| like a bear with a sore head | | |
| like a cat on hot bricks | | |
| like looking for a needle in a haystack | | |
| to make a mountain out of a molehill | | |
| to turn over a new leaf | | |
| to call a spade a spade | | |
| it's no use crying over spilt milk | | |
| to have several irons in the fire | | |
| to ring a bell | | |
| to kill two birds with one stone | | |