［A］a baby in arms a big shot a bird in the bush a bird in the hand a black sheep a blind alley a born loaser a bosom friend a good case in point absence of minda chicken guy a gay dog ahead of schedule a man of his word a man of means a pawn in the game a piece of cake a plain Jane an apple polisher answer the call of nature any minute apply one’s mind to as alikes as two peas as good as as good as gold as right as rain at hand at a loss at any rate at somebody’s back at the top of the ladder/tree ［B］babe in the woods back up bag and baggage be all bone be all ear be at sixes and sevens be attached to be born yesterday be bound to be fed up with be on one’s back be over the hill be really something be the talk of the town be up in arms bang/beat the drum for beat about the bush beat one’s brains out behind schedule between you and me beyond (all) question beyond compare beyond one’s hopes/wildest dreams beyond one’s means beyond repair beyond somebody blow hot and cold booked up bring the house down bring to oneself bring to one side burn one’s boat/bridges burn the midnight oil bury/hide/have/put one’s head in the sand by and large by the way ［C］call it a day cannot help doing something carry away change color chase rainbows cheap as dirt check in check out clear the air close/shut one’s eye to come about come down in the world come off with flying colors come to come to a bad end come to nothing come up in the world come up with count for little/nothing count for much count on/upon cross that bridge when one comes to it cry over split milk cut corners ［D］dash off delight in do it yourself （DIY）do somebody a favor do somebody’s heart good to be done in by somebody do the business do something up brown dos and don’ts doze off draw (a) blank draw one’s time draw the line drive a hard bargain dying for ［E］Easy come, easy go. easy on the eyes eat one’s heart out eat one’s words even something up ［F］face the music fair and square fair play fall back on fall behind fall flat fall off one’s chair fall on deaf ears fall on one’s face fall out with fall over each other far be it from me far and wide feel free to figure out fill a prescription fill in/up first things first fish in troubled waters fly high fly in the face of for a change for free for fun for good for the time being fresh fields ［G］get above oneself get back at someone get into hot water get off the ground get over get the sack give somebody a free hand give somebody a/the glad hand give oneself airs give somebody a lift give something a miss give/lend an ear to give somebody the green light go hand in hand go Dutch go in one ear and out of the other go into particular go to bed with the chickens go with good for nothing ［H］hand it to somebody hang in the air hard nut to crack have an eye for have/get cold feet have one’s heart in the right place have other fish to fry have the game in one’s hand have a fit have a head on one’s shoulders have it out with have one’s heart in one’s boot head for high and mighty ［I］in hot water in no time in season in stitches in stock in the air in the way ［J］Jack-of-all-trades just as well ［K］keep a straight face keep/have one’s feet on the ground keep one’s nose clean keep up with the Joneses know all the answers know the score ［L］lay eyes on lay something at somebody’s door lead somebody a dance leading light lean toward leave somebody cold leave that to somebody let alone let the cat out of the bag live beyond one’s means live wire lose face lose sight of ［M］make a fool of make a point of doing something make a play for make a go of something make believe make good make a fuss about make ends meet make it make sense make somebody’s day make do with make way man of his word man of iron man of the world miss the boat/bus move heaven and earth much less ［N］Never say die! new broom nine times out of ten none other than not in the same street with not know somebody from Adam nothing less than ［O］off color off the top of one’s head on the top of the world on sale out of luck out of one’s way out of the blue out of the question out of the swim out of tune (with…) out of lunch ［P］pat on the back pay lip-service to pay somebody back in somebody’s own coin peace and quiet penny wise and pound foolish play one’s best card polish the apple pocket one’s dignity pull in pull out all the stops pull somebody through put all one’s eggs in one basket put one’s back into somethin。
