美國習慣用語

這個節目專門介紹美國人常用的習慣用語，它們的出典並以富有生活情趣的實例來說明用法。每次節目十分鐘，每週播出一個新的節目。
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美國習慣用語 (WORDS AND IDIOMS 1-50)
50 be swept off one's feet...
49 stand on one's own two feet...
48 get a foot in the door; dead on one's feet
47 bug someone; loose up
46 ants in your pants...
45 cold feet; jump in and get one's feet wet
44 get off on the wrong foot...
43 put one's best foot forward...
42  go for broke; go overboard
41  go all out; go through hell or...
40  my heart stood still; hear-to-heart talk
39  have a heart; cross my heart
38  pain in the neck; neck and neck
37  break one's neck; stick one's neck out
36  hot seat; hot and bothered
35  monkey business; make monkey out of sb.
34  put all his eggs in the basket; eat crow
33  as American as apple pie; hot potato
32  sing the blues; like a bolt out of the blue
31  green thumb; green light
30  stick to one's gun; shoot the breeze
29  rain check; it never rains...  
28  black sheep; white lie
27  red letter day; red tape
26  horse laugh; the last laugh
25  just for laughs; laugh up one's sleeve
24  top gun; bottom line
23  take candy from a baby; a piece of cake
22  twist one's arm; charge someone an arm and a leg
21  shake a leg; pull one's leg
20  up in arms; at arm's length
19  bail out; nose dive
18  stuffed shirt; give you the shirt off his back
17  keep one's shirt on; lose one's shirt
16  right on the beam; fly by the seat of one's pants
15  fly off the handle; bark up the wrong tree
14  sweeten the pot...
13  keep an ear to the ground; up to one's ears
12  follow your nose; pay through the nose
11  shoe is on the other foot; work hand in glove
10 poker face; close to your vest
09 pull your socks up; knock one's socks off
08 be led by the nose; under your nose
07 blow up; blow out
06 hold water; water off a duck's back...
05 in hot water; throw cold water on sth.
04 doggy bag; sunny side up
03 it goes in one ear and out the other
02 greasy spoon; potluck
01 give one a hand; foot the bill...