1. Blind as a bat: a sightless person.
E. g. His eyesight isn't as good as it used to be, he is as blind as a bat.
2. As good as gold: someone who behaves very well.
E. g. He was never any trouble to the nurses in the hospital, he was good as gold.
3. Right as rain: perfectly fine
E. g. Now that he is out of the hospital, he is completely fine, he is right as rain.
4. Odds and ends: bits and pieces
E. g. The police found nothing special in the house of the criminal as he had taken all the important documents with him, leaving just odds and ends.
5. Ups and downs: a mixture of both good and bad experiences.
E. g. Don’t worry about the problems you have in your business. You know there are always ups and downs in business.
6. Piece of cake: something that is easily achieved
E. g. You think that doing this math problem is a piece of cake? Just try to solve it.
7. To the galleries: to appeal to the lower taste
E. g. To be a good orator, you don’t have to play to the galleries.
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