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Foreword 4

To The Readers 6

Notation 9

比喻 22

an axe to grind 22

to ambush 22

to keep someone at arm’s length 22

backlash 22

half-baked 23

to charge one’s batteries 23

to beaver away 23

in bed with / go to bed with 24

strange bedfellows 24

to beggar 24

to give a wide berth 25

to bite one’s bullet 25

on board 26

to boggle one’s mind 26

to breeze through 26

to bring down the house 27

to bring home the bacon 27

to bristle 27

to bruise one’s ego 28

to clear the air 28

to clear the decks 28

one’s true colours 29

to colour 29

creeping 29

a rainy day 30

to make / put a dent on 30

out of one’s depth 30

at the end of the rainbow 30

to fence 31

on the fence 31

to mend fences 31

fishing expedition 32

to go down in flames 32

to flex one’s muscles 32

last fling 33

to fly 33

above the fray 33

green light 34

to come to grips with 34

to hammer sth home 34

to get a handle on 35

heavy lifting 35

to hedge one’s bets 35

to hijack 36

to hit one’s stride 36

joust 36

knee-deep 37

knee-jerk 37

to know the ropes 37

to knuckle under 38

to labour under 38

to take / make a leap of faith 38

not a leg to stand on 38

new lease on life 39

on a short leash 39

length to which one goes 39

leverage 39

to see the light 40

light at the end of the tunnel 40

linchpin 40

line in the sand 40

litmus / acid test 41

lone wolf 41

lotus eater 41

to massage one’s ego 42

to get the measure of sb 42

mecca 42

meltdown 43

mileage 43

to mothball 43

mud-slinging 44

to muscle in on 44

nail biter 44

final nail in the coffin 45

neanderthal 45

an open book 45

open season 46

to ratchet up 46

to sail close to the wind 46

to separate the wheat from the cha 46

close shave 47

to skate on thin ice 47

to sour 47

soft spot 47

squeaky clean 48

to take a stab at 48

to steal the thunder 48

to stew in one’s own juice 48

strut one’s stu 49

to take the wind out of someone’s sails 49

in the trenches 50

to trim one’s sails 50

成语 52

all and sund 52

to take sth amiss 52

bane of existence 52

to be over a barrel 53

to batten down the hatches 53

without batting an eyelid 53

saved by the bell 54

to bend over backward 54

to bite off more than one can chew 54

blessing in disguise 55

mixed blessing 55

to boot 55

bone of contention 56

to make no bones about 56

to be / stay in one’s good books 56

in cahoots with 56

to call the shots 57

all choked up 57

cannon fodder 57

to put the cart before the horse 57

to case a joint 58

no room to swing a cat 58

fat chance 58

chapter and verse 59

chest thumping 59

chink in the armour 59

welcome to the club 60

in good company 60

have a crush on 60

a far cry from 61

to cut to the chase 61

sweetheart deal 61

left to one’s devices 62

talk / speak of the devil 62

dirty little secret 62

to hit pay di 63

to go the distance 63

hard done by 63

what’s eating sb 64

at one’s wits’ end 64

at the end of the day 64

to reach the end of the line 65

one’s own worst enemy 65

every man for himself 65

to face the music 65

straight face 66

to fall between two stools 66

fly-by-night 66

on the fly 67

a fool’s errand 67

free-for-all 67

to get it 68

to give sb a piece of one’s mind 68

to get under one’s skin 68

God willing 68

with good grace 69

all Greek to one 69

to grin and bear it 69

to ham it up 70

one’s heart in the right place 70

to hem / hum and haw 70

to hit it o 70

no-holds-barred 71

to hope against hope 71

to flog a dead horse 71

the jig / game is up 72

to jump on the band- wagon 72

to jump on someone 72

to do justice to sb / sth 72

to kick （someone） around 73

to kick （sth） around 73

to kick around 73

to kick in 73

for the life of me 74

not on your life 74

to look someone in the eye 74

I should be so lucky 74

lull before the storm 75

to make hay 75

to make strides 75

matters of the hea 76

the real McCoy 76

to miss the boat 76

to miss the point 76

in mixed company 77

mixed feelings 77

the Nth 77

object of one’s affection 77

off the beaten track 78

one day at a time 78

not a patch on 78

pregnant pause 78

pearl（s） of wisdom 79

penny for your thoughts 79

promises， promises 79

to rib 79

right as rain 80

right and le 80

to rise to the occasion 80

to root for 80

on the ropes 81

to rule the roost 81

it runs in the family 81

to pull someone’s 81

to pull strings 82

if/when push comes to shove 82

would not put it past sb to do sth 82

raring to go 82

to read someone like a book 83

smooth / plain sailing 83

sleight of hand 83

to call a spade a spade 83

spoilt for choice 84

spoiled rotten 84

at one stroke 84

from the sublime to the ridiculous 84

suspension of disbelief 85

on the table 85

on the take 85

to talk turkey 85

to talk past each other 86

look who’s talking？ 86

not for all the tea in China 86

to tempt fate 87

to come to terms with 87

thorn in the side of someone 87

just one of those things 88

to throw the bums out 88

Young Turk 88

that makes two of us 89

take sth at face value 89

on the verge of 89

to wag one’s finger at 89

to walk all over 90

on the wane 90

of the first water 90

to wear one’s heart on one’s sleeve 90

to weigh in 91

to weigh on 91

well and truly 91

whipping boy 91

to whistle in the dark 92

worth one’s salt 92

writing on the wall 92

格言 94

damned if you do， damned if you don’t 94

no good deeds go unpunished 94

to err is human， （to forgive is divine） 94

fools rush in （where angels fear to tread） 95

the grass is greener （on the other side of the fence） 95

hope springs eternal 96

don’t look a gift horse in the mouth 96

it’s an ill wind （that blows nobody any good） 97

let bygones be bygones 97

a little sth goes a long way 98

to live and learn 98

Man proposes， God disposes 98

be thankful for small mercies 99

misery seeks company 99

a miss is as good as a mile 99

nothing succeeds like success 100

he who pays the piper calls the tune 100

penny wise， pound foolish 100

美式英语 102

an ace up one’s sleeve 102

not about to 102

plan B 102

baby boomer 103

checks and balances 103

to bankroll 103

to go to bat for 103

right off the bat 104

birther 104

boot camp 104

Bronx cheer 104

spear carrier 105

to carry a torch 105

cheap shot 105

chick-lit /chick flick 105

poster child 106

to clean up one’s act 106

clout 106

collision course 107

comfort zone 107

good cop， bad cop 107

in the dog house 108

have no dog in that fight 108

to drop the ball 108

Hollywood ending 109

exit strategy 109

to pull a fast one 109

full Monty 110

friendly fire 110

to go ga ga 110

blame game 111

goon 111

GOP 111

till hell freezes over 111

hey 112

to hit on 112

hoopla 112

hullubaloo 112

last hurrah 113

item 113

Ivy League 113

jam session 113

jet set 114

just the right ticket 114

lark 114

A-list 115

bucket list 115

legit 115

silent majority 116

media circus 116

moxie 116

Murphy’s Law 117

bad news 117

beautiful people 117

peftect storm 118

to play the field 118

in the pocket of someone 118

tipping point 119

press the flesh 119

to railroad 119

to go off the rails 120

to read someone the Riot Act 120

reality check 120

R＆R 121

right off the bat 121

shellacking 121

shenanigan 121

to shoot from the hip 122

shoulda， coulda， woulda 122

slam dunk 122

to step up the plate 123

now you are talking！ 123

to tank 123

turkey 124

ville 124

WASP 124

third wheel 124

witch-hunt 125

to work the room / crowd 125

to get up the wrong side of the bed 125

外来语 128

bete noire 128

blase 128

bonanza 128

caveat 129

c’est la vie 129

chutzpah 129

cliche 130

detente 130

fest 130

head honcho 131

idee fixe 131

du jour 131

kaput 131

to kibitz 132

laissez-faire 132

maven 132

meister 132

non-sequitur 133

par excellence 133

passe 133

piece de resistance 134

rappo 134

rare avis 134

savoire faire 135

simpatico 135

sine qua non 135