Webster's New World American Idioms Handbook (68 page)

Do you see?

Do you see my point?

Do you understand?

do/fix (hair)

Does that make sense?

dog/cat lovers

dog-eared

dogged determination

doggie bag

doing poorly in school

doing well in school

doing without

don’t ask me

don’t give it away

don’t let it happen again

don’t make me laugh

don’t overeat

Don’t put off till tomorrow

don’t tell (a soul)

don’t worry about it

double date

double talker

double-crosser

dough

down

down and out

down in the dumps

down in the mouth

down on one’s luck

down to one’s last cent

downsized

doze off

drag on

drag one’s feet

dream up

dress (dressing) down/up

dressed to kill

dressed to the nines

drift off

drink

drink up

drinker

drive around

drive on

drive over

drive someone crazy/nuts

drive under the influence (DUI)

drop

drop in

drop off

drop off (something)

drop out

drop over

dropped off

drunk

drunk as a skunk

dry as a bone

DUI (drive under the influence)

dumb luck

dump

dump someone

dunce

dustbin, British

dying of thirst

dysfunctional family

earn one’s bread and butter

earn one’s keep

earning a living

ease up

easy to read

eat a balanced meal

eat it

eat like a bird/horse/pig

eat one’s fill

eat one’s heart out

eat out

eat right

eat someone out of house and home

eat up

eating habits

egg on

egged on

Einstein

either way

eleventh hour

empty-handed

end it

enough is enough

envy

essay test

every dog has its day

exam

excuse me

Excuse me?

expression, defined

extended family

eye for an eye

eye someone

eyes are at half mast

eyes light up

eye-to-eye

face

Face it!

face something

Face the facts!

face the music

face up to

face up to something

fag, American versus British use

fag, British

fagged out, British

fair-weather friend

faithful

fall

fall (for)

fall asleep

fall down

fall flat (on one’s face)

fall for something

fall in love

fall in with

fall off

fall on hard times

fall out laughing

fall out of our seats

fall over, British

fall short

fall through

fall under

falling apart

falling asleep

falls on deaf ears

family

family man

fantastic

farewell

fart around

fast/slow eater

father’s side

fatten up

feast

feather one’s nest

feature-length film

fed up with

feed one’s face

feed someone a line

feel at home

feel edgy

feel jittery

feel like

feel like two cents

feel miserable

feel rotten

feel something in one’s gut

feel up to

feeling it

feeling no pain

feet

feet haven’t touched the ground

fell down

fell into their lap

fender bender

fess up

fetch, American versus British use

fib

fifth wheel

fifty-fifty

fight off

figure in

figure out

fill in

fill in the blanks

fill in the gaps, British

fill in/out

fill up

fill up on

filled up

filling up

fill-in-the-blank questions

film noir

filters

final exams

finals

find Mr. Right

find out

find the one

finger

finger food

finish up

first

first and foremost

first base

first come, first served

first helping

first love

first of all

first off

first things first

firsthand

fish tale/story

fit

fit in

fits of laughter

five

five-o’clock shadow

fix a meal

fix dinner

fix/do (hair)

fixer-upper

fizzy drink, British

flesh and blood

flick

flipping someone off

flipping the bird

flop

flu

flunk (the test)

flunks out

fly off the handle

fly over

flying colors

foam at the mouth

fold

folks

follow through

fool around

fool for love

fooling around

foot

foot someone a loan

foot the bill

footloose and fancy free

for here or to go?

for real

For real?

for safety’s sake

forget it

forget (about) it

forgive me

fork out/over

fork over

forty winks

four corners of the earth

four-letter word

fox

freak out

French kiss

freshen up

friends

from day one

Full Stop!, British

full time

full-time job

funnier than all (as all) get out

funnier than (as) heck

funny

funny girl/man

fuss around

future together

gain the upper hand

gain weight

gave up the ghost

gay and lesbian (homosexual) clients

gay bars

gazillion

g-bye

geek

geezer

Gen Xers

generation gap

Generation X

Generation Y

generous to a fault

get a chance

get a deal

get a lucky break

get a move on

get about, British

get ahead

get an offer

get around

get around to

get around town

get away

get away from it all

get away with

get back at someone

get back together

get better

get by

get by on nothing

get cold feet

get down

get down on

get engaged

get going

get hitched

get in on

get in shape

get it on

get lost

get off my back

get off one’s feet

get on someone’s nerves

get one’s foot in the door

get one’s nose (bent) out of shape

get one’s walking papers

get one’s/someone’s back up

get on/off

get out

get out of

get out of bed

get out of hand

get out of here

get out of my face

get out of shape

get over

Get over it!

get rid of

get serious

get (getting) some shut-eye

get someone into something

get the ax/boot/heave-ho

get the green light

get the jitters

get the job

get the upper hand

get through

get under (in) the shower

get up

get washed up

get wind of

get worked up

get/go out of town

gets bad/poor grades

gets good grades

getting a buzz

getting a raw deal

getting away from it all

getting back at

getting frisky

getting laid/some

getting nowhere fast

getting physical

getting revenge

getting serious

getting to first/second/home base

girlfriend

give a second chance

give an offer

give an order

give away

give in

give it a rest

give it up for

give me a break

give me five (gimme five)

give of oneself

give off

give one the creeps/willies

give one’s right arm

give out

give over

give someone a bath

give someone a big hand

give someone a call

give someone a hand

give someone a pat on the back

give someone a tinkle, British

give someone backing

give someone full backing

give someone light

give someone the eye

give someone the finger

give someone the shirt off one’s back

give someone your hand

give something a miss, British

give something up

give up

given the ax/boot

given the chance

gives a test

giving person

gloss over

go after it

go all up, British

go away

go back

go back on

go bad

go bad/sour

go beddy-bye

go belly up

go black

go broke

go bust/under

go by

go dancing

go down

go downhill

go for

go for it

go for the neck

go get ’em

go in on

go in with one’s eyes open

go nighty-night

go off

go off, British

go on

go on holiday

go on vacation

go one’s separate ways

go on/go ahead

go out

go out (together)

go out on

go out to eat

go over

go over the test

go through

go (off) to bed

go to bed together/with

go to sleep

go to the dogs

go under

go up to

go up/down

go with

go without

go versus come

go/be on a date

God be with you

goes in one ear and out the other

going all the way

going around

going dutch

going great guns

going like gangbusters

going on

going on a diet

going out

going out for a drink

going out on the town

going over

going steady

going to my head

going to the bathroom

going without

gold

golden anniversary

golden handcuffs

golden handshake

golden opportunity

golden parachute

golden rule

golden years

good afternoon/evening/morning

good deed for the day

good deeds

good for you

good going

Good Luck!

good together

goodbye

goodnight

good-paying job

goof off

got the blues

got to go

got wind of

grammar school

graveyard shift

gray area

gray hairs

gray matter

Greatest Generation

green

green around the gills

green thumb

green with envy

greenback

grind

grinning from ear to ear

grouchy

grow old together

grow out of

grown up

grub

grumpy

grunt

grunt work

guilt-ridden

gut

gut reaction

gutless

gutsy

guy film/movie

had too many

had us on the edge of our seats

hair (do/fix)

half awake

half bath

ham

hand(s)

hand down

hand down/off

hand in

hand in hand

hand it to someone

hand out

hand over

hand someone a line

hand something on a silver platter

hand-crafted

hand-done

handed back

handed down

handed in

handed out

hand-made

hand-me-downs

hands down/off/on

Hands up!

hang around

hang on

hang on (a minute)

hang on to

hang one’s head

hang out

hang up

hanky-panky

happen only once

happily married couple

happy as a clam/lark

happy-go-lucky

hard liquor

hard to read

hard-headed

hard-hearted

hard-nosed

has a chip on his shoulder

has a quick temper

has a run of bad luck

has a short fuse

has departed

has left us

has made it

has the right stuff

has what it takes

hate someone’s guts

have (health problems)

have a bad day

have a bath/shower, British

have a big mouth

have a call

have a cash-flow problem

have a cold

have a conversation

have a crush on

have a date

have a disagreement

have a discussion

have a fit

have a foot in both camps

have a future together

have a go, British

have a good day

have a good head on one’s shoulders

have a good one

have a good time

have a great time

have a green thumb

have a gut feeling

have a heart

have a heart of gold

have a lie-in, British

have a misunderstanding

have a (good) point

have a plan

have a red face

have a strong stomach