1 (out)on the town狂欢作乐 1
2 (a)babe in the wood(s)生手，初出茅庐者 1
3 (as)clear as a bell非常清楚 2
4 a bird in bush未到手的东西，未定局的事情 3
5 a bit of a bind有点讨厌 4
6 a bolt from the blue晴天霹雳 4
7 a dark horse黑马，实力难测的人 5
8 a fall guy替身演员 6
9 a flash in the pan昙花一现 7
10 a fool for woman老色迷 8
12 a freeloader白吃白喝、爱占便宜的人 9
11 a freak of nature怪物，不正常的人 9
13 a late bloomer大器晚成者 10
14 a lion in the way拦路虎 11
15 a natural crier天生爱哭的人 11
16 a new lease of life新的更美好的生活；精神焕发 12
17 a night owl夜猫子，夜间工作者 13
18 a stick-in-the-mud老古董 14
19 a two-faced person两面派 14
20 after one's own heart正中下怀，称心如意 15
21 against all the odds尽管有极大的困难 16
22 aim high胸怀大志 17
23 air one's dirty linen家丑外扬 17
24 an ugly duckling丑小鸭 18
25 as a rule平常发生的事情或真理 19
26 as far as远到，一直到；就……，尽 20
27 as like as two peas in a pod一模一样 21
28 at hand手边 22
29 back bumer暂时停止，暂时不予重视 23
30 back out退出 24
31 bark up the wrong tree找错(弄错、看错)目标；白费精力 25
32 be after doing something在做某事 26
33 be all ears聚精会神地听 27
34 be all eyes目不转睛；十分关注 28
36 be attached to喜爱 29
35 be all eyes全神贯注地看 29
37 be beside oneself极度兴奋，神态失常，忘乎所以 30
38 be big of很大方，好心 31
39 be big on特别喜爱，偏爱 31
40 be bound to确定，肯定 32
41 be dressed to kill打扮得花枝招展 33
42 be dying for很想 34
43 be gone over someone爱上某人 34
44 be in the public eye有名，常出入公众场合 35
45 be large for对……狂热至极 36
46 be made of money有钱 37
47 be on one's toes警觉 37
48 be on the bum过流浪生活，游手好闲 38
49 be over the hill人到中年 39
50 before you/one can/could say JackRobinson说时迟那时快，转眼之间 40
51 below the mark不够标准；不能胜任 41
52 best bib and tucker最好(或最正规)的衣服 42
53 between Scylla and Charybdis进退两难，腹背受敌 43
54 beyond compare绝佳，极好 44
55 big-time spender出手很阔的人 45
56 bits and pieces零碎小东西 46
57 blind date由人介绍的初次约会 47
58 blink失灵 47
59 blooper愚蠢的错误，大错误 48
60 blow one's own hom自吹自擂 49
62 blow-out盛大的聚会 50
61 blow up给车胎打气；放大照片 50
63 boob tube电视机 51
64 bosom friends知心朋友 52
65 bright and early一大早 52
66 bring down the house博得全场喝彩 54
67 bring someone to his knees迫使某人屈服 55
68 bring something to a close终止某事，结束某事 55
69 brush off不愿听；不客气地拒绝 56
70 bug someone使人心烦，另人讨厌；窃听 57
71 build up增强；增进；逐步积累 58
72 bump into邂逅；偶遇 59
73 burn a hole in one's pocket有钱就花光，存不住钱 60
74 bury one's head in the sand不敢正视现实 61
75 buy sb.off向……行贿送礼，收买 62
76 buy something on the cheap很便宜地买进某物，贪便宜 62
77 by and by稍晚，不久以后 63
78 by good luck幸亏，侥幸 64
79 call on探望；号召 65
80 carry a chip on one's shoulder盛气凌人；好斗 65
81 carry all before one大获全胜 66
82 carry away激动，感动 67
83 cast a cloud over浇冷水 68
84 chalk up to experience算是买个教训 69
85 charm somebody up诱哄某人 70
86 chase(after)rainbows做白日梦 71
87 cheap as dirt非常便宜 72
88 cheapie便宜的东西；下等的人 73
89 cheat the joumey消磨旅途时光 73
90 cheek by jowl摩肩接踵 74
91 come in handy派得上用场 75
92 con artist大骗子手 76
93 cope with应付 77
94 cost an arm and a leg价格昂贵，宰人 78
95 count sheep数数以入睡 79
96 crack up(laugh)说笑活，说俏皮话，嘲弄，大笑 79
97 cream of the crop精华，精选物，精英 80
98 crop one's feather杀杀某人的威风 81
100 cup to be full(或running over)不幸极了；幸福极了 82
99 cup of tea心爱之物 82
101 cut and dried陈套；已成定局的 83
102 cut and run连忙逃走，急忙离开 85
103 cut-rate打折扣的，廉价的 86
104 dead as a doomail死定；被彻底废弃，确已死了的 87
105 dice with death赌命 88
106 dig up挖掘出；查明，找出 88
107 dirt cheap非常便宜的 89
108 don't cross the bridge before you come to it别操之过急 90
109 donkey's years很久，多年 90
110 draw a blank落空，一无所获 91
111 drink like a fish大喝，贪杯 92
112 drink sb.under the table把某人灌醉 93
113 drive someone crazy使某人发疯，逼得某人受不了 94
114 duck shoot轻而易举的事，小菜一碟 95
115 dude ranch度假或观光牧场 95
116 easy as falling off a log很容易 96
117 easy street富裕 97
118 eat cows丢脸 98
119 eat one's cake and have it事难两全；针无两头利 98
120 eat/drink one's fill尽量吃喝 99
121 elbow-room足够的空间 100
122 fair and square公平适当 101
124 fall on deaf ears未被理睬，未受到重视 102
123 fall behind落后 102
125 fat cat大款 103
126 feast one's eyes on something尽情地欣赏，一饱眼福 104
127 fell/look like a million dollars感觉/看上去特别好，特别得意 105
128 fiddle with...瞎摆弄 106
129 fill the bill完全合适；正符合 107
130 fill up装满；填掉；填写(文件、表格等) 107
131 fish or cut bait做出决定，不是干这个，就是干那个 108
132 fit like a glove正合适 109
133 follow one's nose一直走；随着你闻到的味道去找什么东西或什么地方 110
134 foot the bill付款，负担费用 111
135 for a change换换环境 112
136 for free免费的 113
137 for good永远 114
138 forgive and forget握手言欢 114
139 free and easy闲散自在的 115
140 freebie免费物 116
141 from Dan to Beersheba从一端到另一端 116
142 gain weight体重增加 117
143 Garrison finish出乎意料的结局 118
144 geared up渴望的，热切的盼望 119
145 get a free ride免费享受 120
146 get a kick out of doing something从……得到很大的乐趣 121
147 in one's blood上瘾 122
148 one's teeth into集中精力；废寝忘食 123
149 get out of hand无法控制 123
150 get the bulge on胜过，占……的优势 124
151 the drop on sb.先发制人，抢在某人的前面 125
152 get two left feet极其笨拙；笨手笨脚 126
153 get up on the wrong side of the bed一整天情绪都不好，气不顺 126
154 gild/paint the lily画蛇添足，锦上添花，徒劳无益 127
155 give a good/poor account of oneself以实际行动赢取(失去)别人的喝彩 129
156 give air to倾诉，说出 129
157 give sb.credit for为……赞扬某人，给某人应有的承认 130
158 give sb.the bird嘘某人，给某人喝倒彩 131
159 give somebody a lift让某人搭个便车 132
160 give someone the eye眉目传情 132
161 give vent to大大地发泄 133
162 go all out竭尽全力 134
163 go down hill走下坡路，逐渐变坏 135
164 go Dutch各付各的钱 136
165 go for a spin出去兜风 136
166 go for broke孤注一掷 137
167 go for喜欢，受……吸引 138
168 go halves(on sth.)与某人平分某物或均摊费用 139
169 go overboard鲁莽行事，在没有很好地考虑后果的情况下就采取行动 140
170 go strong精力充沛；运行顺利 141
171 go to bat for为……出力，支持，对……有利 142
172 go to one's head(酒)使人醉 143
173 go to pieces精神崩溃 144
174 go to the dogs堕落，毁灭 144
175 go with the flow顺其自然 145
176 good-time Charlie乐天派 146
177 grab a bite吃小吃，吃点心 147
178 greed...is good欲望……是好事 147
179 grunge蹩脚货，难看的东西，乏味的东西 148
180 gussy up精心打扮；翻新 149
181 hack around无所事事，游手好闲 150
182 hard on很容易的，很快把某物用坏 151
183 have a barrel of fun玩得很开心 152
184 have a face that would stop a clock其丑无比 152
185 have a field day玩得分外高兴 153
186 have a fit大吃一惊 154
188 have a sharp figure身材好 155
187 have a heart of stone残酷 155
189 have a sweet tooth喜食甜食 156
190 have an eye for有眼光，有鉴赏力 157
191 have bats in the belfry想法怪诞，异想天开 158
192 have no stomach for对……没有兴趣 158
193 have one's ear to the ground关心时事，关心即将发生的事 159
194 have one's heart set on something决心做某事 160
195 have other fish to fry有重要的事干；另有他图 161
196 have something on one随身携带 162
197 have something on one's hands手里有难以处理的事情，有待处理 162
198 have something/somebody on thebrain常想某事/某人，迷恋某事/某人 163
199 heads or tails掷钱币时决定用语 163
200 heat wave热浪，酷暑 164
201 hide one's light under a bushel深藏不露 165
202 hit the headlines一炮走红 166
203 hit the panic button惊慌失措 167
204 honey-cakes心肝，宝贝儿 168
205 hook it匆忙离开，远走高飞 169
206 hope against hope明知无用仍妄想，对某事物仍抱有一线希望，抱万一希望 169
207 how come…？询问某人某事为何会发生 170
208 if you can't beat'em，join'em如果无法改变他们，就加入他们 171
209 impulse buying冲动之下购物 172
210 in a twinkling of an eye瞬间 173
211 in a way在某种程度上，从某方面看 174
212 in dog days三伏天；酷暑期 175
213 in fits and starts做做停停，不能连贯一气 176
214 in one's/the minds eye在记忆中，在想象中 177
215 in season应时的；及时的 178
216 in someone's eyes在某人看来 179
217 in stitches笑不可支 179
218 in the air未定 180
219 in the long run毕竟，终究；从长远来看 181
220 in the matter of就……而言，在……方面 182
221 in the teeth of抵挡着……的全部力量，不顾 183
222 in touch with有接触 184
223 ins and outs迂回曲折；底细；复杂情况 185
224 itineraries旅游日程 186
225 join the club同病相怜 186
226 just about几乎差不多；将要，正准备做某事 187
227 just as well无妨，无所谓 188
228 keep company with与……结伴，和……在一起 189
229 keep up with the Joneses显示财势，不甘示弱 190
230 kick oneself自责 191
231 kick up one's heels自由自在地享受一番 191
232 knock down减价，还价 192
233 know a hawk from a handsaw有鉴别力；有常识 193
234 laugh in/up one's sleeve暗自好笑 194
235 lean toward(s)偏爱 195
236 leave(someone)cold不感兴趣 196
237 leave no stone unturned千方百计，想方设法 197
238 let the cat out of the bag泄露秘密 198
239 let up不好的事物或境遇得以停止或缓解 199
240 like anything拼命地做某事 200
241 line up排队，组织 201
242 little things please little minds小娃娃爱小事 202
243 live it up尽情享乐 202
244 look like a drowned rat湿得像只落汤鸡 203
245 lose heart灰心 204
246 lose one's shirt输得精光 204
247 lose sight of没有顾及；断了音信 205
248 louse up弄糟，毁坏 206
249 make a good job of something干得漂亮 207
250 make a noise in the world引起轰动，名噪一时 208
252 make believe假装；幻想 209
251 make allowance(s)for体贴，照顾，考虑到 209
253 make certain of/that把……弄明白，保证使……万无一失 210
254 make certain弄清楚，确定下来 211
255 make eyes at眉目传情 212
256 make fun of开玩笑，取笑于 212
257 make one's blood run cold使某人不寒而栗，毛骨悚然 213
258 make one's way功成名就 214
259 make sense有意义，说得通 215
260 make someone's day使之极为愉快 216
261 make someone's blood run cold使……惊恐 217
262 make someone's hair stand on end使某人极度恐惧 217
263 make someone's mouth water使人流口水 218
265 move heaven and earth千方百计，竭尽全力 219
264 meat and drink精神寄托 219
266 my fingers are all thumbs笨手笨脚 220
267 nab(grab，snag，catch)抓取，捉住 221
268 neck or nothing孤注一掷地，铤而走险地 222
269 no account没用的人 223
270 no relish for对……没兴趣，不喜欢 224
271 none of that别来了/别再这样做/不要这样 224
272 none too毫不 225
273 nose about打听，刺探 226
274 nose in a book只顾读书；手不释卷 227
275 not darken someone's door不再登某人家的门槛 227
276 not much不多；哪里的话，当然不 228
277 not to be sneezed at不可轻视，等闲视之 229
278 odds and ends七零八碎的东西 230
279 old habits die hard积习难改 230
280 old hand老手，行家 231
281 on a shoestring微小的，便宜的；小规模的 232
282 on the air正在广播或播放中 233
283 on the bend狂欢，纵情欢乐 234
284 on the tip of my tongue就在嘴边儿 235
285 on the way out行将过时，行将消灭；失败 235
286 one's bark is worse than his bite刀子嘴，豆腐心 236
287 one's hair stands on end怒发冲冠 237
289 out of the blue突然，出乎意料 238
288 out of hand失控 238
290 over easy(荷包蛋)两面都煎 239
291 over-hype(publicized without good reason)过度宣扬 240
292 paint the town red(have a riotously good time)狂欢庆祝 241
293 par for the course预料之中的事 242
294 park on the couch(be a couch potato，sit on the couch)卧躺(坐)在沙发上 243
295 pay through the nose付出很高价钱 244
296 peer pressure攀比，(来自)同伴的压力 245
297 people of his sort他这样的人 245
298 pep talk具有鼓励性的谈话 246
299 pick and choose挑挑拣拣 247
300 pick up the treads(一段时期无所事事后)恢复工作 248
301 play out筋疲力尽，花样玩老了 248
302 play something close to one's chest把某事藏在心间；对某事小心谨慎 249
303 play the mischief with给……捣乱；弄糟，弄乱 250
304 pluck up one's courage鼓起勇气，振作起来 251
305 prick up one's ears仔细听 251
306 put a damper on扫……的兴；抑制……的发展 252
307 put aside把……放在一边 253
308 put on上演；假装；增加；穿衣 254
309 put one's foot down坚决，坚持 255
310 put oneself out费神；不怕麻烦 255
311 put somebody on a diet节食 256
312 put sth.out of one's head不再想，忘掉 257
313 rain or shine风雨无阻；无论如何 258
314 raise one's eyebrows(at)扬起眉毛 258
315 reach-me-downs现成的(衣服)，穿旧的 259
316 refuse to be seen dead绝不做 260
317 return a/the compliment投桃报李，回报 261
318 return to the fold浪子回头；返乡 262
319 rise to a/the bait中圈套，上钩 262
320 roll around转动；季节循环，周而复始 263
321 roll in the aisles笑不可支，笑倒在地 264
322 roll with the punches逆来顺受 265
323 roses all the way一帆风顺 265
324 run into a fortune发了财 266
325 run low减少；快耗尽了 267
326 run rings around显然优于……；超过 268
328 scare/frighten out of one's wits胆子都吓破了，吓呆了 269
327 save on节省 269
329 sell out出售一空；出卖 270
330 send someone packing撵走 271
331 serve someone hand and foot服务周到 272
332 set one's heart/mind on抱定心意，一心想要 273
333 set one's face against拒绝做(同意) 274
334 set one's heart on something非常想要 274
335 shake one's fist气得朝空中挥拳 275
336 share a ride与别人合乘一辆车；让别人搭车 276
337 sick and tired厌倦 276
338 sing one's praises歌颂；赞美 277
339 sound like听起来好像 278
340 spick and span干净整洁，崭新漂亮 279
341 spine-chilling令人毛骨悚然 280
342 split one's sides laughing捧腹大笑 281
343 stand on one's feet/legs自食其力 282
344 stop off顺道停一下 283
345 take a hand插一脚，有一份 283
346 take it from me相信我的话 284
347 take kindly to乐意接受，欣然喜欢上 285
348 take one's time慢慢来，别急 286
349 take pot luck吃家常便饭 287
350 take root生了根 288
351 take the bit between one's teeth打定主意，义无返顾 288
352 take things as they come安于现状，随遇而安 289
353 take time费功夫 290
354 take to one's heart/bosom衷心热爱 291
355 the beautiful people因时髦，富有而受人羡慕者 292
356 the pot calling the kettle black批评他人者实际上有同样毛病，五十步笑百步 293
357 the sword of Damocles随时都能发生动乱的威胁，眼前的灾祸；达摩克利斯的剑 294
358 throw/pour/dash cold water over/on泼冷水 295
359 throw dust in one's eyes迷惑某人，蒙蔽某人 295
360 till/until the cows come home无限期，永远 296
361 to a hair毫厘不差 297
362 to death超过可以接受的程度 298
363 to one's heart's content尽情地，心满意足地 299
364 to the life栩栩如生，惟妙惟肖 299
365 to/at the top of one's bent充分，劲力，尽情 300
366 try on试穿 301
367 try one's luck碰碰运气 302
368 try one's hand at试做 303
369 tune up调整器械状况，使恢复正常 303
370 turn(sb.)off失去乐趣 304
371 turn around转换方向；使好转 305
372 turn/put the clock back把时钟倒拨；倒退 306
373 TV dinner方便餐 307
374 under one's nose当面，眼皮底下，公然 308
375 underdog输者；受害者 309
376 up the creek身处险境 310
378 upside down颠倒着；混乱不堪 311
377 up to one's neck in深陷于，沉溺于，埋头于 311
379 up-and-coming日渐走红；渐有名气 312
380 vanish into the blue一扫而光，不见踪影 313
381 walk of life行业(不可用于疑问语气) 313
382 walk off one's legs走得两腿发酸 314
383 warm the cockles of one's heart使人心里欢喜；令人满意 315
384 wash one's dirty linen in public公开谈论个人丑事，家丑外扬 316
385 wear one's birthday suit赤条条，赤身裸体 317
386 what next还会有这等荒唐事？ 317
387 what will be，will be该来的总会来；尽人事，听天命 318
388 what with...and(what with)由于，因为 319
389 white elephant无用而累赘的赠品，昂贵而累赘之物 320
390 wild horses couldn't drag me away野马也拖不动我；八抬大轿都请不动我 321
391 win/make a name(for oneself)出名 322
392 wind up停业清理；使卷入，牵涉到 322
393 wise after the event放马后炮 323
394 with a good grace心甘情愿，欣然 324
395 with one's tail between one's legs灰溜溜的；惊慌失措的 325
396 work out健身 326
397 work something down砍价 327
398 worth one's salt值所付之钱 327
399 wrong in the head有点疯狂 328
400 you can lead a horse to water，but you can't make it drink你可以把马拉到水边，但不能强迫它喝水 329
401 you can't have your cake and eat it too鱼和熊掌，不可得兼 330
402 you can't take it with you生不带来，死不带去 331