| A | B |
|---|
| BARMECIDE FEAST | pretended generosity, a feast with no food |
| IN APPLE-PIE ORDER | in neat order, good condition |
| APPLE-POLISHING | trying to gain favor by gifts or flattery |
| THE DRACONIAN CODE | a very severe set of rules |
| TO DISTAFF SIDE | women(distaff was a staff used in spinning) |
| ON THE QUI VINE | on the alert |
| TO GET ONE`S BACK UP | to become angry |
| TO BRING HOME THE BACON | to earn a living, to succeed |
| TO GET DOWN OFF A HIGH HORSE | to act like an ordinary person |
| THE FIRST WATER | of the best quality, the greatest |
| DYED-IN-THE-WOOL | set in one`s ways |
| ON HIS OWN HOOK | without other`s help |
| WORTH ONE`S WEIGHT IN GOLD | extremely valuable, very useful |
| TO MAKE THE BEST OF A BAD BARGAIN | to change or go along with a poor situation |
| TO MAKE ENDS MEET | to manage on a given income |
