1 A(or the)Big Noise 大人物 1
2 A Bit Thick 太过分 1
3 A Catch in It 个中有蹊跷 2
4 A Dark Horse 黑马 3
5 A Dog in the Manger 占着茅坑不拉屎的人 4
6 A Doubting Thomas 怀疑一切的人 4
7 A Fisherman's Tale 夸大其词 5
8 A Flash in the Pan 昙花一现 6
9 A Fly on the Wheel 妄自尊大的人 6
10 A Golden Handshake 丰厚的离职金 7
11 A Law of the Medes and Persians 不可更改的规定或习俗 8
12 A Leg up 鼓励；支持 8
13 A Man of Parts 有才华的人 19
14 A New Broom 刚上任的新官 10
15 A Penny for Your Thoughts 告诉我你在想什么 11
16 A Roland for an Oliver 有力的还击；以牙还牙的报复 12
17 A Rolling Stone 见异思迁的人 12
18 A Roman Holiday 从别人的痛苦中取乐；幸灾乐祸 13
19 A Run for One's Money 激烈的竞争 14
20 A Shot in the Dark 凭空猜想 14
21 A Thorn in the Flesh/Sides 麻烦 15
22 A Walkover 举手之劳 16
23 A Wet Blanket 令人扫兴的人或事 17
24 A Whipping Boy 替罪羊 17
25 A White Day 吉日 18
26 A White Elephant 累赘 18
27 A White Lie 善意的谎言 19
28 A White Night 不眠之夜 20
29 Achilles' Heel 唯一的致命弱点 21
30 Add Insult to Injury 雪上加霜 22
31 Age before Beauty 长者在前 22
32 All There 头脑清醒 23
33 All This and Heaven Too 锦上添花 24
34 All Yours 请便吧 25
35 An Axe to Grind 另有所图 25
36 Apple of Discord 祸根 26
37 Apple of Sodom 死海之果 27
38 Apple-pie Order 井井有条 28
39 Armed to the Teeth 武装到牙齿；全副武装 29
40 As Poor as a Church Mouse 一贫如洗 30
41 As Sure as Eggs Is Eggs 毫无疑问 31
42 They Make Them……到了家 32
43 At It 忙个不停 32
44 At Sea 困惑 33
45 At the Drop of a Hat 立即 34
46 Aunt Sally 众矢之的 35
47 Be over the Moon 心花怒放 36
48 Be up a Gum Tree 进退两难 37
49 Beard the Lion 摸老虎屁股 37
50 Before the Flood 很久以前 38
51 Beggar Description 无法形容 39
52 Beside the Mark 不相关 40
53 Be-all and End-all 终极目的 40
54 Big Hand 长时间的热烈鼓掌 41
55 Birds of a Feather 一丘之貉 42
56 Bite off More than One Can Chew 不自量力 43
57 Black Cattle 菜牛 44
58 Black Sheep 害群之马 44
59 Blackball 投反对票 45
60 Blot One's Copybook 玷污自己的名声 46
61 Brass Hat 要人 46
62 Bread-and-butter Letter 感谢款待的信柬 47
63 Bring down the House 博得满堂喝彩 48
64 Butter Somebody Up 奉承某人 48
65 By/With the Skin of One's Teeth 勉强 49
66 Bye-byes 睡觉 50
67 Call over the Coals 责备 50
68 Can't Say"Boo"to a Goose 胆怯得不敢开口 51
69 Cap in Hand 卑躬屈膝 52
70 Carry the Can 代人受过 53
71 Carry the Day 获胜 53
72 Cast One's Bread upon the Waters 真心行善不图报 54
73 Cast Pearls before Swine 对牛弹琴 55
74 Cast the First Stone 率先批评 56
75 Cat's Paw 傀儡；受人操纵的工具 57
76 Chapter and Verse 确切的依据 58
77 Cheese It 住手 59
78 Chew the Cud 深思熟虑 60
79 Chicken Feed 小意思 60
80 Cold Shoulder 冷遇；冷落 61
81 Come down to Earth 面对现实 62
82 Come out in the Wash 水落石出 63
83 Cool One's Heels 久等 64
84 Cross One's Fingers 祈求好运 65
85 Cross One's Heart and Hope to Die 发毒誓 65
86 Cross the Rubicon 痛下决心；破釜沉舟 66
87 Cry Wolf 发假警报 67
88 Cut No Ice 不起作用 68
89 Cut the Knot 快刀斩乱麻 69
90 Dead as a Doornail 死气沉沉 70
91 Dead to the Wide 精疲力竭 71
92 Dirt Cheap 非常便宜 72
93 Do a Moonlight 夜半逃租 73
94 Do Somebody Proud 盛情款待 74
95 Do the Trick 有效 74
96 Dock 扣钱 75
97 Doll Up 打扮得花枝招展 76
98 Donkey Jacket 风雨衣 76
99 Donkey's Ears 很久 77
100 Down Under 澳新地区 78
101 Draw a Blank 一无所获 79
102 Dress Oneself up to the Nine 盛装打扮 79
103 Drop Somebody a Line 给某人短信 80
104 Eat/Live High on the Hog 生活富裕 81
105 Egghead “臭老九” 82
106 Every Inch 在各方面 82
107 Eyes Bigger than One's Belly 眼宽肚窄 83
108 Fair Game “下饭菜” 84
109 Fall on One's Feet/Legs 逢凶化吉 85
110 Fancy-free 无忧无虑 85
111 Feed the Kitty 集资 86
112 Fiddle While Rome Burns 黄鹤楼上看翻船 87
113 Field Day 展示的机会 87
114 Fine Feathers Make Fine Birds 人靠衣装鸟靠羽 88
115 Flat Out 竭尽全力 89
116 Fly in the Ointment 美中不足 90
117 Follow Suit 亦步亦趋 91
118 For the High Jump 将受严惩 92
119 For the Sake of Thirty Silver Coins 见利忘义 92
120 Free Fight 混战 93
121 From the Housetops 公开地 94
122 From the Word"Go" 从一开始 94
123 Get One's Goat 使某人恼怒 95
124 Get the Drop on 先发制人 96
125 Get-at-able 够得着的 97
126 Gild the Lily 画蛇添足 97
127 Girl Friday 得力的女秘书 98
128 Give Somebody His Head 由某人自作主张 99
129 Go Great Guns 全力以赴 100
130 Go Like Hot Cakes 热销 101
131 Go the Distance 自始至终 102
132 Go the Way of All Flesh 去世 102
133 Go to seed 走下坡路 103
134 Green-eyed Monster 嫉妒 104
135 Hamlet without the Prince 群龙元首 105
136 Hand to Mouth 仅够糊口地 105
137 Have a Good Innings 享有高寿 106
138 Have a Rough Passage 历经磨难 107
139 Have a Screw Loose/Missing 低能 108
140 Have Green Fingers 有高超的园艺技能 108
141 Have the Edge on 略胜一筹 109
142 Head and Shoulders above 大大超出 110
143 Head over Ears 深陷其中 111
144 Heads I Win,Tails You Lose 横竖我都赢 111
145 Hide One's Head in the Sand 逃避现实 112
146 Hide One's Light under a Bushel 不露锋芒 113
147 Hobson's Choice 别无选择 113
148 Hold One's Horses 稍等片刻 114
149 Holy of Holies 最神圣的地方 115
150 Househ old Word 家喻户晓的词语 116
151 In Key with 与……一致 116
152 In One's Heart of Hearts 实际上 117
153 In Seventh Heaven 极为快乐 118
154 It's the Thought that Counts 情意难得 119
155 I'm from Missouri 眼见为实 119
156 Jam Tomorrow 无法兑现的承诺 120
157 Jane Crow 对妇女的歧视 121
158 Jekyll and Hyde 双重人格者 122
159 Job's Comforter 添愁的安慰者 123
160 Keep a Weather Eye Open 密切注意 124
161 Keep Something under One's Hat 保密 125
162 Know the Ropes 懂得诀窍 126
163 Leave No Stone Unturned 千方百计 126
164 Let One's Hair Down 轻松一下 127
165 Lick into Shape 使像样；使有用 128
166 Like a House on Fire 轻易地 129
167 Like the Black Hole of Calcutta 闷热难耐 129
168 Lock Horns 争辩犹酣 130
169 Make a Pass 献殷勤 131
170 Make a Pile 赚钱 131
171 Make a Splash 惹人注目 132
172 Make Bricks without Straw 无米之炊 133
173 Make Fish of One and Flesh of Another 厚此薄彼 134
174 Make Hay of 毒打 135
175 Make Somebody's Day 使某人高兴 135
176 Mare's Nest 子虚乌有 136
177 Midle Name 绰号；突出的个性或特征 137
178 Mind One's P's and Q's 谨言慎行 138
179 Miss the Boat/Bus 坐失时机 139
180 Name the Day 择定吉日 139
181 Nest Egg 储备金 140
182 Not Do a Hand's Turn 连手都不愿动 141
183 Not Know Somebody from Adam 完全不认识 141
184 Not Turn a Hair 镇定自若 142
185 On One's Uppers 一贫如洗 143
186 On the Rack 痛苦不堪 144
187 On the Rocks 濒于破产 144
188 On Tiptoe 踮着脚 145
189 Once in a Blue Moon 千载难逢 146
190 One's Ears Burn 耳朵发热 147
191 One's Good Deed for the Day 日行一善 147
192 One's Name Is Legion 为数众多 148
193 One's Salad Days 年轻时 149
194 Open Sesame 准入令 150
195 Out of Hand 无法控制；立即 150
196 Out-Herod 比希律更暴虐的 151
197 Out of the Wood 脱离险境 152
198 Par Excellence 出类拔萃 153
199 Phony 骗局；假冒者；假货 154
200 Potluck Dinner 百乐餐 154
201 Play It by Ear 随机应变 156
202 Play Possum 装睡；装糊涂 156
203 Pull One's Weight 干好本职 157
204 Put One's Foot in It 不得体 158
205 Put Somebody through His Paces 测试某人能力 159
206 Pyrrhic Victory 得不偿失的胜利 159
207 Raw Deal 虐待 160
208 Reach-me-down 别人穿过的旧衣服 161
209 Reckon without One's Host 如意算盘 162
210 Right Hand 得力助手 162
211 Root and Branch 彻底地 163
212 Round Number 约整数 164
213 Royal Road 坦途 165
214 Rub the Right Way 抚慰 166
215 Rub the Wrong Way 冒犯 166
216 Rubberneck 好事之徒 167
217 Rule the Roost 当家 168
218 Salt of the Earth 社会中坚 169
219 Say One's Piece 说出心声 169
220 See Red 火冒三丈 170
221 Set by the Ears 挑拨离间 171
222 Shake the Dust off One's Feet 愤然离开 172
223 Shanks's Pony 步行 172
224 Shilly-shally 犹豫不决 173
225 Short Commons 食不果腹 174
226 Show a Clean Pair of Heels 迅速逃离 175
227 Six of One and Half a Dozen of the Other 半斤八两 175
228 Six of the Best 一顿痛打 176
229 Slanging Match 互相谩骂 177
230 Smell a Rat 生疑 178
231 Smite Hip and Thigh 痛打 178
232 So Long 再见 179
233 Soldier on 迎难而上 180
234 Southpaw 左撇子 180
235 Spit and Polish 穷讲究 181
236 Steal a March 领先一步 182
237 Stick to One's Guns 寸步不让 182
238 Stick to One's Last 心无旁骛 183
239 Straight from the Shoulder 直截了当 184
240 Strike Oil 发横财 184
241 Swan Song 告别演出 185
242 Sweetness and Light 温文尔雅 186
243 Sword of Damocles （当权者）临头的危险 186
244 Take the Bit in One's Teeth 我行我素 187
245 Tantalize 捉弄；使受可望而不可即之苦 188
246 Tell That to the Marines 鬼才会相信 189
247 Ten to One 十拿九稳 190
248 Thank One's Lucky Stars 庆幸 190
249 The Acid Test 严峻的考验 191
250 The Back of Beyond 穷乡僻壤 192
251 The Bag of Tricks 各种花招 193
252 The Battle of the Bulge 减肥之战 193
253 The Devil to Pay 麻烦重重 194
254 Dhe Die Is Cast 木已成舟 195
255 The Dog Days 三伏天 196
256 The Land of Nod 梦乡 196
257 The Mixture as Before 换汤不换药 197
258 The Powers That Be 掌权者 198
259 The Rage 时尚 199
260 The Small Hours 凌晨时分 199
261 The Sport of Kings 赛马 200
262 The Straight and Narrow 正路 201
263 The White Feather 怯懦 202
264 The Year Dot 在遥远的过去 202
265 The Young Idea 学生娃娃 203
266 There's the Rub 难就难在这儿 203
267 Three Score Years and Ten 一辈子 204
268 Throw in One's Hand 甘拜下风 205
269 Throw in the Sponge 认输 206
270 Thumb a Lift 搭便车 206
271 Till the Cows Come Home 没完没了 207
272 Tip Somebody Off 暗中通知某人 208
273 To a T 毫厘不爽 209
274 Toe the Line 服从 209
275 Tom,Dick and Harry 张三李四 210
276 Tomfoolery 蠢事 211
277 Tooth and Nail 竭尽全力 211
278 Touch and Go 危急的形势 212
279 Touch One's Hat 表示尊重 213
280 Turn the Other Cheek 逆来顺受 213
281 Under the Hammer 被拍卖 214
282 Up One's Street 在行 215
283 Wash One's Hands of 断绝关系 215
284 Wear One's Heart on One's Sleeve 感情外露 216
285 Wet behind the Ears 乳臭未干 217
286 Wheels within Wheels 错综复杂的情况 217
287 When One's Ship Comes Home 当某人发迹时 218
288 Whip Hand 优势 219
289 White Goods 大家电 219
290 White Hope 希望之星 220
291 Wine,Woman and Song 寻欢作乐 221
292 Wink at 无视 222
293 Wipe the Floor with Somebody 打得某人落花流水 222
294 Writ Large 显而易见的 223
295 You Bet 当然；一定 224
296 Zero Hour 发动进攻 225