VOA單詞與習語趣談

1．Life in the fast lane/Go nowhere fast
2．Wing it/Take someone under one’s wing
3．Start from scratch/Up to scratch/Scratch/Scratch the surface
4．Raise the devil/Devil’s advocate
5．There’ll be the devil to pay．/Give the devil his due
6．Fair shake/Fair to middling/Fair weather friend/Fair-haired boy
7．Go whole hog/The whole nine yards/A whole new ball game/Made out of whole cloth
8．Get in on the ground floor/Mop the floor with some-body/Glass ceiling/Hit the ceiling
9．Run like clockwork/Cut and run/Dry run
10．Lie low/Let sleeping dogs lie
11．Blow-out/Wing-ding/Bash/Blast
12．Stag party/Hen party/Tailgate party/Baby shower
13．Wet blanket/Security blanket
14．Push around/Pushover/When push comes to shove
15．Pull for/Pull through/Pull your leg/Pull the plug
16．Rat rae/Treadmill/Salt mine
17．Class act/Hard act to follow/Get your act together
18．Go over with a bang/Get a bang out of/More bang for the buck
19．Step up to the plate/Get to first base/Touch all the bases
20．Have a ball/all of fire/Ball up
21．Have a lot on the ball/Keep the ball rolling/Ballpark figure
22．Plug/Plug away/Plug in
23．Have a bear by the tail/Loaded for bear/Bulls and bears
24．Cut a deal/Raw deal/Shady deal
25．Penny-ante/Penny pincher/Penny-wise/Pretty penny
26．Nickle and dime/A dime a dozen/On a dime/Get off the dime
27．No brainer/Push the envelope/Cut to the chase
28．Ace in the hole/An ace up your sleeve/Within an ace of winning
29．Fib/White lie/Lie through your teeth/Whopper
30．Button your lip/On the button/Buttonhole
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103．Showdown/Ante up/Poker face/Stack the deck