· thank one s lucky stars感到万幸 I should thank your lucky stars that you missed the plane which crashed into the sea. · get off to a flying start来了开门红 Our kindergarden got off to a flying start by having 100 children to sign up in the first month. · go steady with someone 与异性稳步发展关系 Mary and Tim got married after going steady with each other for two years. · watch one s step当心 You re better watch your step when you go out with John. He is a trouble-maker. · a stick-in the-mud老古董 He is a stick=in-the-mud and will never invest his money in stock. · be a stickler吹毛皮的人 I don t like to go to her home. She is a stickler for neatness. · turn someone s stomach令人作呕 Her sweet voice turned my stomach. · fall between two stools鸡飞蛋打 Tying to straddle two boats, he took up two jobs with two salaries. At last, unable to do either well. · weather the storm度过难关 The wooden house weathered the storm. · harp on the same old string老调重弹 He really gets on my nerves. He always harps on the same old string by promising us a paid holiday., but he never keeps it. · have someone dancing on a string任意摆布某人 Betty is a housewife and no income. Her husband has her dacing on a string. · pull strings for someone为某人走后门，幕后操作 In the material world, money pulls the strings. · be stuck on someone迷恋上某人 Tom was stuck on the girl at the first meeting although it was a blind date. · to sweet-talk someone into(out of ) doing...甜言蜜语地让某人做（不做）…… The accountant sweet-talked the boss out of checking her account. · be in full swing达到高潮，全面展开 China has opened its door to the outside world for twenty years. Reforms in every walks of life are in full swing. · be asleep at the switch玩忽职守 The goal-keeper was asleep at the switch and let the rival team goal at the last minute. · suit...to a T对……再适合不过了 This new job suits me yo a T. · turn the tables扭转局势 Don t worry, your husband knows how to turn the tables and crack down on those guys. · drink someone under the table把某人灌醉 He has a hollow leg. He can drink all of us here under the table. · keep tabs on something/someone掌握情况,密切关注 He has subscribed ten newspapers in order to keep tabs on the new developments in market management. · keep someone down a notch挫某人的傲气 The monitor likes to order us around. He needs to be kept down a notch.
286——300 · Take it out on someone拿别人出气 The boy was reprimanded by his father. He took it out on his ball. · An old wives’ tale无稽之谈 Do you think the existence of life on Mars is an old wives’ tale? · Be the talk of the town满城风雨 The death of the Princess Diana has been the talk of the town. · Leave a bad taste in someone’s mouth给人留下坏印象 Once I went to a famous university. But the untidy campus left a bad taste in my mouth. · Crocodile tears假惺惺的眼泪 Some of my business partners came to comfort me when I lost almost everything in one bad deal. · Lose one’s temper发脾气 You don’t have to lose your temper about trifle things. · Through thick and thin有甘也有苦 The couple have gone through thick and thin for many years. · Have another think coming大错特错 If you think I’m easily taken in, you are having another think coming. · Thin-skinned神经过敏 She is so thin-skinned that, whenever we talk about something in a low voice, she will think we are referring to her. · Jump down someone’s throat严厉训斥某人 The boy saved a girl from the river and went back home. Seeing him all through, his mother jumped down his throat. · Stick out like a sore thumb特别扎眼 I hate my big nose. It sticks out like a sore thumb. · Be all thumbs笨手笨脚 I just learned to type. I was all thumbs. · Turn thumbs down on…不赞成……，反对…… The boss turned thumbs down on the new on promotion scheme. · Twiddle one’s thumbs无所事事 Why do we have to work overtime while people in PR department are twiddling their thumbs? · Beat someone’s time with someone勾引别人的女朋友 He is strange. He doesn’t go steady with any girl, but enjoys beating others’ time with their girlfriend. 301——315 · On the tip of someone’s tongue就早嘴边上 A man in black came to ask about my son’s whereabouts. My words were on the tip of someone’s tongue when I found the man had a gun inside his pocket. · Hold one’s tongue保持沉默 I can no longer hold my tongue when I see so many wild animals have become extinct. · Keep a civil tongue in one’s head说话有礼貌 A child is taught to keep a civil tongue in his head when he is small. · Blow one’s top勃然大怒 My neighbor blew his top when he saw his hedges were cut by someone. · Carry a torch for someone单方想念某人 Though Jane has been engaged with Mr.Hall, Jimmy still carries a torch for her. · Have the Midas touch有生财的运气，手气好 You’d better find Rogers as you stock broker. He has the Midas touch. · Be touch and go万分危险 The patient is out of danger now, but it was touch and go for a while. · Throw in the towel认输 She tried to save their marriage by talking her husband out of taking drugs. But she finally threw in the towel. · Have the inside track for something处于有利的地位 I’m an Art student. I don’t have the inside track for applying for that job. · Keep track of someone/something掌握……的情况 He is keeping track of all my old friends. · Be on a gravy train走运，有赚钱的机会 You will be on a gravy train if you can get that antique. It is worth more money than it is offered. · Have a mind like a steel trap头脑特别快 He has a mind like a steel trap. He can remember a new word even if he meets it once. · Bark up the wrong tree弄错目标 The detective has been following the man for a week. But it turns out that he has barked up the wrong tree. · Be too quick on the trigger操之过急，行动过于仓促 You are always too quick on the trigger. You jump into his throat before he can explain. · Ask for trouble自找麻烦 Are you asking for trouble by challenging the emphasis on qualities education. You are asking for trouble if you cheat in the exam. 316——330