A Dark Horse 黑马 1
目录A Catch in It 个中有蹊跷 1
A Bit Thick 太过分 2
A Doubting Thomas 怀疑一切的人 2
A Fisherman's Tale 夸大其词 2
A Flash in the Pan 昙花一现 3
A Fly on the Wheel 妄自尊大的人 3
A Man of Parts 有才华的人 3
A Penny for Your Thoughts 你呆呆地在想什么 4
A Rolling Stone 见异思迁的人 4
A Roman Holiday 欣赏别人受苦难的娱乐 5
A Run for One's Money 激烈的竞争 5
A Shot in the Dark 凭空猜想 5
A Whipping Boy 替罪羊 6
A White Day 吉日 6
A Walkover 举手之劳 6
A White Lie 善意的谎言 7
A White Night 不眠之夜 7
Add Insultto Injury 雪上加霜 7
Age Before Beauty长者在前 8
The Rage 时尚 8
All Yours 请便吧 9
An Axe to Grind 另有所图 9
All This and Heaven Too 锦上添花 9
Apple-pie Order 井井有条 10
Apple of Discord 祸根 10
As Sure As Eggs Is Eggs 毫无疑问 11
As They Make Them 到了家 12
At It 忙个不停 12
At Sea 困惑 13
At the Drop of a Hat 立即 13
Be-all and End-all 终极目的 14
Aunt Sally 众矢之的 14
Be over the Moon 心花怒放 15
Be up a Gum Tree 进退两难 15
Dress Oneself up to the Nine 盛装打扮 15
Beard the Lion 摸老虎屁股 16
Beggar Description 无法形容 16
Beside the Mark 不相关 17
Big Hand 长时间的热烈鼓掌 17
Birds of a Feather 一丘之貉 17
Bite off More Than One Can Chew 不自量力 18
Black Cattle 菜牛 19
Black Sheep 害群之马 19
Bread-and-butter Letter 感谢款待的信柬 19
Bring down the House 博得满堂喝彩 20
Hide One's Head in the Sand 逃避现实 20
Butter Somebody Up 奉承某人 20
Call over Coals 责备 21
Bye-byes 睡觉 21
Can't Say“Boo”to a Goose 胆怯得不敢开口 22
Cap in Hand 卑躬屈膝 22
Carry the Can 代人受过 22
Carry the Day 获胜 23
Cast One's Bread upon the Waters 真心行善不望报 23
Cheese It 住手 24
Chicken Feed 小意思 24
Under the Hammer 被拍卖 24
Come out in the Wash 水落石出 25
Cool One's Heels 久等 25
Come down to Earth 面对现实 26
Cross One's Fingers 祈求好运 26
Cry Wolf 发假警报 27
Cut the Knot 快刀斩乱麻 27
Dead to the Wide 精疲力竭 28
Cut No Ice 不起作用 28
Dirt Cheap 非常便宜 29
Do a Moonlight 夜半逃租 29
Do Somebody Proud 盛情款待 30
Do the Trick 有效 30
Dock 扣钱 30
Doll Up 打扮得花枝招展 31
Donkey's Ears 很久 31
Draw a Blank 一无所获 32
Donkey Jacket 风雨衣 32
Down Under 澳新地区 32
Drop Somebody a Line 给某人短信 33
Egghead 臭老九 33
Eyes Bigger Than One's Belly 眼宽肚窄 34
Fall on One's Feet/Legs 逢凶化吉 34
Fancy-free 无忧无虑 34
Fine Feathers Make Fine Birds 人靠衣装鸟靠羽 35
Feed the Kitty 集资 35
Flat Out 竭尽全力 36
Fly in the Ointment 美中不足 36
Follow Suit 亦步亦趋 36
Free Fight 混战 37
From the Word“Go” 从一开始 37
Get-at-able 够得着的 38
Get One's Goat 使某人恼怒 38
Gild the Lily 画蛇添足 39
Girl Friday 得力的女秘书 39
Go Like Hot Cakes 热销 40
Go the Way of All Flesh 逝世 40
Green-eyed Monster 嫉妒 40
Go to seed 走下坡路 41
Have a Rough Passage 历经磨难 41
Have Green Fingers 有高超的园艺技能 42
Have a Screw Loose/Missing 低能 42
Have the Edge on 略胜一筹 43
Head and Shoulders above 大大超出 43
In Fine 简而言之 43
In One's Heart of Hearts 实际上 44
In Seventh Heaven 极为快乐 44
The Land of Nod 梦乡 45
It's the Thought that Counts 情意难得 45
Jam Tomorrow 明天的希望 46
Jane Crow 对妇女的歧视 46
Jekyll and Hyde 双重人格者 46
Job's Comforter 添愁的安慰者 47
Keep a Weather Eye Open 密切注意 47
Like a House on Fire 轻易地 48
Make a Pass 献殷勤 48
Make Bricks without Straw 无米之炊 49
Make a Splash 惹人注目 49
Make a Pile 赚钱 49
Make Fish of One and Flesh of Another 厚此薄彼 50
Make Hay of 毒打 51
Make Somebody's Day 使某人高兴 51
Mare's Nest 骗局 51
Mind One's P's and Q's 谨言慎行 52
Miss the Boat/Bus 坐失时机 52
Name the Day 择定吉日 53
Nest Egg 储备金 53
All There 头脑清醒 54
Not Know Somebody from Adam 完全不认识 54
On the Rack 受极大折磨 54
On the Rocks 濒于破产 55
Once in a Blue Moon 千载难逢 55
One's Ears Burn 耳朵发热 55
One's Name Is Legion 其数甚多 56
One's Good Deed for the Day 日行一善 56
Out of the Wood 脱离险境 57
One's Salad Days 开创之初 57
Par Excellence 出类拔萃 58
Pull One's Weight 干好本职 58
Put Somebody Through His Paces 测试某人能力 58
Raw Deal 虐待 59
Reach-me-down 别人穿过的旧衣服 59
Right Hand 得力助手 60
Root and Branch 彻底地 60
Round Number 约整数 61
Royal Road 坦途 61
Rub the Wrong Way 不小心冒犯 61
Rub the Right Way 抚慰 62
Rule the Roost 当家 62
Salt of the Earth 社会中坚 63
Set by the Ears 挑拨离间 63
Rubberneck 好事之徒 63
Say One's Piece 说出心声 64
See Red 火冒三丈 64
Shake the Dust off One's Feet 愤然离开 65
Shank's Mare 步行 65
Shilly-shally 犹豫不决 65
Short Commons 食不果腹 66
Show a Clean Pair of Heels 迅速逃离 66
Six of the Best 一顿痛打 67
Six of One and Half a Dozen of the Other 半斤八两 67
Slanging Match 互相谩骂 68
Spit and Polish 穷讲究 68
Straight from the Shoulder 直截了当 68
Smell a Rat 生疑 69
Smite Hip and Thigh 痛打 69
Steal a March 领先一步 69
Sweetness and Light 友善 70
Strike Oil 发横财 70
Swan Song 告别演出 70
Take the Bit in One's Teeth 我行我素 71
Tell That to the Marines 鬼才会相信 71
Ten to One 十拿九稳 72
Till the Cows Come Home 没完没了 72
Thank One's Lucky Stars 庆幸 72
The Back of Beyond 穷乡僻壤 73
The Devil to Pay 麻烦重重 74
The Die Is Cast 木已成舟 74
The Dog Days 三伏天 74
The Bag of Tricks 各种花招 75
The Mixture as Before 换汤不换药 75
The Powers That Be 掌权者 76
The Sport of Kings 赛马 76
The Straight and Narrow 正路 76
There's the Rub 难就难在这儿 77
The White Feather 怯懦 77
The Year Dot 在遥远的过去 77
Three Score years and Ten 一辈子 78
Tip Somebody Off 暗中通知某人 78
Toe the Line 服从 79
Turn the Other Cheek 甘受侮辱 79
Throw in One's Hand 甘拜下风 79
Throw in the Sponge 认输 80
Throw up the Cards 放弃 80
Thumb a Lift 搭便车 81
To a T 毫厘不爽 81
Blackball 投反对票 81
Tomfoolery 蠢事 82
Touch and Go 危急的形势 82
Writ Large 显而易见的 83
When One's Ship Comes Home 当某人发迹时 83
Wipe the Floor with Somebody 打得某人落花流水 83
Tom,Dick,and Harry 张三李四 84
TT 滴酒不沾 84
Up One's Street 在行 85
Wash One's Hands of 断绝关系 85
Whip Hand 优势 85
White Goods 大家电 86
White Hope 希望之星 86
Zero Hour 发动进攻 87
In Keywith 与 一致 87
Stick to One's Last 心勿旁骛 87
A Leg up 鼓励；支持 88
Have a Good Innings 享有高寿 88
Holy of Holies 最神圣的地方 89
From the Housetops 公开地 89
For the High Jump 将受严惩 89
Lock Horns 争辩犹酣 90
Hold One's Horses 稍等片刻 90
Reckon without One's Host 如意算盘 91
The Srnall Hours 凌晨时分 91
Heads I Win,Tails You Lose 横竖我都赢 91
Cross One's Heart and Hopeto Die 发毒誓 92
Wear One's Heart on One's Sleeve 感情外露 92
Apple of Sodom 死海之果 92
Fair Game “下饭菜” 93
Go Great Guns 全力以赴 93
Before the Flood 很久以前 93
Stick to One's Guns 寸步不让 94
Let One's Hair Down 轻松一下 94
Hamlet without the Prince 群龙无首 95
A Golden Handshake 丰厚的离职金 95
Not Turn a Hair 镇定自若 95
Keep Something under One's Hat 保密 96
Touch One's Hat 表示尊重 96
Brass Hat 要人 96
Tooth and Nail 竭尽全力 97
Field Day 展示的机会 97
Put One's Foot in It 不得体 97
Play It by Ear 随机应变 98
Wet behind the Ears 乳臭未干 98
Go the Distance 自始至终 98
A Dog in the Manger 占着茅坑不拉屎的人 99
Get the Drop on 先发制人 99
On One's Uppers 一贫如洗 100
AWet Blanket 令人扫兴的人或事 100
Wheels within Wheels 错综复杂的情况 100
Blot One's Copybook 玷污自己的名声 101
A White Elephant 累赘 101
Chew the Cud 深思熟虑 102
Every Inch 在各方面 102
Not Do a Hand's Turn 连手都不愿动 102
Household Word 家喻户晓的词语 103
The Young Idea 学生娃娃 103
Hide One's Light under the Bushel Basket 不露锋芒 103
Head over Ears 深陷其中 104
A Thorn in the Flesh/Sides 麻烦 104
On Tiptoe 踮着脚 105
By/With the Skin of One's Teeth 勉强 105
Give Somebody His Head 由某人自作主张 106
Like the Black Hole of Calcutta 闷热难耐 106
For the Sake of Thirty Silver Coins 见利忘义 106
I'm from Missouri 眼见为实 107
Eat/Live High on the Hog 生活富裕 107