A big sale
大减价。
A: Those are great sneakers, were they very expensive?
B: I never could have bought them if the shoe store wasn’t having a big sale.
A far cry from 离……差的老远，有很大的差别
The published book is a far cry from the early manuscript.
Anything but 单单除……之外;恰恰不
对照习语：nothing but, 意为正是，只是，不过。
She is nothing but poor. 她很穷。
Susan is anything but poor. 苏珊一点也不穷。
Are you kidding? 你开什么玩笑?
类似说法：you must be kidding, you must be joking? Are you joking ? you kidding? You joking? 等等, 一起记。
A: how did the game go the other night? Did you team win ?
B: Are you kidding? That would be a first.
Around the clock 一天不间断，一天24小时不停
Martha studied around the clock for her management exam.
Be backed up (交通)堵了;(活)拖下来了
The subway is running behind schedule, and traffic is backed up for blocks. I don’t know if we’ll make the 7:15 show.
A: I have two esams and three papers to get done in the next couple of days.
B: How did it get so backed up?
Be burned up 生气