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• Mad as hornet.

If someone is a mad as a hornet, they are very angry indeed.
• Make bets in a burning house.
If people are making bets in a burning house, they are engaged in futile activity while serious problems

around them are getting worse.
• Make out like a bandit.

If someone is extremely successful in a venture, they make out like a bandit.
• Mind your own beeswax.
This idiom means that people should mind their own business and not interfere in other people’s affairs.

• Mom and pop.
Mom and pop business is a small business, especially if it is run by members of a family. It can used in a

wider sense to mean that something is small scale.
• Monday morning quarterback.
A Monday morning quarterback is someone who, with the benefit of hindsight, knows what should have

been done is a situation.
• More bang for your buck.

Something that will give you more bang for your buck will deliver more value than any other option.

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