in the dark - keep someone without knowdge; informationfromsomenoe

　　in the lone run - looking toward the future; eventually

　　ins and outs - all the details; the various parts anddifficultiesto be seen

　　iron out - remove the difficulties or find an answer for

　　jump to conclusions - arrive too quickly at a decisionoropinion

　　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 placeoractivity

　　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 center track - thinking or doing something correctly

　　on the tip of noe’s tongue - to be about to remr 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;makesomenoe believe something that is not ture

　　quite a few - many

　　raise the roof -angry

　　center away - immediately

　　run for office - compete for an elected position

　　save one’s breath - to keep silent because talking wouldnotachieve 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 center - 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 center

　　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 inconvenienceortrouble

　　whole new ballgame - an entirely different situation

　　with flying colors - succeed very well

　　without a hitch - without difficulty or delay