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1 (out)on the town狂欢作乐 1

2 (a)babe in the wood(s)生手，初出茅庐者 1

3 (as)clear as a bell非常清楚 2

4 a bird in bush未到手的东西，未定局的事情 3

5 a bit of a bind有点讨厌 4

6 a bolt from the blue晴天霹雳 4

7 a dark horse黑马，实力难测的人 5

8 a fall guy替身演员 6

9 a flash in the pan昙花一现 7

10 a fool for woman老色迷 8

12 a freeloader白吃白喝、爱占便宜的人 9

11 a freak of nature怪物，不正常的人 9

13 a late bloomer大器晚成者 10

14 a lion in the way拦路虎 11

15 a natural crier天生爱哭的人 11

16 a new lease of life新的更美好的生活；精神焕发 12

17 a night owl夜猫子，夜间工作者 13

18 a stick-in-the-mud老古董 14

19 a two-faced person两面派 14

20 after one's own heart正中下怀，称心如意 15

21 against all the odds尽管有极大的困难 16

22 aim high胸怀大志 17

23 air one's dirty linen家丑外扬 17

24 an ugly duckling丑小鸭 18

25 as a rule平常发生的事情或真理 19

26 as far as远到，一直到；就……，尽 20

27 as like as two peas in a pod一模一样 21

28 at hand手边 22

29 back bumer暂时停止，暂时不予重视 23

30 back out退出 24

31 bark up the wrong tree找错(弄错、看错)目标；白费精力 25

32 be after doing something在做某事 26

33 be all ears聚精会神地听 27

34 be all eyes目不转睛；十分关注 28

36 be attached to喜爱 29

35 be all eyes全神贯注地看 29

37 be beside oneself极度兴奋，神态失常，忘乎所以 30

38 be big of很大方，好心 31

39 be big on特别喜爱，偏爱 31

40 be bound to确定，肯定 32

41 be dressed to kill打扮得花枝招展 33

42 be dying for很想 34

43 be gone over someone爱上某人 34

44 be in the public eye有名，常出入公众场合 35

45 be large for对……狂热至极 36

46 be made of money有钱 37

47 be on one's toes警觉 37

48 be on the bum过流浪生活，游手好闲 38

49 be over the hill人到中年 39

50 before you/one can/could say JackRobinson说时迟那时快，转眼之间 40

51 below the mark不够标准；不能胜任 41

52 best bib and tucker最好(或最正规)的衣服 42

53 between Scylla and Charybdis进退两难，腹背受敌 43

54 beyond compare绝佳，极好 44

55 big-time spender出手很阔的人 45

56 bits and pieces零碎小东西 46

57 blind date由人介绍的初次约会 47

58 blink失灵 47

59 blooper愚蠢的错误，大错误 48

60 blow one's own hom自吹自擂 49

62 blow-out盛大的聚会 50

61 blow up给车胎打气；放大照片 50

63 boob tube电视机 51

64 bosom friends知心朋友 52

65 bright and early一大早 52

66 bring down the house博得全场喝彩 54

67 bring someone to his knees迫使某人屈服 55

68 bring something to a close终止某事，结束某事 55

69 brush off不愿听；不客气地拒绝 56

70 bug someone使人心烦，另人讨厌；窃听 57

71 build up增强；增进；逐步积累 58

72 bump into邂逅；偶遇 59

73 burn a hole in one's pocket有钱就花光，存不住钱 60

74 bury one's head in the sand不敢正视现实 61

75 buy sb.off向……行贿送礼，收买 62

76 buy something on the cheap很便宜地买进某物，贪便宜 62

77 by and by稍晚，不久以后 63

78 by good luck幸亏，侥幸 64

79 call on探望；号召 65

80 carry a chip on one's shoulder盛气凌人；好斗 65

81 carry all before one大获全胜 66

82 carry away激动，感动 67

83 cast a cloud over浇冷水 68

84 chalk up to experience算是买个教训 69

85 charm somebody up诱哄某人 70

86 chase(after)rainbows做白日梦 71

87 cheap as dirt非常便宜 72

88 cheapie便宜的东西；下等的人 73

89 cheat the joumey消磨旅途时光 73

90 cheek by jowl摩肩接踵 74

91 come in handy派得上用场 75

92 con artist大骗子手 76

93 cope with应付 77

94 cost an arm and a leg价格昂贵，宰人 78

95 count sheep数数以入睡 79

96 crack up(laugh)说笑活，说俏皮话，嘲弄，大笑 79

97 cream of the crop精华，精选物，精英 80

98 crop one's feather杀杀某人的威风 81

100 cup to be full(或running over)不幸极了；幸福极了 82

99 cup of tea心爱之物 82

101 cut and dried陈套；已成定局的 83

102 cut and run连忙逃走，急忙离开 85

103 cut-rate打折扣的，廉价的 86

104 dead as a doomail死定；被彻底废弃，确已死了的 87

105 dice with death赌命 88

106 dig up挖掘出；查明，找出 88

107 dirt cheap非常便宜的 89

108 don't cross the bridge before you come to it别操之过急 90

109 donkey's years很久，多年 90

110 draw a blank落空，一无所获 91

111 drink like a fish大喝，贪杯 92

112 drink sb.under the table把某人灌醉 93

113 drive someone crazy使某人发疯，逼得某人受不了 94

114 duck shoot轻而易举的事，小菜一碟 95

115 dude ranch度假或观光牧场 95

116 easy as falling off a log很容易 96

117 easy street富裕 97

118 eat cows丢脸 98

119 eat one's cake and have it事难两全；针无两头利 98

120 eat/drink one's fill尽量吃喝 99

121 elbow-room足够的空间 100

122 fair and square公平适当 101

124 fall on deaf ears未被理睬，未受到重视 102

123 fall behind落后 102

125 fat cat大款 103

126 feast one's eyes on something尽情地欣赏，一饱眼福 104

127 fell/look like a million dollars感觉/看上去特别好，特别得意 105

128 fiddle with...瞎摆弄 106

129 fill the bill完全合适；正符合 107

130 fill up装满；填掉；填写(文件、表格等) 107

131 fish or cut bait做出决定，不是干这个，就是干那个 108

132 fit like a glove正合适 109

133 follow one's nose一直走；随着你闻到的味道去找什么东西或什么地方 110

134 foot the bill付款，负担费用 111

135 for a change换换环境 112

136 for free免费的 113

137 for good永远 114

138 forgive and forget握手言欢 114

139 free and easy闲散自在的 115

140 freebie免费物 116

141 from Dan to Beersheba从一端到另一端 116

142 gain weight体重增加 117

143 Garrison finish出乎意料的结局 118

144 geared up渴望的，热切的盼望 119

145 get a free ride免费享受 120

146 get a kick out of doing something从……得到很大的乐趣 121

147 in one's blood上瘾 122

148 one's teeth into集中精力；废寝忘食 123

149 get out of hand无法控制 123

150 get the bulge on胜过，占……的优势 124

151 the drop on sb.先发制人，抢在某人的前面 125

152 get two left feet极其笨拙；笨手笨脚 126

153 get up on the wrong side of the bed一整天情绪都不好，气不顺 126

154 gild/paint the lily画蛇添足，锦上添花，徒劳无益 127

155 give a good/poor account of oneself以实际行动赢取(失去)别人的喝彩 129

156 give air to倾诉，说出 129

157 give sb.credit for为……赞扬某人，给某人应有的承认 130

158 give sb.the bird嘘某人，给某人喝倒彩 131

159 give somebody a lift让某人搭个便车 132

160 give someone the eye眉目传情 132

161 give vent to大大地发泄 133

162 go all out竭尽全力 134

163 go down hill走下坡路，逐渐变坏 135

164 go Dutch各付各的钱 136

165 go for a spin出去兜风 136

166 go for broke孤注一掷 137

167 go for喜欢，受……吸引 138

168 go halves(on sth.)与某人平分某物或均摊费用 139

169 go overboard鲁莽行事，在没有很好地考虑后果的情况下就采取行动 140

170 go strong精力充沛；运行顺利 141

171 go to bat for为……出力，支持，对……有利 142

172 go to one's head(酒)使人醉 143

173 go to pieces精神崩溃 144

174 go to the dogs堕落，毁灭 144

175 go with the flow顺其自然 145

176 good-time Charlie乐天派 146

177 grab a bite吃小吃，吃点心 147

178 greed...is good欲望……是好事 147

179 grunge蹩脚货，难看的东西，乏味的东西 148

180 gussy up精心打扮；翻新 149

181 hack around无所事事，游手好闲 150

182 hard on很容易的，很快把某物用坏 151

183 have a barrel of fun玩得很开心 152

184 have a face that would stop a clock其丑无比 152

185 have a field day玩得分外高兴 153

186 have a fit大吃一惊 154

188 have a sharp figure身材好 155

187 have a heart of stone残酷 155

189 have a sweet tooth喜食甜食 156

190 have an eye for有眼光，有鉴赏力 157

191 have bats in the belfry想法怪诞，异想天开 158

192 have no stomach for对……没有兴趣 158

193 have one's ear to the ground关心时事，关心即将发生的事 159

194 have one's heart set on something决心做某事 160

195 have other fish to fry有重要的事干；另有他图 161

196 have something on one随身携带 162

197 have something on one's hands手里有难以处理的事情，有待处理 162

198 have something/somebody on thebrain常想某事/某人，迷恋某事/某人 163

199 heads or tails掷钱币时决定用语 163

200 heat wave热浪，酷暑 164

201 hide one's light under a bushel深藏不露 165

202 hit the headlines一炮走红 166

203 hit the panic button惊慌失措 167

204 honey-cakes心肝，宝贝儿 168

205 hook it匆忙离开，远走高飞 169

206 hope against hope明知无用仍妄想，对某事物仍抱有一线希望，抱万一希望 169

207 how come…？询问某人某事为何会发生 170

208 if you can't beat'em，join'em如果无法改变他们，就加入他们 171

209 impulse buying冲动之下购物 172

210 in a twinkling of an eye瞬间 173

211 in a way在某种程度上，从某方面看 174

212 in dog days三伏天；酷暑期 175

213 in fits and starts做做停停，不能连贯一气 176

214 in one's/the minds eye在记忆中，在想象中 177

215 in season应时的；及时的 178

216 in someone's eyes在某人看来 179

217 in stitches笑不可支 179

218 in the air未定 180

219 in the long run毕竟，终究；从长远来看 181

220 in the matter of就……而言，在……方面 182

221 in the teeth of抵挡着……的全部力量，不顾 183

222 in touch with有接触 184

223 ins and outs迂回曲折；底细；复杂情况 185

224 itineraries旅游日程 186

225 join the club同病相怜 186

226 just about几乎差不多；将要，正准备做某事 187

227 just as well无妨，无所谓 188

228 keep company with与……结伴，和……在一起 189

229 keep up with the Joneses显示财势，不甘示弱 190

230 kick oneself自责 191

231 kick up one's heels自由自在地享受一番 191

232 knock down减价，还价 192

233 know a hawk from a handsaw有鉴别力；有常识 193

234 laugh in/up one's sleeve暗自好笑 194

235 lean toward(s)偏爱 195

236 leave(someone)cold不感兴趣 196

237 leave no stone unturned千方百计，想方设法 197

238 let the cat out of the bag泄露秘密 198

239 let up不好的事物或境遇得以停止或缓解 199

240 like anything拼命地做某事 200

241 line up排队，组织 201

242 little things please little minds小娃娃爱小事 202

243 live it up尽情享乐 202

244 look like a drowned rat湿得像只落汤鸡 203

245 lose heart灰心 204

246 lose one's shirt输得精光 204

247 lose sight of没有顾及；断了音信 205

248 louse up弄糟，毁坏 206

249 make a good job of something干得漂亮 207

250 make a noise in the world引起轰动，名噪一时 208

252 make believe假装；幻想 209

251 make allowance(s)for体贴，照顾，考虑到 209

253 make certain of/that把……弄明白，保证使……万无一失 210

254 make certain弄清楚，确定下来 211

255 make eyes at眉目传情 212

256 make fun of开玩笑，取笑于 212

257 make one's blood run cold使某人不寒而栗，毛骨悚然 213

258 make one's way功成名就 214

259 make sense有意义，说得通 215

260 make someone's day使之极为愉快 216

261 make someone's blood run cold使……惊恐 217

262 make someone's hair stand on end使某人极度恐惧 217

263 make someone's mouth water使人流口水 218

265 move heaven and earth千方百计，竭尽全力 219

264 meat and drink精神寄托 219

266 my fingers are all thumbs笨手笨脚 220

267 nab(grab，snag，catch)抓取，捉住 221

268 neck or nothing孤注一掷地，铤而走险地 222

269 no account没用的人 223

270 no relish for对……没兴趣，不喜欢 224

271 none of that别来了/别再这样做/不要这样 224

272 none too毫不 225

273 nose about打听，刺探 226

274 nose in a book只顾读书；手不释卷 227

275 not darken someone's door不再登某人家的门槛 227

276 not much不多；哪里的话，当然不 228

277 not to be sneezed at不可轻视，等闲视之 229

278 odds and ends七零八碎的东西 230

279 old habits die hard积习难改 230

280 old hand老手，行家 231

281 on a shoestring微小的，便宜的；小规模的 232

282 on the air正在广播或播放中 233

283 on the bend狂欢，纵情欢乐 234

284 on the tip of my tongue就在嘴边儿 235

285 on the way out行将过时，行将消灭；失败 235

286 one's bark is worse than his bite刀子嘴，豆腐心 236

287 one's hair stands on end怒发冲冠 237

289 out of the blue突然，出乎意料 238

288 out of hand失控 238

290 over easy(荷包蛋)两面都煎 239

291 over-hype(publicized without good reason)过度宣扬 240

292 paint the town red(have a riotously good time)狂欢庆祝 241

293 par for the course预料之中的事 242

294 park on the couch(be a couch potato，sit on the couch)卧躺(坐)在沙发上 243

295 pay through the nose付出很高价钱 244

296 peer pressure攀比，(来自)同伴的压力 245

297 people of his sort他这样的人 245

298 pep talk具有鼓励性的谈话 246

299 pick and choose挑挑拣拣 247

300 pick up the treads(一段时期无所事事后)恢复工作 248

301 play out筋疲力尽，花样玩老了 248

302 play something close to one's chest把某事藏在心间；对某事小心谨慎 249

303 play the mischief with给……捣乱；弄糟，弄乱 250

304 pluck up one's courage鼓起勇气，振作起来 251

305 prick up one's ears仔细听 251

306 put a damper on扫……的兴；抑制……的发展 252

307 put aside把……放在一边 253

308 put on上演；假装；增加；穿衣 254

309 put one's foot down坚决，坚持 255

310 put oneself out费神；不怕麻烦 255

311 put somebody on a diet节食 256

312 put sth.out of one's head不再想，忘掉 257

313 rain or shine风雨无阻；无论如何 258

314 raise one's eyebrows(at)扬起眉毛 258

315 reach-me-downs现成的(衣服)，穿旧的 259

316 refuse to be seen dead绝不做 260

317 return a/the compliment投桃报李，回报 261

318 return to the fold浪子回头；返乡 262

319 rise to a/the bait中圈套，上钩 262

320 roll around转动；季节循环，周而复始 263

321 roll in the aisles笑不可支，笑倒在地 264

322 roll with the punches逆来顺受 265

323 roses all the way一帆风顺 265

324 run into a fortune发了财 266

325 run low减少；快耗尽了 267

326 run rings around显然优于……；超过 268

328 scare/frighten out of one's wits胆子都吓破了，吓呆了 269

327 save on节省 269

329 sell out出售一空；出卖 270

330 send someone packing撵走 271

331 serve someone hand and foot服务周到 272

332 set one's heart/mind on抱定心意，一心想要 273

333 set one's face against拒绝做(同意) 274

334 set one's heart on something非常想要 274

335 shake one's fist气得朝空中挥拳 275

336 share a ride与别人合乘一辆车；让别人搭车 276

337 sick and tired厌倦 276

338 sing one's praises歌颂；赞美 277

339 sound like听起来好像 278

340 spick and span干净整洁，崭新漂亮 279

341 spine-chilling令人毛骨悚然 280

342 split one's sides laughing捧腹大笑 281

343 stand on one's feet/legs自食其力 282

344 stop off顺道停一下 283

345 take a hand插一脚，有一份 283

346 take it from me相信我的话 284

347 take kindly to乐意接受，欣然喜欢上 285

348 take one's time慢慢来，别急 286

349 take pot luck吃家常便饭 287

350 take root生了根 288

351 take the bit between one's teeth打定主意，义无返顾 288

352 take things as they come安于现状，随遇而安 289

353 take time费功夫 290

354 take to one's heart/bosom衷心热爱 291

355 the beautiful people因时髦，富有而受人羡慕者 292

356 the pot calling the kettle black批评他人者实际上有同样毛病，五十步笑百步 293

357 the sword of Damocles随时都能发生动乱的威胁，眼前的灾祸；达摩克利斯的剑 294

358 throw/pour/dash cold water over/on泼冷水 295

359 throw dust in one's eyes迷惑某人，蒙蔽某人 295

360 till/until the cows come home无限期，永远 296

361 to a hair毫厘不差 297

362 to death超过可以接受的程度 298

363 to one's heart's content尽情地，心满意足地 299

364 to the life栩栩如生，惟妙惟肖 299

365 to/at the top of one's bent充分，劲力，尽情 300

366 try on试穿 301

367 try one's luck碰碰运气 302

368 try one's hand at试做 303

369 tune up调整器械状况，使恢复正常 303

370 turn(sb.)off失去乐趣 304

371 turn around转换方向；使好转 305

372 turn/put the clock back把时钟倒拨；倒退 306

373 TV dinner方便餐 307

374 under one's nose当面，眼皮底下，公然 308

375 underdog输者；受害者 309

376 up the creek身处险境 310

378 upside down颠倒着；混乱不堪 311

377 up to one's neck in深陷于，沉溺于，埋头于 311

379 up-and-coming日渐走红；渐有名气 312

380 vanish into the blue一扫而光，不见踪影 313

381 walk of life行业(不可用于疑问语气) 313

382 walk off one's legs走得两腿发酸 314

383 warm the cockles of one's heart使人心里欢喜；令人满意 315

384 wash one's dirty linen in public公开谈论个人丑事，家丑外扬 316

385 wear one's birthday suit赤条条，赤身裸体 317

386 what next还会有这等荒唐事？ 317

387 what will be，will be该来的总会来；尽人事，听天命 318

388 what with...and(what with)由于，因为 319

389 white elephant无用而累赘的赠品，昂贵而累赘之物 320

390 wild horses couldn't drag me away野马也拖不动我；八抬大轿都请不动我 321

391 win/make a name(for oneself)出名 322

392 wind up停业清理；使卷入，牵涉到 322

393 wise after the event放马后炮 323

394 with a good grace心甘情愿，欣然 324

395 with one's tail between one's legs灰溜溜的；惊慌失措的 325

396 work out健身 326

397 work something down砍价 327

398 worth one's salt值所付之钱 327

399 wrong in the head有点疯狂 328

400 you can lead a horse to water，but you can't make it drink你可以把马拉到水边，但不能强迫它喝水 329

401 you can't have your cake and eat it too鱼和熊掌，不可得兼 330

402 you can't take it with you生不带来，死不带去 331