Nuevo diccionario de expresiones idiomáticas inglés-español E-Book

Jorge I. Coromina Sánchez

• Herausgeber: RUTH
• Kategorie: Fremdsprachen
• Sprache: Spanisch

Seitenzahl: 672

Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2019

Beschreibung

El libro comprende más de 3 000 expresiones idiomáticas de uso frecuente en las normas lingüísticas del Inglés que se habla, principalmente, en Estado Unidos, Inglaterra y Canadá. Casi todas las expresiones van acompañadas de ejemplos reales, tomados en su mayoría, de más de 500 fuentes, desde publicaciones impresas hasta sitios de Internet, y programas de radio y televisión, con el objetivo de ilustrar sus usos en el contexto lingüístico contemporáneo. Cada una de las expresiones tiene sus correspondientes equivalencias en español.

Leseprobe

Primera edición, 2008

Segunda edición, 2017

Edición ebook: Aldo R. Gutiérrez Rivera

Edición: Gilma Toste Rodríguez

Diseño de cubierta e interior: Alejandro Jiménez Pérez

Composición digital: Irina Borrero Kindelán

Composición ebook: Anier O. Cuellar Ponce

©Jorge I. Coromina Sánchez, 2008

© Sobre la presente edición:

Editorial Científico-Técnica, 2018

ISBN 978-959-05-1062-5

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Índice de contenido

Nota a la presente edición

Nota a la primera edición

Abreviaturas empleadas

Prólogo

Aa

a babe in the woods

a beanbag

a bitter pill to swallow

a blip in the graph

a bolt from the blue

a cakewalk

a [cherry] pie in the sky

a chink in one’s armor

a craps shoot

a different ballgame

a different story

a dime a dozen

a dog’s breakfast

a dog’s dinner

a drop in the bucket

a drop in the ocean

a duck soup

a far cry from

a flash in the can

a flash in the pan

a glut in the market

a hard nut to crack

a horse of another color

a lick and a promise

a lowman in the totem pole

a pain in the ass

a pain in the neck

a picnic

a piece of cake

a piece of pie

a red rag to a bull

a shot across the bows

a shot in the dark

a slam dunk

a square peg in a round hole

a teaspoon in the ocean

a thorn in the flesh

a thorn in the side

a walk in the sun

a walkaway

about done

about gone

about right

above and beyond

according to hoyle

acquire a taste for

across the board

act off one’s own bat

act one’s age

act the fool

act the goat

add fuel to the flame

add insult to injury

add two cents of one’s own

addle the wits

afraid of one’s own shadow

after a fashion

agree like cats and dogs

ahead of the game

aim high

air one’s belly

air one’s dirty laundry

air one’s grievances

alive and kicking

all abroad

all along the line

all beer and skittles

all dressed up and nowhere to go

all ears

all eyes

all hell broke loose

all hot and bothered

all in all

all in one piece

all in

all mops and broom

all one’s geese are swans

all over but the shouting

all peaches and cream

all shook up

all shot to hell

all spilled milk

all the go

all the rage

all the world and his wife

all there

all thumps

all to cock

all to pieces

all wet

all wool and a yard wide

an apple pie

an arm and a leg

and then some

answer nature’s call

answer the final summons

armed to the teeth

around the bend

around the clock

around the corner

as bald as a coot

as bald as a doorknob

as big as a barn door

as bitter as gall

as black as the ace of spades

as bold as brass

as broad as it is long

as busy as a bee

as comfortable as an old shoe

as cool as a cucumber

as cunning as a fox

as dead as a doornail

as dead as mutton

as deaf as a post

as different as chalk and cheese

as drunken as a lord

as dull as ditchwater

as easy as falling off a horse

as far as one is concerned

as fit as a fiddle

as free as the air

as full as an egg

as good as one’s words

as green as grass

as green as one is cabbage looking, [not to be]

as happy as a lark

as hard as nails

as high as a kite

as large as life

as like as two peas

as mad as a wet hen

as meek as a lamb

as merry as a cricket

as old as the hills

as poor as a church mouse

as quick as a wink

as quiet as a mouse

as red as a beetroot

as smart as a whistle

as snug as a bug in a rug

as sound as a bell

as stiff as a plank

as stubborn as a mule

as sure as eggs is eggs

as sure as God made little apples

as sweet as honey

as the crow flies

as thick thieves

as thin as a rake

as weak as a kitten

as white as a sheet

ask for the moon

asleep at the switch

at a blow

at a breakneck pace

at a premium

at a snail’s pace

at a stroke

at all costs

at all hazards

at any cost

at any rate

at arm’s length

at first blush

at full throttle

at heart

at home

at large

at leisure

at loose ends

at odds

at one fell swoop

at one go

at one’s beck and call

at one’s door

at one’s ease

at one’s elbow

at one’s fingertips

at one’s heels

at one’s wits’ ends

at sea

at stake

at sword’s points

at the bat

at the bottom of the ladder

at the cutting edge

at the drop of a hat

at the heart of

at the helm

at the outset

at this point

at white heat

Bb

back the wrong horse

back to square one

back to the drawing board

back to the salt mines

bag it up

balance the accounts

balance the books

ball the jack

bang a reefer

bark up the wrong tree

bat an eye

bat an eyelash

bat the breeze

batten down the hatches

be a shadow of one’s old self

be all Greek to

be all there

be away

be bent out of shape

be better than good

be born with a silver spoon in one’s mouth

be but a shadow of one’s former self

be close to home

be curtains for

be double Dutch to

be down on one

be dying for

be friends with

be from Missouri

be going on with

be gone on one

be hard up

be he-ing and she-ing

be hep to

be here to stay

be in business

be in there

be inside

be itching for

be mad at

be nuts about one

be one’s baby

be one’s bag

be one’s funeral

be one’s show

be one’s trump card

be peeling pink

be pitch dark

be quits

be rolling in dough

be shy of

be sitting pretty

be snowed under

be soft upstairs

be spoony on one

be stuck on one

be sweet on one

be that as it may

be that way about one

be there

be underfoot

be up with the larks

be wild about one

be wise to

be with it

bear a grudge

bear in mind

bear one’s age well

bear the brunt

beard the lion in his den

bear watching

beat a path to one’s door

beat a retreat

beat all hollow

beat all

beat around the bush

beat down the door

beat it

beat one’s brains out

beat one’s breast

beat one’s chops

beat one’s gums

beat one’s way

beat [something] into one’s head

beat the air

beat the band

beat the bishop

beat the breeze

beat the bushes

beat the crap out of

beat the daylights out of

beat the devil around the stump

beat the drum

beat the dummy

beat the meat

beat the pants off

beat the pup

beat the rap

beat the shit out of

beat the tar out of

beat to a draw

beat to A frazzle

beat to jelly

been in the [midday] sun too long

before you can say crazy Eddie

before you can say Jack Robinson

behind bars

behind one’s back

behind the cork

behind the eight-ball

behind the scenes

behind the times

believe one’s ears

believe one’s eyes

bell the cat

below par

belt the grapes

bend one’s knees

bend over backward

beside oneself

beside the point

bet one’s boots

bet one’s dime

bet one’s life

bet one’s shirt

bet the family farm

bet the wrong horse

between a rock and a hard place

between life and death

between the devil and the deep blue sea

beyond the pale

bide one’s time

bill and coo

bite off more than one can chew

bite one’s head off

bite one’s tongue off

bite the bullet

bite the carpet

bite the dust

blaze one’s trail

bleed one white

bloody but unbowed

blow a fuse

blow beets

blow bubbles in the air

blow hot and cold

blow off steam

blow one’s cool

blow one’s lines

blow one’s lunch

blow one’s mind

blow one’s own horn

blow one’s own trumpet

blow one’s roof

blow one’s stack

blow one’s top

blow smoke in one’s face

blow the cobwebs away

blow the gaff

blow the lid off

blow the whistle

blow things on

boiled as an ox

bored out of one’s mind

bored out of one’s wits

borrow trouble

boss the show

both sheets to the wind

bowl over like nine pins

brace oneself

brazen it out

break into one’s nest egg

break no squares

break one’s back

break one’s balls

break one’s heart

break one’s neck

break one’s word

break out in a cold sweat

break the bank

break the ice

breathe a word to

breathe down one’s neck

breathe one’s last

bright-eyed and bushy-tailed

bring down the house

bring home the bacon

bring something home

bring to a head

bring to bear

bring to one’s feet

bring to one’s knees

bring to pass

bring up short

bring up the rear

build castles in Spain

build castles in the sky

built like a brick shit house

burn a fuse

burn one over

burn one’s fingers

burn slow

burn the candle at both ends

burn the midnight oil

burn the pancakes

burn up the road

burn with a low blue flame

burst at the seams

burst one’s bubble

burst onto the scene

bury one’s head in the sand

bury the hatchet

bust a gut

bust one’s ass

button up one’s lips

buy the farm

buzz around the barrel

by a hairbreath

by a long shot

by a whisker

by all odds

by and large

by fits and starts

by hook of by crook

by leaps and bounds

by [long] odds

by no means

by the lurch

by the seat of one’s pants

by the skin of one’s teeth

by the sweat of one’s brow

by the tail

Cc

call a halt

call in doubt

call in question

call it quits

call names

call on the carpet

call one’s shot

call the bluff

call the shots

call the terms

call the tune

call the turn

call to account

cap it all

capture the limelight

carry a chip on one’s shoulder

carry a heavy load

carry coals to Newcastle

carry off the palm

carry one’s point

carry one’s weight

carry oneself with an air

carry something heavy

carry the ball

carry the banner

carry the can

carry the day

carry the difference

carry the flag

carry the load

carry the torch

carry weight

case in point

cash in one’s chips

cast a cloud over

cast in one’s lot with

cast in one’s teeth

cast in the same mould

cast one’s pearls before swine

cast up one’s accounts

catch a tartar

catch bending

catch cold

catch dead

catch fire

catch flat-footed

catch flies

catch forty winks

catch in the act

catch it in the neck

catch napping

catch off guard

catch on the top

catch one’s death of

catch one’s eye

catch red-handed

catch some rays

catch some z’s

catch tripping

catch with the hand in the cookie jar

catch with the pants down

champ at the bit

chance one’s neck

change color

change hands

change like a weathercock

change one’s mind

change one’s tune

change the channel

chatter like a magpie

cheek and jowl

cheek by jaw

chew the fat

chew the rag

choke the chicken

choose up sides

clear the air

clear the decks

click a shutter in one’s brain

climb the golden staircase

cling to one’s mother’s apron strings

clip one’s wings

close one’s eyes

close the book on

close up shop

clutch the dummy

cold enough to breeze the balls of a brass monkey

come a cropper

come a day late

come a long way

come apart at the seams

come away empty-handed

come back to earth

come bad

come down hard on

come down in the world

come down the pike

come down to earth

come down to the point

come hell or high water

come in a body

come in handy

come into one’s own

come of age

come off it

come off one’s perch

come on strong

come on the scene

come one’s way

come out in the wash

come out of left field

come out of the box

come out of the closet

come out of the gate

come out swinging

come to a head

come to a pretty pass

come to blows

come to grips with

come to light

come to naught

come to nothing

come to one’s senses

come to pass

come to terms [with]

come to think of it

come under fire

come unglued

come unstuck

come up in the world

come up roses

come up smelling like roses

come up to scratch

control the purse strings

cook one’s goose

cook the book on

cool one’s heels

cop a buzz

cop the needle

copper a tip

cost a jew’s eye

cost a mint

cost a pretty penny

count one’s thumbs

cover the waterfront

cover [up] one’s tracks

crack one’s jaws

crack the whip

cramp one’s style

crash the gate

cross one’s mind

cross one’s palm [with silver]

cross swords with

cross the great divide

cross the picket lines

cross the wire

crumb the deal

cry before one is hurt

cry for the moon

cry one’s hearts out

cry wolf

curl the lip

curry below the knee

curry favor with

cut a dash

cut a poor figure

cut a swathe

cut and run

cut ass

cut both ways

cut corners

cut from the same cloth

cut loose

cut no ice

cut of one’s jib

cut off one’s nose to spite one’s face

cut off without a penny

cut one’s leg

cut one’s throat

cut out the deadwood

cut somebody down to size

cut teeth

cut the custard

cut the ground from under

cut the mustard

cut to the bone

cut to the chase

cut to the quick

Dd

dance on air

dance one’s bones out

dance to another tune

darken one’s doors

day in and day out

day in, day out

dead in the water

dead on one’s feet

dead tired

dead to the world

deliver the goods

die in one’s boots

die on the vine

die with one’s boots on

dig in one’s heels

dig oneself a nod

dig up the hatchet

dip into one’s pocket

dip one’s toes

dip one’s wick

dip the beak

dip the bill

dish the dirt

dizzy as a goose

do a dirt

do a double take

do a flop

do a good turn

do a job on

do a number on

do a shit

do a snow job on

do one’s bit

do one’s footstep

do one’s heart good

do one’s own thing

do someone’s bidding

do the bump with

do the chores

do the do

do the grand

do the job on

do the order

do the story with

do the trick

do up brown

dog one’s footsteps

dot one’s i’s and cross one’s t’s

double in brass

down in the dumps

down in the mouth

down on one’s luck

down one’s alley

down one’s street

down the stretch

drag by the head

drag by the scalp

drag by the shoulders

drag one’s feet

drag one’s freight

drag one’s tail

drain one’s crankcase

drain one’s lizard

drain one’s radiator

drain the suds

draw a bead on

draw a blank

draw a long bow

draw a veil over

draw fire

draw one’s fangs

draw one’s screw

draw the line

draw to a close

dressed to the nines

drift off to slumberland

drink one’s beer

drive a nail into one’s coffin

drive a wedge [between/in]

drive nuts

drive one up to the wall

drive the pigs to market

drop a brick

drop a clanger

drop a dime on

drop a line

drop hairspins

drop one’s beads

drop the ball

drop to the depths

drunk as a bastard

drunk as a boiled owl

drunk as a coot

drunk as a fiddler

drunk as a skunk

drunk as a tick

drunk as a top

drunk as a wheelbarrow

dry behind the ears

Ee

easy as pie

easy on one’s mind

eat crow

eat dirt

eat high on the hog

eat humble pie

eat like a bird

eat like a horse

eat one’s cake and have it too

eat one’s fill

eat one’s guts out

eat one’s hat

eat one’s head off

eat one’s heart out

eat one’s leek

eat one’s salt

eat one’s words

eat out of one’s hand

eat stick

eat the air

eat the seedcorn

elbow one’s way [to/into]

enter one’s mind

every last man

every one and their mother

everything but the kitchen sink

Ff

face the music

fair and square

fall all over one

fall all over oneself

fall between two stools

fall by the wayside

fall down on the job

fall flat

fall foul

fall from grace

fall ill

fall into a rut

fall into line

fall like a bombshell

fall off the roof

fall off the wagon

fall on one’s face

fall over backward

fall over oneself

fall to loggerheads

fall to the ground

fan the breeze

fan the flames

far and near

far and wide

feast one’s eyes on

feather one’s nest

fed to the gills

fed to the teeth

feed the bears

feed the kitty

feel a draft

feel good

feel in one’s bones

feel like a million [dollars]

feel no pain

feel one’s collar

feel one’s oats

feel one’s way

feel strongly about

feel the pinch

few and far between

fight with bare fits

fight with gloves off

fill one’s coffer

fill one’s pocket

fill one’s shoes

fill the bill

fill the seat

find favor in one’s eyes

find it in one’s heart, [not to]

find one’s feet

find one’s hand

find one’s tongue, [not to]

first thing I know

fish or cut bait

fishy about the gills

fit like a glove

fit the bill

fit to be tied

fix one’s little red wagon

fix one’s wagon

flash one’s stuff

flash the hash

flat on the deck

flatter oneself

flaunt one’s roots

flex one’s muscles

fling oneself at one’s head

flip one’s top

flog a dead dog

flog a dead horse

flop in the hay

fly at one’s throat

fly in the face of

fly in the teeth of

fly off the handle

fly out of one’s shoes

fly out the door

fly the coop

fly the flag

foam at the mouth

follow in one’s footsteps

follow in one’s tracks

follow on one’s heels

follow one’s nose

follow suit

foot the bill

for a song and a dance

for a song

for all one is worth

for crying out loud!

for good and all

for good

for keeps

for kicks

for one’s part

for one’s share

for the better

for the birds

for the most part

for the record

for the time being

for the world, [not]

force one’s hand

forever and a day

foul one’s own nest

four sheets in the wind

freeze one’s blood

freeze one’s veins

freeze the blood in one’s veins

fried to the gills

from A to Z

from bad to worse

from hand to hand

from head to toe

from pillar to post

from stem to stem

from the bottom of one’s heart

from the bottom up

from the ground up

from the word go

from time to time

from top to bottom

from top to toe

from way back

full of beans

full of shit

full one’s prunes

full steam ahead

Gg

gather dust on a shelf

get a bang out of

get a crack at

get a grip on

get a handle on

get a jump on

get a kick out of

get a life

get a load of

get a lot of mileage out of

get a move on

get a piece of it

get a rise out of

get a shift on

get a shot at

get a taste for

get a tickle for

get a toehold

get a wiggle on

get a word in edgeways

get a word in edgewise

get an earful

get an edge on

get any

get away with it

get back on the horse

get cold feet

get cracking

get grey hairs

get hitched

get hot

get ideas

get in one’s two cents’ worth

get in the merry-go-round

get into the swing of things

get it all together

get it coming to

get it in the air

get it in the neck

get it on

get it

get kicks out of

get lost!

get next to

get nowhere

get off easy

get off on one’s right foot

get off on the wrong track

get off one’s back

get off one’s chest

get off one’s tail

get off scot-free

get off the dime

get off the fence

get off the ground

get off the high horse

get off the hook

get off the rail

get off the treadmill

get off the wrong side of the bed

get on board

get on one’s nerves

get on the ball

get on the high horse

get on the stick

get on with it

get one’s ashes hauled

get one’s ass scared

get one’s back up

get one’s bones down in

get one’s cookies off

get one’s dander up

get one’s drift

get one’s ducks in a row

get one’s feet wet

get one’s finger out

get one’s gage up

get one’s goat

get one’s house in order

get one’s Irish up

get one’s knickers in a twist

get one’s leg across

get one’s line

get one’s money’s worth

get one’s number

get one’s nuts cracked

get one’s oil changed

get one’s rear in gear

get one’s rocks off

get one’s shit together

get one’s skates on

get one’s teeth into

get one’s thumb into one’s ass

get out from under

get out of hand

get out while the getting is good

get some ass

get some cold cock

get some cunt

get some leg

get somewhere

get the air

get the ax

get the better of

get the bird

get the boot

get the bounce

get the bum’s rush

get the deep six

get the dickens out

get the dirty end of the stick

get the drop on

get the eye

get the feel of

get the fuck out

get the gate

get the goods on

get the hang of

get the hell out

get the hook

get the hooks on

get the jitters

get the key of the street

get the knack

get the last laugh

get the lead out

get the monkey off ones’s back

get the nod

get the pike

get the running shoes

get the sack

get the short end of the stick

get the upper hand

get the wind of

get the wind up

get the word

get there

get through one’s head

get to first base

get to the bottom

get to the core

get to the floor

get under one’s skin

get up kicking

get up one’s nose

get up the nerve

get what for

get what one has coming

get on the good side of

gird one’s loins

give a bad name

give a black eye

give a boost

give a buzz

give a damn, [not to]

give a facelift

give a fast shuffle

give a fig leaf, [not to]

give a fuck, [not to]

give a good name

give a hand

give a hang, [not to]

give a hard time

give a leaf off the figtree, [not to]

give a leg up

give a new lease on life

give a pain

give a past

give a piece of one’s mind

give a ring

give a shit, [not to]

give a short shrift to

give a stab

give a shot in the arm

give a straw, [not to]

give a stroke of work, [not to]

give a tinker’s cuss, [not to]

give a whit, [not to]

give a wide berth

give an ox for an egg

give ear

give chapter and verse of

give food for thoughts

give free rein

give it the gun

give it to

give like for like

give new muscle

give one beans

give one fits

give one goose

give one hell

give one skin

give oneself airs

give some slack

give the brush off

give the business

give the cold shoulder

give the creeps

give the edge

give the go-ahead

give the go-by

give the goose bumps

give the goose flesh

give the green light

give the heave-ho

give the heebie-jeebies

give the inside track

give the lie to

give the run-around

give the shaft

give the shakes

give the show away

give the slip

give the third degree

give the thumbs-up

give the walking papers

give the willies

give the works

give tit for tat

give up the ghost

give up the ship

give way to

give with the eyes

gloves are off

go against the grain

go all out

go all the way

go back on one’s word

go bananas

go bark up another tree

go belly up

go big guns

go [blooey/flooey]

go bonkers

go bugshit

go by the board

go by the book

go chase oneself

go crackers

go cuckoo

go down [to] the drain

go down [to] the tubes

go down in history

go down in the books

go down in the records

go down the dumper

go down the line

go down the Swanee*

go down to [the] wire

go down to brass tacks

go Dutch

go eyeball to eyeball

go far

go flop

go fly a kite

go for broke

go for nothing

go for six

go full blast about

go great guns

go hand in hand

go haywire

go home feet first

go home in a box

go in an ear and come out of the other

go into a huddle with

go into a tailspin

go jump in the lake

go nowhere

go nuts

go off at half cock

go off at score

go off half-cocked

go on a binge

go on a lark

go on a tear

go on the fritz

go on to a better life

go one better

go out of one’s way

go out of whack

go out on a high note

go over big

go over the hill

go overboard

go places

go poof

go poops

go see if the horse has kicked off its blanket

go shit

go sit on a tack

go smoothly

go take a flying-fuck

go the extra mile

go the rounds

go the whole hog

go through hell

go through plenty

go through the motions

go to any length

go to bat for

go to bed with the hens

go to black

go to great pains

go to lengths

go to loggerheads

go to meet one’s maker

go to one’s head

go to one’s reward

go to pieces

go to pot

go to seed

go to sleep

go to the country

go to the dogs

go to the mat

go to town

go to vole

go to waste

go to work with

go to wrack and ruin

go up in the air

go west

go with the crowd

go with the mouth

go your way

GRAB A BITE

grasp at straws

grasp the nettle

grease one’s hand

grease one’s palm

green around the gills

grind to a halt

gum up the works

Hh

half [of] the battle

ham it up

hand in one’s checks

hand in one’s chips

hand over fist

handle with kid gloves

hang by a thread

hang fire

hang heavy on one’s hands

hang heavy

hang in the balance

hang in there

hang it on

hang it!

hang on one’s lips

hang loose

hang one on

hang one’s hat

hang one’s head

hang out the shingle

hang over one’s head

hang tough

hard and fast

hate one’s guts

haul down one’s colors

haul down one’s flag

haul the mail

have a bad hair day

have a ball

have a big mouth

have a bite to eat with

have a bone to pick with

have a brick in one’s hat

have a bun in the oven

have a bun on

have a button missing

have a buzz on

have a card up one’s sleeve

have a case on

have a case

have a close call

have a crow to pluck with

have a crush on

have a drag [pull]

have a few bricks short the load

have a field day

have a finger in the pie

have a fit

have a fling

have a foot in both camps

have a foot in the door

have a frog in one’s throat

have a glow on

have a go at

have a good head on one’s shoulders

have a good mind

have a green thumb

have a hair

have a hand in

have a hole in one’s brains

have a jag on

have a job

have a line on

have a lion in one’s belly

have a load on

have a lot on the ball

have a lucky bargee

have a lump in one’s throat

have a lump in the front

have a mash on

have a mind like a steel strap

have a narrow squeak

have a package on

have a rod in the pickle for

have a say

have a scrape with

have a screw loose

have a sheet in the wind

have a skate on

have a slant on

have a snoot full

have a sweet tooth

have a thing for

have a thing going [on] with

have a touch of the tar brush

have a turkey in one’s back

have a wild hair up one’s ass

have a wolf in one’s belly

have a word with

have all one’s buttons

have all one’s marbles

have an albatross around one’s neck

have an ax to grind

have an eye for

have an off day

have another fish to fry

have ants in one’s pants

have at one’s finger-ends

have bats in the belfry

have beer and skittles

have dibs on

have fun and games with

have gone through [the/that] mill

have hair

have half a mind

have hot pants

have it all over

have it both ways

have it for

have it in for

have it made

have it out with

have itchy pants

have kittens

have lot enough on one’s plate

have no truck with

have none of

have on the carpet

have one in the oven

have one’s ass in a sling

have one’s backteeth awash

have one’s body on one’s mind

have one’s days numbered

have one’s ears burning

have one’s glasses on

have one’s hands full

have one’s heart in one’s mouth

have one’s hide

have one’s mind in the gutter

have one’s mind in the mud

have one’s money on

have one’s way

have rocks in one’s head

have second thoughts

have something on

have something to burn

have something to spare

have the best of two worlds

have the blood down

have the blues

have the gift of the gab

have the goods on

have the guts

have the heart

have the nerve

have the rag

have the time of one’s life

have thin skin

have too many irons in the fire

have two strikes against

head and shoulders above

head over heells

heap coals of fire on one’s head

hear in dreamland

hear the birdies sing

heave one’s gorge

hell and back

hell and gone

here and now

hide one’s face

hide one’s lights under a bushel

high and dry

high and low

hit a snag

hit below the belt

hit between the eyes

hit bottom

hit close to home

hit home

hit it off

hit it up

hit like a ton of bricks

hit like a ton of lead

hit on all six

hit on the tail

hit one’s stride

hit the bigs

hit the books

hit the booze

hit the brick

hit the bull’s eye

hit the ceiling

hit the deck

hit the eyes

hit the fan

hit the flute

hit the gong

hit the gonger

hit the gow

hit the ground running

hit the hay

hit the headlines

hit the high spots

hit the hump

hit the jackpot

hit the mark

hit the nail on the head

hit the rack

hit the road

hit the roof

hit the sack

hit the sauce

hit the sidewalks

hit the silk

hit the skids

hit the spot

hit the streets

hit through the roof

hitch one’s wagon to a star

hoe one’s own row

hoist with one’s own petard

hold a brief for

hold a candle to

hold all the trumps

hold on to one’s hat

hold one’s fire

hold one’s head up

hold one’s horses

hold one’s own

hold one’s tongue

hold tack with

hold the boards

hold the fort

hold the stage

hold water

holler before one is hurt

hop to it

hope against hope

hot as a red wagon

hot under the collar

Ii

ill at ease

in a bad way

in a big way

in a bind

in a blue funk

in a body

in a brown study

in a can of worms

in a cleft stick

in a coon’s age

in a couple of shakes

in a crunch

in a daze

in a flash

in a fix

in a flap

in a fog

in a heartbeat

in a hole

in a huff

in a jam

in a jiffy

in a lather

in a lump

in a merry-go-round

in a month of Sundays

in a nutshell

in a pig’s eye

in a pinch

in a [pine] box

in a rage

in a row

in a shot

in a slump

in a spot

in a tizzy

in a tough spot

in a trice

in a word

in a wreck

in a zone

in an interesting condition

in at the kill

in bad terms

in beer

in brief

in broad daylight

in bucks

in cahoots with

in color

in deep shit

in dire straits

in drink

in dutch

in earnest

in fine fettle

in flux

in force

in full swing

in good fettle

in good [with]

in half a shake

in high gear

in high spirits

in hock

in hot water

in jig time

in keeping with

in lieu of

in line with

in liquor

in merry pins

in mint condition

in no time

in one bite

in one’s bad graces

in one’s birthday suit

in one’s blood

in one’s books

in one’s cups

in one’s elements

in one’s face

in one’s good book

in one’s good graces

in one’s hair

in one’s mind’s eye

in one’s own turf

in one’s salad days

in one’s sunday suit

in one’s tracks

in red ink

in short

in smooth water

in so many words

in stitches

in store

in style

in tatters

in the air

in the altogether

in the bag

in the bank

in the barrel

in the black

in the blink of an eye

in the boondocks

in the bum

in the can

in the cards

in the catbird seat

in the chips

in the clear

in the clouds

in [the] clover

in the dark

in the doghouse

in the doldrums

in the driver’s seat

in the flesh

in the glitz

in the grease

in the groove

in [the] harm’s way

in the hope

in the know

in the lap of luxury

in [the] light of

in the light of cold reason

in the limelight

in the long run

in the loop

in the lump

in the main

in the meantime

in the middle of the road

in the money

in the mood

in the natural

in the neck of the woods

in the nick of time

in the offing

in the pink

in the pipeline

in the pits

in the prime of life

in the public eye

in the raw

in the red

in the rough

in the running

in the saddle

in the same ballpark

in the same boat

in the same breath

in the soup

in the spotlight

in the sun

in the swim

in the teeth of

in the wake of

in the wind

in the works

in there pitching

in there

in tow

in tune

in turn

in two blinks of an eye

in two minds

in two shakes of a lamb’s tail

in[to] a fix

into line

into the bargain

in[to] the doldrums

into the fast lane

into the ground

into thin air

Jj

jaw it up

jerk one’s gerkin

jockey for position

join forces

join hands

join the fray

join the majority

joking apart

joking aside

juggle all one’s hats

jump all over

jump down one’s throat

jump from the frying pan into the fire

jump into the fray

jump off the deep end

jump off the shelf

jump on the bandwagon

jump out of one’s skin

jump over the broomstick together

jump ship

jump the gun

jump the hurdles

jump the traces

jump the track

jump through the hoop

jump to conclusions

just what the doctor ordered

Kk

keep a low profile

keep a stiff upper lip

keep a straight face

keep a [tight] rein on

keep an ear to the ground

keep an eye on

keep an eye out

keep at bay

keep body and soul together

keep company

keep cool

keep house

keep in mind

keep late hours

keep on tenterhooks

keep on trucking

keep one’s chin up

keep one’s end up

keep one’s eyes on the ball

keep one’s eyes peeled [off]

keep one’s eyes skinned

keep one’s feet on the ground

keep one’s fingers crossed

keep one’s hand in

keep one’s head above the water

keep one’s head

keep one’s mouth shut

keep one’s nose clean

keep one’s nose to the grindstone

keep one’s shirt on

keep one’s temper

keep one’s wits about one

keep one’s word

keep open house

keep pace

keep posted on

keep tabs on

keep the ball rolling

keep the pot boiling

keep the wolf from the door

keep to oneself

keep track

keep under one’s hat

keep under wraps

keep up with the Joneses

keyed to the roof

kick against the prick

kick downstairs

kick in the pants

kick one’s heels

kick oneself

kick over the traces

kick the beam

kick the bucket

kick the can

kick the gong

kick the tires

kick up a dust

kick up a fuss

kick up a row

kick up one’s heels

kick upstairs

kill a tree

kill the goose that lays the golden eggs

kill time

kill two birds with one stone

kiss and make up

kiss and tell

kiss ass

kiss mary

knee-high to a grasshopper

knit one’s brows

knock dead

knock for a loop

knock in the head

knock into a cocked hat

knock it off

knock off one’s feet

knock on the head

knock on wood

knock one’s block off

knock one’s socks off

knock oneself out

knock over with a feather

knock spots off

knock spots out of

knock the props out from under

knock the spots off

knock the stuffing out of

know enough to come in out of the rain

know in one’s bones

know in one’s heart

know one’s onions

know one’s own mind

know one’s stuff

know one’s way around

know the ropes

know the score

know what’s what

know where all the bodies are buried

know where the shoe pinches

know which side one’s bread is buttered

Ll

laid to the bone

land on both feet

land on one’s feet

last but not least

laugh all the way to the bank

laugh fit to kill

laugh in one’s beard

laugh in one’s sleeve

laugh on the wrong side of the mouth

laugh one’s head off

laugh out of court

laugh up one’s sleeve

lay a finger on

lay a patch

lay an egg

lay at one’s door

lay bare

lay by the heels

lay down the law

lay eyes on

lay it on

lay it on the line

lay it on thick

lay it on with a towel

lay low

lay on the line

lay one’s course

lay one’s hands on

lay oneself out

lay out in lavender

lay some pipe

lay the hip

lay the leg

lay waste to

lead a dog’s life

lead a merry chase

lead by the nose

lead down the garden path

lead one a dance

lead one up the garden [path]

lead the life of Riley

lead the show

lean over backward

learn one’s lesson

learn one’s way around

learn the ropes

leave a bad taste in one’s mouth

leave flat

leave hanging [in the air]

leave in midair

leave in the lurch

leave no stone unturned

leave out of account

leave the minority

leave the room

leave up in the air

leave without a leg to stand on

lend a hand

lend itself to

lend oneself to

let bygones by bygones

let down easy

let down one’s hair

let George do it

let grass grow under one’s feet

let it all hang out

let it lay

let it rip

let off steam

let one have it

let one have it with both barrels

let one’s actions speak louder than one’s words

let one’s hair down

let sleeping dogs lie

let the cat out of the bag

let the chips fall where they may

let well enough alone

level the playing field

lick into shape

lick one’s boots

lick one’s chops

lick one’s wounds

lie in state

lie low

lift a finger

lift one’s gain

lift one’s leg

light a fire under

like a cat on hot bricks

like crazy

like gangbusters

like hell

like mad

like water off a duck’s back

line one’s pockets

listen to reason

lit to the gills

lit to the guards

lit up like a christmas tree

live from hand to mouth

live high off the hog

live in an ivory tower

live it up

live on borrowed time

live on the dole

live out of a suitcase

live over one’s head

loaded for bear

loaded for the gills

loaded to the gunnels

loaded to the gunwhales

lock the stable door after the horse has been stolen

lock, stock and barrel

long in the tooth

look as if butter would not melt in one’s mouth

look daggers at

look down one’s nose

look for a needle in a haystack

look in the eye

look in the face

look like death warmed over

look out for number one

look over one’s shoulder [at]

look put-together

look the other way

lose face

lose ground

lose heart

lose one’s bearings

lose one’s cookies

lose one’s cool

lose one’s cud

lose one’s grip on

lose one’s head

lose one’s heart

lose one’s marbles

lose one’s nerve

lose one’s rag

lose one’s shirt

lose one’s temper

lose one’s train of thought

lose one’s wig

lose one’s zip

lose track

lower the boom on

Mm

make a beeline for

make a branch

make a break

make a cat’s paw of

make a clean breast

make a clean sweep

make a dash

make a day of it

make a dent in

make a face

make a fast buck

make a federal case out of

make a fool of

make a fuss about

make a go of

make a good show

make a goose out of a feather

make a hit

make a killing

make a living

make a long nose at

make a long story short

make a monkey of

make a mountain out of a hill

make a pass at

make a pig’s ear of

make a pitch for

make a play for

make a ripple

make a sale

make a scene

make a splash

make a stab at

make a storm in a teacup

make an end of

make bold

make [both] ends meet

make bricks without straw

make cracks about

make do

make eyes at

make free with

make free with

make friends

make fun of

make good money

make good [on]

make haste

make hay [while the sun shines]

make head or tail, [no to]

make headlines

make headway

make heavy weather with

make it hot

make it snappy

make it

make light of

make little of

make little ones out of big ones

make merry

make much of

make no bones

make no mistakes about

make nothing of

make one’s day

make one’s ears burn

make one’s flesh creep

make one’s hair stand on end

make one’s heart sink

make one’s jaw drop

make one’s mark

make one’s mouth water

make one’s peace with

make oneself at home

make oneself scarce

make sail

make sense

make sheep’s eyes at

make shift

make short work of

make something of

make sport of

make the best of

make the blood boil

make the feathers fly

make the fur fly

make the grade

make the most of

make the rod for one’s own back

make the rounds

make time

make tongues wag

make tracks

make up a quarrel

make up one’s mind

make water

make waves

make way

make weight

mark time

mean business

mean well

meet one’s halfway

meet one’s match

meet the eye

melt in one’s mouth

mend one’s fences

mind one’s p’s and q’s

miss by a mile

miss fire

miss the boat

miss the bus

miss the point

moist around the edges

mop the floor with

more than one could shake a stick at

move a muscle

move heaven and earth

move one’s ass

move up the ladder

mum’s the word!

muscle one’s way

my ass!

my eye!

my foot!

Nn

nail one’s colors to the mast

neck and neck

neck or nothing

neither fish nor fowl

neither here nor there

next to nothing

nip and tuck

nip in the bud

no big deal

no day at the beach

no go

no great shakes

no strings attached

no sweat

not a ghost of

not a patch on

not one’s cup of tea

not the only fish in the sea

not the only pebble on the beach

not to give the time of day

not worth a plugged nickel

nothing out of the way

nothing to make a song of

nothing to write home about

nurse a grudge

Oo

of a sort

of one’s own accord

of sorts

of the first water

of two minds about

off balance

off base

off in a flash

off one’s chump

off one’s feed

off one’s gourd

off one’s rocker

off one’s trolley

off the bat

off the beam

off the beaten track

off the cuff

off the grid

off the leash

off the mark

off the nail

off the rails

off the roof

off the top of one’s head

off the wall

oil the wheels

on a couch

on a dime

on a par with

on a plate

on a shoestring

on a string

on all fours

on an even keel

on and off

on behalf of

on board

on cloud nine

on deck

on easy street

on edge

on equal footing

on hand

on hold

on ice

on one’s back

on one’s ear

on one’s feet

on one’s hands

on one’s heels

on one’s knees

on one’s own hook

on one’s shoulder

on one’s toes

on paper

on pins and needles

on second thoughts

on speaking terms

on target

on the bash

on the batter

on the beach

on the beam

on the beat

on the bench

on the bender

on the blink

on the block

on the brain

on the button

on the cops

on the cuff

on the cutting edge

on the dimes

on the dole

on the dot

on the double

on the eve of

on the fence

on the flip side

on the fly

on the fritz

on the go

on the gonger

on the heavy

on the heels of

on the hill

on the hoof

on the hot seat

on the hour

on the house

on the jag

on the job

on the junk

on the label

on the lam

on the level

on the line

on the lookout

on the loose

on the make

on the mend

on the money

on the move

on the muscle

on the nail

on the off-chance

on the one hand

on the other hand

on the outs

on the outside track

on the pan

on the peg

on the pill

on the QT

on the rack

on the rag

on the ragged edge

on the real

on the rims

on the rise

on the road

on the rocks

on the ropes

on the run

on the same page

on the same wavelength

on the sauce

on the shelf

on the side

on the sidelines

on the sly

on the spot

on the street

on the take

on the ticket

on the town

on the turf

on the up and up

on the upper

on the upswing

on the warpath

on the way

on the whole

on the wing

on wheels

once in a blue moon

one for the books

one one’s chest

one one’s last legs

out and about

out cold

out in the cold

out in the leftfield

out like a light

out of a clear [blue] sky

out of bounds

out of breath

out of kilter

out of line with

out of nowhere

out of one’s element

out of one’s hair

out of one’s mind

out of one’s shell

out of poke

out of sorts

out of step

out of stock

out of the blue

out of the can

out of the closet

out of the doldrums

out of the groove

out of the hole

out of the picture

out of the question

out of the roof

out of the running

out of the swim

out of the way

out of the woods

out of thin air

out of this world

out of tune

out of turn

out of whack

out on a limb

out to lunch

over the barrel

over the bay

over the hill

over the hump

over the lump

over the moon

over the top

Pp

pack a punch

pack a wallop

pack heat

pack it in

packed in like sardines

pad the bill

pad the roof

paddle one’s own canoe

paint oneself into a corner

paint the lily

paint the town [red]

paper over the cracks

par for the course

pass in one’s checks

pass in one’s chips

pass the bar

pass the buck

pass the chair

pass the hat

pass through one’s mind

pat on the back

patch up things

pay as one goes

pay cash on the barrelhead

pay lip service to

pay on the nail

pay one’s own way

pay the fiddler

pay the piper

pay the shot

peer over one’s shoulder

pick holes in

pick on someone your own size

pick one’s way

pick up steam

pick up the tab

pin one’s ears back

pitch a curve

pinch pennies

pitch woo with

play ball

play booty

play ducks and drakes with

play fair

play fast and loose

play footsie

play for high stakes

play for taffy, [not to]

play gooseberry

play hard to get

play hardball

play havoc with

play hide and seek to

play hob

play hooky

play horse

play house

play into one’s hands

play it safe

play merry hell with

play one false

play one’s cards right

play one’s cards well

play one’s own hand

play one’s trump card

play possum

play second fiddle

play silly bleeders

play silly buggers

play the field

play the fool

play the game

play the market

play the organ

play to the gallery

play to the score

play with oneself

plug the holes

plume oneself

pocket an insult

poke fun at

polish one’s apple

pop one’s cork

pop the question

pound the meat

pound the pavement

pour oil on troubled waters

pour water into a sIEve

powder one’s face

powder one’s nose

powder one’s puff

press one’s luck

press one’s point

press the flesh

prick up one’s ears

pull a boner

pull a fast one on

pull a lone oar

pull a rabbit

pull a train

pull caps

pull in one’s belt

pull in one’s horns

pull leather

pull off the scent

pull one’s coat

pull one’s leg

pull one’s pud

pull one’s pudding

pull one’s punches

pull one’s socks up

pull one’s teeth

pull one’s weight

pull one’s wire

pull oneself together

pull out of a hat

pull rank

pull strings

pull the pin

pull the plug

pull the rug out from under

pull to pieces

pull up stakes

pull wires

pump iron

push it

push one’s luck

push rocks uphill

push the boat out

push the envelope

push the panic button

push up daisies

put a bold front

put a cap on

put a chip on one’s shoulder

put a dampen on

put a feather in one’s cap

put a feather in one’s hat

put a floor show

put a spanner in the works

put a spin on

put a spoke in one’s wheel

put a strain on

put a tail on

put all one’s eggs in one basket

put balls on

put before the bench

put birdie

put gas on

put heads together

put icing on the cake

put in a good word for

put in an appearance

put in one’s oar

put in one’s two cents’ worth

put in the back of one’s mind

put in the plug for

put it thick to

put off one’s stroke

put on a [good] show

put on ice

put on one’s best face

put on one’s thinking cap

put on scollops

put on the back burner

put on the map

put on the ritz

put on the shelf

put on the spot

put on the streets

put on too many airs

put one’s back to it

put one’s best foot forward

put one’s finger in the pie

put one’s finger in the spot

put one’s foot down

put one’s foot in it

put one’s hand in the cookies

put one’s hands to the plow

put one’s hat in the ring

put one’s head in the lion’s mouth

put one’s head on the block for

put one’s mind at ease

put one’s mind at rest

put one’s nose out of joint

put one’s shoulder to [the wheel]

put one’s skates on

put oneself in one’s shoes

put oneself out

put out all the stops

put out of the way

put out the fire

put paid to

put stock in

put that in you pipe and smoke it!

put that in your gizzard and smoke it!

put the arm on

put the bee on

put the bite on

put the blocks on

put the brakes on

put the cart before the horse

put the cat among the pigeons

put the chill on

put the clamps on

put the finger on

put the foot in one’s mouth

put the freeze on

put the heat on

put the hurt on

put the knock on

put the lug on

put the make on

put the move on

put the nut to it

put the plug in the dike

put the saddle on the right horse

put the screws on

put the sleeve on

put the squeeze on

put the squelch on

put the touch on

put the wool over one’s eyes

put through hell [and high water]

put through one’s paces

put through the wringer

put to bed with a shovel

put to rights

put to the blush

put two and two together

put under the gavel

put under the hammer

put up the shutters

put weight on

Qq

quarrel with one’s bread and butter

queer one’s pitch

quick on the draw

quick on the trigger

quick on the uptake

Rr

rack one’s brain

racked with pain

rain buckets

rain cats and dogs

rain on one’s parade

rain or shine

rain pitchforks

raise a hand

raise a hand to

raise a heck

raise a hob

v. raise a row

raise a ned

raise a row

raise Cain

raise eyebrows

raise hell

raise one’s hackles

raise the bar

raise the devil

raise the market on

raise the roof

rake it in

rake over the coals

ram down one’s throat

rap one’s knuckles

rattle and hiss

read a chapter

read between the lines

read one like a book

read one’s mind

read the riot act

read the writing on the wall

reef one’s sails

rest on one’s laurels

rest on one’s oars

ride for a fall

ride herd on

ride on the cotton bicycle

ride one’s caboose

ride roughshod over

ride the back of one’s bus

ride the gravy train

ride the lightning

ride the rag

ride the white horse

ring a bell

ring down the curtain

ring the changes

ring up the curtain

rise to the occasion

rise up from the ashes

rob Peter to pay Paul

rob the cradle

rock the boat

rocked to sleep

roll in the hay

roll one’s hoop

roll one’s own

roll out the red carpet

roll the bones

roll up one’s sleeves

rooted to the spot

rosy about the gills

rough it

rub elbows with

rub it in

rub salt in the wound

rub salt in one’s wound

rub shoulders with

rub the wrong way

ruffle one’s feathers

rule the roast

rule the roost

run a lick

run a wild goose chase

run circles around

run for it

run in the blood

run into a brick wall

run into the ground

run into the sands

run off at the mouth

run one’s eyes over

run one’s feet off

run out of steam

run out the string

run ragged

run rings around

run smoothly

run the gauntlet

run the good race

run the show

run to seed

run with the hare and hunt with the hound

rush one’s fences

rush the growler

Ss

safe and sound

sail under false colors

save face

save one’s neck

save one’s skin

save the day

saw off a chunk

saw wood

say a mouthful

say one’s piece

say uncle

scare out of one’s wits

scare the hell out of

scare to death

score points

scrape the bottom of the barrel

scratch one’s head

scratch the surface of

scream like a stuck pig

scream one’s lungs out

screw up one’s courage

screwed, blued and tattooed

search one’s heart

search one’s soul

see a man about a dog

see better days

see eye to eye

see fit

see Johnny

see Mrs. Murphy

see Mrs. Murray

see pink elephants

see red

see the elephant

see the light [of day]

see the point

see the red light

see the writing on the wall

see through rose-colored glasses

see which side the cat will jump

sell a bill of goods

sell a pup

sell down the river

sell like hotcakes

sell short

sell the dummy to

send down the hopper

send in one’s papers

send one to the right-about

send packing

send to the showers

send up the river

set back on one’s heels

set cock a hoop

set great store on

set on foot

set one’s cap for

set one’s face against

set one’s hands to

set one’s teeth on edge

set the predicate

set the record straight

set the stage

set the tone

set the world on fire

set up one’s staff

settle a score

settle one’s hash

shag ass

shake a leg

shake a sock

shake hands with one’s best friend

shake hands with one’s wife’s best friend

shake in one’s boots

shake in one’s shoes

shake it up

shake the dew off the lily

shape one’s course

shed light on

shoot a line

shoot beaver

shoot from the hip

shoot off one’s mouth

shoot one’s bolt

shoot one’s wad

shoot one’s way

shoot oneself in the foot

shoot straight

shoot the bull

shoot the cat

shoot the shit

shoot the works

short of hat size

shot in the neck

shout from the rooftop

shovel the shit

show a clean pair of heels

show a leg

show one’s drinks

show one’s face

show one’s hand

show one’s heels to

show the door

show the ropes

show the white feather

shrug one’s shoulders

shuffle off the mortal coil

shut one’s eyes to

shut one’s face

shut one’s head

shut the doors to

shut up shop

sick and tired of

sign on the dotted line

sing a different tune

sing the blues

sink one’s teeth into

sink without a ripple

sit at one’s feet

sit loose

sit next to Nelly

sit on one’s hands

sit on one’s oars

sit on one’s tail

sit on the lid

sit the pine

sit tight

six feet under

six of one and half a dozen of the other

six ways to Sunday

skate on thin ice

skim the cream

skin a flint

skin a goat

skin alive

slap in the face

slap on the wrist

sleep a wink

sleep like a log

sleep on it

sleep one’s drunk off

slide one’s jib

sling a cat

sling hash

sling the bull

sling the crap

slip a cog

slip a gear

slip one’s trolley

slip out of one’s mind

slip through one’s fingers

slopped to the ears

sloshed to the ears

slow on the draw

slow on the trigger

slow on the uptake

slug it out

smell good

smooth as a baby’s bottom

snap off one’s head

snap off one’s nose

snap one’s cookies

snap one’s fingers at

snap out of it

snap the rubber

snap the whip

snuff it

sow one’s wild oats

speak one’s mind

speak one’s piece

speak with a forked tongue

spell backward

spike the gun

spill one’s guts

spill the beans

spin a yarn

spin cotton

split hairs

split one’s sides [with laughter]

split straws

split the scene

spoil her shape

spread around the doors

spread like a prairie fire

spread oneself too thin

spread word

sprung out of shape

square one’s shoulder

squeeze the lemon

stack the cards

stage a comeback

stand by one’s guns

stand high with

stand in good stead

stand on one’s own feet

stand on one’s own legs

stand on the picket line

stand on the sidelines

stand one’s ground

stand pat

stand the racket

stand to reason

stand treat

stand up and be counted

start from scratch

start like a shot

stay put

steal a march on

steal the lead

steal the limelight

steal the show

steal the spotlight

steal the thunder

step into one’s shoes

step into the breach

step off the carpet

step on one’s toes

step out of line

step up to the plate

stew in one’s own juice

stick in one’s craw

stick in one’s head

stick in one’s throat

stick one on

stick one’s head in a bottle

stick one’s neck out

stick to one’s guns

stick to one’s knitting

stick to one’s last

stick to one’s ribs

stir one’s stumps

stir up a hornet’s nest

stop at nothing

stop one’s mouth

stop the show

straight as a string

straight from the horse’s mouth

straight from the shoulder

strain a point

strain at a gnat

stretch a point

stretch the rubber

strike bedrock

strike gold

strike it rich

strike off the rolls

strike oil

strike one funny