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