A

a backseat driver

a big nose

a brown nose

a ghostwriter

a good question

a green hand

a nice/pretty/fine kettle of fish

a piece of cake

a poor apology

a small fortune

a stuffed shirt

all found

all wet

another day,another dollar

any old

April weather

as a rule of thumb

B

bark at the wrong tree

be a bear

be a steal

be all at sea

be another pair of shoes

be dead to the world

be dressed to kill

be expecting

be fit to be tied

be from Missouri

be just the ticket

be music to one's ear

be on one's toes

be one's meat and drink

be out of this world

be shot

be wet behind the ears

below the belt

best man

big potato

break a

break one's camera

bring down the house

butter up

buy the farm

C

calling card

catch sb doing sth

cheap

chew the fat

chicken feed

come out smelling like a rose

cry in one's beer

cut the mustard

D

do a land-office business

do lunch

double date

double Dutch

drama queen

drop the ball

E

every Tom,Dick and Harry

excuse one's French

F

famous last words

fat chance

feel great chemistry

feel like a million dollars

feel no pains

fly one's kite

for a song

for all the tea in China

for crying out lound

for one's money

for the birds

from A to Z

full of beans

G

game time

get a kick out of

get back to the salt mines

get on board

get one's feet wet

get one's goat

get out of the wrong side

get somewhere

get stood up

get the cheese

get the picture

get the pink slip

get the wind up

get warmer

give me five

give sb a break

give sb a piece of mind

give sb some skin

give sb the boot

give sb the dose of his/her own medicine

give sb the time of day

go climb a tree

go south

go to town

H

hand it to sb

have a bee in one's bonnet

have a cow

have one's name on

have a ball

have a beef with

have a big drag with

have a bone to pick with

have a crush on

have a head

have a weakness for

have one's ear

have one's number

have words with

have the last word

hearts and flowers

here's mud in your eye

hit the spot

hold a candle to

hold the baby alone

hold the bag

horse sense

how goes the enemy

I

I don't know about that

in bad shape

in the cards

in the red

in the wilderness

it takes one to know one

I'll bite

J

join the club

jump ship

K

keep all one's fingers crossed

keep one's head above water

keep one's shirt on

kick sb upstairs

kiss and tell

knock on wood

know a thing or two

know sth cold

know where sb come from

L

lay an egg

let the cat out of the bag

live on easy street

live out of a suitcase

look a gift horse in the mouth

lose one's head

love handles

M

make a killing

mend fences with

miss one's calling

mop up the floor with sb

mum is the word

N

no flies on sb

no sweat

O

on the high horse

on the house

on the rocks

on one's coattails

one's cup of tea

one's goose be cooked

one's hands be tied

one's ship comes in

P

paint the town red

pass the hat

play to the gallery

pop the question

pull one's socks up

push one's button

put a bug in one's ear

put sb out

R

rabbit food

reinvent the wheel

ring a bell

run a tight ship

S

say a mouthful

say uncle

say when

search me

see the elephant

see the handwriting on the Wall

shake a

show sb the ropes

sing the blues

sit pretty

sleep on

something to write home about

spread oneself too thin

steal one's thunder

stick to one's guns

T

take a bath

take a leaf out of one's book

take a number

take a rain check

take it personally

take one's fingers out

take the medicine

talk turkey

the bad news

the last straw

the name of the game

think better of

through the grapevine

throw in the sponge

throw the book at sb

tie the knot

two can play that game

U

ugly customer

under the weather

up in Annie's room behind the clock

W

wear the pants in the family

wear two hats

wet one's whistle

what's cooking

what's the score

where is the beef

where is your cap

where's the fire

will a duck swim

with a grain of salt

with bells on

Y

you are the doctor

you are the man

your call

your guess is as good as mine

you've got another think coming