Closely related to clichés, idioms are common expressions whose meaning may not be fully understood at first glance. In the following section I list hundreds of idioms and show how many have become as much a part of the living landscape of language as the people who use them. So, putting business before pleasure and trying not to cross the bridge before I come to it – after all, procrastination is the thief of time – enjoy these idioms, because if you look after the pennies, the pounds will look after themselves.