| 1. | follow suit | to do the same thing as someone else | France led the way, hoping that other countries would swiftly follow suit. | einem Beispiel folgen, etwas gleich tun |
| 2. | answer the call of the nature | the need to use restroom/bathroom for relieve purpose. | Excuse me, call of nature | Bedürfnis nach Bio-Pause |
| 3. | be ahead the game | at a particular time having done more than anticipated | After finishing this final assignment your would be ahead of the game. | Einen Vorsprung haben |
| 4. | be behind the game | at a particular time having done less than anticipated | If we don’t update our strategy, we’ll fall behind the game.. | Einen Rückstand haben |
| 5. | barking up the wrong tree | to be wrong about reason or way of achieving something | She blamed Jake, but she was barking up the wrong tree. | Auf dem Holzweg sein |