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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 101-150)
150 kiss sb. or sth. goodbye; kiss of death
149 everything from soup to nuts...
148 under the thumb; stick out like a sore thumb
147 green thumb; all thumbs
146 wheeler-dealer; fifth wheel
145 set of wheels; free-wheeler
144 crash the gate; crash the party; crash course
143 one of a kind; top-notch
142  skin sb. alive; skin game
141  jump right out of one's skin; all skin and bones
140  spin one's wheel; re-invent the wheel
139  at the wheel; hell on wheels
138  no skin off my nose; save one's skin
137  skin deep; that really gets under my skin
136  now the ball is in your court...
135  play ball; on the ball
134  in the pink; fit as a fiddle
133  backseat driver; back-up system
132  backslider; backslapper
131  couch potato; mall rats
130  dinks; sandwich generation
129  not all there; have a screw loose  
128  under the weather; down with a bug
127  not all there; have a screw loose
126  penny-pincher; cheapskate
125  trailblazer; cutting edge
124  a straw in the wind; grasp at straws
123  belly laugh; knee-slapper
122  the last straw; sow one's wild oats
121  make hay; go haywire
120  spring chicken; goose bumps
119  chicken out; chicken feed
118  sitting duck; dead duck
117  where-is-the-beef; turkey farm
116  break the ice; iceberg
115  snowball;snow job
114  beefy; beef up
113  turkey; old turkey
112  smell fishy;fish for compliments
111  shrimp; crab
110 rub elbows; elbow room
109 call up; call it a day
108 call the shots; call one's bluff
107 munch; hors d'oeuvres
106 grab a bite; grubstake
105 brainstorm; egghead
104 ghost writer; spooky
103 give up the ghost; ghost town
102 brainchild; pick one's brain
101 get one's back up; scratch one's back