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