a big shot??
a case in point???
after/when all is said and done???
all but???
all ears???
anything but???
as far as I know?? ()
as fit as a fiddle???
at a discount???
at a loss???
beat about (around) the bush???
beat the crowds???
behind schedule???
beside oneself???
beside the point???
beyond compare/ all praise???
beyond hope???
but for????
call it a day???
castles in the air/sky???
chase(after) rainbows???
check in???
check out???
crocodile teats??
cry over spilt milk???
do sb. good???
do someone a favor????
do without???
do’s and don’t’s???
down payment???
doze off???
drop by/ drop in on???
drop out???
eat one’s words/ hat???
expect a baby???
fair and square???
fall flat???
find fault with???
find(get) a bargain???
first hand experience???
for good or bad (for better or worse)??
for the time being???
free with money???
give sb. a lift (ride)???
give sb. ring (call)???
go (be) on a diet???
go Dutch???
good for nothing???
have nothing (little) to do with???
have one’s hands full???
have one’s name???
have one’s opinion???
have the final say???
have… in common?????
hit the ceiling???
hustle and bustle???
if only????
immediate boss???
in a good mood???
in the stacks???
it is one’s treat???
just as well???
keep an eye on???
keep body and soul together???
kill time???
Last but not least???
lay off???
let alone???
let down???
lose one’s head???
lose one’s mind???
make a difference???
make a fuss???
make ends meet???
make no difference????
make sense????
meet one’s needs???
mind your own business????
none of one’s business???
nothing but???
off the top of one’s head???
on and off????
on the tip of one’s tongue????
one in a million???
only if???
other than???
out of stock???
out of the question???
pay off???
rack one’s brains???
rain cats and dogs????
read between the lines???
roll up one’s sleeves???
room and board???
room to let???
round the clock???
round the corner???
so what???
rush hour???
second thoughts???
show one’s cards???
sleep like a log (top)???
slip one’s mind???
speak evil of sb.???
stand on one’s own feet???
stay up late???
talk back/ answer back???
That’s really tough.???
the reverse is also true/vice versa??? （）
think twice (before you leap)???
under the weather????
walls have ears???
want ad???
Wear (with) a long face???
What’s the point????
white elephant?