Idioms or Idiomatic Expressions

'STUFFED SHIRT' : A stuffed shirt is a person who is very serious .

'SOFT SHOE' : Speaking to someone or a speech given in a gentle or conciliatory way.

'YOU COULD CUT IT WITH A KNIFE' : Ih the air is so trick, you could cut it with a knife, it is so humid or muggy. It could aldo mean that there's a lot of tension.

'PEARL OF WISDOM' : A pearl of wisdom is a good advice, but it is often used in an ironic way when someone gives an advice that is obvious or not very useful.

'COST YOUR EYE OVER' : If you cast your eye over something, you look at it or check it quickly, without looking carefully at the details.

'SPOILT FOR CHIOSE' : When you have too many possibilities, and all of them good, you are spoilt of choise.

'STAY THE COURSE' :If you stay the course, you continue to do something, no matter how difficult is it.

'LIKE COLLECTING FROGS IN A BUCKET' : Something like collecting frogs in a bucket describes a task that is difficult to control or coordinate.

'A SLAP ON THE WRIST' : A very mild punishement.