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美國習慣用語

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美國習慣用語 (WORDS AND IDIOMS)

393 bring down the house...
392 put one's house in order...
391 take the bull by horn...
390 happy hour; banker's hour
389 the eleventh hour; zero hour...
388 paper pusher; walking paper...
387 paper over; paper tiger...
386 go to bat for; right off the bat...
385 rock the boat; make waves...
384 trim one's sail; take the wind out of one's sail...
383 shipspace; ship out...
382 pass the buck; close to the vest...
381 showdown; poker face...
380 straight from the shoulder...
379 tear one's hair; hairy...
378 monkey; monkey wrench...
377 top to bottom; bottom dollar...
376 top gun; top of one's head...
375 paying through the nose; keep one's nose clean...
374 walking on air; seventh heaven...
373 sitting pretty; in the catbird seat...
372 flashback; slapstick...
371 a horse of different color...
370 be on one's high horse...
369 fiddle around; pay the fiddler...
368 turn tail; turn over a new leaf...
367 top dog; wear the pants...
366 lay all the cards on the table...
365 go off half-cocked; a shot in the dark...
364 change one's tune; dance to another tune...
363 tune; tune one out...
362 just for laughs; have the last laugh...
361 sock away; the shoe is on the other foot...
360 rain check; right as rain...
359 fly by the seat of one's pants...
358 fool; nobody's fool...
357 touch and go; fast and loose...
356 hands down; hand over fist...
355 the rubber chicken circuit...
354 out of the frying pan into the fire...
353 fit to a T; fit for a king...
352 fit to be tied; fit and trim...
351 number is up; do a number on sb...
350 stick one's neck out; neck of the woods...
349 break one's neck; wring one's neck
348 flesh out; pound of flesh...
347 a bundle of nerves; nervous Nellie...
346 get up the nerve; have a lot of nerve...
345 take into account; have an account to settle...
344 bring sb. to account...
343 name-dropper; your name is mud...
342 nail down; as hard as nails...
341 the short end of the stick...
340 end; living end
339 knockoff; knock sb. dead...
338 knock around; knock off...
337 shoot from the hip; shoot the breeze...
336 shoot down; shoot one's wad...
335 kiss sth. goodbye; kiss off...
334 wait for the other shoe to drop...
333 shake up; shake down...
332 tongue-lashing; a slip of tongue...
331 legal eagle; rain maker...
330 knock-down and drag-out fight...
329 can't fight the city hall...
328 fight tooth and nail...
327 on the  ropes; give sb. enough rope to hang...
326 rope sb. in; at the end of one's rope
325 learn the ropes
324 dog tired; go to the dogs...
323 go bananas; compare oranges and apples...
322 not playing with a full deck...
321 go to pot; sweeten the pot
320 thin air; come up for air
319 fish or cut bait; fishing expedition
318 inside story; sob story
317 cock and bull story; cover story
316 eyes bigger than your stomach...
315 stand out; stand the heat
314 bone of contention; make no bones about it
313 feel in your bone; throw sb. a bone
312 pull the strings; string sb. along
311 hard sell; sell a bill of goods
310 Buy a pig in a poke...
309 Scrape the bottom of the barrel
308 feather your own nest; empty nest
307 foul your own nest; stir up a hornet's nest
306 button your lip; on the button
305 fib; white lie...
304 ace in the hole; an ace up your sleeve...
303 no brainer; cut to the chase
302 nickel and dime; on a dime
301 penny-ante; penny-pincher; penny-wise