Food & Restaurant

go Dutch = split the bil

⇔pick up the tab = pay for the bill

　It's on me. It's my treat.

pickey earter = choosy

messy earter

pig out = to eat until you are stuffed

I could eat a horse! = extremely hungry

mouth watering = when it looks like delicious

Love & Relationship

go steady ⇔play the field

tie the knot = get married

puppy love = young love

unrequited love = one side love

Competition

a level playing field = a situation of fair competition

in the driving seat = being in control

to be neck and neck = being at the same level as the competiton

flogging a dead horse = wasting your time on a hopless situation

a major player = an important company or person with a lot of influence

move the goalposts = a change in the rules

keep your eye on the ball = staying focused

a head of the game = being in front of the competition

a one-horse race = being the only competitor

on the ropes = being in a very bad situation