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All hat, no cattle
When someone talks big, but cannot back it up, they are all hat, no cattle.
All mouth and trousers
Someone who’s all mouth and trousers talks or boasts a lot but doesn’t deliver.
All talk and no trousers
Someone who is all talk and no trousers, talks about doing big, important things, but doesn’t take any action.
At the drop of a hat
If you would do something at the drop of a hat, you’d do it immediately.
Birthday suit
If you are in your birthday suit, you are naked.
Dead men’s shoes
If promotion or success requires replacing somebody, then it can only be reached by dead men’s shoes’ by getting rid of them.
Down at heel
Someone who is down at heel is short of money.
Dressed to the nines
If you are in your very best clothes, you’re dressed to the nines.
Dyed-in-the-wool
If someone is a dyed-in-the-wool supporter of a political party, etc, they support them totally, without any questions.
Feather in your cap
A success or achievement that may help you in the future is a feather in your cap.
Goody two-shoes
A goody two-shoes is a self-righteous person who makes a great deal of their virtue.
Hand in glove
If people are hand in glove, they have an extremely close relationship.
Have a trick up your sleeve
If you have a trick up your sleeve, you have a secret strategy to use when the time is right.
Hell for leather
If you do something hell for leather, especially running, you do it as fast as you can.
I’ll eat my hat
You can say this when you are absolutely sure that you are right to let the other person know that there is no chance of your being wrong.
Keep your shirt on!
This idiom is used to tell someone to calm down.
Keep your wig on!
This idiom is used to tell someone to calm down.
Kid gloves
If someone is handled with kid gloves, they are given special treatment and handled with great care.
Knock your socks off
If something knocks your socks off, it amazes and surprises you, usually in a positive way.
Lose your shirt
If someone loses their shirt, they lose all their money through a bad investment, gambling, etc.
Off the cuff
If you do something off the cuff, you do it without any preparation.
Old hat
If something’s old hat, it seems rather old fashioned and outdated.
Out of pocket
If you are out of pocket on a deal, you have lost money.
Pop your clogs
When someone pops their clogs, they die.
Pull up your socks
If you aren’t satisfied with someone and want them to do better, you can tell them to pull up their socks.
Shoestring
If you do something on a shoestring, you try to spend the absolute minimum amount of money possible on it.
Talk out of your hat
If someone is talking out of their hat, they’re talking utter rubbish, especially if compounded with total ignorance of the subject on which they are pontifcating.
Throw your hat in the ring
If someone throws their hat in the ring, they announce that they want to take part in a competition or contest.
Velvet glove
This idiom is used to describe a person who appears gentle, but is determined and inflexible underneath.
Wear sackcloth and ashes
If someone displays their grief or contrition publicly, they wear sackcloth and ashes.
Who wears the pants?
The person who wears the pants in a relationship is the dominant person who controls things.
Who wears the trousers?
The person who wears the trousers in a relationship is the dominant person who controls things.
Work your socks off
If you work your socks off, you work very hard.

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