be taken aback 大吃一惊 1
be above oneself 趾高气扬,得意忘形 2
keep abreast of(with)... 紧跟……,与……保持并进 3
gain acceptance with(among) 得到……的认可;被……接收,受到……的欢迎 4
have access to... 有接近(享受)……的机会 5
by accident 偶然地 6
gain wide acclaim from... 受到……的普遍称赞(欢迎) 7
accommodate oneself to... 使自己适应于…… 8
in accord(with) 与……保持一致 9
of one’s own accord自愿地,主动地 10
give a bad/poor account of oneself 表现不佳 11
make much/little account of... 十分重视/不很重视…… 12
acquaint oneself with... 使自己熟悉…… 13
scrape(up)an acquaintance with...设法接近(结识) 14
put on an act装腔作势 15
go into action付诸实施,开始行动 16
put...into action 使……付诸实施 17
address oneself to... 专心从事……;对……讲话 18
give one’s adhesion to... 表示接受……,拥护…… 19
make much ado about nothing 无中生有,无事生非 20
in advance(of)... 在……之前 21
take advantage of... 利用…… 22
act on/upon somebody’s ad-vice 按照某人的建议去做 23
have an affair with... 与……有暧昧关系 24
be after doing something 刚刚做完某事 25
pile on the agony 小苦大诉,一苦百诉 26
agree to disagree 同意保留不同的意见 27
get ahead(of)... 超过……;领先于…… 28
come/go to someone’s aid 赶来/去援助某人 29
aim high 胸怀大志 30
airs and graces 装模作样,装腔作势 31
get the air 被解雇;被抛弃 32
give air to... 倾诉……,说出…… 33
put on airs 装腔作势;摆架子 34
tread/walk on air 得意洋洋的 35
roll in the aisles 使某人捧腹大笑 36
give the alarm 敲警钟 37
be on the alert for... 对……处于警备状态 38
all in all 总而言之 39
once(and)for all 永远地 40
make allowance(s)for... 考虑到…… 41
there is no alternative but... 除……别无选择 42
run/go amuck 失去控制 43
in the final analysis 说到底,归根结底 44
in answer to... 应……之请求 45
in anticipation of... 期待着……;预计到…… 46
for anything someone cares 与某人没什么相干 47
apart from... 除……之外 48
go ape 神魂颠倒的,发疯 49
argue someone down 驳倒某人 50
cost an arm and a leg 付出过高的代价 51
keep someone at arm’s length 与某人保持距离 52
touch someone on the raw 触及某人的痛处 53
sell someone down the river (在紧要关头)出卖某人 54
put...aside 把……放在一边 55
fall asleep at the switch 玩忽职守 56
make an ass of someone 捉弄某人;使某人出洋相,出丑 57
avail oneself of... 利用(时机等) 58
dance attendance on someone 奉承某人,向某人献殷勤 59
kick up a row 大吵大闹 60
hold the baby 干苦差事,干不喜欢干的活儿 61
pour the baby out with the bath-water 坏的丢掉了,好的也失去了 62
keep bach 过单身汉生活 63
a pat on the back 赞扬,鼓励 64
behind someone’s back 在……的背后,背着…… 65
get someone’s back up 惹某人生气;把某人给惹翻了 66
know...like the back of one’s hand 对……了如指掌 67
stab someone in the back 暗箭伤人 68
turn one’s back on/upon... 背弃……,抛弃……;对……不闻不问;拒绝…… 69
by the back door 通过后门;用不正当的途径 70
bend over backward(s)to do... 竭尽全力地去…… 71
bring home the bacon 养家糊口;成功,取胜 72
go from bad to worse 每况愈下,越来越糟 73
rub someone the wrong way 触犯某人,惹恼某人 74
hold the bag 背黑锅 75
be in the bag 已到手的,十拿九稳的 76
go bail for... 为……做保释人;解救…… 77
rise to a(the)bait 中圈套,上钩 78
ball up... 把……搞得一团糟,把……搞得一蹋糊涂 79
have something on the ball 有干某事的能耐 80
on the ball 精明的;很棒的 81
the bang for the buck 钱花得值,划算 82
bank on(upon)... 依赖……,指望…… 83
a good bargain 买得很便宜 84
no bargain 不能讨价还价的;说一不二的 85
more bark than bite 说得多,做得少 86
bark up the wrong tree 弄错目标;错怪了人 87
over a barrel 受制于人;处于不利地位;一筹莫展 88
off base 不切实际的;荒谬的;与事实不符的 89
bat around 到处游逛;反复考虑,推敲 90
go to bat for... 为……出力;支持……;对……有利 91
have bats in the belfry 想法荒诞;异想天开;头脑有病 92
keep at bay 穷途末路,使走投无路 93
be that as it may 尽管那样,也得…… 94
off the beam 脱离航向,步入歧途;不对头,不正当 95
full of beans 精力充沛的;非常无聊 96
know one’s beans 熟悉(精通)自己的业务 97
play(it)safe 稳扎稳打,谨慎行事 98
bear down on... 对……施加压力,严厉对待;向……进逼;对……全力以赴;着重……,强调…… 99
bear something in mind 把某事记在心 100
like a bear with a sore head 脾气特别暴躁 101
work like a beaver 兢兢业业,勤勤恳恳 102
at the beck and call of some-one 唯某人之命是从,听凭某人调遣 103
a bed of roses 安乐窝 104
get up on the wrong side of the bed 一整天情绪都不好;气不顺 105
have a bee in one’s bonnet 对某事想得入迷;有点神经失常 106
beef about... 对……牢骚满腹,嘟嘟囔囔地抱怨……;找……的不是 107
on someone’s behalf 代表某人 108
fall behind 落后 109
for the time being 暂时 110
ring a bell 引起回忆;激起兴趣;使人想起某事 111
tighten one’s belt 节衣缩食;紧缩开支 112
catch someone bending 发现某人有隙可乘;钻空子 113
on the bend 狂欢,纵情享乐 114
for the benefit of... 为了……的利益 115
follow one’s bent 凭爱好办事,做自己感兴趣的事 116
to the top of one’s bent 尽力地,尽量地,尽情地 117
be beside oneself 极度兴奋,神志失常,忘乎所以 118
get the best of... 占……的便宜;享有最优越的…… 119
bet one’s bottom dollar 拿兜里的最后一美元打赌;确信无疑 120
do the bidding of... 遵……之命,照……的旨意 121
be big on... 特别喜欢……,偏爱…… 122
talk big 说大话;吹牛 123
fill the bill 也能凑合 124
foot the bill 付款,负担费用 125
a bird in the bush 未到手的东西;未定局的事情 126
be for the birds 乏味的,毫无价值的,荒唐可笑的 127
give someone the bird 嘘某人,给某人喝倒彩;解雇某人 128
pick up the bits 收拾残局 129
bite off more than one can chew 贪多嚼不烂 130
draw a blank 出现空白,一无所获 131
at full blast 全速地,大规模地,全面地 132
make someone’s heart bleed 使某人难过,使某人心碎 133
a blessing in disguise 因祸得福 134
on the blink 出现故障 135
freeze someone’s blood 使某人处于惊恐状态 136
make someone’s blood boil 使人大为恼火,使人气愤已极 137
not stir a finger 不尽一举手之劳;一点忙都不帮 138
make someone’s blood run cold 使某人不寒而栗,毛骨悚然 139
blot one’s copybook 毁坏自己的名誉,玷污自己的名声 140
blow hot and cold 喜怒无常;出尔反尔,摇摆不定 141
blue in the face 面红耳赤,很生气 142
into the blue 消失得无影无踪 143
blunder upon... 偶然碰上……,无意中发现…… 144
at(the)first blush 乍一看;经初步考虑 145
be above board 光明正大的 146
burn one’s boats 破釜沉舟;自绝退路 147
boil down to 归根结底 148
a bolt from the blue 晴天霹雳地;大出意外地 149
shoot one’s last bolt 竭尽全力;智穷才尽 150
a bone of contention 争端的起因,争议点 151
feel it in one’s bones 从内心预感到 152
make no bones about... 对……毫不犹豫;对……直言不讳 153
an open book 昭然若揭的事情 154
cook the books 伪造帐目,做假帐 155
speak like a book 说起话来咬文嚼字,说话文绉绉的 156
get the boot 被解雇,被开除 157
not born yesterday 可不傻;不易上当受骗的 158
bother one’s head about 为……焦虑,为……操心,为……担心 159
at the bottom of one’s heart 在内心深处 160
get to the bottom of 触及……的实质,弄清……的根由 161
in the wrong box 左右为难,身处逆境;出错 162
rack one’s brains to... 绞尽脑汁地去…… 163
pick someone’s brains 向某人求教;剽窃他人的成果 164
be brassed off doing... 厌烦干……,对……牢骚满腹 165
brazen it out 厚着脸皮干下去 166
bread and cheese 家常食品;糊口的方法 167
earn one’s bread 挣钱养家糊口,维持生计 168
by a hair’s breadth险些,差一点儿,几乎 169
break into... 破门而入……;强行进入…… 170
break up... 打碎……;解散……,驱散…… 171
make a clean breast of... 把……和盘托出 172
out of breath 上气不接下气 173
waste one’s breath 徒费唇舌,白费口舌 174
shoot the breeze 闲聊 175
burn one’s bridges 自断一切退路,义无反顾 176
brim over 充满,洋溢 177
bring down the house 博得全场喝彩 178
brown off 沮丧,生气,厌烦 179
be tarred with the same brush 一丘之貉,一路货色 180
brush up 复习,温习 181
pass the buck 推卸责任 182
nip something in the bud 把……消灭在萌芽状态之中 183
put a bug in someone’s ear 事先暗示某人,私下叮嘱某人 184
get the bulge on... 胜过……,占……的优势 185
take the bull by the horns 不畏艰险 186
in bulk 成批地,大量地 187
bite the bullet 咬紧牙关顶住;克服眼前的困难 188
be on the bum 过流浪生活,游手好闲 189
bump into... 偶然遇到,撞见……;与……相撞 190
have something to burn 某物多得烧了都不会心痛,有很多的…… 191
beat about the bush 说话兜圈子 192
mind one’s own business 不要多管闲事 193
butt into... 插嘴于……;插手……,干涉…… 194
butter someone up 奉承,巴结某人 195
button up one’s lip 闭口不言语,守口如瓶 196
have a few buttons missing 脑子里缺根弦;神经不正常 197
hit the panic button 惊慌失措 198
buy someone off 向……行贿送礼,收买…… 199
a piece of cake 轻而易举的事;小菜一碟儿 200
sell like hot cakes 卖得特别快;畅销 201
call on... 探望……;号召 202
can never be too... 越……越好;再……也不过分 203
built on the sand 基础不牢固;不切实际 204
burn the candle at both ends 过分消耗精力或钱财 205
hold a candle to the sun 多此一举;白费劲,徒劳无益 206
take a candy from a baby 贪得无厌的人,卑鄙的小人 207
paddle one’s own canoe 自力更生,自食其力 208
make capital of... 从……中取利,从……中捞一把 209
hold all the cards 控制整个局势;有把握 210
speak by the card 说话有根有据,措辞谨慎 211
take care of... 关心……,照管……;对付…… 212
sweep something under the carpet 掩盖某事;无视某事 213
carry something too far 把某事搞得太过火了 214
put the cart before the horse 颠倒次序,本末倒置 215
a case of life and death 一件生死攸关的事情或问题 216
a hard case 不可救药的人;难对付的人;处于困境的人 217
just in case 以防万一;只有在……的条件下才…… 218
make a case for... 提出有利于……的理由 219
cash in on... 占的便宜;利用 220
bell the cat 为了他人的利益挺而走险 221
let the cat out of the bag 泄露秘密 222
see which way the cat jumps 观望形势后再作决策;看看再说 223
catch up with... 赶上……;逮捕…… 224
make common cause with 与……联合起来 225
throw caution to the winds 不顾一切;卤莽行事 226
in cement 坚定不移的;很坚固的;不会再改变的 227
put in one’s two cents 为别人说句好话;向他人主动提出忠告 228
stand on ceremony 拘泥于礼节;客气 229
make certain(of)that... 把……弄明白;保证使……万无一失 230
chalk up to experience 算是买个教训 231
chance on... 偶然找到……,碰巧遇上…… 232
on off chance 抱着试试看的态度;侥幸地 233
stand no chance 没有……的希望,没有……的可能 234
a chapter of accidents 接踵而来的灾祸;一连串未曾预料到的事情 235
out of character 与自身特性不相符;料想不到的 236
be in charge 管理,负责,照管;指挥 237
take charge of... 管理……接管…… 238
charm...up 哄诱…… 239
chat up with... 跟……攀谈起来,与……搭讪上 240
feel cheap 感到惭愧 241
buy something on the cheap 很便宜地买进某物;贪便宜 242
check in 登记,报到,办入住手续 243
keep a check on... 抑制……,控制……;监视…… 244
play something close to one’s chest 把某事藏在心间;对某事小心谨慎 245
keep one’s chin up 不气馁,不灰心 246
carry a chip on one’s shoulder 盛气凌人;好斗 247
be in the chips 有钱,富裕起来 248
when the chips are down 在关键时刻,在紧要关头 249
go round in circles 瞎忙,白忙活;忙得团团转而无收获 250
under no circumstances 在任何情况下都不能…… 251
clamp down on 严格限制……;取缔…… 252
around the clock 日夜不停地,连轴转 253
bring something to a close 终止某事,结束某事 254
carry coals to Newcastle 多此一举,徒劳无功 255
coin it in 大发其财;大把大把地赚钱 256
be left in the cold 受到冷落,无人问津 257
hot under the collar 很生气,很恼怒 258
come across 偶然遇见;被理解 259
come up with... 提出……,想出…… 260
in common with... 与……一样,和……有共同之处 261
keep company with... 与……结伴,和……在一起 262
in comparison with... 与……比较起来 263
out of compliance with... 违反……,不符合…… 264
angle for compliments 寻求别人对自己的赞美 265
concern oneself with... 忙于…… 266
on no condition 在任何情况下都不能…… 267
conjure up 出现……,想起……;呈现于…… 268
make something a matter of conscience 凭着良心去做某事 269
take the consequences of... 承担……的后果 270
take...into consideration 考虑到…… 271
to one’s heart’s content 尽情地,心满意足地 272
make a convenience of... 利用……之便 273
cook up... 编造……,捏造 274
blow one’s cool 沉不住气,失去自制 275
cop out 逮住某人;避重就轻地认罪 276
measure another’s corn by one’s own bushel 拿自己的标准去衡量别人 277
cut corners 抄近路;压缩开支,节俭度日 278
in tall cotton (生意等的)火起来,非常富足的 279
count on... 依靠……,指望…… 280
pluck up one’s courage 鼓起勇气,振作起来 281
under the cover of... 以……为幌子,以……为借口 282
till the cows come home 永不可能 283
the cream of the crop 精华;出类拔萃的人或物 284
give someone credit for... 应该给予……应有的承认 285
put a crimp in(into)... 阻止……,妨(阻)碍…… 286
crop up 突然发生,出现 287
eat crow 被迫收回自己说过的(大)话 288
pass in a crowd 还过得去,还可以 289
get a crush on someone 迷恋上某人 290
in full cry against... 全力反对……,猛烈抨击…… 291
dash the cup from someone’s lips 夺走应该属于某人的东西 292
put a damper on... 扫……的兴;抑制……的发展 293
whistle in the dark 给自己壮胆;嘴硬 294
not darken someone’s door 不再登某人家的门槛 295
up to date 现代的,最新式的 296
call it a day 到此为止 297
make a big deal out of... 极端重视……;对……小题大做 298
make a dent 起作用,取得进展 299
out of one’s depth 非某人所能;一窍不通 300
devote oneself to... 献身于……;致力于…… 301
never say die 别灰心,别气馁 302
dig up... 挖掘出……;查明……,找出…… 303
beneath someone’s dignity 有失身份,尊严或体面 304
do the dirty on... 卑鄙地对待…… 305
dig dirt about someone 讲某人的坏话 306
do away with 废除……,破除…… 307
a dog in the manger 占着茅坑不拉屎的人 308
a sly dog 暗中寻欢的人,行为阴险的人 309
feel like a million dollars 感觉特别好,特别得意 310
behind closed doors 在背地里,私下 311
hit someone when he’s down 落井下石 312
by the dozen 成打地;大量地 313
in dribs and drabs 点点滴滴地,少量地,零星地 314
drift away 游荡;渐渐离开;开始出现分歧 315
drive someone crazy 使某人发疯,逼得某人受不了 316
get the drop on someone 先发制人,抢在某人的前面 317
with drums and trumpets 大吹大擂地;大张旗鼓地 318
chance the ducks 好歹试一试 319
like water off a duck’s back 毫无影响,不起作用 320
give someone his due 给某人应有的承认(公道) 321
play dumb 装聋作哑 322
dump on... 使……上当;蔑视…… 323
throw dust in someone’s eyes 迷惑某人,蒙蔽某人 324
in duty bound 义不容辞的,责无旁贷的 325
dyed in the wool 彻头彻尾的,不折不扣的 326
be all ears 全神贯注地听 327
bend someone’s ear 对某人喋喋不休,唠叨个没完没了 328
fall on deaf ears 未被理睬,未受到重视 329
go easy on... 小心对待……;节约使用……;宽恕…… 330
be on edge 坐卧不安,十分烦躁 331
put...into effect 使……生效,开始实施…… 332
bring one’s eggs to the wrong market 失算,失策 333
out of one’s element 不得其所,极不适应 334
come to a sticky end 下场(结局)难以收拾 335
make both ends meet 使收支平衡;量入为出 336
every now and then 时常,偶尔 337
speak evil of... 说……的坏话,诽谤…… 338
make an exhibition of oneself 使自己出洋相 339
at the expense of... 以……为代价 340
go to extremes 走极端 341
feast one’s eyes on... 尽情欣赏……,大饱眼福 342
see eye to eye with... 与……的观点一致 343
at sixes and sevens 乱七八糟;心烦意乱 344
put a bold face on 对某事装作满不在乎 345
fair and square 公正的,正直的 346
after someone’s fancy 正合某人心意 347
come in to fashion 开始流行起来 348
chew the fat with... 和……闲扯,闲聊 349
find fault with... 找……的岔子 350
crop someone’s feathers 杀杀某人的威风 351
get the feel of... 慢慢习惯于……;找到……的感觉 352
on the fence 保持中立;犹豫不定 353
straddle the fence抱观望态度;墙头草,两面倒 354
play the field 爱好广泛;玩弄他人感情 355
burn one’s fingers 因管闲事而自讨苦吃 356
keep one’s fingers crossed 等待好消息,祈求好运 357
build a fire under someone 催促某人 358
go through fire and water 赴汤蹈火 359
have other fish to fry 另有更重要的事要干;另有他图 360
fan the flames 火上加油;煽动情绪 361
a flash in the pan 昙花一现 362
flick through... 漫不经心地翻阅…… 363
a fly in the ointment 美中不足 364
fool around 闲荡,混日子;乱搞男女关系 365
join forces with... 与……联合起来 366
play the fox 行为狡猾 367
a freak of nature 怪物,不正常的人 368
make free with... 擅自使用……;随意对待…… 369
make fun of 拿……开玩笑,取笑于…… 370
kick up a fuss 大惊小怪;引起骚乱 371
stand the gaff 忍受折磨;不怯懦 372
beat someone at his own game 将计就计地惩治某人 373
play a double game 耍两面派手法 374
see how the gander hops 观望形势发展,看风使舵 375
fill a gap 弥补不足,填补空白 376
in gear 处于就绪状态 377
give up on... 对……不再抱任何希望 378
fit like a glove 正合适 379
handle with kid gloves 小心(谨慎,温柔)地对待…… 380
go wrong 出了错,发生故障 381
play the giddy goat 干蠢事,犯傻 382
for good 永久地,一劳永逸地 383
with a good grace 心甘情愿地,欣然地 384
take for granted 把……认为是理所当然的 385
be on the gravy train 有发财、赚大钱的机会 386
grease the palm of... 贿赂…… 387
hate someone’s guts 对……恨之入骨 388
get in someone’s hair 惹恼某人,惹某人生气 389
let one’s hair down 无拘无束地想干什么就干什么 390
bite the hand that feeds one 恩将仇报,忘恩负义 391
come in handy 有用得着的时侯 392
get the hang of... 找到窍门 393
be hard up(for)... 缺乏……,缺少…… 394
talk through one’s hat 信口开河,胡说八道 395
go haywire 乱作一团,乱了套 396
above someone’s head 听不懂;理解不了 397
bury one’s head in the sand 不敢正视现实 398
keep one’s head down 不抛头露面;避免麻烦 399
play heck with... 破坏……;给……制造麻烦 400
cool one’s heels 让某人久等,空等 401
take to one’s heels 逃之夭夭 402
Achilles’heel 致命的弱点,唯一的弱点 403
make...a hit 使大获成功 404
hitit off with... 与……特别合得来 405
play hob with 给……捣乱;任意歪曲…… 406
a round peg in a square hole 格格不入 407
burn a hole in one’s pocket 有钱就花光;存不住钱 408
by hook or by crook 不择手段地 409
catch someone on the hop 使某人措手不及 410
blow one’s own horn 自吹自擂 411
the lion’s share 多一半,绝大多数 412
like a house on fire 关系处得火热 413
hush up something 不要张扬某事 414
break the ice 打破僵局 415
be on the increase 在不断上升、增加 416
the jig is up 一切都完蛋了,已无成功的希望了 417
play a joke on... 拿……开玩笑 418
cheat the journey 消磨旅途时光, 419
do justice to 公平(公正)地对待…… 420
keep oneself to oneself 不与人来往;独来独往 421
get a kick in the teeth 受到重大挫折或责备 422
be dressed to kill 打扮得花枝招展 423
bring someone to his knees 迫使某人屈服 424
take kindly to... 乐意接受……,欣然喜欢上…… 425
ring the knell of... 宣布……的毁(破)灭 426
cut the knots 快刀斩乱麻 427
be in the know 熟知内幕的,知晓内情的 428
kick down the ladder 过河拆桥 429
be large for... 对……狂热已极 430
take the lead 带头,领先 431
a leap in the dark 冒险举动 432
by leaps and bounds 飞速地 433
leave nothing to be desired 完美无缺,十全十美 434
pull someone’s legs 开某人的玩笑 435
go any length 不遗余力,无所不为 436
blow one’s lid 吹胡子瞪眼,勃然大怒 437
according to one s own lights 按照自己的眼光 438
to someone’s liking 合某人的意,合某人的胃口 439
in the limelight 引人注目 440
a lion in the way 拦路虎 441
keep a stiff upper lip 坚强不屈 442
seal someone’s lips 封住某人的嘴,不让某人讲话 443
make it lively for someone 和某人过不去,故意刁难某人 444
put a lock on... 牵制住……;控制住…… 445
at loggerheads with... 与……顶牛;与……发生争执 446
be on the look-out for... 密切注视……;时刻警惕…… 447
not...for love or money 死也不会…… 448
by good luck 幸亏,侥幸地 449
try one’s luck 碰碰运气 450
make do with... 凑合着用 451
steal a march on someone 抢在某人的前面 452
hold the market 操纵或控制市场 453
not serve two masters 一君不事二主;对某人忠心耿耿 454
meet trouble halfway 杞人忧天,自寻烦恼 455
be at the mercy of... 受……的支配,任凭……的摆布 456
make merry at another’s ex-pense 以取笑别人为乐 457
make a mess of... 把……搞得一团糟 458
put someone to silence 驳得某人哑口无言 459
be in two minds 拿不定主意,犹豫不决 460
weigh on someone’s mind 压在心头 461
go through the mill 经受磨难或痛苦 462
drag someone through the mire 使某人蒙受耻辱,把某人的名声搞臭 463
play the mischief with... 给……捣乱;弄糟,弄乱…… 464
have one’s moments 春风得意之时,某人最辉煌的时侯 465
get one’s money’s worth 钱花得值,划算 466
splash one’s money about 大肆挥霍钱 467
give mouth to... 把……说出去 468
move heaven and earth 千方百计,竭尽全力 469
face the music 敢于承担后果 470
hit the nail on the head 正中要害,话说到点子上 471
break the neck of... 攻破难关;完成最难干的部分 472
up to one’s neck in... 深深陷入……,深深卷入…… 473
look for a needle in a bundle of hay 大海捞针 474
get on someone’s nerves 使某人心烦意乱 475
foul one’s own nest 说自家人的坏话,家丑外扬 476
stir up a nest of hornets 捅马蜂窝;自找麻烦 477
more nice than wise 死要面子活受罪 478
a nine days’wonder 一闪即逝的人或物 479
nip something in the bud 把某事消灭在萌芽状态,消除隐患 480
make a noise in the world 引起轰动,名噪一时 481
lead someone by the nose 牵着某人的鼻子走 482
have someone’s number 对某人心中有数,知道某人的底细 483
improve the occasion 抓住时机并因势利导 484
ask no odds 不要求特殊照顾 485
put someone through his paces 检测(考验)某人的能力 486
show one’s paces 显示出自己的本领 487
the family skeleton 不可外扬的家丑 488
cast pearls before swine 对牛弹琴 489
pennies from heaven 意外的收获;天上掉馅饼 490
go to pieces 精神崩溃 491
take...with a pinch of salt 不轻易相信…… 492
be in the pink 非常健康,气色很好 493
put one’s pride in one’s pocket 抑制自尊心 494
have a thin skin 脸皮薄;好面子 495
be past praying for 没有指望了,无法挽回了 496
pop the question to... 向……求婚 497
keep one’s shirt on 不发脾气,镇定自若 498
turn thumbs down on... 不赞成……,反对…… 499
not hold water 不合情理;站不住脚,行不通 500