B

(as) blind as a bat / baby's bottom / backbreaking / back burner / back to basics / bad blood / bare-bones / bear a burden / beast of burden / beat around the bush / bend over backwards / Bible Belt / big break / big business / bite the bullet / black and blue / bloodbath / blue blood / bosom buddy / bottom of the barrel / brains and brawn / bread and butter / breadbasket / bring home the bacon / building block / bunk bed / burn one's bridges / busy beaver / busybody / by the book / more bang for one's buck / the bark is worse than the bite / the best and brightest / the birds and the bees

C

calling card / cancel culture / cash cow / catcall / cause for concern / chain of command / chitchat / clear-cut / close call / closed captioning / cold call / collision course / color-code / come clean / come full circle / common cause / common complaint / common courtesy / concerned citizen / conspicuous consumption / constructive criticism / cookie cutter / copycat / count the cost / crack the code / crash course / cream of the crop / creature comforts / crisscross / cryptocurrency / cult classic / cut corners / cut from the same cloth / cut the crap / cut to the chase

More essential alliterative expressions to know: cash is king, curiosity killed the cat

D

deal with the devil / deep dive / deliberate design / dig deep / digital detox / dime a dozen / dine and dash / distinction without a difference / do or die / done deal / dos and don'ts / double-dip / double down / down and dirty / due date / the devil is in the details /

E

the end of an era

F

add fuel to the fire / bigger fish to fry / face facts / facts and figures / fall out of favor / fame and fortune / familiar face / family feud / family function / fan favorite / far-fetched / far future / fashion-forward / fast fashion / fast friends / fat-free / father figure / feel free / few and far between / fight fire with fire / fight or flight / finger food / first and foremost / flip-flop / force-feed / forgive and forget / form follows function / form or fashion / Founding Father / free fall / frequent flyer miles

G

(as) good as gold / gain ground / gentle giant / get-go / get going / gift of gab / go against the grain / go-getter / God-given / good to go / grand gesture / the gift that keeps on giving / the grass is always greener (on the other side) / the greater good

H

come hell or high water / halfhearted / ham-handed / happy hour / hard-headed / hard-hearted / head held high / head honcho / head of the household / head over heels / hearth and home / heavy-handed / heavy hitter / hellhole / high hopes / high horse / hit home / hot and heavy / too hot to handle

I

add insult to injury

L

labor of love / lackluster / Lady Luck / landlady / landlord / landlocked / larger than life / lay it on the line / let loose / lie low / lifelike / lifeline / lifelong / live and learn / live one's life / living legend / long-lost / love language / on one's last legs / the law of the land / the lay of the land

M

make mountains out of molehills / mastermind / meet one's maker / method to one's madness / middleman / mind over matter / mob mentality / moneymaker / muscle memory / the meat of the matter / the more, the merrier

N

next to nothing / no-nonsense / now or never

Essential alliterative expressions you should know: knick-knack, know no bounds

O

out of the ordinary

P

in for a penny, in for a pound / pack a punch / peak performance / peer pressure / people pleaser / period piece / personal property / pet peeve / piece of the puzzle / pinch pennies / pinky promise / porch pirate / practice what you preach / pretty penny / pull (one's) punches / pull the plug / the proof is in the pudding / two peas in a pod

R

rags to riches / rat race / read the room / reap the rewards / rhyme or reason / right to repair / rinse, repeat / road rage / road to recovery / role reversal / run a risk / Russian roulette

S

better safe than sorry / born with a silver spoon in one's mouth / sad to say / safe and sound / safe space / scratch the surface / secondhand smoke / Secret Santa / seismic shift / sell someone short / set in stone / settle a score / shitshow / shopping spree / short and sweet / sight for sore eyes / sights and sounds / sink or swim / slippery slope / slow and steady wins the race / slowly but surely / slut-shame / small screen / smokescreen / soft-spoken / soft spot / soul-sucking / spick-and-span / spoke too soon / star-struck / status symbol / steady stream / stepping stone / sticks and stones / street smarts / suffice (it) to say / superspreader / sweatshop

Essential Alliterative Phrase You Need to Know: Civil Servant

T

been there, done that / it takes two to tango / one man's trash is another man's treasure / put two and two together / stand the test of time / take one for the team / taste test / tattletale / telltale / terrible twos / test-tube / then and there / thick as thieves / thirst trap / through thick and thin / throw in the towel / tip of the tongue / tiptoe / tongue-tied / tongue twister / tourist trap / track of time / train of thought / trash talk / treasure trail / treasure trove / tried-and-true / truth be told / twists and turns

V

vice versa

W

in the whole wide world / well-worn / wet wipes / when and where / where there is a will, there is a way / whitewash / wise words / word to the wise / work wonders / the Wild West

1 A collection of consonant expressions that show the characteristic of English that prefers repeating the first letter.

We have selected and included in this book approximately 300 expressions that are so naturally integrated into our daily lives that even native speakers are not aware of them.
By acquiring the consonants that native speakers habitually use, readers will gain the vocabulary and expressive power to go beyond basic communication in English and speak with native-like prosody.


2. We have provided examples full of useful expressions that reveal the native way of thinking.

Through examples written by native speakers, you can clearly understand how native speakers use the learning expressions and their actual usage, and you can also indirectly gain insight into their linguistic sense and way of thinking.
You can also naturally acquire other essential everyday conversational expressions.


3. Provides a variety of related expressions to enhance learning effectiveness.

Helps learners expand their vocabulary by introducing expressions that are similar or related in meaning to the expressions being studied.


4 Additional materials are provided to enrich your English knowledge and vocabulary.

You can download MP3 files and 'Additional Study Notes' PDF files for free from the Darakwon website (www.darakwon.co.kr).
In 'Additional Study Notes', you can obtain various expressions and additional knowledge not included in the book.
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