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An idiom is an expression (i.e., term or phrase) whose meaning cannot be deduced from the literal definitions and the arrangement of its parts, but refers instead to a figurative meaning that is known only through common use.

	ace (verb)
	all right
	and then some
	antsy
	as easy as pie
	at the eleventh hour
	bad-mouth (verb)
	be a piece of cake
	be all ears
	be broke
	be fed up with
	be in and out
	be on the go
	be on the road
	be over
	be up and running
	be used to
	beat (adj.)
	beat around the bush
	beat one's brains out
	Beats me.
	bent out of shape
	before long
	bite off more than one can chew
	blabbermouth
	blow one's top
	boom box
	the bottom line
	blow one's top
	Break a leg!
	break someone's heart
	broke
	bug (verb)
	bull-headed
	buck(s)
	a bundle
	burn the midnight oil
	bushed
	by one's self
	by the skin of one's teeth
	call it a day
	catch one's eye
	catch some Zs
	can't make heads or tails of something
	change one's mind
	chicken
	chow
	chow down
	a cinch
	cool (adj.)
	cost (someone) an arm and a leg
	couch potato
	cram
	crash course
	Cut it out!
	Cool it!
	dicey
	ditch class
	Don't count your chickens until (before) they hatch (they're hatched).
	do a bang-up job
	down in the dumps
	drag one's feet
	drop someone a line
	DON'T GIVE UP THE DAY JOB
	an eager beaver
	Easy does it!
	an egghead
	elbow grease
	every other _____
	far-fetched
	feel blue
	feel puny
	fender-bender
	fire someone
	for ages
	get going
	get it
	get a kick out of something
	get on one's nerves
	get one's wires crossed
	get out of hand
	get up and go
	give someone a hand
	go with the flow
	grab a bite
	had ('d) better
	have (has) got
	hard feelings
	hassle
	have one's hands full
	have something down pat
	head honcho
	hit the books
	hit the hay
	hit the sack
	How come?
	if I had my druthers
	in over one's head
	inside out
	in stock
	in the black
	in the red
	in time
	jump all over someone
	jump the gun
	jump to conclusion
	junk mail
	keep an eye on
	keep an eye out for
	keep one's chin up
	keep one's fingers crossed
	keep one's nose to the grindstone
	keep (stay) in touch
	kick the bucket
	kid
	kind of
	a klutz
	a know-it-all
	know something backwards and forward
	know something inside out
	let-down
	lend someone a hand
	leave well enough alone
	Let sleeping dogs lie.
	live from hand to mouth
	Live and let live.
	lose track of
	a low blow
	lousy
	macho
	make a mountain out of a mole hill
	can't make heads or tails of
	make up one's mind
	No way!
	nosh
	Not on your life!
	now and then
	nuke
	nuts
	OK
	on the cutting edge
	on the dot
	on time
	once in a while
	over one's head
	pay the piper
	plastic
	pop quiz
	pooped (adj.)
	pretty (adv.)
	pull an all-nighter
	pull someone's leg
	quite a few
	a quick study
	R and R
	rain or shine
	rain cats and dogs
	read someone's mind
	rub someone the wrong way
	run-down
	savvy
	schmooze
	sleep on it
	sooner or later
	shoot the breeze
	a snap
	so-so
	Someone's made his/her bed; now let her/him lie in it.
	sort of
	state of the art
	stay (keep) in touch
	Step on it!
	to kick the bucket
	take it easy
	tell a white lie
	There, there.
	tight-fisted
	a tightwad
	tough
	toss something
	tricky
	two-faced
	TURN YOUR BACK ON
	under the weather
	until hell freezes over
	until you're blue in the face
	update
	upside down
	up-to-date
	used to
	Was my face red!
	wear out one's welcome
	wet behind the ears
	What for?
	What's up?
	wishy-washy
	with bells on
	would just as soon
	a yes-man
	You don't say!
	You've got to be kidding!
	yucky
	yummy
	zilch
	Zip your lip!

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