COMMON PHRASES

On the fence (מתלבט / פוסח על שתי הסעפים)

"I'm still on the fence about whether to buy a new car or repair my old one."

Call it a day (לסיים את היום / לסגור את הבסטה)

"We've been working for ten hours, so let's call it a day and finish tomorrow."

Break the ice (לשבור את הקרח)

"He told a light joke at the start of the meeting to break the ice."

Bite the bullet (לבלוע את הגלולה / להתמודד עם המצב)

"I hate going to the dentist, but I just need to bite the bullet and make an appointment."

Under the weather (לא מרגיש טוב / קצת חולה)

"She won't be coming to work today because she's feeling a bit under the weather."

Spill the beans (לגלות את הסוד / להוציא את הסוד החוצה)

"Don't spill the beans about the surprise party before Saturday."

See eye to eye (לראות עין בעין / להסכים)

"My brother and I don't always see eye to eye on politics, but we get along well."

Through thick and thin (בטוב וברע / באש ובמים)

"They have been best friends for twenty years and stayed close through thick and thin."

Hit the nail on the head (לקלוע למטרה / לפגוע בול)

"You hit the nail on the head when you said the main problem was lack of communication."

Back to the drawing board (להתחיל מחדש / לחזור לשולחן השרטוטים)

"The initial test failed completely, so it's back to the drawing board for the design team."

Beat around the bush (ללכת סחור סחור)

"Stop beating around the bush and tell me directly what happened."

Cut to the chase (להגיע ישר לעניין)

"We don't have much time, so let's cut to the chase and discuss the budget."

Take with a grain of salt (לקחת בעירבון מוגבל)

"You should take his advice with a grain of salt since he isn't an expert."

Once in a blue moon (לעיתים רחוקות מאוד / פעם ביובל)

"He lives abroad, so we only get to see him once in a blue moon."