编辑推荐：2009年托福机经大汇总 “高”手过招——高中生如何迎战托福 1. a big shot = an important person 大腕儿，大亨 2. a breath of fresh air 使人耳目一新的人 3. Achilles’ heel 致命弱点；个性的瑕疵 4. be all ears 洗耳恭听 5. be all eyes 目不转睛 6. a wet blanket 讨人嫌的人 7. chip in = contribute money 捐献，集资加入收藏 8. sell like hot cakes = sell very well or very quickly 畅销 9. get butterflies in one’s stomach = get nervous 紧张不安 10. two thumbs up 举双手赞成 11. be the apple of one’s eye = be very precious to sb. 非常珍贵 12. pull one’ s leg = tease someone 开某人玩笑 13. break one’ s back 辛勤工作 14. twenty-four seven = 24 hours a day, 7 days a week = all the time 永远，一直 15. go for a song = be sold very cheaply 贱卖 16. bucket down = rain very heavily 瓢泼大雨 17. backroom boys 幕后英雄 18. below the mark = not measure up 不够水平，不合格 19. beyond compare 绝佳的，最棒的 20. break even 不赔不赚 21. by the book 照章办事 22. cast a cloud over 泼冷水，是蒙上阴影 23. castles in the sky / air 空中楼阁 24. as clear as a bell 非常清楚 25. clear the air 消除误会 26. come to terms 达成协议 27. shed crocodile tears 假装哭泣，假慈悲 28. cut corners 走捷径 29. do’s and don’ts 行为规范 30. face the music 面对现实 31. fair and square 正大光明的 32. first things first 先说重要的 33. forgive and forget 尽释前嫌；握手言和 34. get the ball rolling 使蓬勃发展 35. a knockout 引人注目 36. a man of few words 沉默寡言的人 37. a rainy day 不如意的日子 38. all thumbs 笨手笨脚的.一窍不通的 39. ants in one s pants (skirt) 坐立不安 40. as mod as sb. 与某人一样时髦 41. at one s finger s tips 了如指掌 42. at sixes and sevens 混乱的 43. backseat driver 指手划脚的人 44. bite one s head off 大发脾气 45. black sheep 不孝子女 46. blow one s top 怒发冲冠 47. break one s neck 痛打一顿.拼命做某事 48. break the ice 打破僵局.打破沉默 49. bring down the house 掌声雷动 50. burn a hole in one s pocket 花钱如流水 51. buy your story 相信你的话 52. call it a day 今天到此为止 53. Capital idea 好主意 54. cold fish 冷酷无情的人 55. dark horse 黑马.冷门 56. daylight robbery 价钱贵到离谱 57. dear Jones letter 绝交信 58. dirty dog 卑鄙小人 59. eat one s words 承认错误 60. every Tom, Dick and Harry 张三李四 61. flat tire 没精打采 62. from A to Z 从头到尾 63. go on the horse 快一点吧 64. God knows 天晓得 65. gone with the wind 随风而逝 66. good for nothing 毫无用处的 67. Great minds think alike! 英雄所见略同。 68. happy go lucky 乐天派 69. have a big mouth 话多的人 70. have it both ways 权衡两方面 71. have time off 休假 72. have words with sb. 口角 73. hit of the show 表演中最精彩的一幕 74. hit the high spots 达到高水准 75. hit the sack 睡觉 76. hold one s tongue 保持沉默 77. I.O.U = I owe you 我欠你；借据 78. in hot water 遇到麻烦 79. in the hole 遇到经济困难 80. in the long run 从长远来看.终究 81. in the soap 遇到麻烦 82. keep one s head 镇定 83. keep one s shirt on 不动手打架 84. keep punching 继续努力 85. kick off 开始干某事 86. kill two birds with one stone 一石二鸟 87. knock it off 别再讲下去了 88. Knock on wood. 说话禁忌；赶紧讨个吉利. 89. let the cat out of the bag 泄漏秘密 90. let nature take its course 顺其自然 91. like a cat on hot bricks 热锅上的蚂蚁 92. like a turtle on its back 对事情束手无策 93. lousy clichés 陈词滥调 94. make a hit 出风头 95. make my mouth water 使我垂涎 96. master key 万能钥匙.关键 97. neck and neck 不分上下 98. need other s shoulder 希望得到某人的安慰 99. no sweat 没问题.不用冒汗 100.No money, no honey. 没有钱,哪有爱情