knock your socks off
If something knocks your socks off, it amazes and surprises you, usually in a positive way.
Talk the hind legs off a donkey
A person who is excessively or extremely talkative can talk the hind legs off a donkey.
Carrot and stick
If someone offers a carrot and stick, they offer an incentive to do something combined with the threat of punishment.
Olive branch
If you hold out or offer an olive branch, you make a gesture to indicate that you want peace.
You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink
This idiom means you can offer something to someone, like good advice, but you cannot make them take it.
It ain't over till the fat lady sings
This idiom means that until something has officially finished, the result is uncertain.
Shilly-shally
If people shilly-shally, they can't make up their minds about something and put off the decision.
Beggars can't be choosers
This idiom means that people who are in great need must accept any help that is offered, even if it is not a complete solution to their problems.
At the coalface
If you work at the coalface, you deal with the real problems and issues, rather than sitting in a office discussing things in a detached way.
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