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1 a beauty

2 a plece of cake

3 an arm and a leg

4 are you pulling my leg?

5 as mad as a wet hen
6 bad news

7 bananas

8 bat 500

9 be all ears

10 be all thumbs

11 be old hat

12 beat one's head against the wall

13 big cheese

14 black hat

15 break a leg

16 break one's neck

17 butterflies in one's stomach

18 buy the farm

19 cat

.20 catch some rays

21 chicken

22 climb the walls

23 cook the books

24 did a godd job
25 dirty work

26 do
27 doggy bag

28 dress to kill

29 drink like a fish

30 drop one/s teeth

31 fast worker/operator

32 free lunch

33 fruitcake

34 funny business

35 get a life

36 get real!

37 give sb.a run for his/her money

38 give someone
39 five

40 go-go girl/dancer

41 go jump in the lake!

42 go native

43 go out like a light

44 go places

45 go round and round

46 happy hour

47 have seen better days

48 hey,what do you say?

49 hold the phone!

50 house sense

51 how are they hangling?

52 how do you like them apples?

53 i hope to tell you !

54 i'll eat my hat

55 i'll say!

56 in one's birthday suit

57 in one's pocket

58 in the pink

59 it takes two to tango

60 it's a deal

61 it's up in the air

62 join the club!

63 know the score

64 like a million dollars/bucks

65 lose one;s shirt

66 lucky dog
67 mean business

68 miss the boat

69 monkey suit

70 moonlight

71 mr.right

72 my eye!

73 nighty-night!

74 no sale

75 nobldy's home

76 number one
77 old bag

78 old goat

79 on the street

80 one's cup of tea

81 out of this world

82 out to lunch

83 over my dead body!

84 pain in the neck

85 paint the town(red)

86 pardon/excuse my french

87 pass the hat

88 pat sb.on the back

89 pay through the nose

90 peach

91 peanuts

92 plain jane

93 plant

94 play ball(with)

95 play one's cards right

96 play the game

97 pop the question

98 prince

99 private eye
100 push one's buttons

101 put on the dog

102 put on the feedbag

103 railroad sb.(into)

104 rain cats and dogs

105 rats!

106 read my lips!

107 ring a bell

108 rob the cradle

109 rock the boat

110 rocket scientist

111 romance

112 run around like a chicken with its head

113 run with the ball

114 save(one's)breath!

115 save sb's skin

116 say /cry uncle

117 says who?

118 sell/go like hot cakes

119 search me !

120 smelling like a rose

121 smoke and mirrors

122 smooth operator

123 soft soap

124 something tells me
125 song and dance

126 speak of the devil!

127 speak the same language

128 steal

129 steal/rob(someone )blind

130 sue me!

131 sugar

132 sunday best

133 sweet nothings

134 take care of
135 take sb.for ride

136 that's all she wrote!

137 that's my boy/girl

138 that's rich!

139 the big easy

140 the birds and the bees

141 the cold shoulder

142 the hot seat

143 the life of the party

144 the pen
145 the right side of the tracks

146 there you go
147 tomato

148 toss one's cookies/lunch

149 wear the pants

150 well,i'll be a monkey's uncle!

151 what a shame!

152 (so)what else is new?

153 what's his/her face/name

154 when/if puch comes to shove

155 where's the fire?

156 you bet

157 you can say that again!

158 you don't say!

159 you got it !

160 you rang?

161 your best bet