1、hold the grudge记仇
A： I wish I hadn’t hurt Mary’s feelings like that. You know I never meant to.
B： The great thing about Mary is that she doesn’t hold the grudge.
2、I have no idea which way to turn我不知道该怎么办
3、I have seen worse我见过更糟的
4、in advance提前;同义：before hand， ahead of time
It’s a really nice apartment. But the owners want two-month rent in advance and I just don’t have it.
5、in case万一
Let’s take our suits along in case the sun comes out.
6、in next to no time马上
A： Are you going to be using the copying machine long?
B： I’ll be through in next to no time.
7、in the red赤字反义：in the black
8、in the works正在准备阶段
An advanced course in theoretical chemistry is the works.
9、keep to oneself
I’m amazed that you still haven’t gotten to know your neighbors.
10、kill time浪费时间
Gosh， what can we do to kill the next10 hours?
11、leave…up to somebody
We’ll have to leave the decision up to him.
12、letter of recommendation推荐信;letter of reference推荐信
13、look on the bright sides of things看事物的光明面
14、no kidding不是开玩笑吧
15、on the tip of one’s tongue就在舌尖
A： Are you sure you can’t remember the name of that record?
B： It’s just on the tip of my tongue!
16、quitting time下课时间
I’m glad it’s almost quitting time.
17、take it over重修
Don failed physics and had to take it over.
18、than necessary比应该的要冷
The lab was cooler than necessary.
19That’s easer said than done.说来容易做来难
20、There is nothing to it.没什么，很容易
I can run this projector. There’s really nothing to it.
21、with flying colors成功
A： How did Ellen do on her American History exam?
B： She passed with flying colors.
22、You can bet your life当然
A： Will Prof. Smith come to class on time?
B： You can bet your life.