미국인이 쓰는 슬랭영어(A)

a bowl of cherries :아름다운, 환상적인

a flash in the pan :일시적인 신기로움

a hard time swallowing something :믿기 어려운

a real peach :정말로 멋진 여자

a rude awakening :갑자기 기분나쁜 일을 깨닫는 것

about that, about it :지지해

absent-minded :방심한 상태의, 멍하니 있는 

Achilles' heel :치명적인 약점

airhead :머리가 나쁜 여자, 무책임한 사람 

all ears :매우 잘 듣는

all set :준비된

all the rage :일시적인 대유행

all thumbs :재주가 없는

antifreeze :술

artsy-fartsy :뽐내는 것처럼 보이는

as cool as a cucumber :매우 침착한

as deaf as a post :귀가 먼

as different as chalk from cheese :매우 다른

as dull as ditchwater :굉장히 지겨운

as easy as pie :아주 쉬운

as fit as a fiddle :매우 건강한

as gentle as a lamb :점잖은

as good a time as any :최고로 좋은 시기

as good as gold :어린아이가 매우 말을 잘 듣는

as keen as mustard :매우 열심인 

as light as a feather :매우 가벼운

as miserable as sin :매우 불행한

as plain as the nose on on-e's face :매우 명백한

as quiet as a mouse :아주 조용한, 온순한

as right as rain :완전히 좋은, 온전한

as sick as a dog :너무 아픈

as silent as a grave :굉장히 조용한

as strong as a horse :매우 강한

as thin as a rake :매우 마른

as tough as old boots :매우 질긴

as white as a sheet :매우 창백한

at a loose end :일정한 직업 없이 빈들빈들하며

at a standstill :정돈 상태에 있는

at all costs :어떻게 해서든지, 어떤 비용을 들여서라도

at all hours :항상, 내내

at death's door :빈사상태의

at loggerheads with :-와 사이가 벌어져

at short notice :당장에, 급히

at the crack of dawn :새벽에

at the drop of a hat :주저없이

at the eleventh hour :막판에