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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Satisfaction category idioms: Referring to enjoyment and contentment in circumstances
bed down bed of roses better off
a bite to eat blue sky bottoms up
breath of fresh air bundle up call of nature
a chicken in every pot clean slate come back
come in handy come into fashion come off
come up roses cream of the crop cup of tea
deck out do one’s thing do with
do your own thing down one’s alley ease off
easy come, easy go eat you out of house and home fair and square
fair game fall into my lap feast your eyes on
fend for yourself fill one’s shoes fill the bill
find your voice fine-tune fit as a fiddle
fit like a glove foot in the door get a break
get by get it all together get off easy
get to getup give him/her the eye
give oneself up to go one’s own way go over well
going for (someone) going great guns good deal
good to go grass is always greener on the other side hang in the balance
hang out happy as a peacock happy camper
has it made have designs on have it both ways
have it made have one’s eye on head above water
high life high on the hog hit on all cylinders
hit someone between the eyes in clover in luck 
in one’s element in the same boat inside track
iron out jim dandy (a) keep it real
keep up appearances keep up with the Joneses kick around
kick back kick in the pants kick up one’s heels
labor of love lady killer lap up
leave (let) well enough alone live high on the hog living end
look after someone look forward to something look up to 
lucky break (a) lucky star make oneself at home
make out man's home is his castle (a) melt in one’s mouth
mend one’s ways music to one’s ears no sweat
on an even keel  on shaky ground on the bandwagon
on the beam on the go on the nose
on top of one-track mind one-two
open secret other fish to fry out of the woods
rest on one’s laurels riding high roll out the red carpet
security blanket see one’s way clear to do something sell oneself short
set one’s heart on set store on settle down
take the edge off settle for sewed up
shine up to shoot straight short end (of the stick)
shot in the arm show up sight for sore eyes (a)
sit back sit idly by sitting pretty
size of it smooth something over something else
stand pat stand up sunny side up
some sweet sauce take a shine to take advantage of
take in take in stride time of one’s life
tune up turn the other cheek turn the trick
up one’s alley up to par walk of life
well and good what have you work out
wrap up you tell`em