bid beads, to 95
birds of a feather flock together 144
bissextile year 108, 109
bite the hand that feeds (one), to 172
bit of fluff (muslin, stuff) 100
black frost 60, 65, 107
black Maria 177
black sheep 172, 173
blank verse 60, 65
bless (one's) soul 142
blind headache 105, 189
blue butter 105
blue devils 179
blue funk 60
bold as brass, as 88, 146
bone of contention 126, 187, 188
bony process 105
book of reference 104
bosom friend 60
bread-and-cheese marriage 149
break in, to 135
break the matter (news), to 70
breathe in, to 131
breathe (one's) last, to 100, 101
bring (drive, strike) home (to smb),
to 101
bring up, to 131, 134
bring up the rear, to 60
broad awake 67
broken tea 60, 65
brown bread 65, 190
brown study 87, 95
but for 130
by and by 123
by (long) chalks 127
by day 127
by heart 130, 172, 173, 178
by hook or by crook 86
by nature 127—128
by (in) snatches 130
by stealth 127
by then 128
by (with) the run 130
Cadmean victory 68
call a spade a spade, to 125
call (smb) names, to 61, 165
Canterbury story (tale) 71
cap and bells 124
cape-and-sword comedy 149
capful of wind 60
cap in hand(s) 156, 179
carry coals to Newcastle, to 101
carrying capacity 105
cast (scatter) bread upon the waters,
to 99
cast (throw, fling) (smth) in (smb's)
face, to 1 CI
catch (clutch) at a straw, to 100
cat o'nine tails 107 '/
caught in a net 151
centrifugal force 105
centripetal force 105
Cesarian operation (section) 71
change of heart 61
chest of .drawers 104
chop and change, to 88, 122
Christian name 68
city Arab 71
clean broke 68
cocked hat 94
cock of the walk 172
cogwheel breathing 106
cold as a key, as 146
cold weapon 60
come back, to 131
come in, to 131
come off, to 134
come to an end, to 103
common sense 60, 64, 190
consuetudinary law 108
cool cucumber, a 171
cool as a cucumber, as 171, 172
court-martial 177
crack a joke, to 60
cream of tartar 105
Crescent City, the 84
crossed questions and crooked
answers 127
cross (smb's) path, to 165
cross the Rubicon, to 90, 164
cry out, to 132
cry stinking fish, to 135
cudgel (one's) brains, to 73
cupboard love 61
current coin 154, 171
curse of Cain, the 154
Danaids* work 66
dance attendance, to 155
dark horse 73
202
daughter-in-law 169
day after the fair, the 73
dead as a door-nail, as 146
dead as Queen Ann, as 146
deaf as an ass, as 146
deaf nut 65, 94, 172, 173
dear sir 107
death bed repentance 149
death's head 153, 154, 155
devil's own luck, the 149
devil's paternoster 78
dog-and-chain 105
dog days 177
dog in the manger 187
dog's life 60, 66
don't mention it 107
dormant partner 67
down in the mouth 172
drat it (you) 142
draw it mild 141
draw water with (in) a sieve, to 101
dree (one's) weird, to 87, 183
dressed up to the nines 151
drop down upon, to 135
drop in, to 135
drown the miller, to 126
dry as a bone, as 147
Dutch auction 62
Dutch bargain 63
Dutch comfort 71
Dutch consolation 71
Dutch courage 63
Dutch defence 63
Dutch feast 63
Dutch treat 63
eat humble pie, to 91, 126
eat up, to 131, 132
end of (smb's) tether, the 154
end up, to 132
Endymion's sleep 66
English elm 64
enough and to spare 124
every cloud has its silver lining 145
everyday life 104
eVil genius 171
external maxillary artery 105
fair and square 124
fall flat, to 187, 188
fall out, to 131, 135, 187
false acacia 62
far cry 60, 65
father-in-law 169
feast today and fast tomorrow 123, 124
feather (one's) nest, to 79
feed the fishes, to 93
feel like (+Gerund), to 120
fiddler's news 66
fiddle while Rome is burning, to 136
fight like Kilkenny cats, to 86, 148
fine (gay) as the king's candle, as 99
first catch your hare 141
first name 68
first night 60
fish with a silver hook, to 187
fix up, to 132
flesh and blood 94
floating capital 68, 187
fool's (granny's) knot 68
for all (one) knows 139
for a song 127
for certain 129
for ever 128
for fun 127
forget-me-not 168
for good 172, 178
for keeps 127
for once 128
for show 127
for sure 128, 129
for the present 128
frame of mind 60
freezing (congealing) point 105
French chop 63
French desease 63
French horn 63
French leave 63
French pancake 63
French telephone 63
French toast 63
French window' 63
from the cradle 127
full and by 124
funny bone 106
fur and feather 124
gentleman in black, the 154
German silver 62
get the better (of smb, smth), to 154
get the hang (of smth), to 165
get the order of the boot, to 101—102
get the right sow by the ear, to 101
get the sack, to 101
get (one's) walking orders, to 102
gild the pill, to 78
gilded youth 60
give a laugh, to 113, 117, 119
give a lift, to 119
give a loaf and beg a shive, to 76, 87
give a smile 114
give in, to 134
give (smb) quite a turn, to 119
give (show) the cold shoulder (to
smb), to 99
give up, to 151, 155
give up the ghost, to 109
Gladstone bag 64
glance up, to 131
go away, to 131
203
God knows 139
Golden Age, the 154, 171
good morning (evening) 107
go on, to 135
go to Bath 142
go to bed (school, church etc), to 120
go to (pot) ruin, to 126
go to the forefathers, to 101
Governor-general 169
go West, to 101
Grand Old Man, the 85
grass widow 78, 87, 172
greedy as a cow in a clover, as 147
greedy as a hawk, as 146
green table 62, 177, 178
grey goose 62
grey mare, the 79, 80, 183,
grin like a Cheshire cat, to 148, 149
grind (one's) teeth, to 60, 67
grit (one's) teeth, to 67
guiding principle 104
half and half 124
half-licked (unlicked) cub 99
hammer and tongs 79, 172
hang fire, to 94
hang it (all) 142, 143
hang on by (one's) eyelashes (eyelids,
eyebrows), to 78, 99
happy as a clam at high tide, as 147
happy as a king, as 146
hard (soft) money 190
have a dig (at smth), to 94
have a swim, to 113, 114
have a smoke, to 113, 114
have (one's) heart in (one's) mouth,
to 78
have many strings to (one's) bow 93
have no heart (to do smth), to 167
have no idea (of smth), to 103
have no option but (to do smth),
to 103
have no stomach (for smth), to 6i
have the face (to do smth), to 61, 65
have the game in (one's) hands 92
heads I win, tails you lose 144
head over heels 86
heads or tails 122
heart and soul 122
heaven knows 140
high and dry 124
high and mighty 122
hit the right nail on the head, to 101
Hobson's choice 64, 172, 177, 188
hold the baby, to 189
hold (one's) tongue, to 141, 166
hold water, to 126
hook, line and sinker, 123, 124
hope for the best, to 103
hop the twig, to 101
howl (oneself) to sleep, to 120
hue and cry 76, 87
hunting case 106
husband's tea 60, 66, 172
hush up, to 132
if ever there was one 139, 172
if I were you 103
if (the) worst comes to (the) worbt
139
if you don't like it, you can lump it
144
in a fix 127
in a fog 127
in a fume 127
in a hurry 128
in a moment 128
in a shake 127
in brief 129
in clear 12§, 130
in common 129
Indian file 62
Indian summer 171
in earnest 128, 129
in fact 179
in front of 130
in full (brief, clear, general, common,
short) 129
in general 129
in question 127
in reality 128
Inspector-general 169
in (certain) spirits 165
in spite of the pie 87
internal ^secretion 103
in the cart 127
in the howe of the night 73
in the long run 154
in the nick of time 73
in the saddle 93
into the bargain 187
it goes without saying 139
it stands out a mile 139
it stands to reason 139
Jackard loom 64
Jack-in-the-box 169
Job's comforter 66
Job's news 66
join the majority, to 100, 101
Judas' hair 64
jump over the broomstick, to 126
keep an eye (on smb, smth), to 165
keep open house (table, doors) to 99
kick the bucket, to 89, 100, 183
kill or cure, to 122
kit-cat size 108
knight-bachelor 169
knight-errant 169
204
knit (one's) brows, to 60, 65, 155, 164
knock into the middle of the next week,
to 93
know hawk from a handsaw, to 87
know which side (one's) bread is
buttered, to 141
labour of Sisyphus 97
Lady of Babylon, the 85
large as life, as 146
lay down, to 132
last straw 171 *^
lead apes in hell, to 86
lead (smb) up the garden path, to 79
leather and prunella 172
leg and leg 123
lemon yellow 105
letter of the law, the 60, 65
licks into shape, to 78
lie at (on, upon) the lurch, to 98
lifeless rubber 105
lion's share 177
liquid fire 154
liver of sulphur 105
lock, stock and barrel 123
look down, to 131
look forward (to smth), to 187
look here 142, 143
look out, to 135
Lord Justice 169
Lord Lieutenant 169
lose (one's) bearings, to 93
lose (one's) temper, to 61, 65
loud as a hog in a gate, as 149
maehine gun fire 105
mad as a hatter, as 78, 146, 172, 178
magnifying glass 104, 191
make a dead set (at smb, smth), to 94
make a fool (of smb), to 102
make a move, to 119