1.What are you trying to say?

2.Don't be silly.
Silly ['sili] a. 1. ; It was silly of me to say such a thing. 2.
He told a silly story. 3.;[Z][F]I was knocked silly by the
news. n. 1. ,[C]Well, silly, why not stay! ,,!

3.How strong are your glasses?

4.Just because.
5.It isn't the way I hoped it would be.
6.You will never guess.
7.No one could do anything about it.
8.I saw something deeply disturbing.
Disturb [dis't:b] vt. 1. , I'm sorry to disturb you so early. , 2.
, They were charged with disturbing the public peace. 3. [H]She
was disturbed to hear you had been injured in the accident.
vi. 1. , disturbed [dis't:bd] a. 1.; 2. disturbance [dis't:bns] 1.;
We can work here without disturbance. 2. , ; What triggered the
disturbances in January? ? 3.;;

9.Money is a good servant but a bad master.

Servant ['s:vnt] n. [C]1. The millionaire kept 39 servants.
Millionaire[,miljn'] 2.

, He is a civil servant. 3. 4. (

) 5. (), 6.

10.I am not available.

Available ['veilbl] a. 1. ,[(+for/to)] The swimming pool is available only in summer.
2. , Is there water available around here? ? 3.
, The principal is available now. 4. This film ticket is no longer available.
availably ['veilbli] ad. 1. availability [,veil'biliti] n. 1.;; 2.
();

11.Wisdom in the mind is better than money in the hand.

Wisdom ['wizdm] n. 1. ,,[U]I would question the wisdom of borrowing such a large sum
of money. He showed great wisdom in what he said and did.
2. ,,[U][C] ancient wisdoms ancient['einnt] a. 1.

 We were impressed by the ruins of an ancient building. 2. ; He drives an ancient

car. 3. , 4. This is an ancient custom. 5.
n. 1. , 2. ancientry ['einntri] n. 1. 3.

;,[U][C]James voiced the

conventional wisdom about it. 4.

12.Never say die.it's a piece of cake.

13.Don't worry.you'll get use to it soon.
14.I konw how you feel.
15.You win some.you lose some.
16.Don't bury your head in the sand.
Bury ['beri] vt. 1., Where is she buried? ? 2.,[(+in)]The pirates
buried their treasure. 3., They buried themselves in their work.
4. bury the hatchet[,beri 'htit] After their long argument the two brothers have at last buried
the hatchet. ,

Sand [snd] n. 1.[U]Sand is insoluble in water. 2.;;[P]3.(

)[P]4.;[P]5.;;[U]The young man has plenty of sand in him.
6. , [U] vt. 1. ; 2. ( ) ;
[(+down)]The floor should be sanded before you paint it. vi. 1.,
[(+up)]

17.I didn't expect you to such a good job.

Expect [iks'pekt] vt. 1....();;[+(that)][+to-v][O2]He expected to finish
the work by March. We expected that you would succeed.
2.;; That's just what we expected. I'll expect you for supper at six o'clock.
3.;;[(+from)][O2]Don't expect too much of him.
I expect you to be punctual. The professor expected respect from his students.
4.;[W][Y][+(that)]I expect you are right. vi. 1.
; 2.(), expectative [eks'pekttiv] a. , expectation [,ekspek'tein] n. 1.
;[U][C]The dog wagged its tail in expectation of a bone. ,2.,[P1]The reward
fell short of our expectations. 3.[P]a young artist with great expectations. expectant [iks'pektnt] a.
1.; an expectant mother The expectant crowds in the streets waited patiently for the queen.
2. n. 1.;[C]

18.You are coming alone well.

19.She is well-build.
20.You look neat and fresh.
Neat [ni:t] a. 1.; He keeps his desk neat. 2.;,
She had small, neat writing. 3.; She is a neat worker. 4.

, The dress is made of neat silk. 5.; He likes

his whisky neat. He drinks his brandy neat. 6.
,
The party was really neat -- we had good fun. -- n. 1.
;[C]

21.You have a beautiful personality.

Personality [,p:s'nliti] n. 1.,[C][U]His personality left a deep impression on us.
Impression [im'pren] n. 1.[C][U][(+on)]The new teacher made a good impression on the
students. 2.;[C][+that]I have the impression that I've seen that man before.
3.;;[C]The robber left an impression of his feet in the mud. 4.
;;[C]5.;[U][(+on)]My advice seemed to make little impression on him. 6.(
)[C][(+of)]

2.(),[C][U]He has a strong personality. 3.,

[C]A number of local personality were present at the meeting. 4.,

[P1]The argument deteriorated into personalities. personality cult personable
['p:snbl] a. 1.; 2. personage ['p:snid] n. [C]1.,
funerals of great personages 2. 3.(), personal ['p:snl] a. 1.,[Z]It's all a
matter of personal taste. personal allowance
();
personal assistant , personal best(), personal column()
; personal communication network personal communication service ['p:snl k,mju:ni'kein
's:vis]PCSpersonal effects ; personal identification number personal
organizer personal property personal stere 2.,[Z]The plan was drawn up under the chief
engineer's personal guidance. 3.; Frank is always making
personal remarks about his cousin. 4.;[Z]Our parents teach us personal tidiness.
5.[Z]6.;[Z] n. [C]1.() 2.
personally ['p:snli] ad. 1.; 2., Personally, I don't approve of her. ,
3. I dislike him personally, but I admire his art. ,4. You must not
take my remarks personally. personalize ['p:snlaiz] vt. 1.;
2. 3....

22.You flatter me immensely.

Flatter ['flt] vt. 1.;[(+about/on)]I guess he was just flattering me.
2.,[H]She was greatly flattered by an invitation to visit the White House.
3.(,)(,) This picture surely doesn't flatter my sister.
This photo flatters him. The picture certainly doesn't
flatter you. flatter oneself['flt wn 'self] He flattered himself that he could do without my
help. flatterer['fltr] n. ,[C] flattery ['fltri] n. 1.;[U]It did not sound
like flattery. 2.;[C]You must not fall for his flatteries.
flattering['fltri] a. 1., He likes to make flattering remarks. 2., 3.()
This is a flattering picture of George.

Immensely [i'mensli] ad. 1.;; 2., We enjoyed the party immensely.

Immense [i'mens] a. 1.;;; John felt an immense gratitude to Wilson.
The Atlantic Ocean is immense. 2., Immenseness [i'mensnis] n. 1.
2. 3. immensity [i'mensti] n. 1.;;

23.You should be slow to judge others.

24.I hope you will excuse me if i make any mistake.
25.It was most careless of me.
26.It was quite by accident.
27.I wish i had all the time i'd ever wasted,so i could waste it all over again.

28.I like you the way you were.

29.You two go ahead to the movie without me,i don't want to be a third wheel.

30.Do you have anyone in mind?

31.How long have you known her
32.It was love at first sight.
33.I'd bettle hit the books.
34. He gave me a piece of mind,"Don't shift responsibility onto others."
a piece of one's mind
35.The husband and his wife are always quarrelling,and they are leading a cat and dog life.
a cat and dog life
36.The man lived a dog's life. a dog's life
37.I know that from A to Z. fromA to Z
38.Well,this sort of talk is above me. above somebody
39.When you tell Mary some gossip,she is all ears. Mary
all ears
40.You'll be all the better for a holiday. all the more
41.She is all dressed up and nowhere to go. all dressed up

all in all

42.The daughter is all in all to him. all in all

43.They went all out. all out
44.Glad,it is all over. all over
45.I'm wet all over.
46.He is all set for an early morning start. all set
47.All you have to do is to calm yourself down and wait for the good news.
all you have to do
48.To me,a good story teller,it would be as easy as falling of a log.
as easy as falling of a log /as easy as snapping your fingers /as easy as ABC
49.Mum is always as busy as a bee in the moring. as busy as a
bee

50.How to get at that little island is at his fingertips.at one's fingertips

51.Don't ask him.It is also at his wit's end. at one's wit's end
52.He is a big shot in our little town. big shot
53.Every family has a black sheep. black sheep
54.The thief was caught of red-handed and beaten black and blue.
black and blue
55.The proof is in black and white and the murderer has no any excuses.
black and white
56.You are heading into a blind alley.blind alley
57.This guy seemed to have no own idea.He always blew hot and cold.
blow hot and cold
58.Don't blow your own tumpet.Let us see what on earth you can do.
blow one's own trumpet
59.He is born with a silver in one's mouth.

60.a brand new coat brand new brand [brnd] n. [C]1.;[(+of)]This brand of
tea is my favorite. 2.()(,)[(+of)]He has his own brand of humor.
3.();() 4., The brand of a
coward is a liability in a military career. 5.() 6.;
vt. 1.;... All cattle on the farm were branded with the letter A.
"A" 2.......[(+as)][O9]The press branded him a liar. 3.
;[(+on)]The bitter lesson is branded on his memory.

61.The couple hadn't spoken to each other for a week.They were both waiting for the other
one to break the ice. break
the ice

62.He is beaten to the ground by a blow. by a blow

63.I can't stand it any longer,I quit. can't stand it any longer
64.You are carrying your joke too far. carry something too far
65.You plan is nearly a castle in the sky. castle in the sky
66cats got one's tongue
67chain smoker
68come up with 1. We came up with a group of tourists. 2.
(); He came up with good ideas for the product promotion.
He could not come up with a proper answer.
Let me come up with some ideas.3.()You must come up with
the money by tomorrow night.
69.Languages come easily to some people. come easily
70.Movies are not my cup of tea. cup of tea
71.Cut it out!I can't stand you any longer. cut it out
72.Let us call it a day,stop. call it a day
73Nobody considered that John would win the game.He was a dark horse in the final.
dark horse
74Jack received a dear John letter from his girlfriend because he had broken her heart.
dear John letter ,

75.Having some moring exercises does you good. do somone good

76.Do you get me?
77.It doesn't count this time,try again. doesn't count
78.The sentence you made doesn't make any sense to me.
doesn't make sense

79.Being down and out,he couldn't support his family.

down and out

80.What's he driving at? drive at

81.I dropped him in on my way to the hospital. drop in
82.On arriving the University,please drop me a line. drop me a line

83.An early bird catchs worms early bird

84.easy come easy go
85. I said something bad to my mum.Although I want to eat my words back, it didn't
work,for I had hurt my mum's feeling.
eat my words
86.He knew he'd never get away with it so he decided to face the music and give himself up
to the police. face the
music

87.You must learn to face up to your responsibilities. face up to

88.I am rather fed up with your complaints. fed up

89.Please feel free to make suggestions. feel free to do something
90.Human beings are few and far between in this zone. few and far between

91.French leave
92.The naughty boy gave me a headache. give me a headache

93.give me a hand
94.go Dutch AA
95.God bless you
96.God bless you with your examinations.
97.God knows
98.Got it?
98.green thumbs /fingers
99.hands are full
100.have a ball
101. I have had it with all your excuses. have had it
102.None of his arguements seem to hold water. hold water
103.It's a lie in every sense of word. in every sense of word
104.keep an eye on
105.kill time
106.Get up lazy bones! lazy bones
107.leave it to me
108.leave me alone
109.like father like son
110.like it or not
111.make a fool of oneself
112.make a big money

113. We have to cut our expenses to make both ends need.

make both ends need

114.His achievement made waves in his country. make waves

115.make yourself at home

116.Bad mam comes to no good. no good
117.no kidding
118.none of your bussiness
119.not really
120.He is an old hand at stealing.
121.I am tired of it,same old story. old story
122.on one's word of honor
123.on occasion
124.of one's own accord
125.During the holidays,people in the trains are packed like sardins.

126.pass away
127. You are playing with the fire and you must pay the poice one day. pay the price

128.I cann't put up with your rudeness any more;leave my room.

put up with
129.red-letter day
130.red tape
131.red carpet
132.I ran into an old friend in the shop yesterday. run

into

133.Quick,quick,we are running out of time. run out of

134.show up 1. 2.; I intend to show up this liar. 3.
; Uncle George didn't show up for our wedding because he forgot. ,
,
135.small potatos
136.so what?
137. stand up for ['stnd p f(r)] 1. ; We all must stand up for democracy and
human rights. , You must stand up for your rights.

138.suit one's taste

139.sunday dress
140.sure thing
141.take one's time
142.Take your time and enjoy it.
143.take the words out of one's mouth
144.that's it
145.that is really something
146.there is nothing I can do
147.there you go
148.there is nothing wrong with me
149.under the table
150.under the weather
151.what's going on

152.what a man
153.walking dictionary
154.what is up
155.Hi,I haven't seen you for a long time,what's up?
156.world class