a big shot = an important person大腕儿，大亨

a breath of fresh air使人耳目一新的人

a knockout引人注目

a man of few words沉默寡言的人

a rainy day不如意的日子

a wet blanket讨人嫌的人

Achilles’ heel致命弱点; 个性的瑕疵

all thumbs笨手笨脚的;一窍不通的

ants in one's pants (skirt)坐立不安

as clear as a bell非常清楚

as mod as sb.与某人一样时髦

at one's finger's tips了如指掌

at sixes and sevens混乱的

backroom boys幕后英雄

backseat driver指手划脚的人

be all ears洗耳恭听

be all eyes目不转睛

be all wet完全错了

be Greek to sb.某人完全不懂

be the apple of one’s eye = be very precious to sb.非常珍贵

be the spirit真有道理.

below the mark = not measure up不够水平，不合格

beyond compare的，*棒的

big potato大人物

bite one's head off大发脾气

black sheep不孝子女

blow one's top怒发冲冠

Boys will be boys! 本性难移!

break even不赔不赚

break one’s back辛勤工作

break one's neck痛打一顿;拼命做某事

break the ice打破僵局;打破沉默

bring down the house掌声雷动

bucket down = rain very heavily瓢泼大雨

burn a hole in one's pocket花钱如流水

buy your story相信你的话

by the book照章办事

call it a day今天到此为止

capital idea好主意

cast a cloud over泼冷水，是蒙上阴影

castles in the sky / air空中楼阁

chip in = contribute money捐献，集资

clear the air消除误会

cold fish冷酷无情的人

come to terms达成协议

couch potato整日呆在沙发上看电视的人

cut corners走捷径

dark horse黑马;冷门

daylight robbery价钱贵到离谱

dear Jones letter绝交信

dirty dog卑鄙小人

dos and don’ts行为规范

Easy come easy go! 来的容易去也快!

every Tom, Dick and Harry张三李四

face the music面对现实

fair and square正大光明的

first things first先说重要的

flat tire没精打采

forgive and forget尽释前嫌;握手言和

from A to Z从头到尾

get butterflies in one’s stomach = get nervous紧张不安

get no say无权说话

get the ball rolling使蓬勃发展

go for a song = be sold very cheaply贱卖

go on the horse快一点吧

God knows天晓得

gone with the wind随风而逝

good for nothing毫无用处的

got me there难住我了

great minds think alike!英雄所见略同。

happy go lucky乐天派

have a big mouth话多的人

have it both ways权衡两方面

have time off休假

have words with sb.口角

hit of the show表演中*精彩的一幕

hit the high spots达到高水准

hit the sack睡觉

hold one's tongue保持沉默

I.O.U = I owe you我欠你;借据

in hot water遇到麻烦

in the hole遇到经济困难

in the long run从长远来看;终究

in the soap遇到麻烦

It’s a no-no! 万万不可!

keep one's head镇定

keep one's shirt on不动手打架

keep punching继续努力

kick off开始干某事

kill two birds with one stone一石二鸟

knock it off别再讲下去了

Knock on wood.赶紧讨个吉利, 把霉运敲掉

leave sb. in the cold.太令某人扫兴

let nature take its course顺其自然

let the cat out of the bag泄漏秘密

like a cat on hot bricks热锅上的蚂蚁

like a turtle on its back对事情束手无策

lousy clichés陈词滥调（clichés 法语词）

make a hit出风头

make my mouth water使我垂涎

master key钥匙;关键

neck and neck不分上下

need other's shoulder希望得到某人的安慰

No money, no honey.没有钱,哪有爱情

no sweat没问题;不用冒汗

odds and ends零碎的工作

off color身体不爽

on pins and needles如坐针毡

once in a blue moon机会难得;

packed like sardines拥挤得像沙丁鱼罐头一样

pain in the neck极讨厌的人或物

past master技艺精湛的人

pipe course容易的课程或工作

plain sailing一帆风顺;轻而易举之事

pot calling the kettle black五十步笑百步

pull a long face拉长脸不悦

pull one’ s leg = tease someone开某人玩笑

put oneself together!加把劲!

put sb. in the ring和某人赛一场

rain or shine不论晴雨

row in one boat从事相同事业;相同命运

royal road容易取得成功的捷径

run of the town轰动一时的人

salt of the earth / world社会中坚

same old story又是那一套

second sight超人的预见力

sell like hot cakes = sell very well or very quickly畅销

shed crocodile tears假装哭泣，假慈悲

shoe is on the other foot今日不同往昔

side money外快

sixth sense第六感

slowly but surely稳扎稳打

small potato小人物

speak the same language志同道合

spill the beans露马脚

stand on one's own feet独立自主

stay out O.P.B / other people's business不要管别人的闲事

step on one's toes触怒某人

stick with sb 紧跟着某人

sugar report情书

Suit me fine! 太适合我了

Sunday dress*好的衣服

take a back seat处于默默无闻的地位

take French leave不辞而别

Take it or leave it.别讨价还价，接不接受随你便

take one's hat off to表示尊敬佩服

take things as they come既来之则安之

talk big讲大话

talk of the town非常流行的东西

talk through one's nose骄傲自大

tall story难以置信的故事

That’s your story! 那是你编的!

throw cold water on泼冷水

Time will tell! 时间会证明一切!

Tom, Dick and Harry一般的人;普通的人

turn the tables扭转局势

twenty-four seven = 24 hours a day, 7 days a week = all thetime永远，一直

two thumbs up举双手赞成

under the sun世界上任何地方

ups and downs有喜有悲

visit John上厕所

wait on hand and foot招待的无微不至

walking dictionary知识渊博的人

waste one’s breath白费唇舌

watch one’s P’s and Q’s注意小节，有礼貌

weigh one’s words斟字酌句

welcome to the party现在你总算懂了!

What's the catch? 你这是什么意思?

wheels within wheels错综复杂之理由

When in Rome do as the Romans do入乡随俗

white lie善意的谎言

win / lose by a neck以微小之差险胜    /惜败

win a name出名

window dressing报喜不报忧

wishful thinking如意算盘

with open arms热烈欢迎

worn to a shadow疲惫不堪

yes-man唯唯诺诺的人