Chapter 1 One step at a time
1-1 Anytime.
1-2 Anyway./Anyhow.
1-3 Bingo!
1-4 Darn!
1-5 Definitely!
1-6 Duh!
1-7 Great!
1-8 Incredible!
1-9 Indeed!
1-10 Likewise.
1-11 Listen!
1-12 Look!
1-13 No.
1-14 OK? / OK.
1-15 Or . . .
1-16 Positive!
1-17 Really?
1-18 Right?
1-19 Satisfied?
1-20 See?
1-21 Seriously?
1-22 So? / So what?
1-23 Sorry. / I’m sorry.
1-24 Sure.
1-25 Sweet!
1-26 Unbelievable!
Chapter 2 Two heads are better than one
2-1 About/For/With what?
2-2 Another time/day.
2-3 Anybody here? / Anybody home?
2-4 Anything else? / Anything more?
2-5 By coincidence
2-6 Cheer up!
2-7 Come, come.
2-8 Even better!
2-9 Excuse me.
2-10 Forget it!
2-11 Good luck!
2-12 Guess what?
2-13 Help yourself!
2-14 I bet. / I’ll bet.
2-15 Hang on!
2-16 No/Not kidding!
2-17 Not again!
2-18 Will do. / That’ll do!
Chapter 3 Three squares a day
3-1 Can’t or won’t?
3-2 Sb. won’t bite.
3-3 That’s a first!
3-4 That’s highway robbery!
3-5 That’s/It’s not true!
3-6 Works for me!
3-7 There (you are)!
3-8 You’re the man!
Chapter 4 Four corners of the earth
4-1 Have a good one!
4-2 I’m counting on it.
4-3 He’s not worth it.
4-4 How’s life with you?
4-5 It won’t happen again.
4-6 It works every time.
4-7 Nothing to boast about.
4-8 Not to my knowledge.
4-9 That’s/It’s always the way.
4-10 The feeling is mutual.
4-11 We’re not there yet.
Chapter 5 Five fingers are not equal
5-1 A little bird told me.
5-2 A promise is a promise.
5-3 All’s well that ends well.
5-4 Can you bend the rules?
5-5 Come to think of it.
5-6 Do I make myself clear?
5-7 Don’t get your hopes up!
5-8 Don’t give it another thought.
5-9 Don’t take it so hard!
5-10 He was hard on me.
5-11 I’m at my wits’ end.
5-12 I’m not made of money.
5-13 I can’t believe my ears/ eyes.
5-14 I can’t take it anymore!
5-15 I don’t buy your story.
5-16 I don’t have all day.
5-17 I don’t see why not.
5-18 I have been there (before).
5-19 I’ve seen it (all) before.
5-20 I know what I’m doing.
5-21 I know you mean well.
5-22 I see what you mean.
5-23 I’ll keep it to myself.
5-24 I’ll take care of it.
5-25 I wouldn’t/don’t bet on it!
5-26 If you feel that way.
5-27 It could happen to you.
5-28 It goes down the drain.
5-29 It’s a matter of opinion.
5-30 (It’s a) piece of cake!
5-31 It’s all Greek to me.
5-32 It’s dogged as does it.
5-33 It’s early in the day.
5-34 It’s/That’s not what I’m saying.
5-35 It’s not in my wheelhouse.
5-36 It’s out of this world!
5-37 It’s totally over my head.
5-38 It makes my mouth water.
5-39 It might come in handy.
5-40 It/That really got to me!
5-41 It won’t break the bank.
5-42 Just do what you can!
5-43 Leave me out of it.
5-44 Let me sleep on it.
5-45 Let me get/say this straight.
5-46 Let’s call it a day.
5-47 Let’s paint the town red!
5-48 Look on the bright side!
5-49 No two ways about it.
5-50 Not that I know of!
5-51 Not in so many words.
5-52 One thing leads to another.
5-53 Out of respect for sb.
5-54 Sb. has (got) a long face.
5-55 Sb. is hitting on you.
5-56 Sb. wouldn’t hurt a fly.
5-57 That’s par for the course.
5-58 That’s the way it is/goes.
5-59 The sky is the limit.
5-60 There’s always someone above us.
5-61 There must be a catch!
5-62 Things will work out fine.
5-63 This calls for a celebration!
5-64 Today is not my day!
5-65 We’re on the same wavelength.
5-66 We’ll talk about this later.
5-67 What are you getting at?
5-68 What are you playing at?
5-69 What are you up to?
5-70 What do you call this?
5-71 What goes around comes around.
5-72 What took you so long?
5-73 You can say that again!
5-74 You could have fooled me.
5-75 You’ve got me all wrong!
5-76 You owe me an apology.
5-77 You’ll get your money’s worth.
5-78 Your explanation is wearing thin.
Chapter 6 Six ways to Sunday
6-1 Don’t be too/ so hard on yourself.
6-2 Do you have any second thoughts?
6-3 Don’t make a fool of yourself!
6-4 Don’t take me for a fool!
6-5 (Do you) see what I’m saying?
6-6 He has close ties with her.
6-7 I’m fed up with her nagging.
6-8 I can’t say much for it.
6-9 I can’t take all the credit.
6-10 I don’t think much of it.
6-11 I don’t think that at all.
6-12 I just mentioned it in passing.
6-13 I know where the shoe pinches.
6-14 I’ll be the judge of that.
6-15 Ill make it up to you.
6-16 Ill see what I can do.
6-17 I wouldn’t put it past him.
6-18 If my memory serves me right/correctly,
6-19 Is that the way you think?
6-20 It’s a sore point with him.
6-21 (It’s) all in a day’s work.
6-22 It’s written all over your face.
6-23 It does more harm than good.
6-24 It’s not my cup of tea.
6-25 It’s too good to be true!
6-26 It means a lot to me.
6-27 May all your wishes come true!
6-28 Sb. is a busybody by nature.
6-29 That’s all there is to it.
6-30 That’s easy for you to say!
6-31 The joke was lost on her.
6-32 There’s no time like the present!
6-33 (There’s) nothing to be ashamed of!
6-34 There’s something in what you said.
6-35 This movie was a big hit.
6-36 To make a long story short
6-37 We have a lot in common.
6-38 What do you mean by that?
6-39 What do you say to it?
6-40 Where did you get that idea?
6-41 With (all due) respect (to you)
6-42 You always get me into trouble.
6-43 You’re a match made in heaven.
6-44 You’re barking up the wrong tree!
6-45 You’re making a fool of yourself.
6-46 You’re shooting yourself in the foot.
6-47 You can do what you want.
6-48 You can’t have it both ways.
6-49 You can’t show bias to anyone.
6-50 You can’t take it with you.
6-51 You can’t go wrong with him.
6-52 You don’t have to do that.
6-53 You(’ve) got to be kidding me!
6-54 You have a problem with me?
6-55 You’ve come to the right person.
6-56 You let me worry about it!
6-57 You should move with the times.
6-58 You win some; you lose some
6-59 You’d do the same for me.
Chapter 7 Seven year itch
7-1 Can you let me off (the hook)?
7-2 Do you have a thing for her?
7-3 How did you come up with this?
7-4 I’m at the end of my rope.
7-5 I’m just telling it like it is.
7-6 I’m speaking with the voice of experience.
7-7 I can do it in my sleep.
7-8 I can see it in your eyes.
7-9 I can’t do a thing about it.
7-10 I couldn’t have put it better myself.
7-11 I don’t want to put you out.
7-12 I’ve waited a long time for this!
7-13 I know where (or when) to draw the line.
7-14 I think that’s politics at its worst.
7-15 I’ll take each day as it comes.
7-16 I won’t take no for an answer!
7-17 It happens to the best of us.
7-18 It’s like talking to a brick wall.
7-19 It’s too close to call right now.
7-20 It might be a blessing in disguise.
7-21 (I’ll) Let you be the judge of that!
7-22 One man’s meat is another man’s poison.
7-23 Sb. can breathe a sigh of relief.
7-24 Sb. often treated my words like nothing.
7-25 The ball is in your court now!
7-26 The outsider sees more of the game.
7-27 This issue is nothing to sneeze at.
7-28 You always rub someone the wrong way.
7-29 Just take the bull by the horns!
7-30 You should take it as it comes.
7-31 You’ll thank me for it one day.
7-32 Your guess is as good as mine!
Chapter 8 Behind the eight ball
8-1 All good things (will) come to an end.
8-2 He never says a good word about me.
8-3 I have (got) to hand it to you.
8-4 I really don’t know which way to go.
8-5 I think he blows/gets things out of proportion.
8-6 I’ll give him the benefit of the doubt.
8-7 It can’t be mentioned in the same breath!
8-8 It takes all kinds to make a world.
8-9 (Something) will not put food on the table.
8-10 The higher you climb, the harder you fall.
8-11 There’s no need to do things on impulse.
8-12 There’s no such thing as a free lunch.
8-13 You’re only too eager to get things done.
8-14 You can’t have a foot in both camps.
8-15 You’d better turn a blind eye to it.
8-16 You should get out/quit while you’re (still) ahead!
Chapter 9 On cloud nine
9-1 His words should never be taken at face value.
9-2 I’m sorry to put you to so much trouble.
9-3 I’ve been running around like a headless chicken lately.
9-4 I know which side my bread is buttered (on).
9-5 I wouldn’t be seen/caught dead asking her for help.
9-6 It’s not every day that we (could) have this.
9-7 It is not all it’s cracked up to be.
9-8 What you just said threw me for a loop.
9-9 You took the words (right) out of my mouth.
9-10 You should put your money where your mouth is.
Chapter 10 Perfect ten
10-1 (It always goes) in one ear and out the other.
10-2 Sb. can dish it out but he can’t take it.
10-3 Should I give him a taste/ dose of his own medicine?
10-4 What would you do if you were in my situation?
10-5 You can count them on (the fingers of) one hand.
10-6 You don’t need to go too far with this issue.
10-7 You will not eat me out of house and home.
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