2　above the salt

147　ins and outs （11

目录

A

1 be taken aback

3　Achilles'heel

4　act of God

5　Adam's apple

6　all in all

7　all thumbs

8　alpha and omega？

9　an apple of discord

10　in apple-pie order

11　the apple of one's eye

12　med to the teeth

13　have an axe to grind

B

14　be left holding the baby(bag)或hold(carry)the baby

15　back-seat driver

16　bed of roses

17　bell the cat

18　best-seller

19　(one's)better half

20　bring home the bacon

21　bite the bullet

22　bleed somebody white

23　blind date

24　blooper

25　blow one's own horn

26　once in a blue moon

27　burn one's boats

28　in the same boat

29　a bolt from the blue

30　build on(the)sand

31　bull in a china shop

C

32　a piece of cake

33　burn the candle at both ends

34　carry-out

35　carry the can

36　carry the day

37　let the cat out of the bag

38　cat nap

39　cat's paw

40　check-up

41　come clean

42　close call

43　blow away the cobwebs

45　come to light

44　out in the cold

46　craze

47　crocodile tears

49　cry wolf

48　cross the Rubicon

50　cry over spilt milk

51　cup of tea

D

52　a dark horse

53　death-trap

54　diamond in the rough

55　dice with death

56　diehard

57　beneath someone's dignity

58　a dog in the manger

59　a dog's life

60　dog days

61　doodle

62　doubting Thomas

63　down the drain

64　down-to-earth

65　a drop in the bucket

66　go Dutch

67　dyedin-the-wool

E

68　early bird

69　earn a bomb

70　all ears

72　go easy on

71　easy-going

73　on edge

74　elbow grease

75　come to a sticky end

76　go to extremes

77　keep one's eyes open

78　eye-catcher

79　eye-opener

80eye-sore

81　face the music

F

82　put on a bold face

83　fall on deaf ears

84　fan the flames

85　go over with a fine-tooth comb

86　the finger on the wall

87　go through fire and water

88　neither fish nor fowl

89　have other fish to fry

90　flash in the pan

91　one's pound of flesh

92　fluke

93　fly-by-night

95　put one's foot in one's mouth

94　fly in the ointment

96　forty winks

97　foul play

98　take French leave

99　frogman

G

100　gift of the gab

101　blow the gaff

102　gall and wormwood

103　in gear

104　get in someone's hair

105　get the sack

106　play the giddy goat

107　fit like a glove

108　handle with kid gloves

109　go-getter

110　go west

111　go from bad to worse

112　golden boy

113　golden handshake

114　golden rule

115　for good

116　Gordian knot

117　with a good grace

118　grease someone's palm

H

119　let one's hair down

120　bite the hand that feeds one

121　come in handy

122　get the hang of

123　happy-go-lucky

124　a hard case

125　talk through one's hat

126　above someone's head

127　bury one's head in the sand

128　keep one's head down

129　cool one's heels

130　take to one's heels

131　heyday

132　high on the hog

133　hit it off

134　hold water

135　a square peg in a round hole

136　be on one's high horse

137　a horse of another colour

139　catch someone on the hop

138　by hook or by crook

140　hot under the collar

141　at the eleventh hour

142　eat humble pie

I

143　break the ice

144　on thin ice

145　in business

146　every inch

148　have many irons in the fire

J

149　Jack-of-all-trades

150　hit the jackpot

151　one's John Hancock

152　Judas'kiss

K

153　keep oneself to oneself

154　kick against the pricks

155　kick oneself

156　kill the fatted calf

157　take kindly to

158　knack

159　bring someone to his knees

160　under the knife

161　in the know

L

162　(a)land of milk and honey

163　land of Nod

164　promised land

165　the last straw

166　laughing stock

167　a leap in the dark

169　leave much to be desired

168　by leaps and bounds

170　go(to)any length(s)

171　letdown

172　according to one's own lights

173　in the limelight

174　line offire

175　the lion's share

176　a stiff upper lip

177　seal someone's lips

178　at loggerheads

179　not for love or money

181　make bricks without straw

M

180　make do with

182　make a noise in the world

183　make one's mark

184　make a mess of

185　man hunt

186　a man of the world

187　the man in the street

188　maniac

189　manna from heaven

190　(put)on the map

191　meet one's Waterloo

192　at the mercy of

193　burn the midnight oil

194　go through the mill

195　mind one's own business

196　in two minds

197　in mint condition

198　drag someone through the mire

199　have one's moments

200　get one's money's worth

201　move heaven and earth

202　hit the nail on the head

N

203　someone's name is mud

204　up to one's neck in

205　look for a needle in a haystack

206　get on someone's nerves

207　foul one's own nest

208　night owl

209　a nine days'wonder

210　nip in the bud

211　lead by the nose

213　to the nth degree

212　not one jot or tittle

214　have someone's number

215　one's days are numbered

216　in a nutshell

O

217　at odds

218　off-colour

219　off and on

220　old flame

221　olive branch

222　on all fours

223　on the ball

224　over a barrel

225　paddle one's own canoe

P

226　Pandora's box

227　a pat on the back

228　the patience of Job

229　cast pearls before swine

230　pennies from heaven

231　pick up the tab

232　get the picture

233　go to pieces

234　in the pink

236　the powers that be

235　pop the question

237　put someone through his paces

238　put one's pride in one's pocket

239　put one's oar in

240　put new wine in old bottles

241　put someone's back up

242　put one's back into

243　a Pyrrhic victory

Q

244　in a quandary

245　at close quarters

246　quick off the mark

247　on the quiet

248　rain cats and dogs

249 raise Cain

R

250　rake over the ashes

251　rat race

252　right-hand man

253　the red carpet

254　root and branch

255　rooted to the spot

256　know the ropes

257　round the clock

259　run a mile

258　rule with a rod of iron

260　run-of-the-mill

261　in the running

262　a running battle

263　rush hour

264　rut

S

265　a sacred cow

266　sail under false colours

267　the salt of the earth

268　scot-free

269　up to scratch

270　second nature

271　second thought(s)

272　second wind

273　see the back of

274　see eye to eye

275　sell one's birthright for a mess of pottage

276　separate the sheep from the goats

277　serve two masters

278　set one's face against

279　set one's teeth on edge

280　seventh heaven

281　shake the dust off one's feet

283　(all)shot to pieces

282　short-handed

284　show one's cards

285　side-track

286　sign(s)of the times

287　sitting pretty

288　the skeleton in the cupboard

289　have a thin skin

290　by the skin of one's teeth

291　smite hip and thigh

292　on one's soapbox

293　a soft option

294　sour grapes

295　spill the beans

296　sounding board

297　spend thrift

298　stab someone in the back

299　in a stew

300　stick-in-the-mud

301　stickler

302　still small voice

303　stir up a hornet's nest

304　in stitches

305　a storm in a teacup

306　strain at a gnat

307　swan song

308　sword of Damocles

T

309　take a back seat

310　take with a pinch of salt

311　take to task

312　on tap

313　on tenterhooks

314　think better of

315　a thorn in the/one's flesh

316　throw cold water on

317　throw in the towel

319　tip/turn/tilt the scale(s)

318　tip of the iceberg

320　to the bitter end

321　tower of ivory

322　(the)Trojan horse

323　turn a deaf ear

324　turn one's back

325　turn the tables

326　turn thumbs down on

327　turn up trumps

328　two a penny

330　under someone's thumb

U

329　under one's breath

331　under the weather

332　under the rose

333　underdog

334　an unknown quantity

335　ups and downs

336　upset the apple-cart

V

337　vanish into the blue

338　vicious circle

339　walk on air

W

340　walls have ears

341　wash one's hands of

342　(all)washed up

343　waste one's breath

344　water off a duck's back

345　in deep water(s)

346　weigh on someone's mind

347　well set up

348　wheels within wheels

349　white elephant

350　white lie

351　wild goose chase

352　with a bang

353　within reason

354　wolf in sheep's clothing

355　a word in season

356　work like a beaver

357　work wonders

358　workaholic

359　worth one's salt

Y

360　your actual