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 for your thoughts 2 Actions speak louder than words 3 A perfect storm 4 A penny saved is a penny earned 5 Add insult to injury 6 A picture is worth 1000 words 7 A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush 8 Bite off more than you can chew 9 Birds of a feather flock together 10 Barking up the wrong tree To be mistaken, to be looking for solutions in the wrong place People who are alike are often friends (usually used negatively) Better to show than tell To make a bad situation worse What you have is worth more than what you might have later Tell me what you're thinking Take on a project that you cannot finish the worst possible situation Believe what people do and not what they say Money you save today you can spend later