125
Kill two birds with one stone 50
Knee-high to a grasshopper 50, 103, 117
Knock/throw (someone) for a loop [knocked/thrown for a
loop] 51
Know beans about something, not 16, 51, 118
Know if (one) is coming or going, not 2, 4, 5, 22, 28, 31, 51,
62, 64, 67, 79, 104, 119
Know (someone) from adam, not 51
Know the ins and outs 51, 53, 97
Know the ropes 9, 48, 51, 53, 97
Knuckle down 51
Knuckle under 34, 51, 84, 85
L
Labor of love 52
Lame duck 52, 103, 109
Lap of luxury, live in the 52, 54, 55, 104
Last but not least 52
Last-ditch effort 52
Last/final straw 52, 86
Laugh all the way to the bank 52
Lay an egg 9, 53
Lay down the law 53, 72, 74
Lay (one’s) cards on the table 53
Lead (someone) around by the nose 53
Learn the ropes 51, 53, 97
Leave no stone unturned 5, 53
Leave (someone) [get left in] the lurch 53, 54
Leave (someone)/get left out in the cold 53
Leave (someone) high and dry 30, 53, 54, 96
Leave (someone) holding the bag 30, 53, 54, 96
Leave well enough alone 54
Lend/give (someone) an/(one’s) ear 54, 104, 118
Let sleeping dogs lie 54
Letter perfect 54
Let the cat out of the bag 50, 54, 83
Life of riley 52, 54,
55, 104
Like water off a duck’s back 37, 55, 76, 88
Lion’s share, the 55
Live and let live 55
Lock, stock, and barrel 37, 55, 71, 92, 99
Long and short of it, the 9, 31, 45, 55, 57, 60
Long shot 55
Look a gift horse in the mouth, not 55
Look down (one’s) nose at (someone/something) 55
Look/feel like death warmed over 56, 104
Look like the cat that swallowed the canary 56
Look sharp 56
Lose/hold (one’s) temper 8, 10, 27, 37, 43, 44, 49, 56, 57,
74, 79
Lose (one’s) cool 44, 49, 56, 79, 104
Low man on the totem pole 56, 103
Lucky dog/stiff 56
M
Make a clean breast of it 15, 57, 93, 99
Make a long story short 55, 57, 104
Make a mountain out of a molehill 57, 104
Make ends meet 49, 57, 105
Make heads or tails of (something) 57
Make (one’s) blood boil 9, 43, 44, 49, 56, 57, 118
Make (one’s) mouth water 57
Make or break 57, 58, 93
Make (something) from scratch 4, 58, 84
Make the grade 18, 58, 96
Make tracks 5, 58
Mark time 58, 105
Method to (one’s) madness 58, 75
Midas touch 58, 104, 105
Millstone around (one’s) neck 58
Mind (one’s) own business 58, 59
Miss the boat 59, 81
Money to burn 59, 105, 120
Monkey around 16, 27, 40, 43, 59
Monkey business 16, 27, 40, 43, 59
More (something) than (one) bargained for 59
More than meets the eye 59
More than one way to skin a cat, there’s 59
Move heaven and earth 59
N
Neck of the woods 60
Need (something) like (one) needs a hole in the head 60
Nip (something) in the bud 60
Nitty-gritty, the 9, 31, 45, 55, 60
Nix (something) 60, 93
None of (one’s) business 60
Not have a leg to stand on 60
Nothing to write home about vi, 25, 60, 82
Not (one’s) cup of tea 61
Not worth a dime 61
Not worth a hill of beans 61
Not worth a plugged nickel 61
Not worth a red cent 61
Not worth the paper it’s printed on 61
O
Odd man out 62
Odds and ends 62
Off (one’s) rocker 2, 4, 5, 22, 28, 51, 62, 64, 67, 79, 104,
119
Off the beaten path/track 62
Off the cuff 62, 83, 120
Off the top of (one’s) head 62
Off the wall 62, 108
Old-boy network 62, 105
Old fuddy-duddy 63, 86, 103, 117
Old hat 45, 63, 119
On a/the warpath/rampage 63, 104
Once in a blue moon 65, 105, 120
On cloud nine 63, 80, 97, 104, 118
One fell swoop 65
On hold, put (something) 63, 64, 65, 78, 99, 105
On ice, put (something) 63, 64, 78, 99, 105
On/off a/the treadmill 45, 63, 119
On (one’s) last legs 63, 104
On the back burner, put (something) 63, 64, 65, 78, 99
On the ball 2, 4, 5, 22, 28, 31, 51, 62, 64, 67, 79
On the blink 64