a big letdown 令人大失所望的事 1
a breath of fresh air 耳目一新，如沐春风 2
a change of pace 改变习惯、生活方式等 3
a dime a dozen 多得很；不稀罕、不值钱 4
a drop in a bucket 沧海一粟 5
a fish out of water 离水之鱼 6
a heart of gold 金子般的心 7
a little bird told me 别问，反正有人告诉我 8
a piece of cake 小菜一碟 9
a shoulder to cry on 可以靠着哭泣的肩膀 10
acquire a taste for 对……感兴趣；开始喜欢 11
after one's own heart 称心如意；正中下怀 12
against the clock 分秒必争 13
against the grain 违反常规；违反本性 14
all in the same boat 同处一条船 15
as cool as a cucumber 异常冷静 16
as easy as pie 小事一桩 17
at loose ends 心里没有着落；无事可干 18
at the eleventh hour 在最后时刻，关键时刻 19
at the wheel 开车；掌控大局 20
be all ears 洗耳恭听；全神贯注地听 21
be broke 穷的；一文不名的 22
be chicken 胆怯；害怕 23
be fed up with 对……感到讨厌，厌倦 24
be led by the nose 被牵着鼻子走 25
be(stuck)in a rut 对老一套感到枯燥乏味 26
be tongue-tied 舌头打结，说不出话来 27
be up to one's ears 非常忙碌 28
beat one's brains out 绞尽脑汁 29
behind bars 坐牢 30
bend over backwards 竭尽全力 31
bend out of shape 大发雷霆 32
between a rock and a hard place 进退两难；左右为难 33
birds of a feather 同一类人；一丘之貉 34
bite off more than you can chew 贪多嚼不烂；自不量力 35
blow it 搞砸了 36
boil down to 归根结底；总而言之 37
bookworm 书虫 38
brush up on 复习 39
bug someone 让某人心烦 40
bummer 不愉快的经历 41
bum someone up 激怒某人 42
bum the midnight oil 开夜车 43
by and large 总体上来说 44
by the skin of one's teeth 侥幸；勉强 45
call it a night 今晚到此为止 46
call it quits 放弃，停止做某事 47
cast pearls before swine 对牛弹琴；明珠暗投 48
catch someone's eye 吸引某人眼球 49
catch up 叙旧 50
check someone out 上下打量某人 51
chow down 吃东西 52
clean up one's act 洗心革面 53
come up for air 喘口气；调节一下精神 54
cool one's heels 苦等；久候 55
cry one's heart out 伤心痛哭 56
cry over spilled milk 为无法挽回的事感到懊悔 57
cut the cord 自力更生；停止依赖 58
deep pockets 雄厚的财力 59
Dig？ 懂了吗？ 60
do a double take 忍不住多看两眼 61
Don't count your chickens． 别指望得太早。 62
Don't let the grass grow under your feet． 别拖拉，赶快行动。 63
Don't put all your eggs in one basket． 不要孤注一掷。 64
down to the wire 直到最后关头、直到最后时刻 65
drag one's feet 故意拖拉 66
drop a line 写信 67
eager beaver 干劲十足的人 68
eat out of one's hand 完全听命于、服从某人 69
Every cloud has a silver lining． 黑暗中总有一线光明。 70
feel blue 感到郁闷，伤心 71
feel the pinch 手头拮据 72
from the word go 从一开始 73
get a kick out of 因……感到兴奋，快乐 74
get a move on 赶快 75
get a rise out of 激怒；惹恼 76
get away with something 侥幸得逞；不受惩罚 77
get down to business 谈正事 78
get nowhere 毫无进展；没有效果 79
get off on something 对某事感到很兴奋；非常喜欢做某事 80
get off someone's back 别唠叨；别烦人 81
get on one's nerves 使人神经紧张，烦躁不安 82
get one's wires crossed 搞错了 83
get over sth． 从……中恢复过来 84
get the ball rolling 开始 85
get the drift 了解；明白 86
give someone a break 行行好；让某人松口气 87
give someone a hand 帮助某人；为某人鼓掌 88
give someone a taste of his own medicine 以其人之道还治其人之身 89
give someone the cold shoulder 冷落某人 90
go nuts 发疯 91
go out on a limb 冒险 92
goof off 打混；摸鱼 93
grab a bite 匆匆忙忙、随便吃点东西 94
gross out someone 让人恶心 95
hand it to someone 佩服某人 96
hang one's head 垂头丧气 97
hard headed 顽固；固执 98
have a bone to pick with someone 跟某人理论、算账 99
have a bun in the oven 怀孕 100
have a crush on 迷恋 101
have a frog in the throat 嗓子哑了 102
have itchy feet 渴望到处走动 103
have one's hands full 忙得不可开交 104
heart sinks 沮丧；泄气；失望 105
high-maintenance 难伺候的 106
hit the books 用功读书；重拾书本 107
hit the hay 睡觉 108
hold one's horses 等等；耐心点儿 109
Holy cow！ 哇！ 110
hook up 连接；联系；和……会合 111
If I had my druthers 如果我可以选择的话 112
in a pickle 身处困境；遇到麻烦 113
in the red 赤字；亏损 114
in the works 尚未完成 115
inside out 透彻地 116
ierk around 戏弄 117
jump all over someone 严厉斥责 118
jumnp to conclusions 急于下结论 119
keep an eye on 留意；照看 120
keep one's chin up 勇敢；坚强 121
kick back 休息；放松 122
kill time 消磨时光 123
knock it off 住手（不要再做某事） 124
know-it-all 万事通 125
leamn by heart 记住；背诵 126
leave the nest 离开父母；离家 127
leave well enough alone 就这样，已经很好了 128
let bygones be bygones 过去的就让它过去吧 129
live high on the hog 过奢侈的生活 130
lose one's head 丧失理智 131
low-key 低调的；克制的 132
make eyes at 暗送秋波 133
My hands are tied． 我无能为力。 134
no hard feeling 不记仇；不怀恨在心 135
not a chance 根本不可能 136
not hold water 没有足够的证据；站不住脚 137
not hurt a fly 心地善良；文质彬彬 138
not miss a trick 极其警觉；明察秋毫 139
on pins and needles 如坐针毡 140
on the edge of one's seat 紧张；兴奋 141
on the up-and-up 坦诚的；诚实的 142
one's lips are sealed 嘴巴紧 143
out of it 昏昏沉沉；有点晕乎 144
out of the blue 突然地；意外地 145
out of the frying pan and into the fire 刚出刀山，又入火海 146
over the hill 走下坡路 147
own up to 承认 148
paint the town red 狂欢 149
pick up the tab 付账 150
psyched 兴奋的；激动的 151
put oneself in someone's shoes 站在别人的角度想一想 152
rain cats and dogs 下倾盆大雨 153
raise Cain 大发脾气；捣乱 154
raise eyebrows 让人惊讶；引起不满 155
raise the roof 吵到把屋顶都掀翻 156
ring a bell 唤起记忆；耳熟 157
roll out the red carpet 当贵宾欢迎 158
see the light 明白；开窍 159
shake like a leaf 怕得发抖 160
sit tight 观望，不采取行动 161
sleep like a log 睡得很沉 162
smooth sailing 一帆风顺 163
so far so good 目前为止不错 164
speak of the devil 说曹操，曹操就到 165
stab someone in the back 暗箭伤人 166
stick together 团结一致；互相支持 167
stuffed shirt 作风老派，爱摆架子的人 168
surf the Internet 上网 169
take a leaf out of someone's book 学某人的样子 170
take five 休息一会儿 171
take it easy 放松；别紧张 172
take it or leave it 要不要由你；卖不卖由你 173
take its toll 造成损失；带来不良影响 174
take someone for a ride 欺骗 175
take something the wrong way 误会 176
take the words right out of one's mouth 抢先说出某人欲说之事 177
take to the cleaners 使囊空如洗 178
That makes two of us． 我赞同；我也一样 179
that'll be the day 永远不可能 180
That's the way the cookie crumbles． 事情就是这样，改变不了。 181
The sky's the limit． 毫无限制；放心去做。 182
the tip of the iceberg 冰山一角 183
think twice 仔细考虑 184
throw in the towel 认输；放弃 185
throw weight behind 利用自身影响帮助、支持 186
tighten belt 节省开支 187
time of one's life 快乐无比 188
toe the line 按惯例行事；服从纪律 189
touch and go 不稳定的；危险的 190
tum over a new leaf 洗心革面；改过自新 191
turn the clock back 让时光倒回；让一切恢复从前 192
up front 提前支付 193
up in the air 尚未确定 194
wash one's hands of 洗手不干；不再管 195
water under the bridge 不能改变的既成事实；早已过去的事儿 196
way to go 加油 197
wet blanket 令人扫兴的人或物 198
when it rains it pours 祸不单行 199
when pigs fly 绝不可能 200