Speak fluent English in modern phrases

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A
a breeze
a bull in a china shop
a flash in the pan
agree to disagree
all done
angle
anytime
ask after
at best
at ease
at heart
at the sight of
B
be above oneself
beat me
become of
be flimflammed
be going on
be meant to
be my guest
beside oneself
be taken aback
be to blame
big deal
blow in
blow one's lid
break one's heart
break the ice
bring back
burn the midnight oil
bury one's head in the sand
buy
buzz
by ear
by no means
C
can't hold a candle to someone
care for
catch one's eye
cat out of the bag
change the subject
close call
cold turkey
come in handy
come on
come to
cost an arm and a leg
costume party
catch-22
couch potato
countdown
count on
cram
cut class
D
dance attendance upon someone
dash the cup from someone's lips
day in，day out
dead on one's feet
dish sth.out
don't be silly
down on one's luck
drag
dump
dunno
E
Early bird
eyewitness
F
fake it
fall asleep at the switch
feel cheap
flunk
fool about
for good
for heaven's sake
for the birds
free lunch
from hand to mouth
from the horse's mouth
from the horse's mouth
G
get out
get the air
get wind of
give a bad/poor account of oneself
give one the cold shoulder
give sb.a tumble
give sb.a wide berth
go ahead
go Dutch
go from bad to worse
go out
go through fire and water
got to be kidding
gross
H
hang on
hang out
hardliner
have an affair with
have the ball at one's feet
have a sweet tooth
have something on the ball
have the heart
hit the ceiling
have the ball at one's feet
hit the spot
highway robbery
hold one's horses
hold up
hold with
hold the bag
hook the ball
hopefully so
how come
How goes it?
I
I'll say
I'm losing you
if it will make you happy
if you say so
I hear you
in black and white
in one's blood
in sb.'s shoes
in season
in the air
in the dark
in the red
I sympathize
It's about time
it's now or never
J
john
K
keep an eye on
kick sth. around
kick up a row
knock down
knock-out
L
last call
let on
let out
let's get going
let's just say
live sth.down
loggerheads
look in
look on
lose one's mind
love at first sight
M
make good
make it
make much ado about nothing
make shift
mind one's own business
monkey suit
N
name here
new to
no can do
no ioke
no kidding
not get a word in edgeways
not say uncle
nuke
O
of one's own accord
on a diet
on the blink/fritz
on thin ice
or else
out of practice
out of practice
out of shape
out of work
over one's dead body
open and shut
P
party
pick on
play out
poor house
precisely my point
push the panic button
put down
put on an act
put someone on
put up
put up with
Q
quack
quite a bit
R
read someone like a book
really? I thought
rest on one's oars
rip off
road hog
roll in the aisles
rots sb's brains
run-of-the-mill
S
save up
scrape(up)an acquaintance with
screw(something)up
search me
see eye to eye
simmer down
so far，so good
speak of the devil
special
spilt milk
stick around
stop around
T
take off
take turns
tear-jerker
thanks，Mom
thanks to
that figures
the best(someone)has ever
the feeling is mutual
the folks
the other way around
thrilled to bits
tie down
To make ends meet
to one's taste
turn a deaf ear
turn over a new leaf
turn up
U
under one's nose
under the weather
W
walk away with
wet one's whistle
what's up
what，and miss sth.
what are you talking about
what do you say?
whatever
whatever you say
when the going gets tough
where's the fire
why not
wolf down
won't budge
Y
yes sirree
yesterday
you almost got me
you bet
you got it
you must be mad
you said it, brother
your wish is my command