1、break ones back 辛勤工作be all ears 洗耳恭听be all eyes 目不转睛a wet blanket 讨人嫌的人two thumbs up 举双手赞成a breath of fresh air 使人耳目一新的人Achilles heel 致命弱点;个性的瑕疵chip in = contribute money 捐献，集资pull ones leg = tease someone 开某人玩笑go for a song = be sold very cheaply 贱卖a big shot = an important person 大腕儿，大亨sell like h
2、ot cakes = sell very well or very quickly 畅销get butterflies in ones stomach = get nervous 紧张不安be the apple of ones eye = be very precious to sb. 非常珍贵twenty-four seven = 24 hours a day, 7 days a week = all the time 永远，一直backroom boys 幕后英雄beyond compare 绝佳的，最棒的break even 不赔不赚by the book 照章办事as clear a
3、s a bell 非常清楚clear the air 消除误会come to terms 达成协议cut corners 走捷径dos and donts 行为规范face the music 面对现实castles in the sky / air 空中楼阁cast a cloud over 泼冷水，是蒙上阴影shed crocodile tears 假装哭泣，假慈悲below the mark = not measure up 不够水平，不合格bucket down = rain very heavily 瓢泼大雨fair and square 正大光明的a knockout 引人注目a
4、rainy day 不如意的日子as mod as sb. 与某人一样时髦at ones fingers tips 了如指掌at sixes and sevens 混乱的backseat driver 指手划脚的人bite ones head off 大发脾气black sheep 不孝子女get the ball rolling 使蓬勃发展first things first 先说重要的a man of few words 沉默寡言的人all thumbs 笨手笨脚的; 一窍不通的ants in ones pants (skirt) 坐立不安forgive and forget 尽释前嫌;握
5、手言和blow ones top 怒发冲冠break the ice 打破僵局 ;打破沉默bring down the house 掌声雷动buy your story 相信你的话call it a day 今天到此为止cold fish 冷酷无情的人capital idea 好主意daylight robbery 价钱贵到离谱dark horse 黑马;冷门dirty dog 卑鄙小人dear Jones letter 绝交信break ones neck 痛打一顿;拼命做某事every Tom, Dick and Harry 张三李四burn a hole in ones pocket 花
6、钱如流水flat tire 没精打采from A to Z 从头到尾go on the horse 快一点吧God knows 天晓得gone with the wind 随风而逝great minds think alike! 英雄所见略同。happy go lucky 乐天派have a big mouth 话多的人have it both ways 权衡两方面have time off 休假have words with sb. 口角hit of the show 表演中最精彩的一幕hit the high spots 达到高水准hit the sack 睡觉good for nothi
7、ng 毫无用处的hold ones tongue 保持沉默I.O.U = I owe you 我欠你;借据in hot water 遇到麻烦in the hole 遇到经济困难in the long run 从长远来看; 终究in the soap 遇到麻烦keep ones head 镇定keep ones shirt on 不动手打架keep punching 继续努力kick off 开始干某事knock it off 别再讲下去了let the cat out of the bag 泄漏秘密let nature take its course 顺其自然Knock on wood. 说话禁忌;赶紧讨个吉利.kill two birds with one stone 一石二鸟
