If something is excessive or annoying, it is a bit much.
A chain is no stronger than its weakest link
This means that processes, organisations, etc, are vulnerable because the weakest person or part can always damage or break them.
(USA) If something is a day late and a dollar short, it is too little, too late.
A fool and his money are soon parted
This idiom means that people who aren't careful with their money spend it quickly. 'A fool and his money are easily parted' is an alternative form of the idiom.
A fool at 40 is a fool forever
If someone hasn't matured by the time they reach forty, they never will.
If you have a hitch in your giddy-up, you're not feeling well. ('A hitch in your gittie-up' is also used.)
If you give something a lick and a promise, you do it hurriedly, most often incompletely, intending to return to it later.
If someone doesn't want to say where they got some information from, they can say that a little bird told them.
A backseat driver is an annoying person who is fond of giving advice to the person performing a task or doing something, especially when the advice is either wrong or unwelcome.
A person who is bad and makes other bad is a bad apple.
If people feel hate because of things that happened in the past, there is bad blood between them.
A person who cannot be trusted is a bad egg. Good egg is the opposite.
If you're having a bad hair day, things are not going the way you would like or had planned.
(UK) When you are bad mouthing,you are saying negative things about someone or something.('Bad-mouth' and 'badmouth' are also used.)
If something's in bad shape, it's in bad condition. If a person's in bad shape, they are unfit or unhealthy.
If something leaves you with a bad taste in your mouth, you feel there is something wrong or bad about it.
Bad workers always blame their tools
"A bad worker always blames their tools" - If somebody does a job badly or loses in a game and claims that they were let down by their equipment, you can use this to imply that this was not the case.
If someone is a bag of bones, they are very underweight.
If someone is a bag of nerves, they are very worried or nervous.
A Baker's dozen is 13 rather than 12.
A person who is completely bald is as bald as a coot.
If the ball is in your court, it is up to you to make the next decision or step.
A ballpark figure is a rough or approximate number (guesstimate) to give a general idea of something, like a rough estimate for a cost, etc.
(USA) If you do something balls to the wall, you apply full acceleration or exertion.
Banana republic is a term used for small countries that are dependent on a single crop
main drag
- the most important street in a town
We spent most of Saturday evening driving up and down the main drag of the town.
make a beeline for something
- hurry directly somewhere
When he enters the cafeteria he always makes a beeline for the dessert section.
make a bundle
- make a lot of money
My father made a bundle on the stock market in early 1998.
make a day of it
- do something all day
We decided to make a day of it and spend the day at the beach.
make a dent in
- make progress
We worked hard all day but we didn`t seem to make a dent in the amount of work left to do.
make a difference
- cause a change in a situation
It doesn`t make any difference whether he comes to the meeting or not.
make a go of
- succeed, produce good results
Although he tried hard he was never able to make a go of his business.
make a hit
- be successful
Her cake made a big hit at the party.
make a killing
- make a large amount of money
Her mother made a killing on the real estate market before she retired.
make a living
- earn enough money to live
He cannot make a living by only doing a part-time job.
make a mistake
- make an error
He made a mistake on the math test.
make a mountain out of a molehill
- make a big problem out of a small one
He is really making a mountain out of a molehill by worrying about his son`s problems.
make a name for oneself
- become well-known or famous
He has made a name for himself in the field of computers.
make a pass at someone
- make romantic advances to a member of the opposite sex
He was fired because he made a pass at one of the woman who he works with.
make a point of
- do or say something with a definite intent
He always makes a point of visiting his aunt when he is in town.
make a run for it
- dash for safety, make a speedy escape
He made a run for it as soon as the class finished.
make away with
- take, carry away