Matching Pairs IdiomsOnline version Match the idiom with the correct explanation. by Sofía Barreto 1 Speak of the devil! 2 Break a leg. 3 It takes one to know one. 4 No pain, no gain 5 Beat around the bush. 6 Pull someone's leg 7 Steal someone's thunder 8 Taste of your own medicine 9 Once in a blue moon. 10 Cross that bridge when you come to it. 11 A penny for your thoughts. 12 At the drop of a hat. Without any hesitation; instantly. You're just as bad as I am To take the credit for something someone else did. You have to work for what you want To joke with someone. Avoid saying what you mean, usually because it is uncomfortable Deal with a problem if and when it becomes necessary, not before. A way of asking what someone is thinking. Good luck! This expression is used when the person you have just been talking about arrives. Means that something happens to you, or is done to you, that you have done to someone else. Happens very rarely.