hard to come by - difficult to obtain
　　have a heart - have kind feelings; be understanding
　　have a hunch - have an idea based on feelings rather than reason
　　hold off - delay;postpone
　　hop to it - get started on something quickly
　　hit it off - get along well with someone

　　ill at ease - uncomfortable
　　in hot water - in trouble
　　in the air -uncertain
　　in the dark - keep someone without knowdge; information from somenoe
　　in the lone run - looking toward the future; eventually
　　ins and outs - all the details; the various parts and difficulties to be seen
　　iron out - remove the difficulties or find an answer for
　　jump to conclusions - arrive too quickly at a decision or opinion
　　keep an eye on - watch closely
　　keep one’sfingers crossed - wish that nothing goes wrong
　　keep on one’s toes - be ready for action; prepared
　　knock oneself out - make a great effort
　　learn the ropes - learn the rules and routines of a place or activity

　　little by little -gradually
　　make ends meet - to get just enough money for noe’s needs
　　make out - manage;get along
　　mean to - intentional; on purpose
　　might as well - to have no strong reson not to
　　next to nothing - almost nothing; very inexpensive
　　not to mention - in addition

　　off balance - unaware; off guard
　　on the go - working or doing something all the time
　　on pins and needles - nervous; anxious; full of anticipation
　　on purpose - deliberately; intentionally
　　on the blink - not working properly;broken
　　on the right track - thinking or doing something correctly
　　on the tip of noe’s tongue - to be about to remember somthing
　　once in a blue moon - rarely; almost never
　　out of it - not involved in

　　pick up the tab - pay the bill or the cost of something
　　piece of cake - easy
　　play by ear - act spontaneously; without planning
　　pill it off - accomplish
　　pull one’s leg - make fun of somenoe in a playgul way; make somenoe believe something that is not ture
　　quite a few - many

　　raise the roof -angry
　　right away - immediately
　　run for office - compete for an elected position
　　save one’s breath - to keep silent because talking would not achieve anyting
　　say that again - a saying that means; I agree completely
　　stone’s throw - short distance
　　search me - an answer that means; I don’t know
　　serves one right - is deserving of
　　sleep on it - think about something for a while
　　straighten up - clean up; make tidy

　　take a break - rest for a while; stop one’s work or activity
　　think nothing of it - that’s all right
　　throw cold water on - discourage; lessen enthusiasm for
　　to say the least - at the lowest estimate
　　touch on - mention a subject briefly
　　under the water - not feeling well
　　wait around - waiting in vain
　　wait on - attend as a servant;serve
　　well worth the trouble - it deseres the inconvenience or trouble
　　whole new ballgame - an entirely different situation