American English Idiomatic Expressions in 52 Weeks
An Easy Way to Understand English Expressions and Improve Speaking

Free American English Online Idiom Lessons

Arranging English idioms into easy-to-understand categories is an effective learning tool to assist the English language learner in acquiring an understanding of these distinctive American expressions. A classification system places the large number of American idioms into logical and functional groups that is both manageable and productive for the English language learner. American English Idiomatic Expressions in 52 Weeks is an innovative book providing an easy to understand strategy for learning the collection of 3200 different English idioms commonly used in English speaking. American English Idiomatic Expressions in 52 Weeks uses a helpful, week-by-week methodology in which to learn American idioms.

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Movement Category Idioms: Referring to motion or a change in something's position
at a good clip	blow this joint	bump and grind
catch a ride	chomping at the bit	collecting dust
creep up on	dig in	down the pike
duck out	faster than a speeding bullet	fits and starts
flew the coop	floor it	full steam ahead
get along	get around	get away
get away from it all	get back	get behind
get cracking	get off	get off one’s butt
get off the ground	get on in years	get one’s rear in gear
get out from under	get out of the way	get over something
get the ball rolling	get the show on the road	get up
give chase	give free rein to	give ground
give in	give off	give out
give someone an inch and they will take a mile	give someone the slip	go around
go around in circles	go off	narrow escape
go off; went off	go off	good riddance
good riddance to bad rubbish	greased lightning	grind to a halt
hand over fist	hand over fist	hang on
have a go at	head out	head over heels
head start	head-on	hedge in
here goes	here goes nothing	high gear
hit the deck	hit the dirt	hit the road
hold one’s horses	hold still	in and out
in tow	jazz up	keel over
keep pace	keep up	make a run for it
make away with	keep up	keep up with
kick off	kick over	knock about
knock off one’s feet	lead a merry chase	let out
let up	like crazy	like mad
line up	little by little	look (someone) up
meet up with	move a muscle	shoot up
musical chairs	nose down	pick up speed
pull up stakes	push off	rat race
roll in	run in	run into (something)
run out	see out	set foot
set forth	set in	shake a leg
slow down	snail’s pace	traffic jam
step by step	step on it	step on the gas
step up	stop dead / cold	stop in one’s tracks
take a powder	take off	take to the woods
throw out	tie up	to and fro
turn off	thumb a lift/ride	turn on
turn on one’s heel