1. a big shot = an important person 大腕兒,大亨
2. a breath of fresh air 使人耳目一新的人 3. Achilles’ heel 致命弱點;個性的瑕疵 4. be all ears 洗耳恭聽 5. be all eyes 目不轉(zhuǎn)睛 6. a wet blanket 討人嫌的人 7. chip in = contribute money 捐獻,集資 8. sell like hot cakes = sell very well or very quickly 暢銷 9. get butterflies in one’s stomach = get nervous 緊張不安 10. two thumbs up 舉雙手贊成 11. be the apple of one’s eye = be very precious to sb. 非常珍貴 12. pull one’ s leg = tease someone 開某人玩笑 13. break one’ s back 辛勤工作 14. twenty-four seven = 24 hours a day, 7 days a week = all the time 永遠,一直 15. go for a song = be sold very cheaply 賤賣 16. bucket down = rain very heavily 瓢潑大雨 17. backroom boys 幕后英雄 18. below the mark = not measure up 不夠水平,不合格 19. beyond compare 絕佳的,最棒的 20. break even 不賠不賺 21. by the book 照章辦事 22. cast a cloud over 潑冷水,是蒙上陰影 23. castles in the sky / air 空中樓閣 24. as clear as a bell 非常清楚 25. clear the air 消除誤會 26. come to terms 達成協(xié)議 27. shed crocodile tears 假裝哭泣,假慈悲 28. cut corners 走捷徑 29. do’s and don’ts 行為規(guī)范 30. face the music 面對現(xiàn)實 31. fair and square 正大光明的 32. first things first 先說重要的 33. forgive and forget 盡釋前嫌;握手言和 34. get the ball rolling 使蓬勃發(fā)展 35. a knockout 引人注目 36. a man of few words 沉默寡言的人 37. a rainy day 不如意的日子 38. all thumbs 笨手笨腳的;一竅不通的 39. ants in one's pants (skirt) 坐立不安 40. as mod as sb. 與某人一樣時髦 41. at one's finger's tips 了如指掌 42. at sixes and sevens 混亂的 43. backseat driver 指手劃腳的人 44. bite one's head off 大發(fā)脾氣 45. black sheep 不孝子女 46. blow one's top 怒發(fā)沖冠 47. break one's neck 痛打一頓;拼命做某事 48. break the ice 打破僵局;打破沉默 49. bring down the house 掌聲雷動 50. burn a hole in one's pocket 花錢如流水 51. buy your story 相信你的話 52. call it a day 今天到此為止 53. Capital idea 好主意 54. cold fish 冷酷無情的人 55. dark horse 黑馬;冷門 56. daylight robbery 價錢貴到離譜 57. dear Jones letter 絕交信 58. dirty dog 卑鄙小人 59. eat one's words 承認錯誤 60. every Tom, Dick and Harry 張三李四 61. flat tire 沒精打采 62. from A to Z 從頭到尾 63. go on the horse 快一點吧 64. God knows 天曉得 65. gone with the wind 隨風(fēng)而逝 66. good for nothing 毫無用處的 67. Great minds think alike! 英雄所見略同。
68. happy go lucky 樂天派 69. have a big mouth 話多的人 70. have it both ways 權(quán)衡兩方面 71. have time off 休假 72. have words with sb. 口角 73. hit of the show 表演中最精彩的一幕 74. hit the high spots 達到高水準 75. hit the sack 睡覺 76. hold one's tongue 保持沉默 77. I.O.U = I owe you 我欠你;借據(jù) 78. in hot water 遇到麻煩 79. in the hole 遇到經(jīng)濟困難 80. in the long run 從長遠來看;終究 81. in the soap 遇到麻煩 82. keep one's head 鎮(zhèn)定 83. keep one's shirt on 不動手打架 84. keep punching 繼續(xù)努力 85. kick off 開始干某事 86. kill two birds with one stone 一石二鳥 87. knock it off 別再講下去了 88. Knock on wood. 說話禁忌;趕緊討個吉利. 89. let the cat out of the bag 泄漏秘密 90. let nature take its course 順其自然 91. like a cat on hot bricks 熱鍋上的螞蟻 92. like a turtle on its back 對事情束手無策 93. lousy clichés 陳詞濫調(diào) 94. make a hit 出風(fēng)頭 95. make my mouth water 使我垂涎 96. master key 萬能鑰匙;關(guān)鍵 97. neck and neck 不分上下 98. need other's shoulder 希望得到某人的安慰 99. no sweat 沒問題;不用冒汗 100.No money, no honey. 沒有錢,哪有愛情 101.odds and ends 零碎的工作 102.off color 身體不爽 103.on pins and needles 如坐針氈 104.once in a blue moon 機會難得;絕無僅有 105.packed like sardines 擁擠得象沙丁魚罐頭一樣 106.pain in the neck 極討厭的人或物 107.past master 技藝精湛的人 108.pipe course 容易的課程或工作 109.plain sailing 一帆風(fēng)順;輕而易舉之事 110.pot calling the kettle black 五十步笑百步 111.pull a long face 拉長臉不悅 112.put sb。 in the ring 和某人賽一場 113.rain or shine 不論晴雨 114.row in one boat 從事相同事業(yè);相同命運 115.royal road 容易取得成功的捷徑 116.run of the town 轟動一時的人 117.salt of the earth / world 社會中堅 118.second sight 超人的預(yù)見力 119.shoe is on the other foot 今日不同往昔 120.side money 外快 121.sixth sense 第六感 122.slowly but surely 穩(wěn)扎穩(wěn)打 123.speak the same language 志同道合 124.spill the beans 露馬腳 125.stand on one's own feet 獨立自主 126.stay out O.P.B / other people's business不要管別人的閑事 127.step on one's toes 觸怒某人 128.sugar report 情書 129.Sunday dress 最好的衣服 130.take a back seat 處于默默無聞的地位 131.take French leave 不辭而別 132.Take it or leave it. 別討價還價,接不接受隨你便 133.take one's hat off to 表示尊敬佩服 134.take things as they come 既來之則安之 135.talk big 講大話 136.talk of the town 非常流行的東西 137.talk through one's nose 驕傲自大 138.tall story 難以置信的故事 139.be the spirit 真有道理. 140.throw cold water on 潑冷水 141.Tom, Dick and Harry 一般的人;普通的人 142.turn the tables 扭轉(zhuǎn)局勢 143.under the sun 世界上任何地方 144.visit John 上廁所 145.walking dictionary 知識淵博的人 146.welcome to the party 現(xiàn)在你總算懂了! 147.What's the catch? 你這是什么意思? 148.when in Rome do as the Romans do 入鄉(xiāng)隨俗 149.white lie 善意的謊言 150.with open arms 熱烈歡迎 151.without fail 一定 152.yes-man 唯唯諾諾的人 153.be all wet 完全錯了 154.get no say 無權(quán)說話 155.got me there 難住我了 156.leave sb. in the cold. 太令某人掃興 157.That’s your story! 那是你編的! 158.stick with sb 緊跟著某人 159.put oneself together! 加把勁! 160.It’s a no-no! 萬萬不可! 161.Suit me fine! 太適合我了 162.Time will tell! 時間會證明一切! 163.same old story 又是那一套 164.Boys will be boys! 本性難移! 165.Easy come easy go! 來的容易去也快! 166.be Greek to sb. 某人完全不懂 167.small potato 小人物 168.big potato 大人物 169.couch potato 整日呆在沙發(fā)上看電視的人 170.wait on hand and foot 招待的無微不至 171.waste one’s breath 白費唇舌 172.watch one’s P’s and Q’s 注意小節(jié),有禮貌 173.weigh one’s words 斟字酌句 174.wheels within wheels 錯綜復(fù)雜之理由 175.win a name 出名 176.win / lose by a neck 以微小之差險勝 / 惜敗 177.window dressing 報喜不報憂 178.wishful thinking 如意算盤 179.worn to a shadow 疲憊不堪 180.ups and downs 有喜有悲 181.under one’s breath 輕聲細語 182.under one’s thumb 在某人支配之下 183.turn the clock back 時光倒轉(zhuǎn) 184.turn a deaf year 不加理睬 185.tit and tat 以牙還牙 186.that’s that 就此而已 187.stay the course 堅持到底 188.six of one and half a dozen of the other 半斤八兩 189.shoulder to shoulder 齊心協(xié)力地 190.set one’s jaw 咬緊牙關(guān);堅持到底 191.see the world 見過世面;見多識廣 192.second to none 最佳的 193.second thoughts 重新考慮 194.safe and sound 安然無恙 195.root and branch 完全地;連根拔除 196.read between the lines 明白其言外之意 197.over and down with 到此為止;結(jié)束 198.follow suit 鸚鵡學(xué)舌;學(xué)樣子 199.gain ground 有進展 200.break a leg 大獲全勝 |
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