□ A (from A to Z) ... 177
□ a big deal ...81
□ a bolt out of [from] the blue ... ... 70, 169 □ a chip off the old block ...44
□ a creature of habit ...60 □ a dead dog ...140 □ a flash of anger ...189 □ a heart of flesh ...140 □ a heart of stone ...140 □ a hill of beans ...67
□ a hole in the wall ...87
□ a hop, skip and a jump ...79
□ a hop, step and jump ...79
□ a knight in shining armour ...148
□ a life saver ... 101
□ a little bird tells ... ...133
□ a piece of a cake ...126
□ a pretty penny ...91
□ a right hand ...77
□ a slice of cake ...126
□ a snake in the grass ...148
□ a stone’s throw from ... ...183
□ a thousand to one ...55
□ a wolf in a sheep’s clothing ...159
□ above all...40
□ above par...48
□ above water ...163
□ account (on account of ...) ...156
□ ace (an ace in the hole) ...185
□ across (come across with ...) ...72
□ across (put across) ...160
□ after all ...80
□ ahead (come out ahead) ...72
□ ahead of one’s time ...67
□ all alone ...139
□ all but ...40
□ all Greek to ... ...58
□ all in all ...40
□ all in good time ... 110
□ all out ...40
□ all over ...160
□ all over with ... ...160
A
効果的な INDEX の使い方
見出し語と関連語を掲載しました。見出し語とその掲載ページは
ボールド体（太字）にしました。また、多角的に検索できるように、
次のような工夫をしました。
□ apple (the apple of one’s eye) ... 63□ eye (the apple of one’s eye) ... 63
□ the apple of one’s eye ... 63
なんとなく「apple を使ったイディオムがあったなあ。eye も使われていたような記 憶がある」というような場合でも、インデックスに the apple of one’s eye という イディオムしか掲載されていないと検索できません。それで、本書では apple、eye の項からでも検索できるようにしました。
そして、そのページを検索できたら、ページの上部に示してある MP3 のファイル 番号で音声にも早く確実にアクセスでき、スムーズな学習が進められます。
□ all the go ...117
□ all the rage ...106
□ all the time ...183
□ all thumbs ... 97, 130 □ all wasted ...187
□ all wet ...167
□ alone (let alone ...) ...139
□ along (come along) ...85
□ along (go along with ...) ...104
□ amount to ... ...67
□ an ace in the hole ...185
□ another (horse of a different [another] color) ...142
□ another (one after another)...156
□ anything but ...40
□ apart (drift apart) ...152
□ apart (set apart) ...190
□ apart (take apart) ...190
□ apart from ... ...157
□ apart from joking ...157
□ apple (the apple of one’s eye) ...63
□ arm (cost an arm and a leg) ...136
□ as a general rule ...40
□ as a matter of fact ...40
□ as easy as pie ...57
□ as far as anyone knows ...40
□ as good as ...40 □ as hungry as a bear ...87 □ as is ...40 □ as it is...40 □ as of ... ...40 □ as plain as day ...40
□ as plain as the nose on one’s face .. ...42
□ as poor as a church mouse ...78
□ as quiet as a mouse ...78
□ as rare as hen’s teeth ...94
□ as regular as clockwork ...40
□ as right as rain ... 116
□ as things are [go] ...40
□ as to ... ...40
□ as tough as nails ...59
□ as yet...154
□ aside (put ... aside) ...160
□ aside (set aside) ...190
□ astray (go astray) ... 181
□ at a glance ...39 □ at a jump ... 91 □ at a stretch ...71 □ at a time ...183 □ at all times ...183 □ at any time ...183 □ at first glance ...39 □ at first hand ...128 □ at first sight ...39 □ at hand ...128 □ at one’s nose ... 181 □ at second hand ...128 □ at the double ...154
□ at the end of one’s rope ...61
□ at the flood ... 114
□ at third hand ...128
□ at times ...183
□ ax (get the ax) ...72
□ baby (the baby of the family) ...86
□ back and forth ...156
□ back out ...96
□ back the wrong horse ...142
□ back to back ...155
□ back up ... ...96
□ backseat driver ...52
□ bacon (bring home the bacon) ..125
□ bag of tricks ... 171
□ bags of ... ... 171
□ bandwagon (jump [get] on the bandwagon)...135
□ bang (go over with a bang) ...117
□ bar (behind bars) ...132
□ bark at the moon ...88
□ bark up the wrong tree ...142
□ barrel (over a barrel) ...109
□ bat a thousand ...55
□ be ... in pocket ...88
□ be ... out of pocket ...88
□ be all ears ...40
□ be astray ... 181 □ be bound to ... ...154 □ be certain to ... ...154 □ be cracked up to be ...62 □ be glued to ... ...150 □ be hard set ...190 □ be headed for ... ...91
□ be in a good humor [mood] ...152
□ be in a person’s pocket ...88
□ be in charge of ... ...158
□ be into ...50
□ be kept free of ... ...155
□ be laid up ... 118, 139 □ be left without a roof over one’s head ... 49
□ be on ... ...146
□ be on a roll ...55
□ be [get] on easy street ...112
□ be on one’s way ...93
□ be out of one’s element ...148
□ be out of one’s hands ...158
□ be overflowing with ... ... 181 □ be sharp set ...190 □ be snowed under ...163 □ be supposed to ... ...85 □ be swamped with ... ...163 □ be through with ... ...89 □ be tied down to ... ...150 □ be up on ... ...65 □ be up to ... ... 179 □ be wrapped up in ... ...187
□ bear (as hungry as a bear) ...87
□ beat ... to the punch ...165
□ beat a path to ... ... 119
□ beat one’s brains (out) ...169
□ beat the rap...99
□ beat up ... ...167
□ bed (get up on the wrong side of the bed) ...152
□ before one’s nose ... 181
□ before you can say Jack Robinson ... 121
□ behind bars ...132
□ behind the eightball ...132
□ behind the wheel ... 51
□ believe it or not ...89
□ below par ...48
□ bet (you bet) ...87
□ better half ...43
□ between ourselves ... 141
□ between the cup and the lips... 141
□ between you and me ... 141
□ between you and me and the post .... ... 141
□ bide one’s time ...158
□ big (under the big top) ...85
□ bill (fill the bill) ...34
□ bill (foot the bill) ...34, 81, 151 □ bird (a little bird tells ...) ...133
□ bird (eat like a bird)...52
□ bird (the birds have all flown the coop)...54
□ bit (give ... a piece [bit]of one’s mind) ...104
□ bite (get a bite) ...87
□ bite (on) the bullet ...75
□ bite the hand that feeds ... ...128
□ black (give ... a black eye) ...104
□ black (in the black) ...64
□ block (a chip off the old block) ...44
□ block (on the block) ...79
□ blood (make one’s blood boil) ...123
□ blow a gasket ...63, 150 □ blow bubbles ...99
□ blow hot and cold ... 115
□ blow off ... 115
□ blow someone away ... 115
□ blow the cobwebs away ...134
□ blow up ...63
□ blow up in one’s face ...134
□ blue (a bolt out of the blue) ...70
□ blue (boys in blue) ...149
□ blue (once in a blue moon) ...88
□ blue (out of the blue) ...169
□ blue (talk up a blue streak) ...125
□ boat (in the same boat)...58
□ boggle the mind ...127
□ boil down to ... ...72
□ bolt (a bolt out of the blue) ...70
□ bolt (like a bolt of lightning)...62
□ bone (cut to the bone) ...144
□ bone (make no bones about it) ... ...144
□ book (close the books on ...) ... 141
□ book (cook the books) ...72
□ book (hit the books) ...53
□ book (on the books) ...53
□ boot (give ... the boot) ...56
□ boot (to boot) ...74
□ bore ... stiff ...127
□ boss (show ... who’s the boss) ...104
□ both (make both ends meet) ...144
□ bottle (off the bottle) ...49
□ bottle off ... 119
□ bottle up ... ... 119
□ bound (be bound to ...) ...154
□ boys in blue ...149
□ brain (get [have] ... on the brain) .... ...47
□ brain (pick one’s brain) ...169
□ brass (get [come] down to brass tacks) ...134
□ bread (make or break) ...144
□ bread and butter... 131
□ break (give ... a break) ...104
□ break a path ... 119
□ break down ...87
□ break off ... ...138
□ break on ... ...138
□ break one’s back ... 141
□ break out ...138
□ break up ...138
□ breathe (eat, breathe and sleep ...) ...47
□ brick (hit [come down on] ... like a ton of bricks) ... 110
□ brick (hit the bricks)...125
□ bridge (cross a bridge when ... comes to it) ...71
□ bring ... home to ...125
□ bring ... to the stretch ...71
□ bring home the bacon ...125
□ brush ... off ...69
□ bubble (burst a person’s bubble) ... ...99
□ buck (make a fast buck) ...54
□ buckle down...100
□ bug (catch a bug) ...59
□ build ... into ... ...37
□ built (jerry-built ...) ...37
□ bullet (bite (on) the bullet) ...75
□ bundle (little bundle of joy) ...44
□ burn ((money) burn a hole in one’s pocket) ...144
□ burn one’s bridges ...71
□ burn the midnight oil ...98
□ burn up ... ...56
□ burst a person’s [one’s] bubble ....99
□ but few ...135
□ but for ... ...40
□ but then ...40
□ butter (bread and butter) ... 131
□ button (with buttoned lips) ...120
□ buy off ... ...90
□ by a hair ...126
□ by right of ... ... 177
□ by rights ... 177
□ cabin (give ... cabin fever) ... 131
□ cake (a piece of cake) ...126
□ call ... on the carpet ...135
□ call for ... ...58
□ call in for ... ...92
□ call it quits ...135
□ calm down ... 101
□ can make a book on ... ... 141
□ can make neither head nor tail of ... ... 57
□ candle (cannot hold a candle to ...) 127 □ cannot get over ... ...75
□ cannot hold a candle to ... ...127 □ cannot make heads or tails of ...
... 57
□ care (take care of ...) ...43
□ care for ... ...169
□ care of ... ...169
□ care to ... ...169
□ carpet (give ... the red carpet treatment) ... 116
□ carry one’s own weight ...68
□ carry one’s weight ...104
□ carry the world on one’s shoulders ...120
□ case (make ... a special case) ...78
□ cast [throw] the first stone at ...183
□ cat (play cat and mouse with ...) .... ...159
□ cat (rain cats and dogs) ...110, 140 □ catch (wouldn’t be caught dead) .... ...65
□ catch a bug ...59
□ catch hold of ... ...128
□ catch one napping ...185
□ catch someone off guard ... 114
□ catch some Zs ...185
□ catch the drift of ... ...84
□ cause tongues to wag ... 119
□ cave in ... 147
□ century (the deal of the century) ... ...81
□ ceremony (stand on [upon] ceremony) ...149
□ chance (jump at the chance) ... 91
□ chance of a lifetime ...157
□ change hands ...128
□ charge (free of charge) ... 80, 177 □ charge ... for ... ...102
□ charge off ...102
□ check (rain check) ...98
□ check in ...77
□ check out ...36
□ child (latchkey kid [child]) ...86
□ chip (a chip off the old block) ...44
□ chord (strike a chord) ...187
□ churn out ... ...108
□ clean (keep one’s nose clean) ...144
□ clear sailing ... 119
□ clockwork (as regular as clockwork) ...40
□ close the books on ... ... 141
□ closet (skeletons in one’s closet) 121 □ cloth (cut from the same cloth) ..42
□ clothes horse ...57
□ cloud (have one’s head in the clouds) ...50
□ cloud (on cloud nine)... 91
□ clover (in clover) ...125
□ cobweb (blow the cobwebs away) ... ...134
□ cold (leave ... cold) ... 177
□ cold turkey ...89
□ collar (hot under the collar) ... 119
□ color (horse of a different [another] color) ...142
□ come about ...72
□ come across ...72
□ come across with ... ...72
□ come along ...85
□ come around ...72
□ come between ...72
□ come by ...103
□ come clean about ... ...149
□ come down ...58
□ come down to ... ...72
□ come down with ... ...59
□ come into ... ...103
□ come loose ...187
□ come on ...76
□ come one’s way ...72
□ come out ...103
□ come out ahead ...72
□ come out in the wash ...82
□ come out of ... ...103
□ come out of one’s pocket ...88
□ come out with ... ...72
□ come over ...72
□ come to grips with ... ... 113
□ come to terms with ... ...83
□ come to think of it ...72
□ come up against ...72
□ come up to ... ...72
□ commission (out of commission) .94 □ company (in good company) ... 113
□ complete (do a complete about face)...106
□ cook the books ...72
□ cookie (the way the cookie crumbles) ...86
□ cool one’s jets ...96
□ coop (the birds have all flown the coop)...54
□ coop up in ... ...54
□ cost an arm and a leg ...136
□ could teach one a trick or two ... 141
□ couldn’t give ... away ...144
□ count on ... ...67
□ course (par for the course) ...48
□ cover for ... ... 101
□ crack (take a crack at ...) ...109
□ crack down on ... ...148
□ crack the whip ...117
□ crank out ... ...36
□ crank up ...36
□ cranny (every nook and cranny).... ... 113
□ creature (a creature of habit) ...60
□ crisp (fry to a crisp) ...133
□ crop up ... 179
□ cross (keep one’s fingers crossed) 96 □ cross a bridge when ... comes to it ...71
□ crumble (the way the cookie crumbles) ...86
□ cry (far cry from ...) ...108
□ cry for the moon ...88
□ cup (one’s cup of tea) ...163
□ cut a pie ...167
□ cut from the same cloth ...42
□ cut loose ...187
□ cut the knot...133
□ cut to the bone ...144
□ dam (give a tinker’s dam about ...) ...111
□ dander (get one’s dander up) ...150
□ dash down ... ... 147
□ dash off ... ... 147
□ dead (knock ... dead) ...71
□ dead (wouldn’t be caught dead) .65 □ deal (the deal of the century) ... 81
□ dent (make a dent in ...)...144
□ devil (raise the devil)...123
□ different (horse of a different [another] color) ...142
□ dirty one’s hands ...128
□ do someone good ...187
□ do ... harm ...187
□ do ... in ... 151
□ do ... step by step ... 147
□ do a complete about face ...106
□ do time ...132
□ dog (go to the dogs) ... 113
□ dog (rain cats and dogs)... 110
□ dog (work like a dog) ...45
□ dog tired ...140
□ doghouse (in the doghouse) ...189
□ don’t know which way is up ...152
□ don’t say ... ...80
□ doom (gloom and doom) ...82
□ door (show ... the door) ...60
□ double (on the double) ...154
□ double in brass as ...134
□ down and out ...136
□ down in the dumps ...57
□ down the road ...109
□ down to earth ...72
□ down to the wire ...72
□ down with ... ...72
□ dream home ...79
□ dream up ... ...62
□ dress down ...71
□ dressed to kill ... 71, 155 □ drift (catch the drift of ...) ...84
□ drift apart ...152
□ drink a toast ... ... 181
□ driver (backseat driver) ...52
□ drop ... at the news... 131
□ drop ... like a hot potato ... 131
□ drop into ... ...35
□ drop off ... ...35
□ drop one a line...163
□ dry behind the ears ...167
□ dry up ...66
□ due (pay one’s dues) ...61
□ dump (down in the dumps) ...57
□ Dutch (go Dutch) ... 116
□ each (play opposite each other) 171 □ ear (be all ears) ...40
□ ear (prick up one’s ears (to))...157
□ ear (wet behind the ears) ...167
□ earn one’s keep ...144
□ earth (come down to earth) ...72
□ earth (the salt of the earth) ...159
□ easy (as easy as pie) ...57
□ easy (go easy on [with]) ... 104, 165 □ easy (go easy) ...165
□ easy (sleep easy) ...167
□ easy (take it easy) ...37
□ eat ... up ... 115
□ eat a horse ...45
□ eat humble pie ...167
□ eat like a bird ...52
□ eat like a goat ...45
□ eat like a horse ...45
□ eat of ... ... 115
□ eat one out of house and home ... ... 45, 48 □ eat one’s hat ...130
□ eat one’s words ... 70, 130 □ eat out ... 115
□ eat out of someone’s hand ...48
□ eat up ... ...153
□ eat, breathe and sleep ... ...47
□ effect (go into effect) ...104
□ either off or on ...46, 97 □ elbow (rub elbows with ...) ... 121
□ element (out of one’s own element) . ...185
□ empty (run on empty) ...139
□ end (at the end of one’s rope) ...61
□ end (make both ends meet) ...144
□ enough is enough ... 81
□ enough to go around [round] .... 81
□ enough to spare ... 81
□ error (trial and error) ...120
□ every nook and cranny ... 113
□ every now and again ... 114
□ (every) now and then ... 114
□ example (make an example of ...) ... ...144
□ eye (feast one’s eyes on ...) ...185
□ eye (give ... a black eye) ...104
□ eye (in the public eye) ...167
□ eye (keep an eye on ...) ...144
□ eye (the apple of one’s eye) ...63
□ eyeful (get an eyeful) ...52
□ face (as plain as the nose on one’s face)...42
□ face (do a complete about face) ... ... 106
□ fact (as a matter of fact) ...40
□ fade away [out] ...150
□ fall flat ...100
□ fall in line with ... ...106
□ fall into line ...106
□ family (the baby of the family) ...86
□ far cry from ... ...108
□ far out ...52
□ fast (make a fast buck) ...54
□ feast for one’s ears with ... ...185
□ feast one’s eyes on ... ...185
□ feather one’s nest ...111
□ feed (bite the hand that feeds ...) ... ...128
□ feel at home... 51
E
□ feel under the weather ...59
□ feet (stay off one’s feet) ...93
□ fever (give ... cabin fever) ... 131
□ few and far between ...135
□ fiddle (fit as a fiddle) ...61
□ field (have a field day) ... 115
□ field day ... 115
□ fight (in fighting shape) ...61
□ figure on [upon] ... ...134
□ figure out ... ...134
□ fill ... in on ... ... 153, 169 □ fill in ...169
□ fill out ...169
□ fill the bill ... 34, 81 □ fill to the rafters ...64
□ fill up ...169
□ find (quite a find) ...83
□ finger (keep one’s fingers crossed) ...96
□ finger (no one lifts a finger) ...46
□ finger (point a finger at ...) ... 113
□ finger (sticky fingers) ...63
□ fire (set the world on fire) ... 101
□ first (at first glance) ...39
□ first (at first hand)...128
□ fish (neither fish, flesh, nor fowl) .. ...140
□ fish or cut bait ...140
□ fist (hand over fist) ...107
□ fit (have a fit) ...97
□ fit as a fiddle ...61
□ fix (get a fix on ...) ...65
□ flash (in a flash) ...189
□ flat on one’s back ...100
□ flesh (neither fish, flesh, nor fowl) ...140
□ flood into ... ... 114
□ floor (wipe the floor with ...) ...167
□ fly (the birds have all flown the coop)...54
□ fly the coop ...54
□ fool around with ... ...65
□ foot the bill ...34, 81, 151 □ foot up ... ...81
□ for (but for ...) ...40
□ for a song ...111
□ for a time ... 110
□ for all I know ...40
□ for company ... 113
□ for good measure ...183
□ for keeps ...144
□ for sale ...98
□ for sure ... 175
□ for the sake of ... ...156
□ for the time being ... 110
□ forbid (heaven forbid) ...66
□ force one’s hand ...128
□ forth (put forth) ...160
□ forward (put forward) ...160
□ four walls (stare at the four walls) ...147
□ fowl (neither fish, flesh, nor fowl) . ...140
□ free (be kept free of ...) ...155
□ free (with a free hand) ...128
□ free of charge ... 80, 177 □ freeze (until Hell freezes over) ...48
□ friend (man’s best friend) ...44
□ fro (to and fro) ...156
□ from (cut from the same cloth) ..42
□ from A to Z ... 177
□ from hand to mouth ...128
□ from head to foot ... 177
□ from head to toe ...183
□ from here on out ...155
□ from scratch (make ... from scratch) ...117
□ from stem to stern ... 179
□ from the word “go” ...104
□ from top to toe ... 163, 183 □ fry the fat out ...133
□ fry to a crisp ...133
□ full (have one’s hands full) ...128
□ fuse (get [have] a short fuse) ...135
□ game (put the game away) ...123
□ gas guzzler ...47
□ gasket (blow a gasket) ...63
□ general (as a general rule) ...40
□ get ... cold ... 177
□ get someone down ... 173
□ get ... into ship shape ...104
□ get [come] down to brass tacks ... ...134
□ get [go] into high gear ... 147
□ get [have] ... on the brain ...47
□ get [have] a short fuse ...135
□ get [take / have] one’s number ....50
□ get a bite ...87 □ get a fix on ... ...65 □ get a handle on ... ...38, 65 □ get a load of ... ...35, 64 □ get an eyeful ...52 □ get down to ... 173
□ get down to the nitty-gritty ...72
□ get in touch with ... ...126
□ get into a rut ... 151
□ get into bad company ... 113
□ get into shape ...35
□ get it ...93
□ get it out in the open ... 173
□ get lost ... 181
□ get off ...102
□ get on one’s nerves ...80
□ get on top of ... ... 121
□ get one’s dander up ...150
□ get one’s ducks in a row ...152
□ get one’s hands on ... ...89
□ get oneself into a fix ...65
□ get out of the wrong side of the bed .. ...152
□ get over ... 52, 102 □ get over with ... ... 102, 160 □ get rid of ... ...138
□ get the ax ...72
□ get the jump on ... ... 118
□ get the low-down on ... ...153
□ get the scoop on ... ...153
□ get up on the wrong side of the bed ...152
□ gill (green around the gills) ... 101
□ give (couldn’t give ... away) ...144
□ give ... a black eye ... 104, 167 □ give ... a break...104
□ give ... a go ...91
□ give ... a hand ...77
□ give ... a piece [bit] of one’s mind .... ...104
□ give ... a quick once-over ...36
□ give ... a run for one’s money ....104
□ give ... a second thought ...94
□ give ... a slap on the wrist ...104
□ give someone cabin fever ... 131
□ give ... the boot ...56
□ give ... the go-ahead ...104
□ give ... the low-down about ... ..104
□ give someone the red carpet treatment ... 116
□ give a handle to ... ...38
□ give a person a fit ...97
□ give a person a leg up ...136
□ give a person fits ...97
□ give a tinker’s dam about ... ...111
□ give away ...104
□ give ground ...104
□ give ground to ... ...155
□ give it one’s all ...143
□ give one the nerves...80
□ give one’s right arm ...136
□ give place to ... ...72
□ give rise to ... ...104
□ glance (at first glance) ...39
□ gloom and doom ...82
□ glue (be glued to ...) ...150
□ go against the grain ...104
□ go-ahead (give ... the go-ahead) 104 □ go all out ...104
□ go along with ... ...104
□ go astray ... 181
□ go behind one’s back ... 141
□ go Dutch ... 116
□ go easy ...165
□ go easy with [on] ... 104, 165 □ go free as a bird ...148
□ go great guns ... 171
□ go hog wild ... 115
□ go in one ear and out the other ... 157
□ go in the hole ...149
□ go in with ... ...104
□ go into effect ...104
□ go off like hotcakes ...49
□ go on and on ...104
□ go on in the same old rut ... 151
□ go over with a bang ...117
□ go places ...58
□ go the rounds ... 175
□ go through the roof ...107
□ go through with ... ...89
□ go to pieces ...108
□ go to the dogs ...113, 140, 189 □ go to town ...132
□ go with ...104
□ goat (eat like a goat) ...45
□ gold (worth ... weight in gold) ...60
□ good-for-nothing ...148
□ Good riddance!...138
□ grade (make the grade) ...70
□ grain (go against the grain) ...104
□ grapevine (on the grapevine) .... 121
□ grass (a snake in the grass) ...148
□ great (go great guns) ... 171
□ Great guns! ... 171
□ green around the gills ... 101
□ green thumb ...130
□ greener pastures ...157
□ grip (come to grips with ...) ... 113
□ ground (give ground) ...104
□ ground (stand [hold/keep] one’s ground) ...146
□ ground (worship the ground ... walk on) ...43
□ grow into ...90
□ grow out of ... ...90
□ guard (catch one off guard) ... 114
□ gun (go great guns) ... 171
□ gun (jump the gun) ... 118
□ guzzler (gas guzzler) ...47
□ habit (a creature of habit) ...60
□ hair (in one’s hair) ...126
□ hair (let one’s hair down) ...68
□ half (better half) ...43
□ half (have half a mind to do ...) ..46
□ hand down ...99
□ hand in ...99
□ hand in hand ...128
□ hand off ... ...99
□ hand over fist ...107
□ handle (get a handle on ...) ...38
□ hang out ...111
□ hang together ...152
□ happen (just as soon as ... happen) ...40
□ hard (be hard set) ...190
□ hat (eat one’s hat) ...130
□ hat (take one’s hat off to ...) ...45
□ haul in ... ...50
□ have ... in mind ...46
□ have ... in the palm of one’s hand .. ...128
□ have ... pegged for ... ...55
□ have ... to oneself ...153
□ have [keep] one’s tail up ...138
□ have [take] a nap ...185
□ have a bee in one’s bonnet ...152
□ have a field day ... 115
□ have a finger in the pie ...57
□ have a fit ...97
□ have a good head on one’s shoulders ...169
□ have a hand in ... ...158
□ have a nose for ... ...58, 158 □ have a person in one’s pocket ...88
□ have a roof over one’s head ...49
□ have a short [quick] temper ...135
□ have a tin ear for ... ...158
□ have a word with ... ...70
□ have an empty sound ...139
□ have half a mind to do ... ...46
□ have in store ...85
□ have it in for ... ...54
□ have itching ears ...158
□ have little mind to do ...46
□ have no mind to do ...46
□ have one’s hands full...128
□ have one’s head ... 101
□ have one’s head in the clouds ...50
□ have the inside track ...103
□ have the nerve [nerves] to ... ...80
□ havoc (play havoc with ...) ... 175
□ head (be headed for ...) ... 91
□ head (cannot make heads or tails of ...) ...57
□ head (from head to toe) ...183
□ head (have a good head on one’s shoulders) ...169
□ head (have a roof over one’s head) . ...49
□ head (have one’s head in the clouds) ...50
□ head (have one’s head) ... 101
□ head (keep one’s head above the water) ...163
□ head (make one’s head swim) ...63
□ head (over one’s head) ...160
□ head (put one’s heads together) 173 □ head (turn one’s head)...122
□ head and shoulders ...169
□ hear a word from ... ...76
□ hear from ... ...76
□ heart (a heart of stone) ...140
□ heaven forbid ...66, 165 □ Heaven sent...165
□ hen (as rare as hen’s teeth) ...94
□ high (ride high) ...167
□ hill (the king of the hill) ...44
□ hit ... between the eyes ... 147
□ hit [come down on] ... like a ton of bricks ... 110
□ hit close to home ...68
□ hit it off ...83
□ hit the books ...53
□ hit the bottle ...49
□ hit the bricks ...125
□ hit the jackpot ...61
□ hit the road ...68
□ hit the roof ...49
□ hit the skids ...69
□ hog (go hog wild) ... 115
□ hog wild ... 115
□ hold (cannot hold a candle to ...) .... ...127
□ hold (catch hold of ...) ...128
□ hold (stand [hold / keep] one’s ground) ... 146
□ hold (take hold) ...128
□ hold ... in check ...155
□ hold all the aces ...185
□ hold back ...128
□ hold down ...128
□ hold in ...128
□ hold on ...82, 128 □ hold on to ... ...82
□ hold one’s horses ...158
□ hold one’s purse strings ...48
□ hold out for ... ...128
□ hold over ...128
□ hold the line ...163
□ hold together ...128
□ hold up on ... ...128
□ hold water ...136
□ hole ((money) burn a hole in one’s pocket) ...144
□ hole (a hole in the wall) ...87
□ hole (an ace in the hole) ...185
□ hole (watering hole) ...136
□ home (bring home the bacon) ..125
□ home (dream home) ...79
□ home (eat one out of house and home) ...45, 48 □ home (make oneself at home) ... 51
□ home (nothing to write home about) ...117
□ honey (milk and honey) ...62
□ hop (a hop, skip and a jump) ...79
□ horse (clothes horse) ...57
□ horse of a different [another]
color ...142
□ hot (drop ... like a hot potato) ... 131
□ hot from the press ... 173
□ hot under the collar ... 119
□ hotcake (sell like hotcakes) ...19
□ house (eat one out of house and home) ...45, 48 □ house (on the house) ...43
□ humble (eat humble pie) ...167
□ hungry (as hungry as a bear) ...87
□ if it’s the same to ... ...139
□ in a fever ... 131 □ in a flash ...189 □ in a jiffy ...146 □ in a mad rush ...42 □ in a month of Sundays ...163 □ in a pig’s eyes ...154 □ in a row ...155 □ in a snap ...117 □ in a steady stream of ... ...157 □ in addition to ... ...157 □ in bad taste ...95 □ in better shape ...100 □ in clover ...125 □ in consideration of ... ...156 □ in deep water ...163 □ in defiance of ... ...156 □ in fighting shape ...61 □ in flashes ...189 □ in flood ... 114 □ in good company ... 113 □ in hot water ...136 □ in name ...183 □ in one piece ...108 □ in one’s hair ...126
□ in one’s own element ...185
□ in one’s own right ... 177
□ in one’s own sweet time ...146
□ in one’s way ...148 □ in person ...154 □ in place of ... ...154 □ in shape ...35, 122 □ in spite of ... ...156 □ in stock ...98 □ in store ...82 □ in store for ... ...82 □ in taste ...95 □ in the black ...64
□ in the blink of an eye ...146
□ in the block ...79
□ in the catbird seat ...153
□ in the doghouse ...189
□ in the dry tree ...142
□ in the flesh ...154
□ in the ivory tower ... 112
□ in the light of ... ... 171
□ in the long run ...154
□ in the market for ... ...107
□ in the name of ... ...183
□ in the public eye ...167
□ in the running ... 118
□ in the same boat ...58, 139 □ in the shop ...56
□ in the short run ...165
□ in the vein for ... ...137
□ in the wind ...142
□ in vain ...137
□ inside (have the inside track) ...103
□ ivory (in the ivory tower)... 112
□ Jack Robinson (before you can say Jack Robinson) ... 121
□ jackpot (hit the jackpot) ...61
□ jerry-built ... ...37
□ jet (cool one’s jets) ...96
□ jiffy (in a jiffy) ...146
□ job (nine-to-five job) ...134
□ job (on the job) ... 101
□ joking apart ...157
□ Joneses (keep up with the Joneses) ...155
□ joy (little bundle of joy) ...44
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□ jump (a hop, skip and a jump) ....79
□ jump [get] on the bandwagon ..135
□ jump aboard ...135
□ jump at the chance ... 91
□ jump out of the frying pan into the fire ...133
□ jump ship ...67
□ jump the gun ... 118
□ just as soon as ... happen ...40
□ keep ... on such a short rope ...43
□ keep a low profile ...95
□ keep an eye on ... ...144
□ keep at ... ...144
□ keep cool ...158
□ keep in touch with ... ...144
□ keep in with ... ...144
□ keep it up ...144
□ keep on at ... ...144
□ keep on one’s right ...77
□ keep on the good side of ... ...144
□ keep one on one’s toe ...163
□ keep one’s fingers crossed ...96
□ keep one’s head above the water ... ...163
□ keep one’s nose clean ...144
□ keep [have] one’s tail up ...138
□ keep pace with ...144
□ keep time ...34, 132 □ keep to oneself ...144
□ keep to the right ...77
□ keep track of ... ...103
□ keep up with the Joneses ...155
□ keep watch ...167
□ kick ... downstairs ...67
□ kick ... upstairs ...67
□ kick out ...169
□ kick the bucket ... 151
□ kid (latchkey kid I child]) ...86
□ kill (dressed to kill) ...71
□ kill (make a killing)...107
□ kill off ...136
□ kill oneself ...136
□ kill or cure ...136
□ kill time ...34
□ kilter (out of kilter) ...34
□ king (the king of the hill) ...44
□ knock ... dead ...71
□ knock ... for a loop ...59
□ knock ... into the head ...71
□ knock off ... ...149, 187 □ knock oneself out ...187
□ knock out ... ...187
□ knock over ...149
□ knot (tie the knot) ...133
□ know (Who knows?) ...87
□ know (as far as anyone knows) ..40
□ know (for all I know) ...40
□ know one’s place ...68
□ know one’s way around ... ...148
□ know which end is up ...148
□ know which side one’s bread is buttered on ... 131
□ ladder (low rung on the ladder) .72 □ lady luck is smiling ...53
□ laid (be laid up) ...139
□ last (on one’s last legs) ...47
□ last (the last straw) ... 179
□ latch on to [onto] ... ...157
□ latchkey kid [child] ...86
□ lay ... on thick ... 118
□ lay a finger on ... ...96
□ lay hands on [upon] ... ...128
□ lay low ...54
□ lay one’s finger on ... ... 113
□ lay to ...139
□ layer upon layer of ...185
□ lead the life of ... ...86
□ leaf (tea leaves) ...62
□ leave ... alone ...139
□ leave someone cold ... 177
□ leave a bad taste in the mouth ...95
□ leg (cost an arm and a leg) ...136
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□ leg (on one’s last legs) ...47
□ lend a hand ...77
□ lesson (teach ... a lesson) ...104
□ let [blow] off steam ...57
□ let ... down ...72
□ let alone ... ...139
□ let one’s hair down ...68
□ let sleeping dogs lie ...189
□ let well alone ...139
□ lie low ...54
□ life (a life saver) ... 101
□ life (lead the life of ...) ...86
□ life (true to life) ... 181
□ lift (no one lifts a finger) ...46
□ lift the little finger ...46
□ light (see the light) ... 171
□ lightning (like a bolt of lightning) . ...62
□ like (drop ... like a hot potato) .. 131
□ like (eat like a bird) ...52
□ like (hit [come down on] ... like a ton of bricks) ... 110
□ like (stick out like a sore thumb) ... 97
□ like (work like a dog) ...45
□ like a bolt of lightning ...62
□ like a streak [streaks] ...125
□ like as two peas ...44
□ like greased lightning ...154
□ like peas in a pod ...44
□ like water off a duck’s back ... 147
□ line (drop one a line) ...163
□ line (fall into line) ...106
□ line (toe the line) ... 112
□ lip (one’s lips are sealed) ...92
□ lip (with buttoned lips) ...120
□ little (a little bird tells ...) ...133
□ little bundle of joy ...44
□ live in a small way ...155
□ live out of a suitcase ...46
□ living (make a living) ...144
□ load (get a load of ...) ...35, 64 □ loaded down with ... ...35
□ long arm of the law ...149
□ look after ... ...76
□ look for a needle in a haystack ....130
□ look in on ... ...78
□ look into ... ...85
□ look on ...78
□ loop (knock ... for a loop) ...59
□ loose (cut loose) ...187
□ loosen one’s purse strings ...48
□ lose heart in ... ...150
□ lose one’s marbles ...95
□ lose touch with ... ...126
□ lose touch with each other ...152
□ low (keep a low profile) ...95
□ low (lie low) ...54
□ low (pretty low on ...) ...47
□ low man on the totem pole ...153
□ low rung on the ladder ...72
□ low-down (get the low-down on ...) . ...153
□ low-down (give ... the low-down about ...) ...104
□ luck (lady luck is smiling) ...53
□ lucky (thank one’s lucky stars) . 181 □ mad (in a mad rush) ...42
□ magician with a needle and thread... 130
□ make ((rumor) making the rounds) ...72
□ make (cannot make heads or tails of ...) ...57
□ make ... a special case ...78
□ make ... from scratch ...117
□ make a day of it ...85
□ make a dent in ... ...144
□ make a fast buck ...54
□ make a killing ...107
□ make a living ...144
□ make a mad dash for ... ...158
□ make a name for oneself ...109
□ make a pig of oneself ...86
□ make a time ...132
□ make (a thing) do ... ...137
□ make an example of ... ...144
□ make both ends meet ...144
□ make do ...137
□ make do with ... ...144
□ make havoc of ... ... 175
□ make it ...137
□ make mincemeat of ... ...55
□ make no bones about it ...144
□ make one’s blood boil ...123
□ make one’s head swim ...63
□ make one’s way...38
□ make oneself at home... 51
□ make oneself scarce ...95
□ make or break ...144
□ make short order of ... ...153
□ make sure ... 175
□ make the grade ...70
□ make the rounds ... 175
□ make time ...34, 132 □ make up ... ...37
□ make way for ... ...38
□ man (low man on the totem pole) .. ...153
□ man’s best friend ...44
□ marble (lose one’s marbles) ...95
□ march to a different drummer ...149
□ market (in the market for ...) ....107
□ matter (as a matter of fact) ...40
□ measure up ...183
□ medicine (take one’s medicine) ..104
□ meet (make both ends meet) ...144
□ mend (on the mend) ...61
□ mend one’s ways ...102
□ midnight (burn the midnight oil) ... 98
□ mile (walk a mile in one’s shoes) ... ...131
□ milk (the milk run) ...56
□ milk and honey ...62
□ mill (run of the mill ...) ...124
□ million (one in a million) ...89
□ mincemeat (make mincemeat of ...) ...55
□ mind (boggle the mind) ...127
□ mind (give ... a piece [bit] of one’s mind) ...104
□ mind (have half a mind to do ...) .... ...46
□ mind one’s p’s and q’s ...149
□ miss the bus ...135
□ (money) burn a hole in one’s pocket ...144
□ money (give ... a run for one’s money) ...104
□ month (in a month of Sundays) 163 □ month after month ...163
□ month by month ...163
□ month in, month out ...163
□ moon (once in a blue moon) ...88
□ moon (shoot the moon) ...125
□ more ... than ... can shake a stick at ...69
□ most of all ...40
□ mouse (as quiet as a mouse) ...78
□ mouse (play cat and mouse with ...) ...159
□ mouth (from hand to mouth) ....128
□ mow down ...167
□ much (not much for ...) ...55
□ muster (pass muster) ...125
□ nail (as tough as nails) ...59
□ nail ... down ...72
□ name (make a name for oneself) .... ... 109
□ name (the name in ...) ...183
□ nap (catch one napping)...185
□ needle (magician with a needle and thread) ...130
□ neither fish, flesh, nor fowl ...140
□ neither off nor on ...46
□ nerve (get on one’s nerves) ...80
□ nest (feather one’s nest) ...111
□ next (What’ll they think of next?) . ...74
□ nine (on cloud nine) ... 91
□ nine-to-five job ...134
□ gritty (get down to the nitty-gritty) ...72
□ no further than one’s nose ... 181
□ no one lifts a finger ...46
□ No problem. ...77
□ none (second to none) ...107
□ nook (every nook and cranny) . 113 □ nose (as plain as the nose on one’s face)...42
□ nose (have a nose for ...) ...58, 158 □ nose (keep one’s nose clean) ...144
□ nose (under one’s nose) ... 181
□ nose around ... ...62
□ not a brass farthing ...134
□ not a few ...135
□ not at all ...40
□ not be much for ... ...55
□ not lift a finger ...46
□ not stir [raise] a finger ...46
□ not worth a straw ... 179
□ not worth an old song... 111
□ not worth the candle ...157
□ nothing but ...40
□ nothing to write home about ...117
□ now (every now and again) ... 114
□ number (get [take/have] one’s number)...50
□ of one’s own doing ...35
□ of the old school ...132
□ of the surface ... 179
□ off and on ... 46, 97, 155 □ off hand ...128
□ off one’s block ...79
□ off the bottle ...49
□ oil (burn the midnight oil) ...98
□ old hat ...132
□ old standby ...42
□ on (off and on) ...46
□ on [off] one’s guard ... 114
□ on a cloud ... 91
□ on account of ... ...156
□ on and off ... 46, 97, 155 □ on and on ...97
□ on bad terms with ... ...83
□ on cloud nine ...91
□ on hand ... 99, 173 □ on one’s hands ... 99, 173 □ on one’s last legs ...47
□ on one’s own (account) ...35
□ on one’s toes ...84, 183 □ on sale ...98 □ on the block...79 □ on the books ...53 □ on the bottle ...49 □ on the double ...154 □ on the go ...117, 165 □ on the grapevine ... 121 □ on the house ...43 □ on the job ... 101 □ on the mend ...61 □ on the order of ... ... 175
□ on the other hand ...128
□ on the run ...165 □ on the sly ... 113 □ on the street ... 112 □ on the stretch ...71 □ on the surface ... 179 □ on the table ...90 □ on the take ...63 □ on the track of ... ...103
□ on top of the world ...69
□ once (and) for all ...143
□ once and again ... 114
□ once and for all ...40
□ once in a blue moon ...88
□ over (give ... a quick once-over) ...36
□ one after another ...156
□ one for the books ... 141
□ one in a million ...89
□ one’s bark is worse than one’s bite .... ...142
□ one’s cup of tea ...163
□ one’s lips are sealed ...92
□ one’s ship has come in ...189
□ only (standing room only) ...75
□ open (get it out in the open) ... 173
□ opposite (play opposite each other) 171 □ order (the order of the day) ... 175
□ other (on the other hand) ...128
□ other (play opposite each other) .... ... 171
□ other than ... ...157
□ ourselves (between ourselves) .. 141
□ out of (a bolt out of the blue) ...70
□ out of (eat one out of house and home) ...48
□ out of (live out of a suitcase) ...46
□ out of (run out of steam) ...57
□ out of (take it out of ...) ...190
□ out of commission ...94
□ out of hand ...128
□ out of kilter ...34
□ out of one’s own element ...185
□ out of order ...34
□ out of regard for ... ...156
□ out of shape ...35, 122 □ out of sorts ... 179, 64 □ out of stock ...98
□ out of taste ...95
□ out of the blue ...169
□ out of the running ...123
□ out of this world ...68
□ out of touch with ... ...189
□ out of town ...132
□ over a barrel ...109
□ over against ...160
□ over and above ...160
□ over and over (again) ...160
□ over one’s head ...160
□ overflow (be overflowing with ...) .. ... 181
□ owe ... one ...92
□ pace (keep pace with ...) ...144
□ pack (send ... packing) ...169
□ pack a punch ...165
□ pack rat ...60
□ pack up ...189
□ pack up the wagon ...189
□ packed in like sardines ...153
□ packed wall-to-wall ...153
□ paint black ...143
□ paint it red ...143
□ paint the town red ...143
□ palm (have ... in the palm of one’s hand)...128
□ pan out ...50
□ par for the course ...48
□ part (take part in ...) ... 115
□ pass away ...151, 75 □ pass muster ...125
□ pass the time of day ...85
□ pass up ...75
□ pasture (greener pastures) ...157
□ patch ... up ...65
□ path (beat a path to ...) ... 119
□ pay ... back with ...92
□ pay one’s dues ...61
□ pay the piper ...104
□ pay up ... ...148
□ peas (Tike peas in a pod) ...44
□ peg (have ... pegged for ...) ...55
□ penny (a pretty penny)... 91
□ penny (pinch pennies) ...111
□ perk ... up ... 151
□ person (in person) ...154
□ pick ... up ...45, 144 □ pick one’s brain ...169
□ pick out ... ...38
□ pick up one’s room ...104
□ pick up the tab ...146, 151 □ pie (as easy as pie) ...57
□ pie (eat humble pie) ...167
□ pie in the sky ...124
□ piece (a piece of cake) ...126
□ piece (give ... a piece [bit] of one’s mind) ...104
□ piece (go to pieces) ...108
□ piece (quite a piece of work) ...146
□ pig out ...86
□ pinch and save ... 111
□ pinch pennies ...111
□ piper (pay the piper) ...104
□ place (give place to ...) ...72
□ place (go places) ...58
□ place (know one’s place) ...68
□ plain (as plain as day) ...40
□ plain (as plain as the nose on one’s face)...42
□ plain sailing ... 119
□ play cat and mouse with ... ...159
□ play havoc with ... ... 175
□ play one’s ace ...185
□ play opposite each other ... 171
□ play the deuce with ... ... 171
□ pocket ((money) burn a hole in one’s pocket) ...144
□ pocket (come out of one’s pocket) .... ... 88
□ pod (like peas in a pod) ...44
□ point a finger at ... ... 113
□ pole (low man on the totem pole) ... ...153
□ pop up ... ... 121
□ potato (drop ... like a hot potato) .... ... 131
□ pound ... into ... ...92
□ press (hot from the press) ... 173
□ pretty (stretch pretty thin) ...71
□ pretty low on ... ...47
□ prick the bubble ...99
□ prick up one’s ears (to) ...157
□ problem (No problem.) ...77
□ profile (keep a low profile) ...95
□ promise the moon ...88
□ public (in the public eye) ...167
□ pull ... off ...103 □ pull no punches ...165 □ pull off ... ...100 □ pull on ... ...103 □ pull out ...103 □ pull over ...103 □ pull punches ...66, 165 □ pull through ... 151 □ pull up stakes ...94
□ punch (pack a punch) ...165
□ punch (pull punches) ...66
□ punch in ...101, 165 □ punch out ...101, 165 □ purse (loosen one’s purse strings) .. ...48 □ put ... aside ...160 □ put ... back ...160 □ put ... by ...160 □ put ... down ...160 □ put ... to ... ...160 □ put ... up to ... ...160 □ put ... about ...160 □ put across ...160 □ put ... away ...160 □ put forth ...160 □ put forward ...160 □ put in ... ...160 □ put in for ... ...160 □ put off ...160 □ put on ... ...160
□ put one out on the street ...49
□ put one’s hand in one’s pocket ...88
□ put one’s heads together ... 173
□ put oneself out ...160
□ put out ... ...160
□ put over ...160
□ put the game away ...123
□ put through ...160
□ put together ...160
□ put up ...160
□ put up for [to] sale...98
□ put up with ... ...122
□ quick (give ... a quick once-over) 36
□ quiet (as quiet as a mouse) ...78
□ quit (call it quits) ...135
□ quite a few ...135
□ quite a find ...83
□ quite a piece of work ...146
□ rafter (fill to the rafters) ...64
□ rage (all the rage) ...106
□ rain (as right as rain) ... 116
□ rain cats and dogs ...110, 140 □ rain check ...98
□ rain or shine ...140
□ raise the devil ...123
□ raise the roof ...49
□ rap (take the rap) ...99
□ rare (as rare as hen’s teeth) ...94
□ rat (pack rat) ...60
□ read between the lines ...163
□ red (give ... the red carpet treatment) ... 116
□ red (paint the town red) ...143
□ regular (as regular as clockwork) . ...40
□ rich (strike it rich) ...83
□ rid (get rid of ...) ...138
□ ride down ...167
□ ride high ...167
□ ride up ...167
□ right (as right as rain) ... 116
□ right (in one’s own right) ... 177
□ right (take a right) ...77
□ ring up ... ...94
□ rise (give rise to ...) ...104
□ road (down the road) ...109
□ road (hit the road) ...68
□ roll (be on a roll) ...55
□ roll around ... 173
□ roll over ... 173
□ roll up ... 173
□ roof (go through the roof) ...107
□ roof (have a roof over one’s head) ... 49
□ room (pick up one’s room) ...104
□ room (standing room only) ...75
□ root (take root) ...111
□ rope (at the end of one’s rope)...61
□ rope (keep ... on such a short rope) ...43
□ round ((rumor) making the rounds) ...72
□ round (enough to go around [round]) ... 81
□ round (make the rounds) ... 175
□ row (in a row) ...155
□ rub elbows with ... 121
□ rub shoulders with ... ...67
□ rub someone the wrong way ...67
□ rule (as a general rule) ...40
□ (rumor) making the rounds ...72
□ run (give ... a run for one’s money) ...104
□ run (on the run) ...165
□ run (the milk run) ...56
□ run a tight ship ...189
□ run around with ... ...65
□ run down ...107
□ run into ... ...107
□ run of the mill ... ...124
□ run on ...139
□ run on empty ...139
□ run out of ... ...123
□ run out of steam ...57
□ run up ...107, 118 □ run up against ... ... 118
□ rung (low rung on the ladder) ...72
□ running (out of the running) ....123
□ rush (in a mad rush) ...42
□ rut (stuck in a rut) ... 151
□ sail (take the wind out of the sails
Q
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of ...) ...142
□ sailing (clear sailing) ... 119
□ sake (for the sake of ...) ...156
□ sale (on sale) ...98
□ salt (the salt of the earth) ...159
□ salt (worth one’s salt) ...82
□ sardine (packed in like sardines) .. ...153
□ save the day ...123
□ saver (a life saver) ... 101
□ scarce (make oneself scarce) ...95
□ school (of the old school) ...132
□ scoop (the scoop on ...) ...83
□ scratch (make ... from scratch) ..117
□ scratch the surface ... 179
□ seal (one’s lips are sealed) ...92
□ second (at second hand) ...128
□ second (give ... a second thought) ... 94
□ second thoughts ...94
□ second to none ...107
□ see beyond ... 171
□ see it coming ...60
□ see the light ... 171
□ see to ... ... 175
□ see to it that ... ... 175
□ sell ... a bill of goods ... 81
□ sell ... for a song ...144
□ sell like hotcakes ...49
□ sell one’s soul ... 51
□ send (Heaven sent) ...165
□ send ... packing ...169
□ set (be hard set)...190
□ set (be sharp set) ...190
□ set ... back ...78 □ set ... up ...78 □ set about ... ...190 □ set against ...190 □ set apart ...190 □ set aside ...190 □ set at ... ...190 □ set down ...190 □ set in ... 175
□ set in one’s ways ...60
□ set little store by ...82
□ set off ... ...137, 175 □ set on ... ...137
□ set out ...137, 190 □ set over ...190
□ set straight ...190
□ set the world on fire ...101, 150 □ set up ... ... 175
□ set up against ...190
□ set upon ... ...190
□ shake (more ... than ... can shake a stick at) ...69
□ shine (rain or shine) ...140
□ shine with ... ... 173
□ ship (get ... into ship shape) ...104
□ ship (Gump ship) ...67
□ ship (one’s ship has come in) ...189
□ shoe (walk a mile in one’s shoes)... ...131
□ shoot ... off ...75
□ shoot off one’s mouth ...75
□ shoot out ... ...39
□ shoot the moon ...125
□ shoot up ...39
□ shop (in the shop) ...56
□ short (get [have] a short fuse) ...135
□ short (keep ... on such a short rope) ...43
□ shoulder (carry the world on one’s shoulders) ...120
□ shoulder (have a good head on one’s shoulders) ...169
□ shoulder (rub shoulders with ...) 67
□ show ... the door ...60
□ show ... who’s the boss ...104
□ show a person over [around / round] ...137
□ show off ... ...137
□ show one’s hand ...128
□ show up ...74, 137, 179 □ shut off ...138
□ shut the books ... 141
□ shut up ...138 □ side (get up on the wrong side of
the bed) ...152
□ side (keep on the good side of ...) ... ...144
□ simmer down ...150
□ sit loose on ... ...187
□ sit on one’s hands ... 147
□ sit tight ...53
□ skeletons in one’s closet ... 121
□ skid (hit the skids) ...69
□ skip (a hop, skip and a jump) ...79
□ sky (pie in the sky)...124
□ slap (give ... a slap on the wrist) ... ... 104
□ slap ... together ... 147
□ slap down ...37
□ slapped together ... 37, 146 □ sleep (eat, breathe and sleep ...) ..47
□ sleep easy ...167
□ slip up ...99
□ sly (on the sly) ... 113
□ smile (lady luck is smiling) ...53
□ snake (a snake in the grass) ...148
□ snap (in a snap) ...117
□ snap one’s finger (at) ...46, 183 □ snap up ... ...183
□ snow (be snowed under) ...163
□ snuff (up to snuff) ...76
□ so far as to say ...40
□ song (for a song) ...111
□ song (sell ... for a song) ...144
□ soon (just as soon as ... happen) .40 □ sore (stick out like a sore thumb) .. ...97
□ sort (out of sorts) ... 64, 179 □ sort out ... ... 179
□ soul (sell one’s soul) ... 51
□ special (make ... a special case) ..78
□ spill the beans ...159
□ spin a yarn ...84
□ spin one’s wheels ... 84, 151 □ split the bill ... 151
□ spoil the game ...123
□ spread the word to ... ...93
□ spring fever ... 131
□ square off against ... ...123
□ squirrel away ... ...153
□ stab ... in the back ... 83, 171 □ stab at ... ... 171
□ stake (pull up stakes) ...94
□ stake out ... ... 51
□ stand in ... ...88, 165 □ stand on [upon] ceremony ...149
□ stand one in ... ...165
□ stand [hold/keep] one’s ground ... ...146
□ stand out ...88, 165 □ stand over ... ...88
□ stand with ... ...165
□ standby (old standby) ...42
□ standing room only ...75
□ star (thank one’s lucky stars) .... 181
□ stare at the four walls ... 147
□ state of the art ...146
□ stay off one’s feet ...93
□ stay out ...93
□ steam (run out of steam) ...57
□ stem (from stem to stern)... 179
□ stem to stem ... 179
□ step on a person’s toe ...183
□ step on it ...56
□ step on the gas ...56
□ stern (from stem to stern) ... 179
□ stick (more ... than ... can shake a stick at) ...69
□ stick ... with the bill ...146
□ stick [stand] to one’s guns ... 147
□ stick out like a sore thumb ...97
□ stick to ... ...93
□ stick up ...149
□ sticky fingers ...63
□ stiff (bore ... stiff) ...127
□ stock (out of stock) ...98
□ stone (a heart of stone)...140
□ stone (a stone’s throw from ...) ..183
□ stop in one’s tracks ...156
□ store (have in store) ...85
□ store (in store for ...) ...82
