10 examples of idiomatic expression with meaning?

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"The cat's in the cradle." - A child raised by proxy such as a nanny.
"Raised with a silver spoon in his mouth." - Raised in a rich environment.
"Talking out of both sides of your face." - Liar
"Speak with forked tongue." - Liar
"Two faced." - Liar, hypocrite
"Burning a candle at both ends." - living extravagantly
"Walk a mile in my shoes." - Live my experience
"Throw the baby out with the bath-water." - Wasting a good thing because of a single fault.
"Don't look a gift horse in the mouth." - Don't criticize gifts, be grateful no matter what.
"Put a pin in it." - Lets ignore that for a little while.

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