in fact 179

in front of 130

in full (brief, clear, general, common,

short) 129

in general 129

in question 127

in reality 128

Inspector-general 169

in (certain) spirits 165

in spite of the pie 87

internal ^secretion 103

in the cart 127

in the howe of the night 73

in the long run 154

in the nick of time 73

in the saddle 93

into the bargain 187

it goes without saying 139

it stands out a mile 139

it stands to reason 139

Jackard loom 64

Jack-in-the-box 169

Job's comforter 66

Job's news 66

join the majority, to 100, 101

Judas' hair 64

jump over the broomstick, to 126

keep an eye (on smb, smth), to 165

keep open house (table, doors) to 99

kick the bucket, to 89, 100, 183

kill or cure, to 122

kit-cat size 108

knight-bachelor 169

knight-errant 169

204

knit (one's) brows, to 60, 65, 155, 164

knock into the middle of the next week,

to 93

know hawk from a handsaw, to 87

know which side (one's) bread is

buttered, to 141

labour of Sisyphus 97

Lady of Babylon, the 85

large as life, as 146

lay down, to 132

last straw 171 *^

lead apes in hell, to 86

lead (smb) up the garden path, to 79

leather and prunella 172

leg and leg 123

lemon yellow 105

letter of the law, the 60, 65

licks into shape, to 78

lie at (on, upon) the lurch, to 98

lifeless rubber 105

lion's share 177

liquid fire 154

liver of sulphur 105

lock, stock and barrel 123

look down, to 131

look forward (to smth), to 187

look here 142, 143

look out, to 135

Lord Justice 169

Lord Lieutenant 169

lose (one's) bearings, to 93

lose (one's) temper, to 61, 65

loud as a hog in a gate, as 149

maehine gun fire 105

mad as a hatter, as 78, 146, 172, 178

magnifying glass 104, 191

make a dead set (at smb, smth), to 94

make a fool (of smb), to 102

make a move, to 119

make an appearance, to 104

make (produce) an impression, to 104

make a purse out of a sow's ear, to 125

make a start, to 114

make clothes for fishes, to 101

make (srnb's) hair stand on end 126

make/ieither heads nor tails, to 166

make ropes of sand, to 101

make up, to 135

male (female) rime 106

man and a brother, a 123

man in the moon, the 178

man in the street, the 125

Mansion House 85

mare's nest, a 72, 74, 78, 86

mean business, to 103

medullary sheath 105

mend or end, to 123

metes and bounds 108

miles and miles 123

mince matters, to 187 f ,

monkey chatter 105 /

monthof Sundays, a 189

Mother Carey is plucking her geese 144

Mother Hubbard 107

move heaven and earth, to 125

National Palaver, the 85

neck and neck 123, 124

nice as ninepence 87

nice distinction 153

not to be able to hold the candle (to

smb) 154

not to turn a hair, 8$, 125

occipital convolution 105

cf course 172, 173

off and on 86

old as the hills, as 146

old bov (girl) 107

old salt 60

on all fours 154

on a par 128

one and all 124

on foot 127, 130

on second thoughts 154

on tenterhooks 130, 150

on (certain) terms 165

on the alert 127

out of hand 179

owing to 130 ,

pale (white) as ashes, a 99

pale as marble, as 146, 147

pancake coil 105

part and parcel 109, 123, 156, 172

Parthian shot (shaft, arrow) 99

pass the Rubicon, to 90, 187, 188

pay (one's) addresses, to 69

pay attention (heed), to 69, 191

pay a call (visit), to 69

pay compliments, to 69

pay court, to 69

pay deference, to 69

pay (one's) devoirs, to 69

pay homage, to 69

pay respects, to 69

nay scot and lot, to 108

pay the piper while others call the

tune, to 136

pay through the nose, to 86, 149, 188

peanut valve 105

penny-a-Hne 172

peter out, to 189

pick a hole (on), to 97

pick and choose, to 122, 121

p;o in the sky 92

pipe dream 60, 65

piper's tale 68

205

play ducks and drakes, to 125, 187

play second fiddle, to 167

Poet Laureate 169

policy of force 104

pot calling the kettle black, the 100

pour oil on the (troubled) waters, to 98

prick of conscience 60, 168

prim and proper 124

Procrustean (Procruste's) bed 97

public opinion 104

pull devil, pull baker 142, 143

pull (smb's) leg, to 102, 155, 164, 183

put a hat on a hen, to 101

put (one's) cards on the table, to 73

put (one's) head into the lion's mouth,

to 101

put (one's) neck in a noose, to 101

put on, to 135

put on a consulting (thinking) cap, to

99

put (one's) pride into (one's) pocket,

to 165

put that in your pipe and smoke it 141

put up at, to 135

put up with, to 135

Pyrrhic victory 68

quick as lightning, as 147

quick (Roman) balance 68

rack and ruin 124

radio pocket 105

rain cats and dogs, to 89, 148, 149, 150

lain or shine 122

raise (lift up) (one's) horn, to 99

rank and file 172

rat tail 105

red tape 73

light side of cloth, the 79

roll up horse, foot and guns, to 125

rough and ready 188

rough sketch 153

round peg in a square hole, a 97

round robin 78

rub shoulders (with smb), to 154

rule the roast, to 87

Russian leather 62

sacrifice to the graces, to 89

Satan rebuking sin 100—101

save (one's) skin, to 80

save the mark, to 142

save your breath, to 141

say good-bye, to 104

say (one's) prayers, to 104

Scarlet Whore, the 85

Scotch broth 62

scotch the snake, to 108, 183

sealed book, a 93

see how the land lies, to 136

send owls to Athens, to 101

sentry box 105

set the axe to the tree, to 188

set by the ears, to 165

set foot on 183

set (smb's) teeth on edge, to 164

set to motion, to 104

ships that pass in the night 136, 141

shooting star 177

shut up, to 135

Siberian acacia 62

silent as a mouse, as 146

since then 128

sing away, to 131

Sisyphean labour 7, 97

Sisyphean task 71

sit down, to 131

sit in judgement (on smb), to 154

six of one and half a dozen of another

123, 124

skeleton in the cupboard 90, 168

sleeping partner 60, 67, 107, 163, 177,

187

slippery as an eel, as 147

small beer 61, 177

small hours 61

small talk 61

smell a rat, to 80

smell powder, to 126, 135

snake's pace 177

social ladder 60

soft flame 106

so long 107

son-in-law 168, 1б9

sour grapes 79

sow (one's) wild oats, to 183, 257

speak by the card, to 148, 149

speak out, to 131

speak the truth and shame the devil,

to 123

spick and span 74

spill the beans, to 125

square an account, to 61

square (one's) elbows, to 61

square peg in a round hole, a 97

square (one's) shoulders, to 61

stand or fall, to 122

stand the racket, to 94

stand up, to 131

stare (smb) in the face, to 147, 148

still life 105

stink with (of) money, to 97

stir up a hornets' nest, to 97