Colorful expressions and concepts1. (have) Ducks in a row--- good Planning, Readiness2. (be) On the same page--- Communication, aware of what each other are doing3. (to) Bite the bullet--- Endurance, determination4. (to) Pop the question--- Marriage5. When the fat lady sings--- Finality, game over6. (to) Bite the dust--- Death7. (to) Throw one's hat into the ring--- enter/Join a competition8. (to) Chew the fat--- Talk9. (to) Walk the walk--- follow-through, take personal responsibility10. (take) Bull by the horns--- Initiative11. (take with) Grain of salt--- Skepticism12. (have) Cold feet--- Fear13. (Be) in Hot Water-- Trouble14. (to) Kick the bucket--- Death15. (to) have the Hots for--- Sexual Desire16. (Be) Down with something--- Agreement17. (Be) in the Zone--- Flawless performance18. (to) Do the Nasty--- Sex19. (To) be History--- Over and done with20. (take) the High road--- Do the Right (ethical) thing21. Smell the Roses/ Coffee--- Face reality22. (to be) not Rocket Science--- Simplicity, not complicated or difficult23. Talk turkey--- get down to business24. Call a spade a spade--- (be unafraid to) tell the truthAmerican Slang1. cheesy--- too cute2. fox--- attractive woman3. hunk--- attractive man4. plastic--- credit card5. shag--- have sex with6. chill--- relax7. dude--- man/guy8. slam-dunk--- sure thing9. cake--- money10. sketchy--- not believable11. wasted--- very drunk, high,or tired12. fat cat--- rich person13, honcho--- boss, important person14. buzz--- rumor, advance word15. bimbo--- pretty but very dumbfemale16. bonehead--- very dumb man17. shorty--- girl18. slacker--- lazy person19. psycho--- crazy person20. flashback--- powerful memory21. slick--- smooth, well-accomplished22. geek--- too pre-occupied by tech-nical matters23. bro--- comrade, friend (male)24. dis--- disrespectProverbs：1--- Two heads are better then one.1--- The benefits of working together.2--- Strike while the iron is hot.2--- Seize a good opportunity or it will disappear3--- Time heals all wounds.3--- Forgetting can be a necessary blessing4--- If you can't bite, don't show your teeth.4--- Be careful that you can back up what you project to others5--- The deepest waters often make the least noise.5--- Sometimes the most important things are the least obvious6--- Who gossips to you will gossip of you.6--- If you participate in loose talk about others, it will eventually turn against you too7--- Beauty is only skin deep.7--- You must look beyond the surface of things to find true beauty 8--- To err is human, to forgive divine.8--- It is our ordinary self that makes mistakes, but our best self that does not hold the mistakes of others against them.9--- If you fail to plan, you plan to fail.9--- Thinking ahead is crucial to success in life10--- Calm seas do not make skillful sailors.10--- Comfort is not the best teacher; often, it takes overcoming difficulties for us to learn to do our best11--- Many are called but few are chosen.11--- Fate is mysterious and very selective12--- Even monkeys fall out of trees.12--- On some days, even the best of us are not quite up to the task 13--- The best time to find a girlfriend/boyfriend is when you're not looking for one.13--- When you're trying too hard, you often don't present your best and most attractive self14--- You will never have a friend if you must have one without faults.14--- Accepting others for who they are is an important part of friendship15--- Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.15--- A wise person thinks twice before rushing into something questionable.16--- The butterfly often forgets it was a catapiller.16--- People often leave their humility behind if they become successful17--- Too bad that all the people who know how to run the country are busy driving taxis and cutting hair.17--- Talk is cheap, especially from people who don't have to deal with the difficulties of actually getting things done in politics18--- No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.18--- Pride, self-respect19--- Money is the root of all evil.19--- Greed is very deep-seated within us and our society.20--- The person who makes no mistakes usually does not make anything.20--- If you are always afraid of doing things wrong, then it will be difficult to learn to do things right.21--- The fish does not go after the hook, but after the bait.21--- We are often lured by the promise of rewards and don't think about the possibly negative consequences22---Laughter is the best medicine.22--- Often we take things too seriously23--- Let your ears hear what your mouth says.23--- Think carefully about what you say and how it might apply to you24--- Genius is 1 percent inspiration, 99 percent perspiration.24--- Hard work is the most important part of being successful。