2 a backseat driver 爱指手画脚的人

1 a baby-boomer 生育高峰期出生的人

3 a bad apple 坏蛋，坏胚子

4 a black sheep 败家子，害群之马

5 a blessing in disguise 因祸得福

6 a blue chipper 出类拔萃的人，拔尖的人

7 a bone of contention 争端的原因，争议点

8 a breath of fresh air 一股清风，使人耳目一新的人

9 a case of life and death 性命攸关的事情或问题

10 a chapter of accidents 接踵而来的灾祸；一连串未曾预料的事情

11 a chicken guy 胆小鬼

12 a dead beat 经常借钱赖账的人；寄生虫

14 a fair-weather friend 不能共患难的朋友

13 a fag end 一事无成

15 a hard nut 冥顽不化的人，无知无觉的人

16 a hen-pecked husband 妻管严，怕老婆的人

17 a loan shark 放高利贷的人

18 a man/woman of means 富人

19 a nine days wonder 一闪即逝的人或物

20 a plain Jane 不起眼的女人

21 a private eye 私人侦探

22 a red letter day 大喜日子

23 a sad dog 粗野的人

24 a straw in the wind 迹象，预兆，苗头

25 a thorn in one s flesh 眼中钉，棘手的事

26 a wet blanket 使人扫兴的人

27 ace up one s sleeve 秘藏的优势，尤指花招

28 act of God 天灾，不可抗力；天意

29 Adam s apple 喉结，咽喉

30 after one s own heart 合某人的心愿

31 air one s dirty linen in public 当众谈论某人的家丑

32 all but 几乎，差不多；除了……都……；几乎完全的

33 an open book 昭然若揭的事

34 argue sb. down 驳倒

35 argue the toss 事已至此，争也无用

36 armed to the teeth 武装到牙齿，全副武装

37 as dry as a bone 十分干燥

39 at heart 本质上的，非表面的

38 as lean/thin as a rake 骨瘦如柴，瘦骨嶙峋

40 at loose ends 没事可做；心里没有着落

41 at one s bidding 遵……之命，照……的旨意

42 atomic cocktail 原子鸡尾酒

43 bag and baggage 全部所有物，总的，整个的

44 bat around 到处游荡，反复考虑，推敲

45 be at one s wits end 不知如何是好

46 be down one s alley 最擅长的

47 be expecting 怀孕

48 be hard up 一贫如洗

49 be in the seventh heaven 高兴极了

50 be more nice than wise 死要面子活受罪

51 be off one s head 变疯狂

52 be taken aback 大吃一惊

52 be on edge 坐卧不安

54 be up in arms 满腔怒火

55 beat about the bush 说话兜圈子

56 beat around the bush 说话拐弯抹角

57 beat the drum(s) 竭力鼓吹；热烈支持

58 beef 发牢骚

59 bellyache 满腹牢骚

60 bend one s ears 对某人喋喋不休，唠叨个没完没了

61 between you and me 你知我知，不可让第三者知道

62 big house 监狱

63 bind someone hand and foot 使动弹不得

64 bite the bullet 咬紧牙关挺住，克服眼前的困难

65 blow hot and cold 喜怒无常，出尔反尔

66 blue in the face 面红耳赤，很生气

67 blunder upon 偶然碰上，无意中发现

68 brazen it out 厚颜无耻

69 break out(occur，happen suddenly) 突然发生，出现

70 break ranks with somebody 与……分道扬镳

71 break up 分手，分开（尤指夫妻之间的离婚）

72 build a fire under somebody 催促某人

73 built on the sand 基础不牢固，不切实际

74 bum the candle at both ends 过分消耗精力或钱财

75 butt into 插嘴于，插手，干涉

76 butter both sides of one s bread 左右逢源

77 can t hold a candle to someone 不能跟某人比

78 carrot and stick 胡萝卜加大棒，软硬两手

79 carry a torch for somebody 单相思

80 chill out 罢手

81 chuckhole 路上的坑

82 clamp down on 严格限制，取缔

83 cliff-hanger 惊险的情况，扣人心弦的故事

84 come and go 转瞬即逝

85 come to a sticky end 下场（结局）难以收拾

86 cook up 编造，捏造

87 cool someone out 抚慰某人；使某人消气

88 cop out 逮住某人，避重就轻地认罪

89 count on 指靠，指望

90 cover up 掩饰

91 crocodile tears 猫哭耗子假慈悲，鳄鱼的眼泪

92 cronyism 任人唯亲，偏爱，袒护（而给予职务）

93 crop up 突然发生或出现

94 cross one s heart 我保证

95 cut it up 仔细分析某事

96 cut off one s nose to spite one s face 生气反害自己，拿自己出气

97 cut out 戒掉

98 cut up 心情沮丧

99 cut-and-dried 枯燥乏味的；刻板陈腐的

100 dead beat 筋疲力尽

101 dig dirt about sb 讲某人的坏话

102 ditch(let go，leave，not go to)抛弃，遗弃

103 do away with 废除，破除

104 drive sb up a wall 把某人逼上绝路

105 drop into somebody s lap 容易获得；毫不费力地得到

106 duck soup 轻而易举的小事

107 dump on 对……吹毛求疵

108 Dutch courage 酒后之勇

109 eat one s words 收回自己的话

110 escape 逃避，逃避的方法（工具）

111 escape by the skin of one s teeth 死里逃生

112 fair play 公正无私

113 fall back on 别无选择，只得使用

114 fall flat 摔得结结实实；落得无趣

115 fall from grace 失宠

116 fall off one s chair 很吃惊

117 fall on one s feet 安然摆脱困境

118 fall out with 争吵

119 far and wide 到处，各处；广泛的

120 fat city 舒适成功的条件

121 feed one s face 吃饭

122 feel a lump in one s throat 心里感到很难受

123 feel small 自觉渺小，自卑

124 fill a prescription 照药方配药

125 fill somebody in on the details 给某人提供详细情况

126 find one s tongue 终能开口讲话，终于说得出话来

127 finger-pointing(blarning) 责怪

128 flat broke 破产，一文不名

129 flesh and blood 血肉之躯

130 flick through 漫不经心地翻阅

132 follow suit 学样，照别人的样做

131 fly in the face of 向……挑战

133 force one s hand 强人所难，逼人就范

134 foul one s own nest 说自家人的坏话，家丑外扬

135 frame of mind 心情，心思，情绪

136 get a kick in the teeth 受到重大挫折或责备

137 get along in years 年纪老起来了

138 get caught 被抓住，被逮捕

139 get one s back up 生气，使发怒

140 get out of 逃避责任

141 get someone s goat 使人恼怒，惹人生气

142 get something right 使某事恢复正常；正确理解某事

144 get the air （尤指被女子）抛弃

143 get somewhere/anywhere 达到某种程度的成就

145 get the goods on 抓到某人的把柄

146 get under one s skin 使烦躁，（因为爱）使不安

147 get/rise above oneself 目中无人

148 give a bad/poor account of oneself 表现不佳

149 give as good as one gets 不服输，不示弱

150 give rise to 导致（某事）

151 give sb./sth..the works折磨某人；使某物大为改观

152 give sb.a hand 给予某人帮助

153 give somebody the shirt off one s back 为了某人慷慨解囊，毫不吝啬地接济某人

154 give someone a back talk 和某人顶嘴

155 give the credit for 应该给予……应有的承认

156 give the works 好好治理一下，修理一番

157 go / be hand in hand 密切相关

158 go ape 神魂颠倒，发疯

159 go bail for 为……做保；解救

160 go easy on 小心对待，节约使用

161 go from bad to worse 每况愈下，越来越糟

162 go hand in hand 一齐，相伴而来

163 go the extra mile 做额外的工作；主动承担工作；想尽办法完成

164 go through with something 不顾艰难完成

165 go west 不再存在，完蛋

166 go/be hand in hand 密切相关

167 good ear 敏锐的听觉

169 grab(hold) 掌握，支配、控制

168 good for nothing 一无是处

170 graveyard shift 夜班

171 grease the palm of 贿赂

172 hair stand on end 极度恐惧

173 hand down 代代相传；移交

174 hand in hand 携手；密切关联的

175 hand over fist 稳步地，快速地

176 hands are full 很忙

177 hand-me-down 别人用过的东西

178 hang by a thread/hair 危在旦夕

179 haul someone up 逮捕某人，把某人抓起来

180 have(or keep)one s eyes peeled 提高警觉

181 have a bee in one s bonnet 对某事想得入迷；有点神经失常

183 have a bone to pick with 对……有意见

182 have a big nose 爱打听

184 have a finger in the pie 通晓一切

185 have a hand in 参与

186 have a heart of gold 慷慨，好心

187 have a heart 要求别人对说话的人表示同情，或者是要求别人帮助他

188 have a leg to stand on 有证据

189 have a level head(or be level headed) 冷静的，公正的，合理的

190 have a long head(or be long-headed) 精明的，聪明的

191 have an axe to grind 心怀叵测

192 have an easy time 闲散度日，生活安逸

193 have an eye to 把……作为目的

194 have done with 结束了

195 have faith in 信任，相信

196 have it both ways 两面讨好，脚踏两只船

197 have it out with sb 公开摊牌，解决争执

198 have no back bone 性情懦弱

199 have one s heart in one s boots 心惊胆战，没有勇气

200 have one s heart in one s mouth 提心吊胆

201 have one s back to the wall 陷入绝境

202 have one s moments 春风得意之时，某人最辉煌的时候

203 have the ball at one s feet 有机会获得成功

204 have the ear of 获得某人的好感，跟某人说得上话

205 have the hots for someone 迷恋上某人

206 heart to heart 推心置腹地，坦率地

207 high and dry 孤独无助

209 high and mighty 傲慢

208 high and low 到处

210 hit the nail on the head 正中要害，说话到点子上

211 hit the roof 勃然大怒，发火

212 hog heaven 乐园，天堂

213 hold one s head high 处逆境而怡然自得

214 hold someone s hand 伸出援手

215 hole and corner 偷偷摸摸，鬼鬼祟祟

216 hope against hope 抱一线希望，明知无用仍妄想

217 horse of a different color 完全另外一回事，风牛马不相及的事

218 hot potato 棘手的事或问题

219 hot-wire 热线启动

220 in any case 无论如何，不管怎样

221 in bad shape 很糟

222 in cold blood 冷血

223 in good / bad mood 情绪好/坏

224 in hand 得以控制

225 in memory of sb 为了纪念某人

226 in one s heart of hearts 心底里

227 in somebody s black/bad books 记过册，失宠于某人

228 in the nick of time 在事情正好发生的时候，在关键时刻

229 into the blue 无影无踪

230 itch for 非常想

231 keep a check on 控制，抑制，监视

232 keep a poker face 面无表情

233 keep an eye on 照看，照管

234 keep bach 过单身生活

235 keep company with 与……结伴；和……在一起

236 keep house 持家

237 keep one s hands off 不要碰

238 keep one s eyes skinned 密切监视

239 kick the bucket 翘辫子，死

240 kick up a row 大吵大闹

241 knack 要领，窃门，特殊的技艺

242 knock someone cold / out 出其不意，常令人目瞪口呆，极为震惊

243 land on one s feet 幸免于难，化险为夷

244 laugh up one s sleeves 偷偷地笑

245 lay a finger on 加害

246 lay to rest 淡忘，搁置

247 lead someone by the nose 完全控制

248 leave a nasty(or bad)taste in one s mouth 给一个坏印象，给一种坏感觉

249 leave somebody/ something alone 不去管

250 let in 允许进入；漏水；使陷入

251 let someone down 使某人失望

252 like a cat on hot bricks 热锅上的蚂蚁

253 live beyond one s means 寅吃卯粮，入不敖出

254 live by/on one s wits 靠耍小聪明而非正常地工作、混日子

255 live from hand to mouth 刚好糊口

256 loaded(intoxicated，having much money，equipped)喝醉了，很有钱的，满载

257 look for a needle in a bundle of hay 大海捞针

258 look for 自找（麻烦等）

259 look high and low 到处都找遍

260 look someone in the face 坦然面对

262 make a face 做鬼脸

261 lose face 丢脸，受侮辱

263 make a fuss of /over 疼爱有加，呵护入微

264 make a mountain out of molehill 小题大做

265 make it成功

266 make light of 轻描淡写，不足为道；轻视

267 make no bones about doing something 毫不迟疑

268 make old bones 活到老

269 make one s heart bleed 使某人难过，使某人心碎

270 make out(kissing，necking)亲热

271 make someone s blood run cold 胆战心惊

272 make the ends meet 收支平衡

273 marry 使……结合，使……在一起

274 marry a fortune 嫁给有钱人

275 meet trouble halfway 杞人忧天，自寻烦恼

276 murder will out 纸包不住火

277 near in blood 近亲

278 neck and neck 并驾齐驱，旗鼓相当

279 new broom 刚上任的新官

280 no fool 决不是傻瓜，聪明人

281 not born yesterday 可不傻，不易上当的

282 not have the heart to do something 不忍心去做

283 nurse a viper in one s bosom 姑息养奸

284 on hand 手头，在手边

285 on one s last legs 即将失败（或崩溃、破产、损坏等）

286 on one s uppers 处于困境，穷到极点

287 on the heels of 接踵而来

288 on the side 另外，作为兼职

289 on the whole 大体上差不多；总的看来

290 once in a blue moon 极为罕见，千载难逢

291 one s heart in one s mouth 吓得要命

292 one s own flesh and blood 骨肉至亲

293 open someone s eye to 使某人意识到

294 osmosis 埋头，专心致志，废寝忘食

295 out of a clear blue sky 意想不到，出乎意料

296 out of breath 上气不接下气

297 out of one s wits 不知所措，精神错乱

298 out of one s hair 使某人不受打扰

299 out of sight，out of mind 眼不见，心不烦

300 over a barrel 受制于人，处于不利地位，一筹莫展

301 over the edge 疯了

302 pale as death 面无血色

303 parade one s knowledge 卖弄学问

304 pass over 忽视

305 pat on the back 鼓励一番

306 peace and quiet 安宁

307 pennies from heaven 意外的收获，天上掉馅饼

308 penny wise and pound-foolish 捡了芝麻，丢了西瓜

309 pick someone s brains 剽窃

310 pick up and leave 卷铺盖走了

311 play dumb 装聋作哑

312 play hob with 给……捣乱；任意歪曲

313 play one s cards close to the chest 竭力不动声色

314 play sth. close to one s chest 把某事藏在心间；对某事小心谨慎

315 play the fox 行为狡猾

316 poke one s nose into someone s business 多管闲事

317 pop into one s head 突然产生念头

318 pour oil on the flame 火上浇油

319 put a crimp in / into 阻止，妨碍

320 put one s hand in one s pocket 慷慨解囊，花费金钱

321 put one s foot in to it 说/做错事

322 put words into someone s mouth 发表见解

323 put/get one s back up 惹……生气/发怒

324 queer in the head 疯疯癫癫的

326 rate with someone 受人重视，信赖

325 raise Cain 大吵大闹

327 relate to 感情良好

328 respond to 有反应，有响应

329 ride the tiger 玩火自焚

330 ring the curtain down on 落幕，结束

331 risk one s neck 找死，冒着极大的危险

332 root and branch 完全地

333 rub salt into one s wounds 火上浇油

334 run a temperature 发烧

335 run out of 用完，用光

336 run over 满溢；辗过

337 scrape the bottom of the barrel 讨些剩饭吃

338 see eye to eye 意见相同

340 see the red light 亮起红灯

339 see something with half an eye 不费力气看出

341 see which way the cat jumps 观望形势后再作决策，看看再说

342 serve sb. right 罪有应得

343 set by the ears 一鸣惊人

344 set one s teeth on edge 让某人觉得难受

345 set something aside 储蓄

346 shake in one s shoes 吓得发抖；两腿战抖

347 shoot the cat 呕吐

348 shoulder to shoulder 同心协力的，并肩一致的

349 skate on thin ice 如履薄冰，情况危急

350 soft/weak in the head 头脑不清楚，颠三倒四

352 splash one s money about 大肆挥霍钱

351 someone s heart sinks 非常失望

353 split hairs 过于计较

354 spread one s wings 试图独立

355 stab in the back 暗箭袭人

356 stand on one s own feet/leg 自主，自食其力

357 stand rooted to the spot 站在原地不动

358 steal a march on sb 抢在某人前面

359 stick together 彼此忠诚

360 stretch one s legs 锻炼，活动

361 sweep one off one s feet 征服

362 sweetness and light 温柔可人

363 take a back seat 次要地位

364 take it on the chin 忍辱负重

365 take it out of someone 筋疲力尽

366 take its toll(of/on) 造成损伤

367 take offence 生气

368 take one s hat off to 向（某人）脱帽致敬

369 take sides 支持一方而与另一方壁垒分明

370 take someone over one s knee 打某人的屁股

371 take sth. hard 受到极大的打击

372 take the low road 走斜路

373 tear one s heart out 为之心碎

374 tell that/it to the marines 胡说；谁信你的鬼话！

375 terrify someone out of wits 把某人吓死了

376 the boot is on the other foot 事实恰恰相反

377 （the）fair sex(总称)妇女

379 the shot in the arm 激励，鼓舞

378 the ins and outs 详细情况，来龙去脉

380 their name is legion 一大群人；不可胜数

381 through thick and thin 顽强地；在任何情况下

382 tickle somebody s funny bone 逗某人笑

383 to and fro 往复的；零量分散的

384 to get back on one s feet 失败后重新站起来

385 touch and go 情况不稳，相当危险

386 try out 试用；考验以检验其成效或性能

387 turn a deaf ear 不加理睬

388 turn one s back on/upon 轻视：背弃；拒绝接受

389 turn out 结果，变成，出产

390 turn thumbs down on 不赞成，反对

391 turn/set/put one s hand to 着手做；从事；试图

392 twist and turn 辗转反侧

393 twist one s arm 采取强制手段

394 under one s very eyes 亲眼所见

395 under the rose 私下地，秘密地，暗地里

396 under warranty 质量保证书，担保书，在保修期内

397 up a tree 在困难中

398 up and about 病后康复，离床下地

399 up to the eyes 非常忙

400 up to the hilt 彻底，到极点

401 up to 从事于，表示一个人最近的工作情况，或是从事的工作

402 upset someone s apple-cart 破坏某人的计划

403 wait on sb，hand and foot 照顾入微，服务周到

405 water over the darn 不可改变的既成事实，无法挽回的过去

404 water off a duck s back 全然不起作用

406 weigh on one s mind 压在心头

407 weigh on someone s mind 为之心情沉重

408 what with 因为，由于，考虑到

409 whirligig of time 时代的变迁，命运的改变

410 white about/in the gills 有病容的；受惊的样子

411 white lie 善意的欺骗

412 wimp out(of) 知难而退，贪安逸

413 wishful thinking 打如意算盘

414 work wonders 效果奇佳

415 would have none of 拒绝考虑，拒绝同意

416 wring one s neck 气得欲扭某人的脖子