全书共100讲,302条习惯用语皆取自美国当今流行口语,并畏以丰富生动的例词。在讲解过程中,习惯用语的出处及有关文化背景知识也一并予介绍,以便学习者正确把握含义。

第1讲 Life in the Fast Lane & Life on a Fast Track & Go Nowhere Fast

第2讲 Wing It & Take Someone Under Your Wing

第3讲 Start from Scratch & up to Scratch & Scratch the Surface

第4讲 Raising the Devil & Devil's Advocate

第5讲 There'll Be the Devil to Pay & Give the Devil His Due

第6讲 Fair Shake & Fair to Middling & Fair Weather Friend & Fair-haired Boy

第7讲 Go Whole Hog & The Whole Nine Yards & a Whole New Ball Game & Made out of the Whole Cloth

第8讲 Ground Floor & Mop the Floor with & Glass Ceiling & Hit the Ceiling

第9讲 Run like Clockwork & Cut and Run & Dry Run

第10讲 Lie Low & Let Sleeping Dogs Lie

第11讲 Blow-out & Wing-ding & Bash & Blast

第12讲 Stag Party & Tailgate Party & Hen Party & Baby Shower

第13讲 Wet Blanket & Security Blanket

第14讲 Push Around & Pushover & When Push Comes to Shove

第15讲 Pull for & Pull Through & Pull Your Leg & Pull the Plug

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