The Skeleton in the Closet and the Elephant in the Room
The Skeleton in the closet
The Elephant in the room
Bone to pick
Sweeping dirt under the rug
Clean slate
Bigger fish to fry
Fishing for compliments
Shooting fish in a barrel
Holy mackerel
Eye on you
Well enough alone
Calling your bluff
Pack of lies
Let the cat out of the bag
Falling apart
Don't have a leg to stand on
In the lime light
Spill the beans
Break someone's heart
Kill two birds with one stone
Stab a man in the back
Laughing your ass off
Apart from what the skeleton says and does and the elephant does, there are several idioms hidden in the video:
Window of opportunity
Time flies
Picture worth a thousand words
Frame of mind
Good apple, bad apple
Cut the cheese
On the chopping block
All eggs in one basket
Piece of cake
Crying over spilt milk
Everything but the kitchen sink
The last straw
Come clean
Beating a dead horse
Cup of joe
A lot on your plate
Head on a plate
Can you spot all idioms?
Question to the learners: Did you know all of these idioms?
Question to all: What are your favourite idioms? Which do you actually use on a regular basis?