British EnglishAmerican Englishnot touch something with a bargepolenot touch something with a ten-foot polesweep under the carpetsweep under the rug*touch woodknock on wood(can't) see the wood for the trees(can't) see the forest for the treesput a spanner in the worksthrow a (monkey) wrench in(to) (a situation)to put (or stick) your oar inbut it won't make a ha'porth of differenceto put your two penn'orth (or tuppence worth) into put your two cents (or two cents' worth) inskeleton in the cupboardskeleton in the closeta home from homea home away from hometo blow one's own trumpetto blow (or toot) one's own horna drop in the oceana drop in the bucket flogging a dead horsebeating a dead horsehaven't (got) a cluedon't have a clue or have no clue (the British forms are also acceptable)couldn't care lesscould care less or couldn't care lessa new lease of lifea new lease on lifelie of the land or lay of the landlay of the landtake it with a pinch of salttake it with a grain of salta storm in a teacupa tempest in a teapot (rare)out of orderout of lineslowcoachslowpoke In the US, a "carpet" typically refers to a fitted carpet, rather than a rug.
British EnglishAmerican Englishnot touch something with a bargepolenot touch something with a ten-foot polesweep under the carpetsweep under the rug*touch woodknock on wood(can'?t) see the wood for the trees(can't) see the forest for the treesput a spanner in the worksthrow a (monkey) wrench in(to) (a situation)to put (or stick) your oar inbut it won't make a ha'porth of differenceto put your two penn'orth (or tuppence worth) into put your two cents (or two cents' worth) inskeleton in the cupboardskeleton in the closeta home from homea home away from hometo blow one's own trumpetto blow (or toot) one's own horna drop in the oceana drop in the bucket flogging a dead horsebeating a dead horsehaven't (got) a cluedon't have a clue or have no clue (the British forms are ,also acceptable)couldn't care lesscould care less or couldn't care lessa new lease of lifea new ?lease on lifelie of the land or lay of the landlay of the landtake it with a pinch of salttake it with a grain of salta storm in a teacupa tempest in, a teapot (rare)out of orderout of lineslowcoachslowpoke In the US, a "carpet" typically refers to a fitted carpet, rather than a rug.