A 1 a back number 2 a bad egg 3 a bag of bones 4 a baker's dozen 5 a bear for 6 a bed of roses 7 a big fish 8 a big heart 9 a bird 10 a bit 11 a bitter pill to swallow 12 a black eye 13 a black sheep 14 a blank cheque 15 a blood-bath 16 a blue-stocking 17 a body blow 18 a bone to pick 19 a boy of a girl 20 a brain storm 21 a bread-and-butter letter 22 a brick 23 a Briton 24 a broken reed 25 a budding 26 a bull in a china shop 27 a bull of Bashan 28 a butter mountain 29 a call box 30 a case in point 31 a case of the pot calling the kettle black 32 a cat 33 A eat has nine lives. 34 a cat-o'nine-tails 35 a cat's paw/a catspaw 36 a chain-srrioker 37 A change is as good as a rest. 38 a chapter of accidents 39 a chip in broth 40 a chip on one's shoulder 41 a Christmas stocking 42 a cock and bull story 43 a cock sparrow 44 a cog in the wheel 45 a colt 46 a copy-cat 47 a crocodile 48 a crook 49 a cross in life 50 a crown of thorns 51 a crumb of comfort 52 a cup and saucer 53 a dark horse …… B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T V W Y 附錄:切莫望文生義——漫談?dòng)⒄Z習(xí)語由來、賊及運(yùn)用