Relier Pairs COMMON ENGLISH IDIOMS & EXPRESVersion en ligne These English idioms are used quite regularly in the United States. You may not hear them every day, but they will be very familiar to any native English speaker. You can be confident using any of them when the context is appropriate. par José Gabriel Garnica Martínez 1 A penny saved is a penny earned 2 Birds of a feather flock together 3 Bite off more than you can chew 4 A perfect storm 5 Add insult to injury 6 Barking up the wrong tree 7 A penny for your thoughts 8 A picture is worth 1000 words 9 Actions speak louder than words 10 A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush To make a bad situation worse Better to show than tell Take on a project that you cannot finish Tell me what you're thinking the worst possible situation People who are alike are often friends (usually used negatively) What you have is worth more than what you might have later Money you save today you can spend later To be mistaken, to be looking for solutions in the wrong place Believe what people do and not what they say