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A a feather in sb's cap可夸耀的事,值得骄傲的事 a thorn in the flesh眼中钉、肉中刺 a drop in the bucket杯水车薪

a horse of another color / a horse of a different color另当别论 a bolt from the blue 晴天霹雳 a snake in the gra潜伏的危险/敌人 a fly on the wheel自高自大的人

a fly in the ointment美中不足之处；使人扫兴的小事 a straw in the wind事态发展的苗头 a friend at court有势力的朋友 a bed of roses称心如意的境遇 a bed of thorns不愉快的境遇 a gift of the gab口才

a soldier of fortune军事冒险家

a lame duck任期将届满的政治人物的窘境 a cut above高于..一等

a mare's nest骗人的东西；混乱 a moot point尚未定论的问题 an apple on the discord争端；祸根 above one's station超出自己的身份

addre oneself to把某人的精力[注意力]转向某事 at outs（与某人）不和，（与某人）意见不一致 at the eleventh hour在最后关键时刻,刚好来得及 all square(with sb)势均力敌 all too briefly 一切都太短暂 all the go 流行

as broad as it's long两者同等难以抉择 as blind as a bat有眼无珠

as cro as a bear wth a soe head脾气很坏 as cool as a cucumber泰然自若

as easy as rolling off a log极其容易 as large as life与原物一般大小 as meek as a lamb非常温顺 as stiff as a poker生硬，刻板

as slippery as an eel油滑的；不可靠的 Achilles' heel致命要害

 A rolling stone gathers no mo.—滚石不生苔，转业不聚财  A stitch in time saves nine.--小洞不补，大洞吃苦。 A living dog is better than a dead lion.--好死不如赖活着  As you make your bed, so you must lie.—自作则要自受。

B bag and baggage完全地

bark up the wrong tree攻击错了目标 be at cro purposes彼此不和，相互误解 be in deep waters陷入困境 be in the soup有麻烦

be well of 生活过的，处境良好 beat about the bush旁敲侧击 beaten track常规

bear one's cro受苦,受罪受难 bear witne to作证；见证

between the devil and the deep blue sea进退维谷 beyond the pale失宠；丢脸 behind the eight ball处于不利地位 behind the scenes在幕后 bide one's time等待时机

bite one's tongue off后悔自己说过的话 bite the bullet死撑硬挺 black out 封锁 blaze the trail开辟道路

bleed one white榨尽某人的血汗 blow hot and cold摇摆不定 blow up炸掉/谴责 blow one's top勃然大怒 blow the whistle on sb揭发某人 blue chip热门的股票

bone up on在短时间内尽快攻读 brain trust智囊团 brain drain智囊枯竭

break fresh ground 开辟新天地，开始新的事业

breathe down one's neck催逼某人干某事；严密监视某人的行动 bring up把„调往前线

bring into line使协调起来，使一致

butter both sides of one bread左右逢源（要两头做人）burn the candle at both ends过分地消耗精力 burn one's fingers由于鲁莽而吃苦头 burn one's boats破釜沉舟

bury one's head in the sand故意不看将临的危险 by leaps and bounds飞跃地，极迅速地

C catch sb red handed当场抓住某人 cat's paw被人利用的人 call a spade a spade直言不讳 call sb names骂某人

cannot see the wood for the trees只见树木不见森林 carry the can代人受过

cash in on 靠„赚钱；乘机利用 cast sth in one's teeth用某事来面斥某人 cheesed off 恼火的 chew the rag聊天

chop and change不停地变换 clean up结束/赚大钱 clear up消除；天气放晴

clock-and-dagger有关阴谋或间谍的 cook sb's goose彻底毁了人家的计划或希望 cold comfort不起作用的安慰 cold shoulder冷淡 come clean坦白交代 come a cropper落马;摔跟头 come under the hammer被拍卖 come of the age达到法定年龄

cro swords with sb(与某人)交锋, 争论 cut and dried已成定局的；呆板的 Cowards die many times before their deaths.--If a man is a coward, he will be afraid of every bad experience and will feel fear when it is not neceary.D dance attendance on奉承 deal sb a blow给某人一个打击 dip into one's purse乱花钱

do as you would be done by己所不欲,勿施于人 do one proud使某人感到荣幸 do sb brown使某人上当 do up brown把..彻底搞好

dodge the column逃避承担自己的一份工作 draw a blank一无所获 draw the curtain(on)结束或掩盖 drag one's feet故意拖拉 drop sb a line给某人写信(短信)drop the pilot不听忠告

drug in the market市场上的滞销商品

 Don't count your chickens before they're hatched.--Do not believe or expect that succe, victory etc.is certain until it actually happens. Diamond cut diamond, crook cut crook.--棋逢对手。

E eager beaver做事特别卖力气的人（特别指做事过于卖力气以讨好上司的人）;easy on the eye 悦目的eat one's words收回前言，承认错误(主语不是自己)eat out of one's hand听从某人的吩咐，照着办 ever so非常

every inch a gentleman完全是一副绅士的派头  Easy come, easy go.--来的快去得也快  Enough is as good as a feast.--知足常乐。

F face the music勇于承担后果 far and wide到处，广泛地;fall back on求助于“求其次” fall by the way中途退出 fall flat完全失败

fit like a glove 完全相合，恰到好处 fit the bill适合某人的目的 find for sb作出有利于„的裁决 follow suit如法炮制 foot the bill付账 fond dream黄粱美梦

force/drive to the wall逼某人至绝境 flesh and blood亲骨肉；凡人 flog a dead horse徒劳无益

flutter the dovecotes惊扰平静、守旧的人们 flunk out（因不及格)(使）退学 fly off the handle突然冒火 free and easy 洒脱;不拘礼节的 full of beans 精神饱满

 Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.--Foolish people say and do things too hastily.A wise person avoids rash action. Fish begins to stink at the head.--上梁不正下梁歪。 Feed a cold and starve a fever.--伤风时宜吃，发烧时宜饿。

G gain on逼近；超过（交通工具）侵蚀 get at批评

get even with向某人报复 get the hang of抓住要点 get the upper hand占上风 get round逃避 get up组织，安排

get under sb's skin激怒某人，在感情方面攫住某人 get wind of风闻

give sb the cold shoulder冷淡对待 give sb an inch and he'll take a mile得寸进尺 give the Devil his due平心而论

go against/with the stream逆流而行；随波逐流 go easy从容不迫，安闲 go haywire出毛病;陷于混乱 go hang不必费心

go to one's head头晕（酒）；冲昏人的头脑 go to seed退化走下坡路

H hammer and tongs全力以赴地 hard cash實質的幫助 harp on反复讲

haul sb over the coals责备某人

have a soft spot for sth/sb因为喜爱，所以对某个人或是某件事心软 have a(good)head on one's shoulders有见识或能力 have ants in one's pants坐立不安 have it out with sb同„讲个明白 have no backbone性情懦弱;没骨头 heart and soul全心全意 here below在人世间 high tea正式茶点 high and mighty趾高气扬 high and dry孤立无援

hit the nail on the head一针见血 hit the hay/sack睡觉

hit or mi不论成功与否；漫无目的地 hold over继续放映 hold one's tongue保持沉默 hum and haw嗯嗯呃呃表示踌躇或支吾 Herculean labour艰巨的劳动 Hobson's choice无选择余地

 Half a loaf is better than no bread.—聊胜于无。

 He that sups with the devil must have a long spoon.--和坏人打交道，必须提高警惕。

 He laughs best who laughs last.

I in a breeze轻而易举地 in one piece完整无损的 in one's cups喝醉酒 in the same boat处境相同

 It's a long lane that has no turning.--路必有弯，事必有转机.J jump on斥责 jump the queue插队

jump down one's throat突然粗暴地回答或打断某人；使某人哑口无言

K keep a good table吃喝好，家中常备美味 keep a straight face克制自己不笑出来 keep after反复提醒 keep company结交 keep one's shirt on保持冷静

keep one's head above water免遭灭顶；不背债 keep oneself to oneself不交际

keep out of the way: absent oneself intentionally to avoid being in the way keep the pot boiling谋生，维持生活 keep the ball rolling让某项活动继续进行下去 kick the bucket 死

kick over the traces无拘无束地行动 kip out在户外（或野外）睡觉，露宿 knock about漫游；碰撞；接连打击 King's weather庆典时的晴朗天气

L lead sb up the garden path引诱（某人）误入歧途，把（某人）引入歧途 let on设法让人知道 let off steam发脾气

light relief（严肃戏剧中的）轻松场面

lift oneself by one's bootstraps依靠自己努力成功  Like cures like.--以毒攻毒。 Like attracts like.--物以类聚 

M make a bolt for急忙向„逃去 make a clean breast of和盘托出

make bricks without straw巧妇难为无米之炊 make good成功 make short work of迅速处理 make the grade 成功 make much of重视

make neither head or tail of sth对某事一点也摸不着头脑 make out 理解

make or mar或成之或毁之

make sb a laughing stock使某人成为笑柄 make way for: allow space or room for man's estate壮年 mark time停顿不前 mi the boat坐失时机 mountains of molehills小题大做 move in on惊动

much cry and little wool雷声大雨点小 mug up on在短时间内尽快攻读

N narrow escape九死一生

neck and neck 并驾齐驱；不分上下 neck or nothing铤而走险地 now or never机不可失 null and void无效

 Nothing ventured, nothing gained.--One cannot obtain anything unle one risks something or makes an effort to obtain it. Never offer to teach fish to swim.--不要班门弄斧  Nothing succeeds like succe.--一事成功，事事顺利。 Nothing venture, nothing have.--不入虎穴，焉得虎子。

O off the cuff即兴地

on a shoe string以极少的资金或不用资金 on call随叫随到的 on edge紧张不安；易怒 on the go忙个不停 on the mend在康复中 on the nose正好，恰好，准确 one's salad days少不更事的时期 out and out 十足地，彻头彻尾地 out of sorts不舒服的；不高兴的 One swallow does not make a summer.--It is unwise to form a general opinion or judgment on the basis of a single event. One cannot make a silk purse out of a sow's ear.--巧妇难为无米之炊。

P part and parcel重要或必要的部分 pa muster符合要求

pa out分发；在学校尤指在军事院校受训结束；失去知觉（人）pepper and salt黑白点子混合而呈灰色的 pick and choose挑挑拣拣 pick holes in在„中挑毛病 play fast and loose玩弄；反复无常 play it safe谨慎行事

play into sb's hand干对于对手有利的事 play on one's own hand为自己的利益而做 play one's last card 使出绝招

play to the gallery讨好观众；适合低级趣味 poke one's nose into探听；干涉 poke fun at取笑

pride goes before a fall骄兵必败 proud flesh伤口愈合后凸现出来的疤

pull a fast one over sb利用欺骗手法占某人的便宜 pull a long face愁眉苦脸

put a spoke in one's wheels破坏某人的计划 pull one's socks up鼓起劲儿来 pull one's weight全力以赴地干 pull the wool over one's eyes蒙蔽某人 pull wires(of)幕后操纵 put into practice实行 put on a brave face假装勇敢

put one's hand to the plough 着手某项工作 put one's shoulder to the wheel 开始艰苦的工

作

put out使不安，困扰

put sb in the picture向某人提供必要的情况 put the best face on sth.尽量粉饰某事 Penelope's web永远完不成的工作

 Prevention is better than cure.--防范于未然是上策。

R rain or shine不论晴雨；无论如何 rank and file 普通成员

reach first base取得良好的开端;开始取得成功 read between the lines体会言外之意 red herring转移注意力的话或事物 red tape繁文缛节

ring the changes不断变化样 ring up给人打电话；把顾客买东西应付的钱打在现金收入记录机上进行结算 rise from the dead死而复生

rise to the occasion在紧要关头应付自如 rough and tumble不合规格的乱打 rough and ready粗糙但尚能用的 rub sb up the wrong way得罪人 rule of thumb单凭经验来做的方法

run to earth经过艰难的长期的搜索终于找到 run the gauntlet受严厉批评

rustle up为应付临时或特殊需要而准备或凑合S sell sb a pup坑 set sb back使花费

sheet anchor最后的或主要的靠山 show the white feather显示胆怯 sit down under忍受

sit pretty处于极为有利的条件；过舒服的生活 sink or swim沉浮全凭自己；不论好歹 sing low措辞稳健 silver lining一线希望

slap one's wrest象征性地职责某人 smooth tongue油嘴滑舌 speak by the book说话确切 spill the beans 不慎泄密 step up增加

stick to one's gun坚持原则 stretch a point破例作出让步 study up on在短时间内尽快攻读 sweet lemon心肝宝贝

 Speech is silver, silence is gold. Soft fire makes sweet malt.--好事多磨，慢工出细活。

T take a leaf out of another's book学某人的样子 take off嘲弄地学„的样

take pains(over)努力；操心；有耐心 take the change out of sb对某人报复 take to pieces拆，把„拆散 talk shop谈本行的事 talk turkey直率地说

the apple of one's eye珍爱物，宝贝 the happy medium 中庸之道 the ins and the outs种种复杂详情 the lions share最大的份额

the milk of human kindne天生的善心；人情味 the proof of pudding is in the eating试过才知道 the salt of the earth精英 the sinews of war军费

through thick and thin不顾艰难险阻，在任何情况下 tooth and nail竭尽全力地 to and turn翻来覆去;转辗反侧 turn an honest penny用正当手段挣钱 turn the other cheek容忍

turn up trumps（出乎意料地）令人满意

 There is many a slip’twixt the cup and the lip.--世事往往会功亏一篑.煮熟的鸭子也会飞走

 The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak.--Man has many fine intentions that the weakne of his human nature does not allow him to fulfil. The pot calls the kettle black.--责人严而律己宽。

U under one's own steam 凭自己的力量 up in the ear十分激动；气愤；悬而未决 up to the hammer第一流的；极好的 upset the applecart破坏某人的计划

V W X Y Z velvet paw口蜜腹剑 wear and tear损耗；磨损

wear one's heart on one's sleeves公开自我情绪和意见 wet behind the ears缺乏经验的 white elephant无用而累赘的东西 wide of the mark毫不相关 with flying colours出色地；成功地 with might and main尽全力 wipe the floor with彻底驳倒

 Variety is the spice of life.--丰富多彩为生活添趣。变化是生活的调味品。 work like a Trojan勤奋地工作What you lose on the swings, you get back on the roundabouts.--失之东隅，收之桑榆。

 What can’t be cured must be endured.--改变不了现实就要面对现实

1.You can say that again.--to expre strong agreement with an opinion just stated.2.Is that true?--to expre one's surprise after being told something.3.And how!--to emphasize the truth of one's statement or opinion or to expre strong agreement with another person's statement or question.4.You're telling me.--You don't need to tell me that.I know it very well.