a blessing in disguise因祸得福 1
a blind alley死胡同 2
a bull in a china shop卤莽的人 3
a close call千钧一发；险些 4
a couch potato沙发土豆 5
a fifth wheel多余的人或物 6
a raw deal不公正的待遇 7
a scaredy cat胆小鬼 8
a shot in the dark瞎猜 9
a smart cookie聪明人 10
a stand-in替身 11
a stand-out杰出人物 12
a straw in the wind苗头；迹象 13
a toss-up一半的机会；没准儿的事儿 14
a white lie善意的、无伤大雅的谎言 15
a wolf in sheep's clothing披着狼皮的羊 16
Achilles'heel薄弱环节；致命的弱点 17
all at sea茫然不知所措 18
all bark and no bite只敢说不敢做 19
an arm and a leg大价钱 20
around the clock全天候 21
ask for the moon痴人说梦；异想天开 22
at arm's length保持一定距离 23
at each other's throat吵架 24
at the drop of a hat马上；随时 25
at the end of one's rope极限；山穷水尽 26
backfire弄巧成拙；适得其反 27
bad news讨厌鬼 28
bark up the wrong tree找错门了 29
be born with a silver spoon in one's mouth门第高贵；出自豪门 30
be caught dead献丑；出洋相 31
be cut from the same cloth如出一辙 32
be green无经验；不成熟 33
beat a dead horse徒劳 34
beat around the bush避重就轻；绕圈子 35
beats me我不知道 36
beefcake大帅哥 37
bell the cat冒险；制约公害 38
big cheese头儿，老大 39
big picture重点；大局 40
birthday suit裸体 41
bite one's tongue保持缄默 42
bite the bullet咬紧牙关；忍受困难 43
black sheep无用之人；害群之马 44
blue blood贵族血统 45
break a leg祝你好运 46
break one's neck拼命做某事 47
break the ice打破僵局 48
brown nose讨好；谄媚 49
burn the candle at both ends透支体力和精力 50
bury one's head in the sand逃避现实 51
call the shots掌管大局；发号施令 52
can't cut the mustard不能胜任 53
catch some Zs小睡一下 54
chew the fat聊天 55
climb the wall焦虑；烦躁 56
clock in打卡上班 57
closed book神秘之物；谜 58
cold fish冷冰冰的人 59
cold turkey突然完全停止某种成瘾习惯 60
come hell or high water就算天崩地裂 61
cook someone's goose破坏某人的计划 62
cook the books做假帐 63
cross one's fingers祈祷；祝福 64
Curiosity killed the cat．好奇害死猫 65
cut corners节省开支 66
cut the cheese放屁 67
Dear John letter绝交信 68
dog-eat-dog残酷无情的竞争，各人顾各人 69
drop a dime打电话 70
drop dead去死 71
drop the ball出岔子；错过机会 72
eat crow被迫认错 73
everything but the kitchen sink几乎所有的东西 74
face the music面对现实；接受后果 75
feel like a million dollars感觉好极了 76
feel no pain喝醉了 77
flash in the pan昙花一现 78
food for thought值得思考的东西 79
get a second wind再度恢复精神 80
get off on the wrong foot一开始就把事情弄糟了 81
get the hang of掌握窍门；学会做某事 82
give it a shot试试看 83
give someone the slip设法避开某人 84
give the shirt off one's back给予一切；献出一切 85
go for broke全力以赴；孤注一掷 86
go overboard过火 87
go places成功；有成就 88
go to the dogs衰败；破落 89
go up in smoke成为泡影 90
goose bumps鸡皮疙瘩 91
happy as a clam无比惬意 92
hat trick帽子戏法 93
have a chip on one's shoulder叫板；忿忿不平 94
have a cow大惊小怪；非常生气 95
have a heart发发慈悲 96
have a screw loose脑子有毛病 97
have one's head in the clouds满脑子幻想；不切实际 98
have one's number掌握底细；心里有数 99
head over heels神魂颠倒 100
highway robbery物价昂贵 101
hit it off投缘，一见如故 102
hit the nail on the head击中要害；一针见血 103
hit the road上路 104
hit the spot饮品食品令人满意、切合需要 105
horse sense常识 106
hot air夸夸其谈 107
icing on the cake锦上添花 108
in hot water面临严重困难 109
in the dark不知道；不明白 110
in the doghouse令某人生气；倒霉 111
Jack of all trades样样精通 112
jump the gun草率行事 113
keep one's ear to the ground对事态极其关注 114
kick one's ass彻底打败 115
kick the bucket翘辫子；中断 116
knock on wood老天保佑 117
knuckle sandwich一记老拳 118
labor of love不计报酬自愿承担的工作 119
learn the ropes摸着门道 120
let sleeping dogs lie别惹麻烦 121
mad as a hatter疯了 122
make a killing发大财 123
make ends meet使收支平衡 124
make no bones about对……直截了当、不加掩饰 125
mall rat逛商厦迷 126
miss the boat错失良机 127
monkey business骗人的把戏，胡闹 128
motor mouth多嘴男 129
music to one's ears听起来很悦耳；好消息 130
my way or the highway要么按我的方式去做，要么滚蛋 131
neck and neck齐头并进，不相上下 132
no brainer不必花脑筋就能完成的事物 133
not lift a finger袖手旁观 134
not one's day运气不佳 135
nothing to write home about不重要；平淡无奇 136
off the wall古怪的；离奇的 137
on cloud nine无比幸福、快乐 138
on one's high horse目中无人，自命清高 139
on the house免费的 140
on the right track走对路了 141
on the rocks濒临危机 142
once in a blue moon偶尔 143
one-track mind一根筋；满脑子只想一件事 144
out of this world太棒了，好极了 145
pain in the neck讨厌到了极点 146
peeking Tom偷窥狂 147
pencil pusher坐办公室的人，不需要动劳力的人 148
pick one's brain了解情况；征求意见 149
pig out狼吞虎咽；大吃特吃 150
play games捣鬼 151
play hooky逃学，或者装病不去上班 152
play it by ear看情况；见机行事 153
play the woman撒娇；作女儿态 154
plenty of other fish in the sea天涯何处无芳草 155
pop the question求婚 156
pull one's leg同某人开玩笑 157
put one's best foot forward留下最好印象 158
put one's foot in one's mouth说错话了 159
rabbit food兔子的食物；素食 160
rain check改天吧 161
rake in the dough赚大钱 162
rap sheet犯罪记录；前科 163
read between the lines体会言外之意 164
red tape官样文章，繁琐的程序 165
red-letter day大日子 166
right-hand man得力助手 167
rock the boat找麻烦 168
roll with the punches逆来顺受 169
screw around胡闹，不作正经事 170
see eye to eye看法相同；意见一致 171
shake a leg赶快 172
shoot hoops打篮球 173
shoot the bull闲聊 174
skate on the ice如履薄冰，身历险境 175
sleep or it考虑一晚上 176
small talk寒暄；闲聊 177
smell fishy觉得不对头 178
smell the flowers忙里偷闲；轻松一下 179
spaced out昏昏沉沉；注意力不集中 180
speak the same language持相同观点 181
spill the beans泄露秘密 182
steal the show大出风头 183
stick-in-the-mud守旧者；顽固者 184
straight from the horse's mouth消息可靠 185
Sunday best最漂亮的衣服 186
sweet tooth爱吃甜食 187
take a bath蒙受严重的财政损失 188
take a nose dive急剧恶化，猛跌暴落 189
the last straw忍耐的极限 190
the pot calling the kettle black五十步笑百步 191
tie the knot结为连理 192
top dog当权派；头儿 193
toss one's cookies呕吐 194
under the thumb受控制 195
under your nose就在你鼻子底下 196
up for grabs大家有份；等你来拿 197
walk on air飘飘然 198
wear your heart on your sleeve悲喜形于色 199
wet behind the ears乳臭未干 200