1 Action stations(全面出击) 2
CONTENTS 2
2 All in all(总而言之) 5
3 Angel of mercy(怜悯天使) 8
4 Any old how(随随便便) 12
5 Bank on(something) 16
(肯定某件事一定会发生) 16
6 Beggar description(好到难以形容) 20
7 Black out(眼前一黑) 24
8 Blow it(搞砸了) 28
9 A bone of contention(狗争骨头) 32
(猛盯着别人做事) 36
10 Breathing down(somebody s)neck 36
11 Bring the house down(全场轰动) 40
12 Butterfingers(笨手笨脚) 44
13 Call it a day(告一个段落) 47
14 Catch 22(输定了、没救了) 50
15 Charity begins at home 54
(善行先从家做起) 54
16 Come to nothing(泡汤了) 58
17 Conversation piece(讨论的话题) 61
18 Crack open a bottle(开一瓶新酒) 65
19 Crop up(突发事件) 69
20 Cut it out(不要再说/做了) 73
21 Dawn on(突然想到) 76
22 Dead beat(累死了) 79
23 Dead set on(非做不可) 82
24 Do or die(要么就做,要么去死) 85
25 Dog eat dog(狗咬狗) 89
26 Donkey s years(好多年) 93
27 Dot one s i s and cross one S t s 97
(手稿没有任何错误) 97
28 Dressed to kill 101
(穿那么漂亮,要迷死人) 101
29 A drop in the ocean(杯水车薪) 105
30 Drown one s sorrows(借酒浇愁) 109
31 Dutch courage(喝酒壮胆) 113
32 Easy come,easy go 117
(来得容易,去得快) 117
33 A nest egg(小积蓄) 121
34 Elbow grease(使点劲把事情做好) 125
35 End up(最后的结果) 129
36 The evil eye(瞪人一眼) 133
37 An eye-opener(大吃一惊) 137
38 An eyesore(眼中钉) 141
39 Fair-weather friend(酒肉朋友) 145
40 Fat chance(不大可能) 149