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2　above the salt 1

147　ins and outs （11 1

目录 1

A 1

1 be taken aback 1

3　Achilles'heel 2

4　act of God 3

5　Adam's apple 4

6　all in all 4

7　all thumbs 5

8　alpha and omega？ 6

9　an apple of discord 6

10　in apple-pie order 7

11　the apple of one's eye 8

12　med to the teeth 9

13　have an axe to grind 9

B 11

14　be left holding the baby(bag)或hold(carry)the baby 11

15　back-seat driver 12

16　bed of roses 12

17　bell the cat 13

18　best-seller 14

19　(one's)better half 15

20　bring home the bacon 15

21　bite the bullet 16

22　bleed somebody white 17

23　blind date 18

24　blooper 18

25　blow one's own horn 19

26　once in a blue moon 20

27　burn one's boats 20

28　in the same boat 21

29　a bolt from the blue 22

30　build on(the)sand 23

31　bull in a china shop 24

C 25

32　a piece of cake 25

33　burn the candle at both ends 25

34　carry-out 26

35　carry the can 27

36　carry the day 28

37　let the cat out of the bag 28

38　cat nap 29

39　cat's paw 29

40　check-up 30

41　come clean 31

42　close call 31

43　blow away the cobwebs 32

45　come to light 33

44　out in the cold 33

46　craze 34

47　crocodile tears 35

49　cry wolf 36

48　cross the Rubicon 36

50　cry over spilt milk 37

51　cup of tea 38

D 39

52　a dark horse 39

53　death-trap 40

54　diamond in the rough 40

55　dice with death 41

56　diehard 42

57　beneath someone's dignity 42

58　a dog in the manger 43

59　a dog's life 44

60　dog days 45

61　doodle 46

62　doubting Thomas 46

63　down the drain 47

64　down-to-earth 48

65　a drop in the bucket 49

66　go Dutch 49

67　dyedin-the-wool 50

E 52

68　early bird 52

69　earn a bomb 52

70　all ears 53

72　go easy on 54

71　easy-going 54

73　on edge 55

74　elbow grease 56

75　come to a sticky end 56

76　go to extremes 57

77　keep one's eyes open 58

78　eye-catcher 58

79　eye-opener 59

80eye-sore 60

81　face the music 61

F 61

82　put on a bold face 62

83　fall on deaf ears 62

84　fan the flames 63

85　go over with a fine-tooth comb 64

86　the finger on the wall 65

87　go through fire and water 65

88　neither fish nor fowl 66

89　have other fish to fry 67

90　flash in the pan 68

91　one's pound of flesh 68

92　fluke 69

93　fly-by-night 70

95　put one's foot in one's mouth 71

94　fly in the ointment 71

96　forty winks 72

97　foul play 73

98　take French leave 74

99　frogman 74

G 76

100　gift of the gab 76

101　blow the gaff 77

102　gall and wormwood 77

103　in gear 78

104　get in someone's hair 79

105　get the sack 79

106　play the giddy goat 80

107　fit like a glove 81

108　handle with kid gloves 81

109　go-getter 82

110　go west 83

111　go from bad to worse 83

112　golden boy 84

113　golden handshake 85

114　golden rule 86

115　for good 86

116　Gordian knot 87

117　with a good grace 88

118　grease someone's palm 89

H 90

119　let one's hair down 90

120　bite the hand that feeds one 91

121　come in handy 91

122　get the hang of 92

123　happy-go-lucky 93

124　a hard case 94

125　talk through one's hat 94

126　above someone's head 95

127　bury one's head in the sand 96

128　keep one's head down 97

129　cool one's heels 97

130　take to one's heels 98

131　heyday 99

132　high on the hog 99

133　hit it off 100

134　hold water 101

135　a square peg in a round hole 101

136　be on one's high horse 102

137　a horse of another colour 103

139　catch someone on the hop 104

138　by hook or by crook 104

140　hot under the collar 105

141　at the eleventh hour 106

142　eat humble pie 107

I 108

143　break the ice 108

144　on thin ice 108

145　in business 109

146　every inch 110

148　have many irons in the fire 111

J 113

149　Jack-of-all-trades 113

150　hit the jackpot 113

151　one's John Hancock 114

152　Judas'kiss 115

K 116

153　keep oneself to oneself 116

154　kick against the pricks 117

155　kick oneself 118

156　kill the fatted calf 118

157　take kindly to 119

158　knack 120

159　bring someone to his knees 121

160　under the knife 121

161　in the know 122

L 124

162　(a)land of milk and honey 124

163　land of Nod 125

164　promised land 125

165　the last straw 126

166　laughing stock 127

167　a leap in the dark 128

169　leave much to be desired 129

168　by leaps and bounds 129

170　go(to)any length(s) 130

171　letdown 131

172　according to one's own lights 132

173　in the limelight 132

174　line offire 133

175　the lion's share 134

176　a stiff upper lip 135

177　seal someone's lips 136

178　at loggerheads 136

179　not for love or money 137

181　make bricks without straw 139

M 139

180　make do with 139

182　make a noise in the world 140

183　make one's mark 141

184　make a mess of 142

185　man hunt 142

186　a man of the world 143

187　the man in the street 144

188　maniac 145

189　manna from heaven 145

190　(put)on the map 146

191　meet one's Waterloo 147

192　at the mercy of 148

193　burn the midnight oil 148

194　go through the mill 149

195　mind one's own business 150

196　in two minds 151

197　in mint condition 151

198　drag someone through the mire 152

199　have one's moments 153

200　get one's money's worth 154

201　move heaven and earth 154

202　hit the nail on the head 156

N 156

203　someone's name is mud 157

204　up to one's neck in 157

205　look for a needle in a haystack 158

206　get on someone's nerves 159

207　foul one's own nest 160

208　night owl 160

209　a nine days'wonder 161

210　nip in the bud 162

211　lead by the nose 163

213　to the nth degree 164

212　not one jot or tittle 164

214　have someone's number 165

215　one's days are numbered 166

216　in a nutshell 167

O 168

217　at odds 168

218　off-colour 168

219　off and on 169

220　old flame 170

221　olive branch 170

222　on all fours 171

223　on the ball 172

224　over a barrel 173

225　paddle one's own canoe 174

P 174

226　Pandora's box 175

227　a pat on the back 175

228　the patience of Job 176

229　cast pearls before swine 177

230　pennies from heaven 178

231　pick up the tab 178

232　get the picture 179

233　go to pieces 180

234　in the pink 181

236　the powers that be 182

235　pop the question 182

237　put someone through his paces 183

238　put one's pride in one's pocket 184

239　put one's oar in 185

240　put new wine in old bottles 185

241　put someone's back up 186

242　put one's back into 187

243　a Pyrrhic victory 188

Q 189

244　in a quandary 189

245　at close quarters 189

246　quick off the mark 190

247　on the quiet 191

248　rain cats and dogs 193

249 raise Cain 193

R 193

250　rake over the ashes 194

251　rat race 195

252　right-hand man 196

253　the red carpet 196

254　root and branch 197

255　rooted to the spot 198

256　know the ropes 198

257　round the clock 199

259　run a mile 200

258　rule with a rod of iron 200

260　run-of-the-mill 201

261　in the running 202

262　a running battle 203

263　rush hour 203

264　rut 204

S 206

265　a sacred cow 206

266　sail under false colours 207

267　the salt of the earth 207

268　scot-free 208

269　up to scratch 209

270　second nature 210

271　second thought(s) 211

272　second wind 212

273　see the back of 212

274　see eye to eye 213

275　sell one's birthright for a mess of pottage 214

276　separate the sheep from the goats 215

277　serve two masters 216

278　set one's face against 217

279　set one's teeth on edge 217

280　seventh heaven 218

281　shake the dust off one's feet 219

283　(all)shot to pieces 220

282　short-handed 220

284　show one's cards 221

285　side-track 222

286　sign(s)of the times 222

287　sitting pretty 223

288　the skeleton in the cupboard 224

289　have a thin skin 225

290　by the skin of one's teeth 226

291　smite hip and thigh 227

292　on one's soapbox 227

293　a soft option 228

294　sour grapes 229

295　spill the beans 230

296　sounding board 231

297　spend thrift 232

298　stab someone in the back 232

299　in a stew 233

300　stick-in-the-mud 234

301　stickler 234

302　still small voice 235

303　stir up a hornet's nest 236

304　in stitches 237

305　a storm in a teacup 237

306　strain at a gnat 238

307　swan song 239

308　sword of Damocles 239

T 241

309　take a back seat 241

310　take with a pinch of salt 242

311　take to task 242

312　on tap 243

313　on tenterhooks 244

314　think better of 244

315　a thorn in the/one's flesh 245

316　throw cold water on 246

317　throw in the towel 247

319　tip/turn/tilt the scale(s) 248

318　tip of the iceberg 248

320　to the bitter end 249

321　tower of ivory 250

322　(the)Trojan horse 251

323　turn a deaf ear 252

324　turn one's back 252

325　turn the tables 253

326　turn thumbs down on 254

327　turn up trumps 255

328　two a penny 256

330　under someone's thumb 257

U 257

329　under one's breath 257

331　under the weather 258

332　under the rose 259

333　underdog 259

334　an unknown quantity 260

335　ups and downs 261

336　upset the apple-cart 262

V 263

337　vanish into the blue 263

338　vicious circle 264

339　walk on air 265

W 265

340　walls have ears 266

341　wash one's hands of 266

342　(all)washed up 267

343　waste one's breath 268

344　water off a duck's back 269

345　in deep water(s) 270

346　weigh on someone's mind 270

347　well set up 271

348　wheels within wheels 272

349　white elephant 273

350　white lie 274

351　wild goose chase 275

352　with a bang 275

353　within reason 276

354　wolf in sheep's clothing 277

355　a word in season 278

356　work like a beaver 279

357　work wonders 279

358　workaholic 280

359　worth one's salt 281

Y 283

360　your actual 283