Introduction...xi Run It ii1to the Ground....41 Section I: Action...1 On Edge....42 Use Your Head...3 Check-Up Time....43 Answer Key....44 Read Between the Lines...5 Hit the Roof.....................46 Hide Your Head in the Sand...6 Break Off...47 Think Twice...7 Break a Record....48 Think on Your Feet...8 BreakGround....49 Think Up...9 On Pins and Needles...50 Think Nothing Of...10 Can't Get Over It...51 Look After....11 Rip-Off...52 Look Down On...12 On the Up and Up...53 Look.for a Needle in a Haystack.......13 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....21 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....28 Down in the Dumps...69 Hard Pressed....70 Oops!...31 Check-Up Time....71 Scratch the Surface...33 Answer Key...72 Cut Corners...34 Cut It Out...35 Coming and Going...75 Lose Heart...36 Come To Pass....77 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.....................40 Out of the Woods...81
Ran out ofsteam...82 Play Cat and Mouse With...126 Jump the Gun...83 Bring Up the Rear...127 Let's Split...84 Check-Up Time...128 In a Flash...85 Answer Key...129 Check-Up Time...86 Bring Up...131 Answer Key...87 Bring About...132 Use Your Hands...89 Call on the Carpet...133 Call It a Dav...134 Turn over a New Leaf...91 Call To Order...135 Build a Fire Under...92 Spread Like 'Wildfire...93 Call OtT........................136 Give the Shirt off His Back...94 Keep the Home Fires Burning...137 Steal the Show...138 Iron Out...95 Hit the Books...96 Let Bygones Be Bygones....139 Hit the Jackpot...97 Check-Up Time...140 Hit It Off...98 Answer Key...141 Tie the Knot...99 Section 2: Animals...143 Beat Around the Bush...100 Pets...145 Check-Up Time...101 Barking Up the Wrong Tree...147 Answer Key...102 It's Raining Cats and Dogs...148 Throw a Monkey Wrench...104 Let the Cat out of the Bag...149 Throw in the Towel...105 The Cat's Got Your Tongue...150 Throw the Book At...106 His Bark Is Worse Than His Bite...151 Throw Your Hat in the Ring...107 Lead a Dog's Life...152 Cross Swords...108 In the Doghouse...153 Cross the Wire...109 Wash My Hands Of...Il0 'Weed Out...111 Take Place...112 Sweep Her OffHer Feet...1l3 Check-Up Time...1l4 Answer Key...115 Give and Take...117 Take Shape...1l9 Take It Out On...120 Take It or Leave It...121 Take Your Time...122 Beat You to the Dra\v...123 Beat a Fast Retreat...124 Beat It...125 Top Dog...154 Go to the Dogs...155 Copycat...156 Check-Up Time...157 Answer Key...158 Birds and Bees...161 For the Birds...163 Fly in the Ointment...164 Put a Bug in My Ear...165 A Bee in Her Bonnet...166 Flea Market...167 Stir Up a Hornet's Nest...168 Butterflies in My Stomach...169 Flying High...170 Swan Song...171
No Spring Chicken...172 Check-Up Time...219 Check-Up Time...173 Answer Key...220 Answer Key...174 Section 3: Body Parts...223 Farm Animals...177 Head...225 Straight from the Horse's Mouth...179 My Hair Is Standing on End....227 Horse Sense....................180 Off the Top ofmy Head...228 Horse Trading...181 Put Their Heads Together...229 Hold Your Horses...182 Head in the Clouds...230 Road Hog...183 Eyes in the Back ofmy Head...231 Hog-Tie...184 Face-to-Face....232 Go Whole Hog...185 Straight Face....233 Piggyback...186 Make a Face...234 Bull in a China Shop...187 In One Ear and out the Other....235 Horsing Around...188 See Eye-to-Eye....236 Check-Up Time...189 Check-Up Time...237 Answer Key...190 Answer Key....238 Animals That Love the Water...193 Under My Nose....240 Big Frog in a Small Pond...195 Pay Through the Nose....241 Cold Fish...196 Nose Around....242 Duck Soup...197 Lead Him by the Nose....243 Sound Fishy...198 Count. Noses...244 The World Is Her Oyster...199 Put Words in My Mouth....245 On a Fishing Expedition....200 Took the Words out ofmy Mouth....246 Fish For...20.1 By Word ofmouth...247 Eager Beaver... '.' :...202 By the Skin of His Teeth....248 Neither Fish nor Foul...203 Bite Your Tongue...249 Check-Up Time...204 Check-Up Time...250 Answer Key...205 Answer Key...251 Animals On the Go...207 Inside...253 Monkey Business.................209 Flesh and Blood..................255 Make a Monkey Of...210 New Blood...256 Lion's Share...211 Make My Blood Boil...257 Monkey Around...212 Heart-to-Heart...258 Monkey See, Monkey Do....213 Set Your Heart on It....259 Snake in the Grass....214 Heart and Soul...260 Ants in Your Pants...215 My Heart Skips a Beat....261 Knee High to a Grasshopper.........216 Cross Your Heart...262 At a Snail's Pace...217 Take Your Life in Your Own Hands...263 Change Horses in Midstream...218 Throw Your Weight Around....264
Check-Up Time....265 Answer Key...311 Answer Key...266 Section 4: Colors...313 Back...269 Blue in the Face...315 Back-to-Back....271 In the Pink...316 Behind His Back...272 Tickled Pink...317 Turn Your Back On...273 In the Red...318 Pat on the Back....274 Red Tape...319 Straw That Broke the Camel's Back...275 Green with Emy...320 Chip on His Shoulder...276 Green Around the Gills...321 Get Hold ofyourself...277 Feeling Blue...322 Fall Over Backwards...278 Heart of Gold...323 Back Off....279 In the Black...324 Take a Backseat....280 Check-Up Time...325 Check-Up Time...281 Answer Key...326 Answer Key...282 Section 5: Food and Beverages...329 Arms, Hands, Legs, Feet...285 Bring Home the Bacon...331 Pulling Your Leg....287 Burn to a Crisp...332 Shake a Leg...288 Big Cheese...333 Put Your Foot Down...289 Food for Thought...334 Put Your Foot in Your Mouth...290 Not My Cup oftea...335 Can't Put My Finger on It...291 Apple ofhis...336 Cold Feet...292 Salt of the Earth...337 On Hand...293 In a Pickle...338 Hand in Hand....294 Top Banana...339 Sticky Fingers...295 A Hard Nut To Crack...340 A Finger in the Pie...296 Check-Up Time...341 Check-Up Time...297 Answer Key...342 Answer Key....298 She's a Peach...344 At His Fingertips.................300 Does Not Hold Water...345 Arm in Arm...301 Feeling His Oats...346 At Arm's Length...302 Bite Off More Than You Can Chew...347 Cross My Fingers...303 Break the Ice...348 Elbow Grease...304 Living High on the Hog...349 Lift a Finger...305 Like a Fish out ofwater...350 Twist My.Arm...306 Talk Turkey...351 Give My Right Arm...307 Eat Crow...352 Put Your Best Foot Forward...308 Cut the Mustard...353 Drag Your Feet...309 Check-Up Time...354 Check-Up Time...310 Answer Key...355
Section 6: Money...357 A Penny for Your Thoughts...359 Made ofmoney...360 Pay the Price...361 A Dime a Dozen...362 Penny-Ante...363 Pinch Pennies...364 Strike It Rich...365 Top Dollar...366 Look Like a Million Dollars...367 Money To Burn...368 Money Doesn't Grow on Trees...369 Check-Up Time...370 Answer Key...371 \.osection 7: Weather and Atmosphere 373 On Cloud Nine...375 Under the Weather...,.".,...376 ()nce l 'n. a Bl ue M J. oon...,.... 377 Full ofhot Air...378 Save It for a Rainy Day...379 Weather the Storm...380 Skating on Thin Ice...381 Steal Your Thunder...382 Out ofthis World...383 Up in the Air...384 Check-Up Time...385 Answer Key...386 Section 8: Work...389 Back to the Drawing Board...391 Breakln...392 Big Deal...393 Mean Business...394 Land-Office Business...395 Fall Down on the Job...396 Burn the Midnight Oil...397 Work Your Fingers to the Bone...,,..398 On the Right Track.,... "...399 Check-Up Time...,....400 Answer Key....401 About the Author...403