Break the ice
Wehe i ka hau
Bite the bullet
Nahu i ka pōkā
Hit the sack
Paʻi i ka ʻeke
Let the cat out of the bag
E hoʻokuʻu i ka pōpoki i waho o ka ʻeke
Piece of cake
ʻāpana keke
Costs an arm and a leg
He lima a me ka wāwae ke kumu kūʻai
Under the weather
Ma lalo o ka lewa
Once in a blue moon
Once in a blue mahina
Speak of the devil
E olelo no ka diabolo
See eye to eye
E ʻike maka i ka maka
Kill two birds with one stone
E pepehi i ʻelua manu me ka pōhaku hoʻokahi
Let sleeping dogs lie
E moe nā ʻīlio moe
Bark up the wrong tree
E ʻili i ka lāʻau hewa
Hit the nail on the head
Paʻi i ke kui ma ke poʻo
Burn the midnight oil
E puhi i ka aila aumoe
Beat around the bush
Kuʻi a puni ka nahele
By the skin of your teeth
Ma ka ʻili o kou mau niho
Add fuel to the fire
E hoʻohui i ka wahie i ke ahi
Back to the drawing board
Hoʻi i ka papa kiʻi kiʻi
Bite off more than you can chew
Nahu ʻoi aku ma mua o ka hiki iā ʻoe ke nahu
Cry over spilt milk
E uē i ka waiū i kahe ʻia
Cut to the chase
ʻOki i ka hahai
ʻO ke kākoʻo o ka diabolo
Feeling under the weather
Manaʻo ma lalo o ka lewa
Get a taste of your own medicine
E ʻono i kāu lāʻau ponoʻī
Give the benefit of the doubt
Hāʻawi i ka pōmaikaʻi o ka kānalua
Go the extra mile
E hele i ka mile keu
Hit the road
Ku i ke alanui
In the heat of the moment
I ka wela o ka manawa
Jump on the bandwagon
Lele i ka bandwagon
Jump the gun
E lele i ka pū
Keep your chin up
E mālama i kou ʻauwae i luna
Make a long story short
E hana i kahi moʻolelo lōʻihi
Miss the boat
Nalo i ka waapa
No pain no gain
No direct translation
Pull someone’s leg
Huki i ka wāwae o kekahi
Take it with a grain of salt
E lawe me ka paakai
The ball is in your court
Aia ke kinipōpō i kou pā hale
The best of both worlds
ʻO ka maikaʻi o nā ao ʻelua
Throw in the towel
Kiola i ke kāwele
Your guess is as good as mine
He maikaʻi kou manaʻo e like me kaʻu
Bite the dust
Nahu i ka lepo
Elephant in the room
Elepani ma ka lumi
Hit the jackpot
Paʻi i ka jackpot
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