1、Aa babe in arms 涉世未深的人a big letdown 大失所望的人a big shot 重要的人a blind alley 死胡同a busy signal 电话忙音a close game 势均力敌的比赛a heap of 一大堆a heavy course load 繁重的课程负担a bed of rose 安乐窝，称心如意的环境a big dog 看门狗/保镖a big fish in a small pond 小地方的大人物a big line 吹牛皮a blue woman 有学问的妇女a cut-up 胡闹者a dog in a blanketa dog in t
2、he manager a fly in the ointment 扰人之事a fool and his money are soon parted 容易所骗的人a gad about 四海为家的人a long shot 大胆的推测a picture of health 健康的样子a shoulder to cry on 可以依赖的人a silken tongue 三寸不烂之舌a stand-in 临时代替者a stand-out 杰出人才a stones throw 很接近a watched pot never boil 不要心急a yellow dog 卑鄙小人abandon oneself
3、 to despair 悲观失望a blue-eyed boy 所宠爱的孩子above all things 第一是above ground 在地上，比喻或者未死above measure 非常，过分，无可估量above oneself 自命不凡above price 无价above the rest 特别above-board 光明正大的absolute refusal 断然拒绝accommodate oneself to circumstances 遂于而安ace in the hole 最后的王牌act of God 天灾act out 实行act of fool 装傻after a s
4、torm comes a calm 暴风雨过后的平静after is said and done 终归after hour 规定时间后（办公时间等）aim high 志向远大air oneself 到户外呼吸新鲜空气alibi 借口 ask alibi 找借口alive with 洋溢，拥抱all aboard 各位请上车/船all bark and no bite 光说不做all burn up 怒火如焚all gone 希望等的消逝，物品等的丢失all in the days work 平凡的事情，不稀奇all is still 万籁俱静all lined up, all wind up,
5、 all set 一切准备好了all manner of 各色各样all skin and bones 皮包骨all steam go 一切就绪，万事俱备all the better 更好了all the father 尽.所有/所能all the go 非常流行all the worse 反而更坏all there 头脑清醒的all things to all men 八面玲珑all tire out 太疲惫all to the good 幸好all too often 太平常all too 太all turned out 如愿以偿all washed up 全完蛋了all wet 完全搞错
6、了all you have to do 你最好allow for 考虑，体谅allow oneself in 沉溺alongside of 与.并排an uphill battle 艰难的战斗and all that 诸如此类and so forth 等等and then 然后any yet 但是angels visit 难得的客人，难得遇见的事物animated talk 畅谈another matter 另一回事another thing coming (to have ) 注定要到倒霉another time 下次answer back 回嘴answer for 负责，保证any man
7、 alive 无论谁any old thing 什么都anything under the sun 任何事情appeal to arms 诉诸武力anywhere near 根本are you telling me 用你来告诉我吗/要你来发好施令吗arrest ones eye 引人注目art and part 策划和参与as a general rule 一般说来as best one can 尽最大能力as best one may 尽力想方设法as broad as it is long 半斤八两as clay in the hand of the potter 得心应手as clear
8、 as crystal 十分清楚as clear as day 明若观火as clear as mud 不清晰， 混乱as close as a clam 一毛不拔as cross as two sticks 非常生气as dry as bone 口渴as easy as ABC 很简单as faithful as dog 十分忠实as far as that goes 实际上as firm as rock 坚如磐石as gentle as a lamb 性情温顺的as good as a play 非常有趣as good as ones promise 受约as good as ones w
9、ord 受约as graceful as a swan 姿势优美的as is 照现在的样子，原样as like as chalk and cheese 似是而非as many again as =as much again as 两倍于as matters stand 在现状下，按照目前状况as of 在.的时候，直到.之前as per 按照as plain as the nose on ones face (to be) 显而易见as poor as a church mouse 一贫如洗as soft as down 柔软如绒毛as soon 宁愿as sure as Im alive 十
10、分确实地as the case stands 事实上as the crows flies 笔直地as the saying goes 正如俗语所说的as the world goes 照习惯说as things are 按照目前状况as thought 好像as who should say 可谓，可以这样说as yet 至今还/尚/还as you please 随你意思as you were 复原ask no odds 不求照顾ask the way 问路assume a new aspect 面貌一新at a blow 立即at a dash 一气呵成at a full jump 全速的a
11、t a /one stroke 立即/一举at all event 总之at anchor 停泊/抛锚at bay 陷入绝境at best 最好不过/充其量at call 随叫/随要at close hand 在近处/不远将来at cross purpose 目的相反at ease 自由自在at fault 出毛病/出故障at fewest 至少at first blush 乍看/一看at full blast 全速地/大规模地at heart 从内心上，本质上at home in/with 擅长at issue 争论at one heels 紧跟着at one word 马上at ones
12、fingertips 了如指掌at ones own charge 自费at ones service 听候某人吩咐at random 随机at sight 一见就at table 在吃饭at the back of ones mind 在心里at the bottom of fortunes wheel 倒霉透顶at the end of ones rope 忍无可忍at the first face 乍一看at the longest 之多at the peak 最高价at the point of the sword 敌意/剑拔弩张at the point of 临近.的时刻at the
13、 tip of ones tongue 话说到嘴边了at the top of ones lung 大声说话at will 随意at worst 在最坏的情况下at your disposal 由你支配at your earliest convenienceaway with it 停止/挪开BB.T.O. big time operator 浪费时间back in the saddle 重整旗鼓bash 大型派对beat him on the spot 当场把他打败beat ones head against the wall 白费力气beat ones brain (out) 做事困难，伤
14、透脑筋beat sb to the draw 抢先某人一步beat someone by miles 远远强于某人beautiful but dumb 木美人before you know it 很快behind the scenes 幕后人物bend over backwards 竭尽全力bet on it 有把握bet your life 你绝对错了between a rack and a hard place 进退维谷between ourselves 秘密地说big headed 傲慢/自大big style 大派头biggie 大人物/很重要的事物bite ones tongue 保
15、持沉默blast 欢乐时光blow it big time 严重的错误blow ones lines 忘记台词bologna 乱讲boot-legging 卖私酒者bootlick 拍马屁bossy 专制的bound to 必定break out in a cold sweat to 突然全身冒冷汗bric-a -brac 小摆设bring them back alive 将他们活捉回来broomstick 瘦如竹扫把bud/buffed 朋友buffed 肌肉发达的build castle in the air 空中楼阁bull session 长谈bummed 失望的burn bridge
16、 过河拆桥burn ones finger 遇到挫折burn ones boats/bridges 破釜沉舟,自断后路bury ones head in the sand 逃避butter and egg man 有势力的人buy into something 接受某事物buy your story 相信你的鬼话by and large 大体上C call in sick 打电话请病假can manage 有办法cant be better 最好不过cantt get away with it 法网难逃got canned 被炒了card up in ones sleeve 锦囊妙计caref
17、ree 无忧无虑cast sheeps eye 暗送秋波castle in Spain 白日做梦sleepy head 爱睡觉的人catch ones eye 引起注意chicken hearted 胆小的人cleaned out (储备品，钱)用完， （商品）售完clunker 老爷车/破旧的汽车cocky/sassy 神气活现cold day in hell 绝对不可能come and get it 试一下来拿吧come off it 少废话，别瞎扯come to a head 到了紧要关头come to think of it 想起来了come up and see me sometim
18、e 常来看我comfy 舒服的common as an old shoe 不摆架子，平易近人cook up a story 捏造cool your lips 冷静下来country pumpkin 土头头脑cover someone 掩护某人，用枪瞄准某人crane ones neck to see 伸长脖子看什么东西crook 骗子cry wolf 发假警报cuff someone 给某人上手铐curtain lecture 枕边劝戒，妻子私下对丈夫的训话cut class 旷课cut it 能够做某事，成功作做某事Ddapper 花花公子days are numbered 来日无多dead
19、 serious 非常认真的Dear John letter 绝交信devils luck 特别好运气die in shoes 暴死街头dirty work 讨厌的工作，卑鄙的工作do all the talking 言之滔滔的人do it all right 做的不错do it in your stuff 拿出本领来do ones endeavor 尽力为之dog sleep 不时惊醒的睡眠dog watch 夜班dog 丑八怪break ones neck 致命伤dont go off the deep end 不要心灰意冷dont hold your breathe 不要指望dont s
20、tick your nose in 不要牵涉在内down something 喝某东西drop the ball 失职 drown ones sorrows 借酒消愁Eeasy as pie/cake 容易easy money 易赚的钱either make or break 破釜沉舟enough is as good as a feast 知足常乐enough to get by 够应付的everything is coming up roses 自己经历的每一件事情都eyes bigger than ones stomach 眼馋肚饱eye to eye 看法一致Ffair, fat an
21、d forty 中年妇女far and away 毋庸置疑fast worker 闪电恋爱feel oneself 觉得身心舒畅的feeling low 悲观field day 快乐时光，自我放纵fight it out 奋斗fight tooth and nail 爪牙并用，拼命抵抗figure head 无权力的人fine feathers make fine bird 人要金装fish for a compliment for someone 讨某人的恭维fake 不可信任的人flapper 爱打扮的女人flat taste 味道平平flat tire 无精打采；爆胎flats 平底鞋f
22、ootfall 客流量 for a song 很便宜for better or for worse 不计成败for good 永远/一劳永逸for on thing 但是for real 表里如一/可靠的forget that noise 不可能framed 被陷害/遭栽赃freeloader 利用别人的善良或者好客而占人家便宜的人fresh out of sth 耗尽某物，用完某物/新近离开frisk 搜身from the word go 立刻，马上Ggal/dame 女人get a black eye 被打青了眼睛get a clue to 当心，警惕get a hold of onese
23、lf 控制情绪get a load of 试试get a move on 赶快get down to 使得自己不受拘束，放纵自己get even 报复get it all together 不慌不忙，沉着冷静get off it 别胡扯/换话题get up enough nerve to do something 鼓足勇气去做某事get someone down 令某人不愉快get rusty 生手gigolo 护花使者give an ear to 听一听give someone a black eye 打得某人鼻青脸肿give him a buzz 打电话给他give him a dirty
24、 look 给他憎恨的眼色give him a dirty work 给他难为的工作give him a free hand 由他去干吧give him a lift 送他一程give him some dope 给他一些内幕消息give him the wood 打他几下give him the work 给他点本领看看give it to him 给他一试give someone an inch, he/she will take a mile 得寸进尺go about 怎么办go easy 俭省些go off on someone 对某人大喊大叫go off the deep end 勃
25、然大怒go to ones head 冲昏头脑go to town 竭尽全力去做某事go together 谈恋爱go under th knife 接受外科手术go west 死good God 上帝啊good gracious 天啊good taste 合胃口got the punch 有力的great promiser 食言者green horn 新手Hhail fellow 久仰hang in the balance 平分秋色hang in there 耐心等候/忍耐一下hang on by the eyelids 事情位在旦夕hanky panky 鬼马hard boiled egg
26、 难相处的人hard nut to crack 难于驾驭的女人hard up 经济拮据hard-headed businessman 斤斤计较的商人haul 赶快have a good head on ones shoulder 有见识，明白事理have a weakness for something 酷爱某事物have it bad for 狂恋某物have ones name on sth 某物完全适合某人/为某人度身定做have roses on ones face 脸色红润have the face 厚颜无耻he girl 男性化的女孩to be soft 容易相处he man/bi
27、g boy 壮硕的男人bark and no bite 动口不动手heart of stone 铁石心肠hell of the time 时光难熬hen-pecked 惧内者hey you 你country jack 乡下佬high and brow 上等的，名贵的his right man 他的得力助手hit it hard 努力做事hit the nail right on the head 完全正确，正中要害hit upon 偶然想出hold it down 保持安静hold one own 独当一面hold someone up 抢劫某人hold your horse 慢一点hold
28、up in broad daylight 光天化日之下抢劫hop in 上车horn 电话how you come out 怎么发生的I get yoy my word 我认真答应你 I hear ya 我同意 Ill say 我同意，当然 Ill see to it 我来处理它if worse comes to worst 到了万不得已的的时候 if you snooze, you lose 如果你不注意，就错过良机了in a sweet 心烦in black and white 立下字据in heat 愤怒地in high (low) spirit 精神愉快，消沉in smooth wat
29、er 进入顺境 in the dog house 陷入困境in the good old day 幸福的日子 in the throes of death 受痛苦而死 innocent kid 无辜的人its a steal 真是便宜its in Gods hands 听天由命Jjack of all trade 什么都懂joint 大麻，地方jolly guy 快活的人jump on me 向我发脾气junky 衣不称身just what the doctor ordered 对症下药Kkeep a good house 收拾房子keep body and soul together 温饱k
30、eep some posted 使得某人不断得到最新消息keep track 留意kick in the pants 踢屁股kid gloves 小心谨慎kiddies 小孩know sth like the palm of ones hands 了如指掌Lladies man 女人喜欢的男人lardo 胖子lashes 睫毛lay down the law 立下规矩lay stress on 重视lead a cat and dog life 过着不和谐的生活lead a dogs life 非人生活lean meat 瘦肉leave it to me 让我干吧let down 放弃let
31、someone have it 严厉训斥某人life in not all roses 人生不是十全十美life a finger 不出一点力like a lamb 逆来顺受like a parrot 毫无知识like a rolling stone 行踪不定live up to your words 言必信living encyclopedia 活的百科全书 living like a lord 过着贵族的生活living soul 人lose ones cool 发脾气lose track of 失去联系lots of dough 很多钱love handles 游泳圈/胖的腰围Mmake
32、 it snappy 提起精神 make the gorge rise 令人讨厌 make whoopee 欢呼作乐 mind your eye 当心miser 守财奴 mish-mash 混杂物、大杂烩miss the bus 错过机会 miss the boat 错过机会 /好东西等money talky 财可以通神monkey 五百美金moonlight 兼职my ass 才怪（强烈质疑）my shoes bite 鞋子小，穿着疼脚Nnail sth down 敲定某事使得万无一失nail the brakes 急刹车nip sth in the bud 防患于未然no fun 没有意思
33、no laughing matter 非同小可not to wear your heart on your sleeve 不要太情绪化nothing but skin and bones 很瘦now youre talking 你说得有道理Oold dog 上年纪的人old hand 老手old man 老爸，男朋友，老公old timer 老手，老资格on a good note 欢尽而散on a horse 快马加鞭on pins and needles 坐立不安on the edge of my seat 专心地听和看on the rock 处境困难one way or the othe
34、r 千方百计out and out 完全地out of ones hold 脱手out of form 不合时，不合身out of it 精神恍惚get canned 失业out of sort 发脾气out of spirit 心神不安over and over 多次地，重复地over grown 孩子气 own boss 自己当老板Ppass the back 让人做吧past all hope 无可救药pat him on the back 联络感情prayer(没有)成功的可能性pull devil, pull baker 加油pull sth 干坏事pull the dirty tr
35、ick 有意愚弄pull the purse string 吝啬punch your light out 打得你两眼发黑put a finishing touch 最后修饰put a good show 好好干吧put on air 宣传put ones shoulder to the wheel 全力以赴put some heart on 施加压力put sb up 为某人提供膳食put sth on the back corner 推迟做某事put ones feet on the ground 脚踏实地put your heart at rest 放下心来Rraid the fridge
36、 吃光冰箱里的食物raise hell 大发牢骚read sb the riot act 训诫某人ritzy 豪华的rosy prospect 美好前景rosy view 乐观看法rosy 美满round way 圆滑一点round-table conference 圆桌会议rubber check 空头支票rubbish 胡说Ssad news （令人悲伤的消息）账单same old stuff 一样的东西sandals 凉鞋save ones neck 免受苦难sawing wood 鼾声如锯木scallker 黄牛党scare the devil out of sb 吓死人secret
37、sorrow 难言之隐set the world on fire 一些震撼世界的杰出成就shadow/tail 跟踪shake and make up 握手言和bloody shame 可耻shop till one drops 购物直到累死show down 决胜者show sb the back door 下逐客令make a hit 出风头show up 到达side money 横财sissy 娘娘腔的，基佬sit on the top of the world 自大japs/Skeepie 日本人sleep a wink (没有)合眼slightest idea 一点意思也没有slo
38、p 劣质食品smart guy 手段漂亮的人snobbish 有绅士架子的人soak 要价太高soft soap 滑头sonny boy 可爱的孩子sore spot 致命伤speak the same language 志同道合spell out of town 驱逐处境spic and span 非常整洁spineless 没有骨气spitting image of someone 于某人一模一样spoil the show 煞风景spring for 请客square ones words with ones conduct 言行一致squeeze 扒钱stand no more non
39、sense 不准儿戏stand ones ground 坚持己见，原地踏步start from square one 重头开始stay up till all the hours of the night 彻夜未眠step it up 采取行动step on ones big toe 激怒某人stick-up 抢劫sticky business 让人左右为难的事情stool pigeon 内鬼stop on a dime 突然停止stowaway 偷渡的人strong meat 难以理解的问题suck ones brain 投机取巧sugar coated 口蜜腹剑sweat like a p
40、ig 汗流浃背sweet water 饮用水swell/regular guy 好人swell head 自大swing for the fence 全垒打Ttake a dump 大便take a spin 兜风take him for a ride/ bump him 杀掉他take order from 听命于人take sb in 将某人交给警方处理take sth in stride 从容处理take sth lying down 甘心忍受某事teach your grandmother to suck eggs 班门弄斧头teachers pet 老师最爱的学生that does
41、it 我受够了the finishing touch 最后修饰the general effect 总结果the green years 青春年华the way-side rose 路边的玫瑰through a/the wringer 受尽苦难through and through 完全地throw in the towel 认输ticked off 生气tick-tock 滴答声tight wad 守财奴tip-top 最佳的to be a jelly-fish 做事无头脑to be all eyes 注视，惊奇的看to be down at heels 不修边幅to be eyesore
42、眼中钉to be hot-headed 容易发怒to be as like as two peas 十分近似to be shabby 脏脏的to be smart 整洁的to be well groomed 容光焕发to bring down the house 博得满堂喝彩to do/play ones part 尽自己职责to go smash 破产to have eyes bigger than the belly 贪婪to have face as long as a fiddle 拉长脸to hold ones course 坚定不移to hold ones tongue 谈话含蓄t
43、o live a fools paradise 愚人自欺to make things ship shape 使得一切井井有条to ones liking 合胃口的to pitch into anyone 大人或者重罚某人to see through the rose-colored glasses 太乐观了to speak for itself 事实之言to speak in parables 说话装腔作势to speak one fair 使人信服to speak volume 中肯之言toe the line 循规蹈矩toe-to-toe 竞争top banana 主管人员topsy-tu
44、rvy 颠倒是非trash sb 严厉批评某人，破坏某物turn in 睡觉turn over a new leaf 改过自新turn the cold shoulder on 冷淡对待turtle on ones back 自身难保two-faced 两面派Uuncrown mayor 无冕之王under the rose 秘密进行up to this minute 摩登的ups and downs 盛衰upstart 爆富 Vvanish to thin air 消失的无影无踪walk on air 高兴地飘飘然wash it down 吞下，正餐后喝点东西wash out 洗手不干wha
45、t gives 出了什么事what is cooking 酝酿着what is in your mind 你心意如何what the hell 有什么稀奇whats with you 什么事情让你烦恼whats her face 她叫什么来着，我忘记了她的名字when it rains, it pours 事情一发生便接踵而至whiz/pick-pocket 小偷whoa 哇whoopee 哇win your heart 赢得你的心within limits 适可而止Yyanks 美国人yesman 应声虫youre all wet 你完全错了you dont know half of it 你什么都不懂you rat 鼠辈
