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