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1 Introduction...xi Run It ii1to the Ground Section I: Action...1 On Edge Use Your Head...3 Check-Up Time Answer Key Read Between the Lines...5 Hit the Roof Hide Your Head in the Sand...6 Break Off...47 Think Twice...7 Break a Record Think on Your Feet...8 BreakGround Think Up...9 On Pins and Needles...50 Think Nothing Of...10 Can't Get Over It...51 Look After Rip-Off...52 Look Down On...12 On the Up and Up...53 Look.for a Needle in a Haystack Weasel Out...54 Blow Hot and Cold...14 Runnjng Behind...55 Check-Up Time...15 Check-Up Time...56 Answer Key...16 Answer Key...57 Blow YQur Lines...18 Blow Your Own Horn...19 Are These Things Broken?...59 Blow the vvhistle On...20 Crack.a Book...61 Crack a Smile Crack a Joke...62 Put on Your Thinking Cap...22 Crack the Whip...63 Use Your Noodle...23 Crack Up...64 Tear My Hair Out...24 Pound the Pavement...65 Second Thoughts...25 Make a Mountain out of a Molehill...66 Talk Big...26 Dmvn the Drain...67 Check-Up Time...27 On the Blink...68 Answer Key Down in the Dumps...69 Hard Pressed Oops!...31 Check-Up Time Scratch the Surface...33 Answer Key...72 Cut Corners...34 Cut It Out...35 Coming and Going...75 Lose Heart...36 Come To Pass Fall Behind...37 Come To Light...78 Fall by the Wayside...38 Cross That Bridge When \Ve Come to It.79 Bring the House Down...39 Come in Handy...80 Bite the Dust Out of the Woods...81

2 Ran out ofsteam...82 Play Cat and Mouse With Jump the Gun...83 Bring Up the Rear Let's Split...84 Check-Up Time In a Flash...85 Answer Key Check-Up Time...86 Bring Up Answer Key...87 Bring About Use Your Hands...89 Call on the Carpet Call It a Dav Turn over a New Leaf...91 Call To Order Build a Fire Under...92 Spread Like 'Wildfire...93 Call OtT Give the Shirt off His Back...94 Keep the Home Fires Burning Steal the Show Iron Out...95 Hit the Books...96 Let Bygones Be Bygones Hit the Jackpot...97 Check-Up Time Hit It Off...98 Answer Key Tie the Knot...99 Section 2: Animals Beat Around the Bush Pets Check-Up Time Barking Up the Wrong Tree Answer Key It's Raining Cats and Dogs Throw a Monkey Wrench Let the Cat out of the Bag Throw in the Towel The Cat's Got Your Tongue Throw the Book At His Bark Is Worse Than His Bite Throw Your Hat in the Ring Lead a Dog's Life Cross Swords In the Doghouse Cross the Wire Wash My Hands Of...Il0 'Weed Out Take Place Sweep Her OffHer Feet...1l3 Check-Up Time...1l4 Answer Key Give and Take Take Shape...1l9 Take It Out On Take It or Leave It Take Your Time Beat You to the Dra\v Beat a Fast Retreat Beat It Top Dog Go to the Dogs Copycat Check-Up Time Answer Key Birds and Bees For the Birds Fly in the Ointment Put a Bug in My Ear A Bee in Her Bonnet Flea Market Stir Up a Hornet's Nest Butterflies in My Stomach Flying High Swan Song...171

3 No Spring Chicken Check-Up Time Check-Up Time Answer Key Answer Key Section 3: Body Parts Farm Animals Head Straight from the Horse's Mouth My Hair Is Standing on End Horse Sense Off the Top ofmy Head Horse Trading Put Their Heads Together Hold Your Horses Head in the Clouds Road Hog Eyes in the Back ofmy Head Hog-Tie Face-to-Face Go Whole Hog Straight Face Piggyback Make a Face Bull in a China Shop In One Ear and out the Other Horsing Around See Eye-to-Eye Check-Up Time Check-Up Time Answer Key Answer Key Animals That Love the Water Under My Nose Big Frog in a Small Pond Pay Through the Nose Cold Fish Nose Around Duck Soup Lead Him by the Nose Sound Fishy Count. Noses The World Is Her Oyster Put Words in My Mouth On a Fishing Expedition Took the Words out ofmy Mouth Fish For By Word ofmouth Eager Beaver... '.' : By the Skin of His Teeth Neither Fish nor Foul Bite Your Tongue Check-Up Time Check-Up Time Answer Key Answer Key Animals On the Go Inside Monkey Business Flesh and Blood Make a Monkey Of New Blood Lion's Share Make My Blood Boil Monkey Around Heart-to-Heart Monkey See, Monkey Do Set Your Heart on It Snake in the Grass Heart and Soul Ants in Your Pants My Heart Skips a Beat Knee High to a Grasshopper Cross Your Heart At a Snail's Pace Take Your Life in Your Own Hands Change Horses in Midstream Throw Your Weight Around

4 Check-Up Time Answer Key Answer Key Section 4: Colors Back Blue in the Face Back-to-Back In the Pink Behind His Back Tickled Pink Turn Your Back On In the Red Pat on the Back Red Tape Straw That Broke the Camel's Back Green with Emy Chip on His Shoulder Green Around the Gills Get Hold ofyourself Feeling Blue Fall Over Backwards Heart of Gold Back Off In the Black Take a Backseat Check-Up Time Check-Up Time Answer Key Answer Key Section 5: Food and Beverages Arms, Hands, Legs, Feet Bring Home the Bacon Pulling Your Leg Burn to a Crisp Shake a Leg Big Cheese Put Your Foot Down Food for Thought Put Your Foot in Your Mouth Not My Cup oftea Can't Put My Finger on It Apple ofhis Cold Feet Salt of the Earth On Hand In a Pickle Hand in Hand Top Banana Sticky Fingers A Hard Nut To Crack A Finger in the Pie Check-Up Time Check-Up Time Answer Key Answer Key She's a Peach At His Fingertips Does Not Hold Water Arm in Arm Feeling His Oats At Arm's Length Bite Off More Than You Can Chew Cross My Fingers Break the Ice Elbow Grease Living High on the Hog Lift a Finger Like a Fish out ofwater Twist My.Arm Talk Turkey Give My Right Arm Eat Crow Put Your Best Foot Forward Cut the Mustard Drag Your Feet Check-Up Time Check-Up Time Answer Key...355

5 Section 6: Money A Penny for Your Thoughts Made ofmoney Pay the Price A Dime a Dozen Penny-Ante Pinch Pennies Strike It Rich Top Dollar Look Like a Million Dollars Money To Burn Money Doesn't Grow on Trees Check-Up Time Answer Key \.osection 7: Weather and Atmosphere 373 On Cloud Nine Under the Weather...,."., ()nce l 'n. a Bl ue M J. oon..., Full ofhot Air Save It for a Rainy Day Weather the Storm Skating on Thin Ice Steal Your Thunder Out ofthis World Up in the Air Check-Up Time Answer Key Section 8: Work Back to the Drawing Board Breakln Big Deal Mean Business Land-Office Business Fall Down on the Job Burn the Midnight Oil Work Your Fingers to the Bone...,,..398 On the Right Track.,... " Check-Up Time..., Answer Key About the Author...403