English Idioms and Expressions 

Idioms: House and Furniture-5
from:  'not the sharpest knife'  to: 'come out of woodwork'

• not ther sharpest tool in the shed
  • ‘Sharp’ means ‘clever’ or ‘intelligent’.
    This expression is used to say that someone is not very intelligent.
    "Trust Andy to misunderstand!
    Of course we know he’s not the sharpest tool in the shed!"
    
    
• bang/knock your head against a brick wall
  • If you bang or knock your head against a brick wall, you continue vainly to try to achieve something in spite of several unsuccessful attempts.
    "I've been banging my head against a brick wall trying to explain the internet to my grandmother!"
    
    
• like talking to a brick wall
  • To say that a conversation with someone is like talking to brick wall means that communication is impossible because there is no reaction or response.
    "I tried to discuss the problem with him but it was like talking to a brick wall."
    
    
• throw (something) over the wall
  • If someone throws something over the wall, they deal with part of a problem or project, then pass the responsibility to another person or department without any communication or coordination.
    "You can't just manufacture a product then throw it over the wall to the sales department!"
    
    
• (the) writing on the wall
  • This refers to a situation where there are signs showing that a problem is going to occur.
    "We all knew Larry was going to lose his job, but he refused to see the writing on the wall."
    
    
• good walls make good neighbours
  • This expression means that respecting one another's privacy helps create a good relationship between neighbours.
    "We try not to disturb the people next door. Good walls make good neighbours!"
    
    
• bounce off the walls
  • Someone who is very excited about something, or full of nervous energy, is said to be bouncing off the walls.
    "Danny can't wait to start his new job. He's bouncing off the walls!"
    
    
• a window on the world
  • When something provides an opportunity to observe and learn about people and life in other countries, it is called a window on the world.
    "The internet has become a window on the world."
    
    
• window shopping
  • When people go window shopping, they look at things in shop windows, without actually purchasing anything.
    "I haven't been paid yet, so I can only go window shopping."
    
    
• go out the window
  • If a quality, principle or opportunity goes out the window, it disappears, is lost or is abandoned.
    "When the plant closed down, all hopes of finding a job went out the window."
    
    
• (can't put) new wine in old bottles
  • This expression means that you should not try to combine new concepts or innovations with an old or long-established framework or system.
    "You'll never get that program to work on your father's old computer. You can't put new wine in old bottles!"
    
    
• wooden spoon
  • The person who finishes last in a race or competition receives an imaginary prize called the wooden spoon.
    "Our team got the wooden spoon in this year's tournament."
    
    
• come out of the woodwork
  • When things, or people, come out of the woodwork, they appear or emerge unexpectedly, as if from nowhere, and usually in large numbers.
    "As soon as we added the swimming pool, our children had 'friends' coming out of the woodwork!"