English Recordings

331 My son really earns his keep.
332 If you do that, there'll be the devil to pay.
333 That really cooked his goose.
334 Get up. The early bird catches the worm.　
335 That's a feather in your cap.
336 I want to try out my wings.
337 Try not to make him angry. He rules the roost around here.
338 Don't count your chickens before they're hatched.
339 He really has an eagle eye.
340 Listen carefully, or you'll lose the thread.　

321 I've done my part. Now the ball's in your court.　
322 Everybody knows that he always pulled his weight.
323 He says that he'll be happy if he dies in harness.
324 What he said was really wide of the mark.
325 She started the ball rolling by asking everyone to say a little something about himself.
326 It was a tough meeting - he wasn't pulling any punches.
327 We were sitting on a gold mine, but we missed our chance.
328 My son is earning an honest dollar working as a carpenter.　
329 That's the sixty-four-thousand-dollar question.
330 I'd bet my bottom dollar on it.　

311 I told him a white lie because I didn't want to hurt his feelings.　
312 The news of the president's retirement came out of the blue.　
313 He probably has other fish to fry.
314 We're so close to closing this deal ; I just hope no one upsets the apple cart.　
315 He really had egg on his face. 316 He seems to be using the carrot-and-stick approach.　「
317 That takes the cake!
318 It's not worth a fig.　
319 Try not to jump the gun.
320 I don't like it a bit, but I guess we're all in the same boat.

301 We don't see eye to eye.
302 He really has his feet on the ground.　
303 She always toes the mark.　
304 I feel a great sense of loss.　
305 The boss gave me the thumbs down.
306 He never lets the grass grow under his feet.　
307 He's as bold as brass.
308 He's giving our boss gray hair. 309 The boss gave me the green light on my proposal.
310 He came through the contract negotiations with flying colors.

291 He has done a bang-up job.
292 I was a bit worried whether or not he could do it, but I am relieved now, as he has done a bang-up job.　　
293 I'll keep my fingers crossed for you.　　
294 After getting into the swing of things, he'll be O.K.　
295 How are things these days?　→After getting into the swing of things, I'll be fine.
296 Putting two and two together, I smell a rat.　
297 You can't pull the wool over my eyes.
298 Let me have the low-down on it.　
299 He is full of shit. 　
300 You shouldn't go off half-cocked.　

281 You don't have to pussyfoot - you can walk in and openly tell him.
282 There is no reason for us to pussyfoot on this matter - we are not doing anything wrong.
283 He finally got hitched.
284 I had a two-year hitch in the Army during the war.
285 Unless you have a bite to eat now, you'll have no chance to eat all night.
286 It's kind of dicey.
287 After all that jazz, everything fizzled out in six months.
288 After all that jazz, he got married but look at him now - he is already separated.
289 He borrowed a hell of a lot of money to start that restaurant, but it's fizzled out already.　
290 As a matter of fact, I was fishing for it.

271 Don't ask him - he does things in hodgepodge fashion. 　
272 What is the scuttlebutt these days?　
273 You'd better not deal with that store, it's a fly-by-night joint. 274 That's a snow job he is dishing out to you, so don't take it.
275 He may look stupid at times, but he is quite cagey.
276 He is so easily taken in by people.　
278 Any person said to bring bad luｃk by his presence is called a Jonah.
279 That's mighty fishy.　
280 Don't kid me, that's a fish story.　

261 I made it by the skin of my teeth.
262 He tackled this job with a devil-may-care attitude and succeeded.
263 I started doodling to amuse myself (or to kill time).
264 That store was broken into and the thief took everything - lock, stock and barrel.
265 It's a case of tit for tat, isn't it? Touche! 　
266 It was a tit for tat situation in this case.　　
267 It's a pain in the ass to have so many wrong numbers - they may be casing the joint.　/ It's a pain in the neck to have so many wrong numbers - they may be casing the joint.　　　　　　　
268 I sense that there is some hanky-panky going on here.　
270 If you try such a thing there is no hope of succeeding - it's just like looking for a needle in a haystack.　

251 Yes, you can buy it but you paｙ a lot of money for it, actually, it's a rip-off.
252 I am not going to buy that car because it's a rip-off. 　
253 I would like to rip off this cloth.
254 I was taken for a ride.　
255 You took me for a ride.　
256 I am hooked on it.　　　
257 He was tickled pink.
258 I was bawled out.　
259 Because of you, I was bawled out.
260 I am bushed today.　　

241 It's chow time.　　
242 Please give me a rain check.　
243 It's going to be a cliff hanger.
244 Easy does it.　/　Take it easy.　245 We had a whale of a time.　
246 How was the New Year's party, did you enjoy it?　Oh yeah, we had a whale of a time.　
247 Now, we are back to square one.　248 I am going to hit the hay. / I am going to hit the sack.　
249 My father works very hard, but he takes a catnap quite often.　
250 How much did it set you back?