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1. kick ass
AWow, you fixed my computer in less than 10 minutes.
You're good.
BYep. I just kick ass.
"kick ass"
I'm going to kick his ass. (
)

kick ass

"butt"
Hahaha...I kicked your ass.
ass
ass butt
butt
2. kiss ass
AMary, I'm sorry for cheating on you before. Do you see
any chance that we can get back together? Mary

BI don't know, but you can kiss my ass.

()

cheat
3. XYZ
Hey, man. XYZ.

XYZCheck your zipper.

X
()
Check
XYZ X
Y YourZ Zipper
4. Hit the road.
ADo you want to come in for some tea?

BNo. I'm running late. I really need to hit the road.

running lateHit the roadhit

He hits the gym
three times a week.I really need to hit the road.
I really need to get going.
5. hang out
AI don't know what is going on lately. Jack seems to
curse a lot these days. Jack
BWell, that's just what you get from hanging out with the
wrong crowd.
hang out

6. click ()
I really like talking to her. I think we two really click.

click
7. suck ;
AGuess what? We've just now missed the bus, and the


next one won't come for another 45 minutes.
()
BThat sucks.
suckThat movie sucks.

8. catch some Zs
AExcuse me. I have to catch some Zs.
BI thought you just woke up. Sleepy head.

Z,Z,Z...catch some Zs
I have to catch some Zs.I have to take a
nap.I need to snooze.
9. take a dump
AWould you mind closing the door? I'm trying to take a
dump here.
BWell, learn to lock the door next time.

()
dump
I need to use the restroom. I need to go.

10. crank up
AHey! The volume is too low. Why don't you crank it up
some? ! ?
BNo problem.
turn it upcranky
"Why are you so cranky today? Something
happened?"
11. Shoot!
AI've got a question for you.
BShoot! !
"Shoot!" Shit!

12. Give it a shot!

AIt would be so cool if I can win this contest. I don't
think I'm good enough, though.

BGive it a shot! You'll never know.

"cool""You'll never know."

13. Got you! (

...)
AMy sister just now called and said she's moving in with

us. ,
BWhat? !
AGot you! !
"Get you" (...)

"Haha.. You didn't get me."
14. no-brainer
AHow do you use this program? It looks quite
complicated.
BNo. Looks can be deceiving. This thing is actually a nobrainer. Let me show you.
()
"Looks can be deceiving."

"Looks can be deceiving. He may be just a paper tiger."

15. work one's butt off ()

AI can't believe all my work is gone just like this. I've
worked my butt off on this all day.

BWhat happened? Computer crashed?

)
"kick ass""kiss ass"(

"butt"(
>
(1)) "work one's butt off"
"freeze one's butt off"(

)
)
16. push around (
AGary, do you think you can rewrite this paper. I don't
really like the topic. Gary,

BHey, I'm only trying to help you out. You shouldn't be

pushing me around like this.

17. brush off

AHave you talked to Mr. Lambert about Ian's obscene
speech towards you? Lambert
Ian

BYes, but he brushed it off as if it were not a big deal to

him. ()
"brush away (aside)" "He brushed aside

our objection."()
18. boss around
AOh! No. I've got assigned to work with Marvin for our

group project. Marvin

BOoh! I heard that he love to boss people around.

"boss around" "push around"

"He is very bossy."
19. Oh, boy!
AGuess what? We first got a flat tire, and now my cell

phone is dead. ?
,

BOh, boy! !
"flat tire" "Oh, boy!"
"Oh, girl"

20. bound to
ADan forgot his map? Dan
BYep! And he's bound to lose his way.

"bound to" ! "You're bound to

die."
21. all set
AIs my car ready yet?
BYep! We just need to get this paper work done and

you'll be all set.

, "Are you
all set?""paper work"

22. dirty work

AAll right. You go ahead and sign this paper and I'll do
the dirty work. ()

B(It) Sounds good to me.

"go ahead"

"dirty work"
()

"dirty work"
23. cop
AOh! No. My TV and stereo are gone. Who did this?

BI've already called 911. The cops should be here any

time.
"policeman"

 "911" "911"
24. spooky
AI had a dream last night that Keith and I had a big
argument. This morning he came in wearing the same
clothes he had on in my dream! Keith

BThat's spooky!
"spooky"
25. Say cheese. ()

() "cheese"

26. eat
AWhat's eating you? You've been so quiet all morning.

BI bombed in my final exam.

"What's eating you?"

"bomb"

27. jazz (something) up ()

AWhat do you think of this?

BIt's kind of dead. Maybe you want to add more graphics

to jazz it up.
"jazz (something) up"

"He tried to jazz the meeting up."

28. My hands are tied
AMr. Chapman, can I hand in my homework next time. I
left it at home. Chapman

BAll of the scores must be given to the office by Friday,

so you must have your homework today. It is a school rule
and there is nothing I can do. My hands are tied!.
()

"My hands are tied."

"Can you get it? My hand are tied." (
?"
29. love handles
AYou'd better lose those love handles fast. I'm tired of
having so much to hold on to.
()

BI think I look fine, my dear.

30. maxed out

AI'm working 70 hours this week. I'm totally maxed out.

B70 hours? I'd be dead if I worked this hard.

"max" "maxed out"

31. If You Snooze, You Lose!

AHey! Where did all the cake go? I haven't got any of it.

B: There's no cake left. Your brother ate the last piece. If

you snooze, you lose! ()()
()
,
"snooze""If you snooze, you lose."
()
32. jerk one's chain ()
AHey! Can I ask you another question?

BStop jerking my chain. I'm trying to study here.

"jerk one's chain" ,

,
"Stop jerking my chain." "Leave me alone."

33. have a cow

AWhen I told my mom I would be home around 2 am,
she had a cow!
BDuh! ()
"have a cow"
"have
kittens" "Duh!"


34. knock it off! ()
ATim, knock it off, would you? Your singing is killing me.
Tim,
BHey! You're rude.
"Knock it off!" () "Cut it out!"
"Stop it!"
35. my ass ()
AHoney, this is going to be my last cigarette. I'm not

gonna smoke again, I promise.

BThis is going to be your last cigarette, my ass.

"my ass" (:)

"ass"
"little""my little ass"()
36. big time
AOh, no. I completely forgot about my appointment with
Mrs. Anderson at 2 o'clock.
Anderson
BYou know she's gonna complain about that big time,
don't you?
"big time" "very
much" "extremely"
"Got You!"()
,
"I got you big time." ()
37. the man (the Man)
AOK. Your car is fixed. There should be no more
problem(s) now.
BYou've got it taken care of just like that? You're the

man. ()
"You're the man!"
()
"You're the man."(
"man")
38. on the nose ()
AWhat time is it, honey?
BIt's six pm on the nose.
"on the nose" (= exactly)
"Your guess
was right on the nose." ()
39. on the spot ()
ASo, what do you say, Hubert? Should we stay or leave?
...Hubert, , ?
BHey! Don't put me on the spot. How should I know?

"be put
on the spot"
"on the spot"

"They
fixed your car on the spot."
40. Way to go!
Daisy, keep your hands up... Way to go. Very good.
Daisy
(
)
"Way to go."
"Way to go." "That's the
way to go."
(
)

41. armpit
AOh, man. This room is an absolute armpit! When's the
last time you cleaned this place?

BThe last time my mom was here.

"armpit"
"armpit"

42. buns
A: Hey! What are you doing staring at that girl's buns?

BI'm not. I just like the skirt she's wearing.

"bun"
(buns)
"bun"
"have a bun in the oven"

Sally "Sally is having a bun in

the oven."
43. pissed (off)
AAre you angry at Nancy because she kept your video
too long? Nancy
BNo. I lent her my favorite tape and she recorded over
it. That really pissed me off.

"pissed off" "angry" "I'm

so pissed off at you.""piss"
(= pee)
"watch
your language"()
44. kick back
AI'm really beat. I wish I could be kicking back at the
beach right now.


BMe, too.

"kick back and relax""lay

back"
45. okay
AHow do you like your new roommate?

BHe is an okay person. I like him.

"okay""all-right" "decent"

"okay" (
)

"Well, it's
not exactly my dream TV. but it's a decent one." (
)
"decent"

46. shake a leg

AAll the furniture in the store is on sale today?

BYeah. The whole place is packed. You'd better shake a

leg before it's all gone. ()

"shake a leg"
"shake(shaking) one's legs"
"shake a leg" (hurry)

"packed"

"Oh, man. The whole parking lot is packed."

47. pull one's leg
ADid Richard really go to Italy this summer? Richard

BNo way. He was only pulling your leg and you believed
him?
"pulling one's leg"

"pulling one's leg"

"trip one up"(
)

48. booboo
AHow did you do on the exam?
BOh, you won't believe it. I got all the questions right at
first, and then I decided to go back and make some
changes. Guess what? I ended up getting five booboos.
I'm kicking myself for that.

49. dynamite
AHey, dude. You did a good job. That was some
dynamite presentation you gave.
()
BThank you. !
"dynamite"
"some"

dynamite

Don't talk about it. It's dynamite.

50. lame
AHow did you like that movie? ?
BThat movie was so lame. I didn't even stay through the

whole film.
"lame"
"suck""lame"
"suck" "That movie was so
, That movie really sucked.
lame."
"suck"
51. flashback
AWhat is it? Why are you so quiet all of a sudden?

BNothing. I just had a flashback to the day my exboyfriend and I broke up.

"flashback"

"flashback"

52. blow one away
AWow! That's a really amazing piece of art you're
creating.
BTalking about amazing? You've gotta check out Beck's.
His work will really blow you away.
Beck

"blow one away"

53. fill in
AJustin just now called and said that he can't come in
this afternoon. Justin
BDid he find anybody to fill in for him?
fill in fill "fill in"()
"substitute"
"replace" fill
in replace

replace, fill in
54. fill someone in
AReally? You and Scott got married? Fill me in. It's been
five years. I thought you used to think he was the biggest
geek in the world. Scott

BI know. I was really an immature little girl back then. I

never really cared to know who he was. I'm glad that I
finally grew up. Scott is such a wonderful person. (
)

Scott
fill someone in fill in
fill someone in (
)

55. Get with it! ()

AYou know. I noticed that almost everyone in my class
owns a cell phone.

BPlease! Cell phones are a necessity nowadays days. Get

with it.

"with""get with
it" ( it ) "cell phone"
"cellular telephone"
56. the bottom line
AI guess my boyfriend and I are finally calling it quits.
We live 3000 miles apart from each other. Long-distance
relationships are just impossible.
(
)
BThat's not always true. There are success stories. If
both of you really share the same goals and feel you want
to pursue, then you can both have a future together. The

bottom line is - you have to want it to work.

()
57. go the extra mile
ANobody will ever believe anything I say again.

BIn that case, you have to go the extra mile to prove

your credibility.

"go the extra mile"

58. in the driver's seat

AI should've hired somebody else to do this. A good
designer should always listen to the voice of her clients.

BHoney, you can't always be in the driver's seat. I'm sure

Lisa is a very good designer. She knows what she's doing.
Have some faith in her.
Lisa
"in the driver's seat" (
), "in

the driver's seat "

59. 24-7
AAre you and_christina still together? _christina

BNo. I'm not seeing here anymore. She's the kind of girl
that likes to hang around 24-7. That was just too much
for me, so...
, ....
"24-7" "24 hours a day, 7 days a week"
"twenty-four seven"
60. missing the boat ()
AJenny is not coming today. She decided to go shopping
with her sister instead. Jenny

BI see somebody is missing the boat. I wonder how she's

going to feel once she finds out who's here tonight. (
)

"missing the boat"

61. screw around

AQuit screwing around and work on your paper, Max!

Max
BI don't want to. How can I write about something I
never read?
,
?
,
,

"screw
around"
"screw around"
"After he met Susanne, he stopped
screwing around." Susanne
62. screw around with someone
AA piece of advice. Don't screw around with her. She's
got a terrible temper. ()

BShe does? But she looks like a sweet little angel.

screw around with someone "screw

around"
screw
around
with someone

"screw around" "screw around

with something"
"Stop screwing around

with the remote control."

63. tell it like it is
AI shouldn't have called you for advice. You're cruel,
rude and ..... Aarrgh!

BWell, I always tell it like it is and, unfortunately,

sometimes the truth hurts.

64. go places (
)
AThis kid is definitely going places someday. I could see
a little YoYo Ma in him.

BI don't know about that. I guess he can be anything he

wants to be, as long as he's happy.

go places go nowhere
"You're going
nowhere."
65. beat around the bush
AAnna, please quit beating around the bush. There's
somebody else, isn't there? Anna(
)

BI'm sorry, Bruce. I didn't mean to mislead you. Bruce,