Amoroso, Cynthia. Sayings and phrases

Achilles' heel -- Brownie points -- Busy as a bee -- The chips are down -- Cut-and-dried -- Don't look a gift horse in the mouth -- Dropping like flies -- Elbow grease -- A fish out of water -- Fit as a fiddle -- A fly on the wall -- Hook, line, and sinker -- In your face -- Lend an ear -- Loose cannon -- Mind over matter -- My hands are tied -- Nothing to sneeze at -- Opening a can of worms -- Over the hill -- Pecking order -- Pull some strings -- Put a sock in it -- Rain or shine -- Rub someone the wrong way -- A stick in the mud -- Talk turkey -- Tongue-in-cheek -- Walking on eggshells -- The whole kit and caboodle -- You can't teach an old dog new tricks

Explains the meaning of some common sayings, and shows how to use each idiom correctly