101 American English Idioms
101 美国英语习语
Author:Harry Collis
Format:PDF 11.3MB
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Number Of Pages: 104
Publication Date: 2007-02-12
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0071487727
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780071487726
This book makes American English phrases “duck soup.”
101 American English Idioms takes the mystery out of these common U.S. expressions and explains their meanings in context. On the audio CD, native speakers read each of the 101 idioms, so you can hear how American English sounds and practice what you have learned.
What Americans really mean when they say . . .
Drive someone up a wall--annoy someone greatly
Raise a stink--protest strongly
Pull someone's leg--fool someone
All thumbs--clumsy
Shoot the breeze--chat informally
Feel like a million dollars--feel wonderful
Duck soup--easy, effortless
