- a picture is worth a thousand words
- a leopard can't change his spots
- backseat driver
- back to basics
- back to square one
- bad hair day
- ball and chain
- non' ya' beeswax
- blackmail
- blind leading the blind
- break a leg
- caught with your pants down
- chip on his shoulder
- chown down
- cold war
- crackerjack
- cup of joe
- cut to the chase
- cut the cheese
- dead ringer
- Devil's advocate
- dirt poor
- dog days
- doozy
- dope
- double whammy
- doughboy
- drink like a fish
- dropping like flies
- eat, drink, and be merry
- Elvis has left the building
- end of story
- Eureka
- face the music
- finger lookin' good
- flesh and blood
- flip the bird
- got out on the wrong side of the bed
- go out on a limb
- go the extra mile
- good Sameritan
- have an axe to grind
- high five
- hit the hay
- hit the nail on the head
- hold your horses
- Houston we have a problem
- I'll have his head on a platter
- in your face
- keep your chin up
- knock on wood
- last but not least
- live by the sword, die by the sword
- Mum's the word
- nerd
- new kid on the block
- OK
- one for the road
- over the top
- paddle your own canoe
- pedal to the medal
- pick up your ears
- pipe down
- pull the plug
- pull the wool over his eyes
- put a sock in it
- put on your thinking cap
- put your best foot forward
- rain cats and dogs
- raincheck
- redhanded
- rise and shine
- sabotage
- saved by the bell
- shake a leg
- shot in the dark
- sleep tight
- son of a gun
- spare the road, spoil the child
- strike a deal
- stumped
- thats all folks
- the truth will set you free
- the wave
- the whole nine yards
- third times a charm
- three strikes and you are out
- tie the knot
- to make a long story short
- top knotch
- use your loaf
- wet behind the ears
- white bread
- whole nine yards
- word for word
- X marks the spot
- you are what you eat
- your name is mud
- zero tolerance
Wednesday, March 28, 2007
Idioms
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