101 American English idioms

Harry Collis

Book - 2007

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Published
New York : McGraw-Hill 2007.
Language
English
Main Author
Harry Collis (-)
Item Description
"Learn to speak like an American, straight from the horse's mouth"--Cover.
Physical Description
vi, 104 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. + 1 compact disc (4 3/4 in.)
Bibliography
Includes index.
ISBN
9780071487726
  • Foreword
  • Section 1. It's a Zoo Out There
  • Smell a Rat
  • Go to the Dogs
  • Fishy
  • Take the Bull by the Horns
  • Horse of a Different Color
  • Let the Cat Out of the Bag
  • For the Birds
  • Straight From the Horses's Mouth
  • Horse Around
  • Cat Got Your Tongue?
  • Section 2. The Body Has Many Uses
  • Get in Someone's Hair
  • Shoot Off One's Mouth
  • Jump Down Someone's Throat
  • Pay Through the Nose
  • Tongue-In-Cheek
  • Pull Someone's Leg
  • Play It by Ear
  • Stick Out One's Neck
  • Shake a Leg
  • All Thumbs
  • Not Have a Leg to Stand On
  • Get Off Someone's Back
  • Section 3. That's Not Nice
  • Drive Someone Up a Wall
  • String Someone Along
  • Sell Someone Down the River
  • Leave Someone High and Dry
  • Sell Someone Short
  • Snow Job
  • Spill the Beans
  • Feed Someone a Line
  • Section 4. People Do the Strangest Things
  • On Ice
  • Shoot the Breeze
  • Bite the Dust
  • Bend over Backwards
  • Hit the Hay
  • Cough Up
  • Jump the Gun
  • Scratch Someone's Back
  • Hit the Ceiling
  • Fork Over
  • Turn Someone Off
  • Go Fly a Kite
  • Kick the Bucket
  • Raise a Stink
  • Section 5. Clothes Make the Man (and Woman)
  • Wet Blanket
  • Keep Under One's Hat
  • Up One's Sleeve
  • Dressed to Kill
  • Give Someone the Slip
  • Knock Someone's Socks Off
  • Talk Through One's Hat
  • Lose One's Shirt
  • In Stitches
  • Dressed to the Teeth
  • Section 6. When Things Go Wrong
  • Lemon
  • Out of the Woods
  • Get Up on the Wrong Side of the Bed
  • Out on a Limb
  • Eating Someone
  • Get the Ax
  • In the Hole
  • Bite the Bullet
  • Face the Music
  • Blow It
  • At the End of One's Rope
  • On One's Last Legs
  • Hot Under the Collar
  • On the Line
  • Section 7. When Things Go Well
  • For a Song
  • Make a Splash
  • Have the World by the Tail
  • Sitting Pretty
  • Feel Like a Million Dollars
  • Kick Up One's Heels
  • Bury the Hatchet
  • Paint the Town Red
  • Get Away Clean
  • Come Alive
  • Section 8. Do Your Best
  • Toot One's Own Horn
  • Stick to One's Guns
  • Get the Ball Rolling
  • Mind One's P's and Q's
  • Hang On
  • Give It One's Best Shot
  • Make Ends Meet
  • Get the Jump on Someone
  • Pull Strings
  • Spread Oneself Too Thin
  • Go to Bat for Someone
  • Duck Soup
  • Section 9. You Don't Say
  • Money Talks
  • Let Sleeping Dogs Lie
  • Shape Up or Ship Out
  • If the Shoe Fits, Wear It
  • Different Strokes For Different Folks
  • Bark Worse Than One's Bite
  • Eyes Are Bigger Than One's Stomach
  • Put One's Money Where One's Mouth Is
  • The Early Bird Catches the Worm
  • People Who Live in Glass Houses Shouldn't Throw Stones
  • Index to Idioms