画里画外都是知识，英语学习惬意轻松！

“画里画外”系列采用左页知识讲解、右页四格漫画的形式，知识讲解简练易懂，四格漫画轻松幽默。

知识讲解不拘泥于刻板形式，以易于读者理解的形式娓娓道来，阅读与学习无负担，日积月累、潜移默化就积累了满满的新知识。

为配合精美的漫画，由弗格森编著的《轻松学英语惯用语(上)/画里画外》采用彩色印刷，力求漫画故事引人入胜，鼓励读者多从漫画故事中体会语言在实际生活中的运用，将知识转化为能力。

《轻松学英语惯用语(上)/画里画外》精选常用惯用语，采用对开页的编排形式，左页介绍一条惯用语，并给出例句体现实际用法。右页为四格漫画形式，内容幽默风趣，为惯用语提供常用的情景。本书既可阅读，又可查阅，可帮助学习者轻松掌握惯用语，提高口语和阅读能力。

惯用语应用广泛。对于不了解的惯用语，就算你认识其中每个单词，也常无法理解它的含义。比如，as good as gold，beat someone hollow，kick yourself 都是什么意思？

由弗格森编著的《轻松学英语惯用语(上)/画里画外》可以告诉你答案！本书精选常用英语惯用语，左页以简洁的文字说明每条惯用语的含义，并给出例句体现用法；右页为幽默风趣的四格漫画，提供惯用语常用情景。本书既可阅读，又可查阅，帮助你轻松掌握常用惯用语！

1 add insult to injury 雪上加霜

2 the apple of someone's eye 掌上明珠

3 as a matter of fact 事实上

4 as blind as a bat 视力极差

5 as good as gold 很乖

6 as light as a feather 很轻

7 as pretty as a picture 美丽如画

8 as white as a sheet 脸色煞白

9 at a loose end 无事可做

10 at the top of your voice 扯开嗓门

11 beat about the bush 转弯抹角

12 beat someone hollow 大获全胜

13 beggars can't be choosers 乞丐没法挑肥拣瘦

14 bend over backwards 竭尽全力

15 be seeing things 产生幻觉

16 the best of both worlds 两全其美

17 bite off more than you can chew 不自量力

18 the black sheep of the family 害群之马

19 burn the midnight oil 熬夜

20 catch someone red-handed 当场抓住

21 come rain or shine 风雨无阻

22 crocodile tears 假慈悲

23 daylight robbery 漫天要价

24 do a roaring trade 产品大卖

25 do someone a power of good 大有好处

26 do the trick 奏效

27 donkey work 苦差

28 donkey's years 很久

29 draw the line 拒绝

30 easier said than done 知易行难

31 every cloud has a silver lining 黑暗中总有一线光明

32 fight a losing battle 打一场无望取胜的仗

33 follow in someone's footsteps 效仿某人

34 follow suit 跟着做

35 forty winks 小睡片刻

36 frighten someone out of their wits 吓坏某人

37 get cold feet 临阵退缩

38 go out like a light 很快入睡

39 go out of your way 想尽办法

40 green with envy 非常嫉妒

41 have second thoughts 改变主意

42 have the last laugh 取得最后胜利

43 hold the fort 代管

44 in the nick of time 在紧要关头

45 it is all Greek to me 一窍不通

46 keep up with the Joneses 与邻居攀比

47 kick yourself 后悔莫及

48 know somewhere like the back of your hand 了如指掌

49 last but not least 最后但同样重要的

50 leave no stone unturned 千方百计

51 left, right and centre 到处

52 let the cat out of the bag 泄露秘密

53 like a bat out of hell 迅速地

54 like a red rag to a bull 激起人怒火的事物

55 like looking for a needle in a haystack 大海捞针

56 listen with half an ear 漫不经心地听

57 look on the bright side 凡事要往好的方面想

58 lost for words 说不出话

59 make ends meet 收支相抵

60 make someone's blood boil 使某人怒火中烧

61 make up your mind 决定

62 not someone's cup of tea 不是某人喜欢的那一类

63 not turn a hair 面不改色

64 on the dot 准时

65 once in a blue moon 难得一见

66 one foot in the grave 行将就木

67 over the moon 欣喜若狂

68 pigs might fly 太阳从西边升起

69 play your cards right 办事精明

70 practice makes perfect 熟能生巧

71 pull a face 板下脸

72 pull someone's leg 开玩笑

73 put your foot in it 冒犯别人

74 rack your brains 绞尽脑汁

75 rolling in money 非常富有

76 show someone the ropes 向某人示范如何做某事

77 spread like wildfire 迅速传开

78 tall story 难以置信的事

79 tear your hair 焦躁不安

80 third time lucky 两次失败后成功

81 the tip of the iceberg 冰山一角

82 too good to be true 好得令人难以相信

83 turn over a new leaf 翻开新的一页

84 up in arms 极力反对

85 waste not, want not 勤俭节约，吃穿不缺

86 a weight off someone's mind 如释重负

87 with flying colours 以优异成绩

88 without fail 务必

89 work wonders 功效显著

90 you could hear a pin drop 鸦雀无声