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目次

A

a boy of a girl

a bitter pill to swallow

a cat’s paw

a close crop

a couple of

a fly in the ointment

a dead shot

a flea in one’s ear

a flying dog

a good few

a hard nut to crack

a home letter

a household word

a long（far）cry

a man of his word

a man of fashion

a neargo（a close shave）

a long face

a man of family

a past master

a penny for your thoughts

a real treat

a rough diamond

a run on the bank

a wet state

a word in season

a word in your ear

Act of God

all at sea

acquire currency

ABC book

（be）all ears

all over the shop

American Beauty

animal food

answer the bell（or‘door’）

any old thing

ask too much

at a venture

at loose ends

at the eleventh hour

AuthorizedVersion

at odds（with）

at sixes and sevens

attack strike

at tbe top of the tree

B

back number（s）

badblood

bank of circulation

beall abroad

be in the blues

Bath chair

banking holiday

bear the bag

beat it

beat one’brains

beat the Dutch

beauty sleep

behind the times

benefit match

Berlin warehouse

best man

better than one’s word

best seller

best part of

between you and me

big game

big bad

black and blue

black coffee

black widow

blind letter

blank cheque

black tea

black sheep

blow（let）off steam

blow one’s own trumpet

blue blood

break the ice

bring（something）home to（someone）

bring someone to book

by and by

burn one’s fingers

bumper book

brought to bed

bring down the house

by parcels

by the hand

C

cabinet photograph

call-boy

candid friend

capable of anything

canned music

call it a day

call into service

card classes

carry the baby

change of life

change one’s condition

child wife

China policy

Chinese character（s）

choose death before disgrace

clean author

cold biscuit

close the books

clear water

clearing hospital

College of Justice

colour bar

come back to earth

come to an explanation（with）

come to no good

conclude peace

corruption of blood

count the house

cry up

culture of cotton

crimson lake

crown witness

cross marriages

cut glass

cut no ice

cut both ways

D

dark beauty

Dead Sea Apple

dead heat

dark horse

dead colour

Dear me！

desert one’s colours

doubting Thomas

dressing gown

drop a line

E

eat one’s words

eat one’s dinners

Dutch wife

Dutch school

dry bread

enjoy oneself

enter the church

every inch

exchange table

family butcher

fair game

family way

F

face the music

farewell address

feel somebody’s pulse

fight one’s battles over again

fight shy of

find money

for all that

for love

for good

flying pig

first lady

for money or love

for nothing

for one thing

for one’s own

for the life of me

for the love of

foreign body

foundation school

full of oneself

full blood

French dressing

French crown

G

general’s battle

German band

get it off your chest

Girl Guide

give an actor the bird

give（somebody）a piece of one’s mind

give a person the air

give（somebody）a lecture

give a ball

give it best

give in one’s name

give one’s ears

give the devil his due

go begging

go to the Bar

go to sea

go to the country

go for much

Go to Bath！

go to war

go with child

God bless me！

good bedside manner

graduation exercises

Great Bri tain

have a great （good）run

have a shot at

H

green crop

have（something）at one’s finger-tips

have clean hands

have it out

have money to burn

have much to contend with

have no business

have no opinion of

have one’s heart in one’s mouth

have other fish to fry

have words with

hit the nail on the head

hit on

high and dry

high tea

hit it off

horse and foot

horse room

horse sense

hot baby

hundreds and thousands

ignore the bill

I

House of Lords

hot pants

in camera

in deep waters

in hot water

in long clothes

in repair

in the article of death

in the hand of

in the long run

Indian club（s）

in the running

in the same boat

in labour

intelligence officer

J

Jack of all trades

jealous of

keep bad（late）hours

keep（somebody）in the dark

K

join forces

keep one’s head

keep one’s head above water

keep（somebody）from the bottle

keep the ball rolling

keep the pot boiling

keep the powder dry

keep the table laughing

keep the wolf from the door

know on which side one’s bread is buttered

know one’s own mind

keep time

keep up（one’s）spirits

L

ladies’man

Lady Day

Lake school

like the burden of a song

literal translation

（be）left out in the cold

lead（a woman）to the altar

live near

look out

lose one’s breath

lose one’s form

lose oneself in the clouds

lose the day

love all

low dress

made of china

make a difference

M

mad with（someone）

make a great business of it

make a person sit up

make both ends meet

make faces

make love

make nothing of

make one’s hair stand on end

make one’s party good

make the boat fast

May Day

mean business

make up a（or one’s）quarrel

marry with the left hand

medical code

mend the fence

miss the bus

music hall

N

nicegoing

nice little beggar

No bones broken！

no go

No fear！

No cards（flowers）

No dress

not by long sight

O

of long standing

of no birth

of the first water

off colour

off the record

on one’s back

on the carpet

on one’s last legs

on the air

on the game

on theline

on the other hand

on the same score

order of the day

out of place

pass the buck

P

over my dead body

out of truth

pass the time of day

pay attentions to

pay（a person）home

personal property

play a double game

play for love

pour oil on troubled waters

put a good construction upon

printer’s devil

present company

put（somebody）in a hole

put it across

put on an act

put on the mantle（of）

put one’s hands to the plough

put the saddle on the wrong horse

put the screw on

put two and two together

Q

Queen’s Bench