SEE EYE TO EYE

When two people "see eye to eye " on something, they agree. This idiom is often used in the negative form to show disagreement.

Example: Tom and Melissa just don't see eye to eye when it comes to planning their wedding. She wants to have a small wedding to save money  and he wants a big one that will cost a lot.

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OPEN A CAN OF WORMS

If you "open a can of worms," you are creating a situation that will cause more problems or be unpleasant for the people involved. 

Example: Don't ask Tom about why he has been angry with his brother. Don't get involved at all. You'd be opening a can of worms.



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KEEP UP WITH THE JONESES

Jones is a common English surname. Someone trying to keep up with the Joneses is trying to compete with his/her successful neighbors by having the same lifestyle or acquiring the same possessions, like a fancy car, to prove equal status.

Example: After their neighbors painted their house, Mrs. Smith insisted that they too paint their house. She was trying to keep up with the Joneses.

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LIKE TWO PEAS IN A POD

If two people are like two peas in a pod, then they are very similar, as if related.

For example: We couldn't tell the best friends apart. They dressed the same, wore their hair the same, even walked and talked the same. They were like two peas in a pod!

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TAKE IT WITH A GRAIN OF SALT

To take something with a grain of salt  means not to consider something too seriously because it may not be true.
(This idiom probably arrives from the idea that food tastes better with salt.)



Max: Don't be upset about what he said. Take it with a grain of salt.
Mary: You're right. It's probably not even true.