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Dead ringer
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Donkey's years
Have one's finger in too many pies
At the eleventh hour
Back to the drawing board
A lemon
Blow one's top
Can't cut the mustard

Acting the goat

Meaning :
A person who is not behaving sensibly on occasions.

Example :
When Preston had dinner with his new parents-in-law, he was acting the goat and not being his normal self.


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Acting the goatA wolf in sheep’s clothing
An arm and a legA firm hand
All talk (and no action)Against all odds
A taste of your own medicineAll bark and no bite
A little bird told me A little learning is a dangerous thing
A lost ball in the high weeds A penny saved is a penny earned
As warm as toastAt a drop of a dime
At loggerheadsAt death’s door
Apple pie orderAn old flame
A stealA poker face
A stone’s throwAchilles heel
All’s fair in love and warAll ears
At the eleventh hourA lemon
An egghead