本书取材于现代交际中出现频率较高的习语、俚语、成语、谚语。本书分为短语精解、流行对话、精彩解读三部分，第一部分约240个重中之重的短语精选出来作为标题，并进行详细、周密的解释，使读者对这个短语有一个全面的理解。 第二部分选取了约480段很具有代表性的对话，生动活泼且不乏时代色彩，让读者在对话中更深刻地理解短语的内涵。 第三部分，针对对话中的约1000个常用且较难理解的习语、俚语、谚语、成语进行了精辟的讲解，让读者学习到更多新鲜而实用的词汇。本书能为广大英语爱好者会话交流提供很强的的帮助。

A

a breeze

a bull in a china shop

a flash in the pan 

agree to disagree 

all done

angle

anytime

ask after

at best

at ease

at heart

at the siaht of

B

be above oneself

beat me

become of

be flimflammed

be going on

be meant to 

be my guest 

beside oneself

be taken aback

be to blame

big deal

blow in

blow one's lid

break one's heart

break the ice

bring back

burn the midnight oil

bury one's head in the sand

buy

buzz

by ear

by no means

C

can't hold a candle to someone

care for

catch one's eye

cat out of the bag

change the subject

close call

cold turkey

come in handy

come on

come to

cost an arm and a leg

costume party

catch-22

couch potato

countdown

count on

cram

cut class

D

dance attendance upon

someone

dash the cup from

someone's lips

day in ,day out

dead on one's feet

dish sth. out

don't be silly

clown on one's luck

drag

clump

dunno

E

Early bird

eyewitness

F

fake it

fall asleep at the switch

feel cheap

flunk

fool about

for good

for haven's sake 

for the birds

free lunch