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A Dark Horse　黑马 1

目录A Catch in It　个中有蹊跷 1

A Bit Thick　太过分 2

A Doubting Thomas　怀疑一切的人 2

A Fisherman's Tale　夸大其词 2

A Flash in the Pan　昙花一现 3

A Fly on the Wheel　妄自尊大的人 3

A Man of Parts　有才华的人 3

A Penny for Your Thoughts 你呆呆地在想什么 4

A Rolling Stone 见异思迁的人 4

A Roman Holiday　欣赏别人受苦难的娱乐 5

A Run for One's Money　激烈的竞争 5

A Shot in the Dark　凭空猜想 5

A Whipping Boy 替罪羊 6

A White Day 吉日 6

A Walkover 举手之劳 6

A White Lie　善意的谎言 7

A White Night　不眠之夜 7

Add Insultto Injury　雪上加霜 7

Age Before Beauty长者在前 8

The Rage　时尚 8

All Yours　请便吧 9

An Axe to Grind　另有所图 9

All This and Heaven Too　锦上添花 9

Apple-pie Order　井井有条 10

Apple of Discord　祸根　 10

As Sure As Eggs Is Eggs　毫无疑问　 11

As They Make Them　 到了家　 12

At It　忙个不停　 12

At Sea 困惑　 13

At the Drop of a Hat　立即　 13

Be-all and End-all 终极目的　 14

Aunt Sally　众矢之的　 14

Be over the　Moon　心花怒放　 15

Be up a Gum Tree　进退两难 15

Dress Oneself up to the Nine　盛装打扮　 15

Beard the Lion　摸老虎屁股　 16

Beggar Description　无法形容　 16

Beside the Mark　不相关　 17

Big Hand　长时间的热烈鼓掌　 17

Birds of a Feather　一丘之貉　 17

Bite off More Than One Can Chew　不自量力 18

Black Cattle　菜牛　 19

Black Sheep　害群之马　 19

Bread-and-butter Letter　感谢款待的信柬　 19

Bring down the House　博得满堂喝彩　 20

Hide One's Head in the Sand　逃避现实　 20

Butter Somebody Up　奉承某人　 20

Call over Coals　责备　 21

Bye-byes　睡觉　 21

Can't Say“Boo”to a Goose　胆怯得不敢开口　 22

Cap in Hand　卑躬屈膝　 22

Carry the Can　代人受过　 22

Carry the Day　获胜　 23

Cast One's Bread upon the Waters　真心行善不望报　 23

Cheese It　住手　 24

Chicken Feed 小意思　 24

Under the Hammer　被拍卖　 24

Come out in the Wash　水落石出　 25

Cool One's Heels　久等　 25

Come down to Earth　面对现实　 26

Cross One's Fingers　祈求好运　 26

Cry Wolf　发假警报　 27

Cut the Knot　快刀斩乱麻　 27

Dead to the Wide　精疲力竭　 28

Cut No Ice　不起作用　 28

Dirt Cheap　非常便宜　 29

Do a Moonlight　夜半逃租　 29

Do Somebody Proud　盛情款待　 30

Do the Trick　有效　 30

Dock　扣钱　 30

Doll Up　打扮得花枝招展　 31

Donkey's Ears　很久　 31

Draw a Blank　一无所获　 32

Donkey Jacket　风雨衣　 32

Down Under 澳新地区　 32

Drop Somebody a Line　给某人短信　 33

Egghead　臭老九　 33

Eyes Bigger Than One's Belly　眼宽肚窄　 34

Fall on One's Feet/Legs　逢凶化吉　 34

Fancy-free　无忧无虑　 34

Fine Feathers Make Fine Birds　人靠衣装鸟靠羽　 35

Feed the Kitty　集资　 35

Flat Out　竭尽全力　 36

Fly in the Ointment　美中不足　 36

Follow Suit　亦步亦趋　 36

Free Fight　混战　 37

From the Word“Go”　从一开始　 37

Get-at-able　够得着的　 38

Get One's Goat　使某人恼怒　 38

Gild the Lily　画蛇添足　 39

Girl Friday　得力的女秘书　 39

Go Like Hot Cakes　热销　 40

Go the Way of All Flesh　逝世　 40

Green-eyed Monster　嫉妒　 40

Go to seed　走下坡路　 41

Have a Rough Passage　历经磨难　 41

Have Green Fingers　有高超的园艺技能　 42

Have a Screw Loose/Missing　低能　 42

Have the Edge on　略胜一筹　 43

Head and Shoulders above　大大超出　 43

In Fine　简而言之　 43

In One's Heart of Hearts　实际上　 44

In Seventh Heaven　极为快乐　 44

The Land of Nod　梦乡　 45

It's the Thought that Counts　情意难得　 45

Jam Tomorrow 明天的希望　 46

Jane Crow　对妇女的歧视　 46

Jekyll and Hyde　双重人格者　 46

Job's Comforter　添愁的安慰者　 47

Keep a Weather Eye Open　密切注意　 47

Like a House on Fire　轻易地　 48

Make a Pass　献殷勤　 48

Make Bricks without Straw 无米之炊　 49

Make a Splash　惹人注目　 49

Make a Pile　赚钱　 49

Make Fish of One and Flesh of Another　厚此薄彼　 50

Make Hay of 毒打　 51

Make Somebody's Day　使某人高兴　 51

Mare's Nest　骗局　 51

Mind One's P's and Q's　谨言慎行　 52

Miss the Boat/Bus　坐失时机　 52

Name the Day　择定吉日　 53

Nest Egg　储备金　 53

All There　头脑清醒　 54

Not Know Somebody from Adam　完全不认识　 54

On the Rack 受极大折磨　 54

On the Rocks　濒于破产　 55

Once in a Blue Moon 千载难逢　 55

One's Ears Burn　耳朵发热　 55

One's Name Is Legion　其数甚多　 56

One's Good Deed for the Day 日行一善　 56

Out of the Wood　脱离险境　 57

One's Salad Days 开创之初　 57

Par Excellence　出类拔萃 58

Pull One's Weight　干好本职　 58

Put Somebody Through His Paces　测试某人能力　 58

Raw Deal　虐待　 59

Reach-me-down　别人穿过的旧衣服　 59

Right Hand　得力助手　 60

Root and Branch　彻底地　 60

Round Number 约整数　 61

Royal Road　坦途　 61

Rub the Wrong Way 不小心冒犯　 61

Rub the Right Way　抚慰　 62

Rule the Roost 当家　 62

Salt of the Earth　社会中坚　 63

Set by the Ears　挑拨离间　 63

Rubberneck　好事之徒　 63

Say　One's Piece　说出心声　 64

See Red　火冒三丈　 64

Shake the Dust off One's Feet　愤然离开　 65

Shank's Mare　步行　 65

Shilly-shally　犹豫不决　 65

Short Commons　食不果腹　 66

Show a Clean Pair of Heels　迅速逃离　 66

Six of the Best　一顿痛打　 67

Six of One and Half a Dozen of the Other　半斤八两 67

Slanging Match　互相谩骂　 68

Spit and Polish　穷讲究　 68

Straight from the Shoulder　直截了当 68

Smell a Rat　生疑　 69

Smite Hip and Thigh　痛打　 69

Steal a March　领先一步　 69

Sweetness and Light　友善　 70

Strike Oil　发横财　 70

Swan Song　告别演出　 70

Take the Bit in One's Teeth　我行我素　 71

Tell That to the Marines　鬼才会相信　 71

Ten to One 十拿九稳　 72

Till the Cows Come Home　没完没了　 72

Thank One's Lucky Stars　庆幸　 72

The Back of Beyond　穷乡僻壤　 73

The Devil to Pay　麻烦重重　 74

The Die Is Cast　木已成舟　 74

The Dog Days　三伏天　 74

The Bag of Tricks　各种花招　 75

The Mixture as Before　换汤不换药　 75

The Powers That Be　掌权者　 76

The Sport of Kings　赛马　 76

The Straight and Narrow　正路　 76

There's the Rub　难就难在这儿　 77

The White Feather　怯懦　 77

The Year Dot　在遥远的过去　 77

Three Score years and Ten　一辈子　 78

Tip Somebody Off　暗中通知某人　 78

Toe the Line 服从　 79

Turn the Other Cheek　甘受侮辱　 79

Throw in One's Hand　甘拜下风　 79

Throw in the Sponge　认输　 80

Throw up the Cards　放弃　 80

Thumb a Lift　搭便车　 81

To a T　毫厘不爽　 81

Blackball 投反对票　 81

Tomfoolery　蠢事　 82

Touch and Go　危急的形势　 82

Writ Large　显而易见的 83

When One's Ship Comes Home　当某人发迹时　 83

Wipe the Floor with Somebody　打得某人落花流水　 83

Tom,Dick,and Harry　张三李四　 84

TT　滴酒不沾　 84

Up One's Street 在行　 85

Wash One's Hands of　断绝关系　 85

Whip Hand　优势　 85

White Goods 大家电 86

White Hope　希望之星　 86

Zero Hour　发动进攻 87

In Keywith　与 一致　 87

Stick to One's Last　心勿旁骛　 87

A Leg up　鼓励；支持　 88

Have a Good Innings　享有高寿　 88

Holy of Holies　最神圣的地方 89

From the Housetops　公开地　 89

For the High Jump　将受严惩　 89

Lock Horns　争辩犹酣 90

Hold One's Horses　稍等片刻　 90

Reckon without One's Host　如意算盘　 91

The Srnall Hours　凌晨时分　 91

Heads I Win,Tails You Lose　横竖我都赢 91

Cross One's Heart and Hopeto Die　发毒誓　 92

Wear One's Heart on One's Sleeve　感情外露 92

Apple of Sodom　死海之果 92

Fair Game “下饭菜” 93

Go Great Guns　全力以赴 93

Before the Flood　很久以前 93

Stick to One's Guns　寸步不让 94

Let One's Hair Down　轻松一下　 94

Hamlet without the Prince 群龙无首　 95

A Golden Handshake　丰厚的离职金　 95

Not Turn a Hair　镇定自若 95

Keep Something under One's Hat　保密 96

Touch One's Hat　表示尊重 96

Brass Hat　要人 96

Tooth and Nail　竭尽全力 97

Field Day　展示的机会　 97

Put One's Foot in It　不得体 97

Play It by Ear　随机应变　 98

Wet behind the Ears　乳臭未干 98

Go the Distance 自始至终　 98

A Dog in the Manger　占着茅坑不拉屎的人　 99

Get the Drop on　先发制人 99

On One's Uppers　一贫如洗　 100

AWet Blanket　令人扫兴的人或事　 100

Wheels within Wheels　错综复杂的情况　 100

Blot One's Copybook　玷污自己的名声　 101

A White Elephant　累赘　 101

Chew the Cud　深思熟虑 102

Every Inch　在各方面 102

Not Do a Hand's Turn　连手都不愿动　 102

Household Word 家喻户晓的词语　 103

The Young Idea　学生娃娃　 103

Hide One's Light under the Bushel Basket　不露锋芒　 103

Head over Ears　深陷其中　 104

A Thorn in the Flesh/Sides　麻烦　 104

On Tiptoe　踮着脚　 105

By/With the Skin of One's Teeth　勉强　 105

Give Somebody His Head 由某人自作主张　 106

Like the Black Hole of Calcutta 闷热难耐　 106

For the Sake of Thirty Silver Coins　见利忘义　 106

I'm from Missouri　眼见为实　 107

Eat/Live High on the Hog 生活富裕　 107