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Contents 1

1 A Blessing in Disguise 1

2 A Bull in a China Shop 3

3 A Fair-Weather Friend 5

4 All Thumbs 7

5 A Shot in the Dark 9

6 A Square Peg in a Round Hole 11

7 A Stick in the Mud 13

8 Apple of One's Eye 15

9 Ask for the Moon 17

10 A Storm in a Teacup 19

11 At the End of One's Tether 21

12 Bark up the Wrong Tree 23

13 Be(Feel)Under the Weather 25

14 Be a Flash in the Pan 27

15 Be at Sixes and Sevens 29

16 Be Head and Shoulders Above Somebody 31

17 Be in a Rut 33

18 Be in the Dark 35

19 Be in the Same Boat 37

20 Be not One's Cup of Tea 39

21 Be on a Cloud 41

22 (of Marriage)Be on the Rocks 43

23 Be on Top of the World 45

24 Be the Talk ofthe Town 47

25 Be up to One's Ears(Chin,Neck,Eyes)in Work 49

26 Be Wet Behind the Ears 51

27 Beat Around the Bush 53

28 Beat the Air 55

29 Bite the Bullet 57

30 Break the Ice 59

31 Bring down the House 61

32 Bury the Hatchet 63

33 Call a Spade a Spade 65

34 Call It a Day 67

35 Call Somebody's Bluff 69

36 Carry a(the)Torch for Somebody 71

37 Cook One's Goose 73

38 Cough up 75

39 Different Strokes for Different Folks 77

40 Do Donkey Work 79

41 Drive Someone up the Wall 81

42 Drop Somebody a Line 83

43 Duck Soup 85

44 Eyes Are Bigger Than One's Belly 87

45 Fall Between Two Stools 89

46 For a Song 91

47 For Donkey's Years 93

48 Get Goose Pimples 95

49 Get into Hot Water 97

50 Get in Someone's Hair 99

51 Get off Someone's Back 101

52 Get the Axe 103

53 Get the Ball Rolling 105

54 Get the Hang of Something 107

55 Get the Jump on Someone 109

56 Get the Red-Carpet Treatment 111

57 Get up on the Wrong Side of the bed 113

58 Give It One's Best Shot 115

59 Give Somebody the Cold Shoulder 117

60 Give Someone the Slip 119

61 Give the Bullet 121

62 Go Bananas 123

63 Go Dutch 125

64 Go to the Dogs 127

65 Hand in Glove with Somebody 129

66 Hang By a Hair 131

67 Have a Finger in Every Pie 133

68 Have a Hollow Leg 135

69 Have an Ace up One's Sleeve 137

70 Have Ants in One's Pants 139

71 Have Egg on One's Face 141

72 Have Something at One's Finger Tips 143

73 Have Other Fish to Fry 145

74 Have Something on the Tip of One's Tongue 147

75 Have the World by the Tail 149

76 Hear Something on the Grapevine 151

77 Hit Below the Belt 153

78 Hit the Bottle 155

79 Hit the Hay 157

80 Hit the Nail on the Head 159

81 Hold One's Horses 161

82 Hold the Bag 163

83 Hot Under the Collar 165

84 If the Shoe Fits,Wear It 167

85 Jump down Someone's Throat 169

86 Jump the Gun 171

87 Jump the Queue 173

88 Keep One's Nose Clean 175

89 Keep One's Powder Dry 177

90 Keep Open House 179

91 Keep Something Under One's Hat 181

92 Keep up with the Joneses 183

93 Keep Your Shirt on 185

94 Kick up One's Heels 187

95 Leave Someone High and Dry 189

96 Let Sleeping Dogs Lie 191

97 Let the Cat out of the Bag 193

98 Lick Somebody's Boots 195

99 Lose One's Shirt 197

100 Make a Pass at Somebody 199

101 Make a Splash 201

102 Miss the Bus 203

103 Monkey Business 205

104 Not Find One's Tongue 207

105 Not Hold Water 209

106 On Ice 211

107 On One's Last Legs 213

108 On the Line 215

109 Out of the Woods 217

110 Paddle One's Own Canoe 219

111 Paint the Town Red 221

112 Pass the Buck 223

113 Pay/Give Lip-Service 225

114 Pay Through the Nose 227

115 Play into Somebody's Hands 229

116 Pull One's Leg 231

117 Pull One's Socks up 233

118 Pull Strings 235

119 Rest on One's Laurels 237

120 Ring a Bell 239

121 Rub Somebody the Wrong Way 241

122 Scratch Someone's Back 243

123 Sell Somebody Down the River 245

124 Sell Someone Short 247

125 Shake a Leg 249

126 Shoot off One's Mouth 251

127 Shoot the Breeze 253

128 Sing the Blues 255

129 Sit on the Fence 257

130 Sleep Like a Log 259

131 Small Potato 261

132 Smell a Rat 263

133 Spill the Beans 265

134 Split Hairs 267

135 Steal the Show 269

136 Stick One's Neck Out 271

137 Straight from the Horse's Mouth 273

138 Take the Bull by the Horns 275

139 Talk Through One's Hat 277

140 Talk Turkey 279

141 Throw up/in the Sponge 281

142 Tongue in Cheek 283

143 Touch and Go 285

144 Touch the Tender Spot 287

145 Turn Someone off 289

146 Walk on Air 291

147 Walk on Eggshells 293

148 Wear One's Birthday Suit 295

149 Wear the Trousers 297

150 Zip One's Lips 299