Bản quyền © 1999 bởi Edward Swick Tất cả các quyền. Không có phần nào của cuốn sách này có thể được sao chép dưới bất kỳ hình thức nào, photostat, vi phim, xerography, hoặc bất kỳ phương tiện khác, | as the crow flies be no use good to man or beast bird of passage cock and bull story cook sb s goose cry crocodile tears eager beaver feel like a fish out of water mutton dressed as a lamb no room to swing a cat not have a dog s chance to do sth pigs might fly put the cart before the horse run with the hare and hunt with the hounds send sb off away with a flea in their ear sort out the sheep from the goats take to sth like a duck to water the early bird catches the worm the last straw that breaks the camel s back the world is your oyster when the cat s away the mice will play - in a straight line - be completely useless - someone who often changes their places of stay - a story or explanation that is completely incredible - ruin someone s plans hopes or chances - show insincere sadness sorrow or pity for sb - someone who is very keen on their work - feel uncomfortable or embarrassed in a new place or among people that one does not know - an elderly woman who tries to look younger or modern by wearing extravagant clothes - not enough free space very little space - have no chance at all to do sth - impossible things will never happen - do things in the wrong order - try to be friendly with both sides of a conflict - reject or refuse someone s request angrily - separate the good people from the bad ones - learn or cope with something without effort - in order to achieve or get something one has to get up or do something before others - be the last in a series of bad events that makes someone stop accepting a situation - you are free to do whatever you want - when the person in charge is not around people act more freely or do not work so hard 69 Names and surnames any Tom Dick and or Harry before you can say Jack Robinson and Bob s your uncle clever Dick for Pete s sake have the Midas touch Joe Bloggs keep up with the Joneses Pandora s box Peeping Tom plain Jane rob Peter to pay Paul the Old Bill the real McCoy Uncle Sam - an ordinary plain person not anybody special
