Since the upper jaw never moves, it is extremely lazy. Imagine being lazier than that!

As stubborn as a mule. Mules are really stubborn, so the person in question must be worse.

As ugly as sin. To be a really bad situation.

Even though someone may change physical appearances, the person continues being the same

A fanatic or extremist, often used in reference to supporters of a political party

The blind leading the blind. Observation that the person in charge is just as clueless as the people that follow.

Have your cake and eat it too, The best of both worlds. A person wants to have it all. For example, a boyfriend doesn’t want a commitment, but doesn’t want to leave his girlfriend either.

Looking for a needle in a haystack. An almost impossible situation, something that will take a ridiculous amount of time to accomplish.

There were already too many problems to deal with, and on top of it grandma is pregnant.

To outsmart someone

Meet your match. To run up against the person that could beat or overcome you (often figuratively).

After marriage, life goes downhill. Once a person gets married, life becomes boring and repetitive.

In what world does he live in? Expresses that the person is crazy or out of touch with reality. For example, John thinks that in two years people will be living on the moon. Someone else would use this phrase to say that John is nuts.

There is a remedy for everything except death. Consoling statement for someone that is fed up with a situation. The phrase means that the person should not worry, because there is a solution.

In union there is strength, Safety in numbers, United we stand, divided we fall. By sticking together, a group of people can achieve much more than each person separately.

If someone has a habit of lying, it becomes difficult to believe the person, even in the situations when he/she is telling the truth.

If something is known ahead of time, it is possible to take steps to avoid any dangers.

In the country of the blind, the one-eyed man is king. One person can stand out, or achieve a position of power, not because they are great or skilled, but only because those around them are incapable.

Comment made after observing poor behavior, effectively saying that it is unfortunate but it happens all the time.

This phrase is applied to any type of expert that does not treat his personal life the same. Examples are the carpenter who’s house is falling apart or the financial advisor that is broke.

Advice to not talk more than necessary, to avoid embarrassing situations, gossiping or causing problems for others.

Anyone that does something half-assed the first time, will have to do it again a second time to fix the problems. Implies that it is better to do something right from the beginning.

Ironic phrases highlighting that physical labor cannot harm a person.

Time is a precious item that once it is gone cannot be recovered.

Time heals all wounds. As time passes, any wounds (physical or emotional) become less and less painful.

Time is money. Time is a precious item and should be used both sparingly and efficiently.

Often people try to improve a situation but end up making it worse instead.

Out of touch with reality. If you are always dreaming, and never are in reality, you will die disillusioned from what you expected.

This phrase advises to live a clean, healthy life so that you may have a painless, quick death, but also so that people will remember you positively.

Refers to a person that benefits from a situation without caring about how it affects others.