者：星火英語
鏈接：https://zhuanlan.zhihu.com/p/365008456
來源：知乎
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1.make waves 搞事情
2.close to home 扎心
3.carry the can for someone為某人背黑鍋
4.keep one's finger on the pulse緊跟最新動態(tài)
5.That's the spirit！這才對嘛！
6.no dice沒門兒
7.on the dot 準(zhǔn)時
8.go Dutch AA制
9.burn the midnight oil 熬夜
10.hit the books 好好學(xué)習(xí)
11.pull up one's socks 加油
12.at the eleventh hour 最后關(guān)頭
13.move heaven and earth 竭盡全力
14.answer the call of nature 解手
15.throw in the towel認(rèn)輸
16.bite the bullet硬著頭皮對付
17.on top of the world 高興至極
18.play one's ace使出絕招
19.be wise after the event 事后諸葛亮
20.as fresh as a daisy 精神飽滿
21.let your hair down 放松
22.a bad hair day 倒霉的一天
23.as easy as a pie 小菜一碟
24.play someone like a ukulele 玩弄于股掌
25.Let's call it a day.收工。
26.hold all the cards 處于優(yōu)勢
27.wet blanket 掃興之人
28.haste makes waste 欲速則不達(dá)
29.jump the gun 過早行動
30.build castles in the air 白日做夢
http://31.in deep water 水深火熱
32.on the same page 達(dá)成一致
33.on pins and needles 如坐針氈
34.keep up with the Joneses 攀比
35.jump ship 跳槽
36.hands are tied 無能為力
37.fall by the wayside 半途而廢
38.back to square one 從頭再來
39.up in the air 懸而未決
40.as pleased as punch 心花怒放
41.fly off the handle 大發(fā)雷霆
42.written in the stars 命中注定
43.spill the beans 泄露秘密
44.rock the boat 惹麻煩
45.I'll take a rain check.我想還是改天再約吧。
46.drop the ball 掉鏈子
47.Take your time.慢慢來。
48.Break a leg！祝你成功！
49.Keep your chin up.別灰心。
50.I'm all ears.我洗耳恭聽。
51.have butterflies in stomach 七上八下
52.as scarce as hen's teeth 罕見
53.kill two birds with one stone一箭雙雕
54.night owl 夜貓子
55.as cool as a cucumber 泰然自若
56.clock in 打卡
57.keep one's shirt on 保持冷靜
http://58.in the pink 身體健康
59.green hand 新手
60.out of the blue 出人意料
61.red-letter day值得紀(jì)念的日子
62.It's all Greek to me.這對我來說太難了。
63.have the time of one's life 過得很愉快
64.kill time 消磨時間
65.be on someone's radar 引起某人注意
66.boil down to 歸根于
67.have one's head in the clouds 胡思亂想
68.knock on wood 祈求好運(yùn)
69.off the hook 脫身
70.on the blink 出問題
71.Keep it under your hat.你要保密。
72.Put a sock in it.別出聲。
73.by the book 按規(guī)矩
74.run circles around someone 比某人出色得多
75.light a fire under someone 鼓勵某人
76.twenty four seven 時時刻刻
77.Beats me.我不明白。
78.the sky is the limit 天高任鳥飛
79.Practice makes perfect.熟能生巧。
80.No pains，no gains.一分耕耘，一分收獲。
81.A friend in need is a friend indeed.患難見真情。
82.A fall in a pit，a gain in your wit.吃一塹，長一智。
83.A leopard cannot change its spots.積習(xí)難改。
84.go against the grain 違背常理
85.walk on eggshells 如履薄冰
86.go up in smoke 化為烏有
87.salt of the earth 精英人士
88.carry the ball 承擔(dān)責(zé)任
89.jump through hoops 克服困難
90.chew the fat 閑聊
91.take something with a grain of salt 將信將疑
92.win hands down 輕松獲勝
93.break one's neck 拼盡全力
94.teething troubles初期困難
95.up to one's neck 忙得不可開交
96.give someone the cold shoulder 故意冷落某人
97.cool one's heels 久等
98.read one's lips 聽仔細(xì)了
99.be wet behind the ears 缺乏經(jīng)驗(yàn)
100.pick one's brains 請教某人
來源：知乎——星火英語（為收集資料，如有侵權(quán)請聯(lián)系刪除）
1. cry wolf
喊"狼來了";發(fā)假警報
Don't cry wolf unless you really need help.
除非你真的需要幫助, 不然不要發(fā)"狼來了"的假警報。
2. freak flag
獨(dú)特之處，另類的一面
But I'm gonna wave my freak flag high, high.
而我卻將揮舞那憤世嫉俗的旗幟, 并把它舉得更高, 更高。
3. get out of hand
失控
The country's global clout can get out of hand.
這個國家的全球影響力可能會失控。
4. get your head around it
明白, 搞清楚
I didn't get my head around the fact yet.
我至今沒搞清楚事情的真相。
5. dig in your heels / stick to your guns
堅持立場
Wednesday and Thursday, you dig in your heels.
星期三和星期四, 你堅定了自己的目標(biāo)。
6. pound the pavement
徘徊于街頭找工作
I'd been pounding the pavement for months .
我在街上轉(zhuǎn)了好幾個月找工作。
7. pull a rabbit out of a hat
使出奇招
My partner pulled a rabbit out of his hat
and we landed a major contract.
我的合伙人使出奇招，幫我們拉來了一個大單子。
8. leave no stone unturned
想方設(shè)法, 千方百計
I'll leave no stone unturned until I find out who did this.
我會想盡一切辦法, 找出此事背后的那個人。
9. get it out of your system
不吐不快, 不做不爽
I had to get it out of my system,
so I told her I had found another woman.
我真的不想再憋著了——我告訴她,
我喜歡上了另一個女人。
10. step up your game
有更好的表現(xiàn)
If you want to win this competition,
you' ll have to step up your game.
如果你想贏得這場比賽, 你必須得有更好的表現(xiàn)。
11. you rock
你真棒
Thanks for the tickets, Rob. You rock!
羅布，謝謝你提供的票。你真厲害！
12. cut sb some slack
給(某人)方便; 對(某人0網(wǎng)開一面
- Andrew's late again.
- 安德魯又遲到了。
- Cut him some slack - his wife's just had a baby.
- 對他就網(wǎng)開一面吧——他妻子剛生小孩。
13. come out swinging
開始相互攻擊
Hillary and Trump came out swinging again.
希拉里和特朗普又開始互掐。
14. go up in flames
毀于一旦, 受到重創(chuàng)
His career went up in flames when he was jailed for theft.
他因?yàn)橥当I坐牢后事業(yè)受到了重創(chuàng)。
15. pull yourself together
恢復(fù)鎮(zhèn)定; 控制自己
Pull yourself together and get on with your job, will you?
你一定要振作起來, 工作還得繼續(xù), 不是嗎？
16. crunch time
關(guān)鍵時刻
I'm not getting enough sleep these days.
It's crunch time at work.
我最近睡眠不夠。正趕上工作的關(guān)鍵時期。
17. once in a blue moon
少有地
My sister lives in Alaska,
so I only see her once in a blue moon.
我姐姐住在阿拉斯加，所以我很少去看她。
18. tar sb with the same brush
認(rèn)為……是一丘之貉
Because they worked so closely in the same department,
John was tarred with the same brush as Tim.
由于在同一個部門工作, 關(guān)系又非常密切, 約翰被認(rèn)為跟蒂姆是一路人。
19. hang in there
堅持住; 挺住
Hang in there, John.
堅持住, 約翰。
20. shoot from the hip
魯莽行動(或講話)
Miss Lee, I have to apologize for shooting
from the hip and yelling at you for losing the papers.
李小姐, 我必須向你道歉。
我由于找不到文件而對你發(fā)火太魯莽了。
21. be a catch
值得追求的人, 宜婚對象
John is taking me out tonight.
He's such a catch, I hope he'll propose.
約翰今晚帶我出去了。
他是個靠譜的結(jié)婚對象, 我希望他能向我求婚。
22. running on fumes
非常疲憊, 就快熬不住了
I haven't slept for twenty hours and
I'm running on fumes.
我已經(jīng)有20個小時沒睡了, 快熬不住了。
23. sell (sb) out
背叛; 出賣
French farmers feel they've been sold out
by their government in the negotiations.
法國農(nóng)場主感到在談判中他們被政府出賣了。
24. sell sb (on sth)
說服某人(做某事）
OK, you've sold me. I'll go with you.
好吧, 你說服我了。我跟你一起去。
25. blow sb. away
使(某人)大為驚訝; 令(某人)非常高興
The ending will blow you away.
結(jié)局會讓你無比驚喜。
26. blow smoke
蒙人, 騙人, 放煙霧彈
I'm not blowing smoke.
I have honestly read War and Peace by Tolstoy.
我沒騙你, 我真得讀過托爾斯泰的《戰(zhàn)爭與和平》。
27. couldn't care less
(表示強(qiáng)調(diào))一點(diǎn)也不在乎
- That man stole a bottle of wine from the shop.
- 那人從商店偷了一瓶葡萄酒。
- Oh, really? I couldn't care less.
- 是嗎？管我P事。
28. chuffed to bits
高興, 興奮
Hey, thanks for the present! I'm chuffed to bits.
嗨，謝謝你的禮物！我很喜歡。
29. feel under the weather
生病; 覺得不舒服
I'm feeling a bit under the weather -
I think I've caught a cold.
我覺得有點(diǎn)不舒服——可能是感冒了。
30. tickled pink
高興極了
I was tickled pink to be invited.
能受到邀請我真是開心死了。
31. by the skin of your teeth
僥幸成功, 勉強(qiáng)做成
I hadn't studied much,
but passed the test by the skin of my teeth.
我沒怎么學(xué), 但僥幸過了, 離掛科只差一點(diǎn)點(diǎn)。
32. comfort food
(難過或焦慮時食用的)安慰食品, 開心食品
Fat and sugar – the twin pillars of the best comfort food.
脂肪和糖類是安慰食品的兩大支柱。
33. skeleton staff
(企業(yè)或機(jī)構(gòu)運(yùn)轉(zhuǎn)需要的)最基本的工作人員
The hospital has a skeleton staff at weekends.
該醫(yī)院周末只有必需崗位上的工作人員會上班。
34. baker's dozen
十三
We had a baker's dozen of eggs for fourteen
of us at the time.
當(dāng)時我們十四個人有十三個雞蛋。
35. let the chips fall where they may
隨它去, 不去管結(jié)果了
Kathy decided to risk her money on the investment,
and let the chips fall where they may.
凱西決定冒險投資, 不去管結(jié)果了。
36. no-brainer
不費(fèi)腦筋之事; 容易處理的問題
That last test question was a complete no-brainer.
最后那道測試題絲毫不費(fèi)腦筋。
37. a stone's throw
很短的距離, 擲石之遙
The cottage is just a stone's throw from the sea.
小屋離海只有一箭之遙。
38. hear (sth) on/through the grapevine
從傳聞中聽說;通過道聽途說獲悉;聽小道消息知道
I heard on the grapevine that he was leaving - is it true?
我聽到傳聞?wù)f他要離開了——是真的嗎？
39. sit on the fence
騎墻觀望, 猶豫不決
You can't sit on the fence any longer -
you have decide whose side you're on.
你不能再騎墻觀望了——你必須決定支持誰。
40. take sth with a pinch of salt
對……半信半疑，對……有所懷疑
You have to take everything she says with
a pinch of salt.
你不能完全相信她的話。
41. freak (sb) out
氣瘋了, 樂呆了, 嚇壞了
He freaked out when he heard he'd got the job.
得知自己被錄用后, 他樂壞了。
42. piece of cake
非常容易的事情
The exam was a piece of cake.
考試很簡單。
43. hit the nail on the head
說中要害, 說到點(diǎn)子上
Your analysis really hit the nail on the head.
你的分析確實(shí)一針見血。
44. cost an arm and a leg
花了一大筆錢
These shoes cost me an arm and a leg.
這雙鞋花了我一大筆錢。
45. hit the books
學(xué)習(xí); 做功課
I can't go out tonight. I've got to hit the books.
我今晚不能出門，我得做功課。
46. bite off more than you can chew
承擔(dān)力所不及的事; 不自量力
Don't bite off more than you can chew.
你不要貪多嚼不爛。