a penny saved is a penny earned »
A maxim for thrift that says that money not spent may be spent later, or may earn interest in the meantime
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balancing act »
An effort to manage many conflicting or competing items or interests.
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beat a dead horse »
To persist or continue far beyond any purpose, interest or reason.
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bee in one's bonnet »
Something of particular interest or concern; an obsession.
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birds of a feather »
People having similar characters, backgrounds, interests, or beliefs.
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carry someone's water »
To do someone's bidding; to serve someone's interests.
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come on »
A statement or sometimes action reflecting sexual or relational interest.
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common ground »
A characteristic or interest shared by multiple people or systems.
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conversation piece »
interesting object
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cup of tea »
Whatever suits or interests one.
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dead »
Without interest to one of the senses; dull; flat.
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eat one's young »
To betray a constituent or charge out of self-serving interests or desperation; savaging.
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fall by the wayside »
To fail to be completed, particularly for lack of interest; to be left out.
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flutter in the dovecote »
I further argued that the principal cause for the political deadlock that persisted for thirty years after the guns fell silent was Israeli intransigence rather than Arab intransigence. The appearance of the first wave of revisionist studies excited a great deal of interest and controversy in the media and more than a flutter in the academic dovecote. — Israel Confronts Its Past.
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full of oneself »
Egotistical, believing oneself to be superior to others; preoccupied with one's own work, interests, point of view, etc.
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