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One of my favorite books of Japanese idioms is "Complete Japanese Expression Guide" by Mizue Sasaki. https://www.amazon.com/Complete-Japanese-Expression-Guide/dp/0804834237
While I would always recommend buying a copy, it's possible that a clever person might find an epub or pdf version of this book with a quick search.
Just starting from a random page in this book, I see:
面子を立てる -- to save face
身から出た錆 -- to suffer the consequences of one's own deeds
道草を食う-- to fool around on the way
見栄を張る -- to show off
-- and so on, for a total of around 600 common expressions (with some explanation as to their origins).