1. a big shot = an important person 大腕儿,大亨
" K; c) f5 r( G4 @& k 2. a breath of fresh air使人耳目一新的人
3 T, U8 X( E" t 3. Achilles ‘ heel 致命弱点;个性的瑕疵
8 x6 c) Q6 D$ ]8 g 4. be all ears洗耳恭听
) f& V# S4 M* p3 c" q c) Z! e 5. be all eyes目不转睛
6 {( |. U; ^9 j8 l. z0 @ 6. a wet blanket讨人嫌的人- n" \) m: c# _% ~
7. chip in = contribute money 捐献,集资
. k1 E$ e9 W& ^, p 8. sell like hot cakes = sell very well or very quickly 畅销
- m9 ~/ x" _" u# V! a 9. get butterflies in one ‘s stomach = get nervous 紧张不安
* F- `( l" W# y 10. two thumbs up 举双手赞成
9 s+ a! G; ~$ G 11. be the apple of one ‘s eye = be very precious to sb. 非常珍贵( N* e; d8 p: x
12. pull one‘ s leg = tease someone开某人玩笑
' I3 |7 n! [0 u 13. break one ‘ s back 辛勤工作* K% m) i+ _& B( h0 K1 S+ }! E
14. twenty-four seven = 24 hours a day, 7 days a week = all the time0 a7 m& h! ~# [: D
永远,一直
% F& C" H# ^ ^$ y8 P 15. go for a song = be sold very cheaply贱卖
8 G& z+ V6 u: w. C) ^6 Y8 i 16. bucket down = rain very heavily 瓢泼大雨* i" }1 e* q. Y, s1 o" I9 M- `# p" q( B
17. backroom boys 幕后英雄
" h9 Z- U8 N# { A8 t. C 18. below the mark = not measure up 不够水平,不合格7 q4 w, V6 m0 l1 ?3 K; H/ a
19. beyond compare绝佳的,最棒的
. L1 _' J n' U7 I6 V* \ 20. break even不赔不赚
) q- _- ^9 K+ D& d5 H) M0 | 21. by the book 照章办事
& ?- [8 J% }) T8 {7 U% z D, b5 l 22. cast a cloud over 泼冷水,是蒙上阴影
1 z) g( T! n# O; u8 _) d 23. castles in the sky / air空中楼阁1 p0 \: ?' {* b1 G4 o
24. as clear as a bell非常清楚! K3 S' e6 s, L: z; ]
25. clear the air 消除误会" z: I7 U( w2 D9 B: x
26. come to terms 达成协议( D3 [, }/ n0 L
27. shed crocodile tears假装哭泣,假慈悲& z5 j, F- i' X: u
28. cut corners 走捷径
* k- ]+ s8 s2 l% C. W Q 29. do‘s and don ’ts行为规范1 K' V$ H5 \) E8 J$ i" O" @
30. face the music面对现实
H& k' }! Y/ m) G2 E$ }; v 31. fair and square 正大光明的* C# y5 H J! l
32. first things first先说重要的) w% u' M. L- e: s, t+ ?
33. forgive and forget尽释前嫌;握手言和
; N% S" `7 u) D% g4 t$ F3 K% U5 {* J 34. get the ball rolling使蓬勃发展5 `( b3 K, n) M. z l
35. a knockout引人注目 X& K- d' `! m$ B6 Y
36. a man of few words沉默寡言的人
4 d4 R8 ?. b6 J6 @; }0 n 37. a rainy day 不如意的日子
) p* O& g2 I/ R. X% U 38. all thumbs笨手笨脚的;一窍不通的( k! {" @1 G. T
39. ants in one's pants (skirt )坐立不安
2 G( a4 V; g) ]$ V) Q3 l+ Y 40. as mod as sb. 与某人一样时髦
v$ C& p# b4 R 41. at one's finger's tips了如指掌
+ C2 ~+ T: g7 Z5 r 42. at sixes and sevens 混乱的
# f& z& q7 U6 U- v 43. backseat driver 指手划脚的人
" v+ i3 L7 T: G) l/ W" s 44. bite one's head off 大发脾气0 q0 k3 L0 I0 T
45. black sheep 不孝子女
. T& `+ W+ y: u% E2 s) l 46. blow one's top怒发冲冠* x! V/ L# e- z- v9 \& i
47. break one's neck痛打一顿;拼命做某事
% y" w* }* j7 i! t. b: F5 P0 G- [4 ] 48. break the ice 打破僵局;打破沉默
$ n/ i3 E- c1 D4 o! Y8 E 49. bring down the house掌声雷动
. o+ d7 L$ n& L z, B/ L 50. burn a hole in one's pocket 花钱如流水: `& X/ b% y5 S; N
51. buy your story相信你的话
- Z* \6 n" h: T- a$ s 52. call it a day 今天到此为止
b0 T$ R9 q$ j3 P 53. Capital idea好主意
( H J+ B0 c- e: s1 d0 ?! z 54. cold fish 冷酷无情的人
5 b$ Z' u2 U8 E" e9 f1 q- S q7 y 55. dark horse黑马;冷门3 W }; `3 n! d1 m$ N
56. daylight robbery价钱贵到离谱* j% c, f6 ^, z+ F* z& S( U
57. dear Jones letter 绝交信7 E- j3 d3 G5 a3 A# V
58. dirty dog 卑鄙小人) a0 u5 \1 G1 F( `+ p( a I
59. eat one's words 承认错误
8 J! y& Y. A+ P1 F1 O ^9 { 60. every Tom , Dick and Harry 张三李四* s- Q% t" d+ S }6 [% R" K4 G3 H
61. flat tire 没精打采6 W. {" p- |0 S5 m E. F) U9 ~
62. from A to Z 从头到尾
; S" S( S% s2 q; v1 T( h 63. go on the horse 快一点吧4 p" U2 [5 S, |- M% H1 U
64. God knows 天晓得) y# ?5 S; a$ `. k
65. gone with the wind随风而逝
" m5 Z; U1 r, R( o+ Q; B! \8 G6 l 66. good for nothing毫无用处的" l$ H/ z% G1 ]
67. Great minds think alike !英雄所见略同。
% m% r3 C, Q& I3 v1 [4 T 68. happy go lucky乐天派4 W8 {# s! l; \ j, m8 x
69. have a big mouth话多的人
" @. ^, n) Z; A. H8 @& p 70. have it both ways 权衡两方面$ U* v. A% g9 D5 v; l
71. have time off 休假, ^! J) P" T7 n( x9 R
72. have words with sb. 口角
( G! C% y% Q' J& @ 73. hit of the show 表演中最精彩的一幕
* D$ K' {' y0 G/ E% ^ 74. hit the high spots达到高水准+ U4 g4 a- T5 Q. X1 e
75. hit the sack睡觉3 J+ i5 k# U2 w& F3 o8 ~
76. hold one's tongue 保持沉默
6 ?! B7 R1 b! s: C6 y 77. I.O.U = I owe you 我欠你;借据
S3 J0 }0 h4 d. L$ I6 R8 K 78. in hot water遇到麻烦
! k8 Q% h, X# s8 i' @2 _1 I7 E 79. in the hole 遇到经济困难( j5 z) K, M: a" Y% e8 G
80. in the long run 从长远来看;终究
8 V$ o8 i& N* F V+ p' J: n0 ] 81. in the soap 遇到麻烦
+ Z, {4 N# [5 C! V 82. keep one's head 镇定
4 N) c/ L k8 [; R. A! u: I 83. keep one's shirt on 不动手打架
2 q3 N9 ]" W3 A: W 84. keep punching 继续努力
9 [( I* s2 Z6 ~: W' L$ U M0 Y 85. kick off开始干某事
# r, d4 b, F9 @% F" y7 s9 ? 86. kill two birds with one stone 一石二鸟
0 n: X3 n) D. A" q; d9 [1 P' R' ] 87. knock it off别再讲下去了
$ Y* c6 _. E3 f! O) b 88. Knock on wood.说话禁忌;赶紧讨个吉利。
0 [8 d ?/ g# A" f 89. let the cat out of the bag泄漏秘密
2 C: `$ S( Q) s6 O( Z 90. let nature take its course顺其自然
( b" a# p# D' S' v 91. like a cat on hot bricks热锅上的蚂蚁9 O O; U, h( V! R; }
92. like a turtle on its back 对事情束手无策/ _ u! {8 ^( E4 f0 ~( Q* A
93. lousy clich és 陈词滥调
9 M, e$ q6 q. T 94. make a hit出风头' R, J# v; @9 x3 n9 s8 c
95. make my mouth water 使我垂涎! }' ?' a. ]1 E) H: r5 O- \5 v* }
96. master key万能钥匙;关键
3 Y3 x/ w' A* b% } 97. neck and neck 不分上下( U0 R! W' Q3 v3 P. _, D# t5 Q+ K
98. need other's shoulder 希望得到某人的安慰( D; Q0 R! n/ Q# F% b0 F# ~
99. no sweat没问题;不用冒汗; a+ m: g- w7 d D) L
100.No money, no honey.没有钱,哪有爱情 |