101 American English Idioms

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Contents
Foreword
Section One:
It's a Zoo Out There
1-10
Smell a Rat ? Go to the Dogs ? Fishy ? Take the Bull by
the Horns ? Horse of a Different Color ? Let the Cat Out of
the Bag ? For the Birds ? Straight From the Horses's
Mouth ? Horse Around ? Cat Got Your Tongue?
Section Two:
The Body Has Many Uses 11—22
Get in Someone's Hair ? Shoot Off One's Mouth ? Jump
Down Someone's Throat ? Pay Through the Nose
? Tongue-In-Cheek ? Pull Someone's Leg ? Play It by
Ear ? Stick Out One's Neck ? Shake a Leg ? All Thumbs
? Not Have a Leg to Stand On ? Get Off Someone's Back
Section Three:
Drive Someone Up a Wall ? String Someone Along ? Sell
Someone Dowruthe River ? Leave Someone High and
Dry ? Sell Someone Short ? Snow Job ? Spill the
Beans ? Feed Someone a Line
Section Four:
People Do tlie Strangest Things 31—44
On Ice ? Shoot the Breeze ? Bite the Dust ? Bend over
Backwards ? Hit the Hay ? Cough Up ? Jump the Gun
? Scratch Someone's Back ? Hit the Ceiling ? Fork
Overn Turn Someone Off ? Go Fly a Kite ? Kick the
Bucket ? Raise a Stink
Section Five:
Clothes Make the Man (and Woman) 45-54
Wet Blanket ? Keep Under One's Hat ? Up One's Sleeve
? Dressed to Kill ? Give Someone the Slip ? Knock
Someone's Socks Off ? Talk Through One's Hat ? Lose
One's Shirt d- In Stitches ? Dressed to the Teeth
That's Not Nice
23-30
Section Six:
When Things Go Wrong 55-68
Lemon ? Out of the Woods ? Get Up on the Wrong Side of
the Bed ? Out on a Limbo Eating Someone ? Get the Ax
? In the Hole ? Bite the Bullet ? Face the Music ? Blow
Ito At the End of One's Rope ? On One's Last Legs
? Hot Under the Collar ? On the Line
Section Seven:
When Things Go Well 69-78
For a Song ? Make a Splash ? Have the World by the Tail
? Sitting Pretty ? Feel Like a Million Dollars ? Kick Up
One's Heels ? Bury the Hatchet ? Paint the Town Red
? Get Away Clean ? Come Alive
Section Eight:
Do Tour Best 79—90
Toot One's Own Horn ? Stick to One's Guns ? Get the
Ball Rolling ? Mind One's P's and Q's ? Hang On ? Give
It One's Best Shot ? Make Ends Meet ? Get the Jump on
Someone ? Pull Strings ? Spread Oneself Too Thin
? Go to Bat for Someone ? Duck Soup
Section Nine:
You Don't Say 91 -101
Money Talks ? Let Sleeping Dogs Lie ? Shape Up or Ship
Out ? If the Shoe Fits, Wea,r It ? Different Strokes For
Different Folks ? Bark Worse Than One's Bite ? Eyes
Are Bigger Than One's Stomach ? Put One's Money
Where One's Mouth Is ? The Early Bird Catches the
Worm ? People Who Live in Glass Houses Shouldn't
Throw Stones
Index to Idioms
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