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美国习惯用语

这个节目专门介绍美国人常用的习惯用语，它们的出典并以富有生活情趣的实例来说明用法。每次节目十分钟，每周播出一个新的节目。
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美国习惯用语 (WORDS AND IDIOMS)
453 a slap on the back...
452 bird dog; the birds and bees...
451 bird brain; strictly for the birds...
450 happy-go-lucky...
449 like clock work...
448 greenhorn; wet behind the ears...
447 talk in circles...
446 talk one's ear off...
445 straight arrow...
444 lick the habit...
443 behind the eight ball...
442 pull out all the stops...
441 split hairs; bad hair day...
440 win by hair...
439 can't hold a candle to somebody...
438 left holding the bag...
437 go hog wild...
436 live high off the hog...
435 play both ends against the middle...
434 pooped out...
433 poop...
432 powder-puff...
431 steal someone's thunder...
430 the whole shooting match...
429 dirty pool...
428 dig up dirt; dirt cheap...
427 sweet nothings...
426 nothing to sneeze at...
425 kissing cousin; kiss up to...
424 pink slip; get the boot...
423 lose your cool...
422 lion's share...
421 flip; flip out...
420 in the cards; play the cards right...
419 drawing card; wild card...
418 no sweat...
417 the chips are down...
416 loaded dice...
415 craps...
414 chomp at the bit...
413 feel blue; sing blues...
412 make a killing...
411 golden years; senior citizens...
410 dead shot; spitting image
409 Nitty-gritty...
408 stake out a claim...
407 turn back the clock...
406 landslide; clean sweep...
405 bandwagon; ride on the coattails...
404 blow smoke...
403 take the point; tightrope...
402 countdown; baby-kissing...
401 veg; chill...
400 sweet; lame...
399 24/7; props...
398 hit the ground running...
397 advance man; spin doctor...
396 stump speech, don't change horses...
395 lock, stock and barrel...
394 keep your shirt on...
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