罗莎琳德·弗格森（Rosalind Fergusson），英国人，为资深英语老师，有25年编写英语学习书籍的经验。著作包括Chambers School Spelling (2003）, Cassell Dictionary of English Idioms (1999), Macmillan Guide toEnglish Grammar (1988)等。

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……

《“画里画外”系列·画里画外：轻松学英语惯用语（上）》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。《“画里画外”系列·画里画外：轻松学英语惯用语（上）》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。

“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。本系列作者均为英国资深教师和教材编写者，保证了例句和故事语言的准确和实用。“画里画外”创造了地道、轻松的语言环境，让学习者在语法、词汇、口语表达等方面得到整体提升。

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