Example: Get along like a house on fire

Problem: They met last week and already get along like a house on fire.

Solution:

1. They became very good friends very quickly.

Example: See eye to eye

Problem: They don't always see eye to eye on politics.

Solution:

1. They don't always agree on politics.

Example: Break the ice

Problem: He told a joke to break the ice at the party.

Solution:

1. He told a joke to make people feel more comfortable at the party.

Example: Hit it off

Problem: They hit it off as soon as they met.

Solution:

1. They quickly became friends when they met.

Example: On the rocks

Problem: Their marriage is on the rocks.

Solution:

1. Their marriage is having serious problems.

Example: Tie the knot

Problem: They finally decided to tie the knot.

Solution:

1. They finally decided to get married.

Example: Go back a long way

Problem: We go back a long way—we were in school together.

Solution:

1. We have known each other for a long time.

Example: Have a falling out

Problem: They had a falling out over money.

Solution:

1. They had an argument about money that hurt their relationship.

Example: Birds of a feather (flock together)

Problem: Those two are always together—birds of a feather.

Solution:

1. Those two are always together because they are similar.