A dab hand 內(nèi)行,老手 A grey area 灰色地帶 A long shot 風(fēng)險很大的賭注 A nest egg 儲備金 A piece of cake 小菜一碟 A ray of sunshine 給某人的生活帶來光明或快樂的人/事 A tough nut to crack 棘手的問題/難處的人 A window of opportunity 機(jī)遇之窗 A yellow streak 生性怯懦 Armed to the teeth 全副武裝 As flat as a pancake 完全平的 As quick as a flash 快如閃電般的 At each other's throats 唇槍舌戰(zhàn)地爭吵 你死我活的斗爭 At hand 在手邊 At liberty 自由、隨意 Big cheese 重要人物 Binge-watch 盡情式刷劇 Bread and butter 生計(jì) Break the ice 打破僵局 Burn a hole in your pocket 袋里留不住錢;花錢如流水 Busy bee 大忙人 Catty 陰險惡毒 Cheap as chips 像薯?xiàng)l一樣便宜 Child's play 易如反掌 Close-knit 緊密相連 Crabby 脾氣暴躁的 Crack on 趕快繼續(xù)吧 Dead as a dodo 徹底過時了 完蛋了 Dirt cheap 非常便宜 Donkey work 單調(diào)乏味的工作 Down the pan 成為廢物; 不值得使用 Ducks in a row 打理得井井有條 Feeling blue 心情壓抑 Get your skates on! 快點(diǎn) Give something the thumbs up 贊成 Go it alone 單干 獨(dú)自過活 Have egg on your face 狼狽不堪 Hold the fort 守住堡壘 Horse around! 鬧著玩兒 In hand 正在進(jìn)行中 In the eye of the storm 處在風(fēng)口浪尖上 In the hole 負(fù)債,處于財(cái)務(wù)危機(jī)中 In the picture 了解詳情 In the red 欠錢 虧損 負(fù)債 Junk mail 垃圾郵件 Keyed up 緊張的,激動的 Kick up your heels 好好享受 Knock your socks off 美得驚人 激動萬分 Lay your cards on the table 攤牌 Let off steam宣泄被壓抑的情感/精力 Live in the present 活在當(dāng)下 Making waves 興風(fēng)作浪 New blood 新鮮血液 No sweat 不費(fèi)力的 Not give a monkey's 毫不在乎 On the right track 在正確的道路上 Pay through the nose for something 出高價/花大錢 Play your cards right 利用(資源)比較好 Push the boat out 擺闊氣,大肆慶祝 Put your feet up 徹底放松 Ring around 打一圈電話 Rise to the top 升到最高層 Roll out the red carpet 熱烈歡迎 Run for cover 趕快躲 撤離 Scraping the barrel 采用最后的辦法,使出最后一招 Second wind 再次振作起來 Shoo-in 被認(rèn)為肯定可以取勝的人 Skate on thin ice 處在風(fēng)險中,處在需要慎重從事的情況下 Snowed under 忙的不可開交 Sour grapes 吃不到葡萄說葡萄酸 Spark off 引發(fā) 導(dǎo)致 Spice up 增添趣味 Spill the beans 泄露秘密 露餡兒 Stare in the face 顯而易見 Stick your neck out 冒險 Stony-faced 面無表情的 冷酷的 Strapped for cash 捉襟見肘 Take the field 運(yùn)動員登場 上場 Take the plunge 冒險嘗試 Tear your hair out 抓狂 心急如焚 The lie of the land 情勢 事態(tài) The lion's share 最大份額 The powers that be 當(dāng)局/統(tǒng)治者 The sands of time 時光 The tail end 末端 The writing's on the wall 不詳預(yù)兆 Tie the knot 結(jié)婚 To be (stuck) in a rut 刻板乏味/墨守成規(guī) To be firing on all cylinders 狀態(tài)絕佳 火力全開 To blow a fuse 勃然大怒 七竅生煙 To be on ice 擱置 To be on the same wavelength 意氣相投 To bite off more than you can chew 自不量力 To bite someone's head off 嚴(yán)厲斥責(zé) To branch out 另辟天地 To break into 闖入/打斷 To bury your head in the sand 逃避現(xiàn)實(shí) 鴕鳥政策 To chicken out 臨陣退縮 To dawn on 終于明白 To fall for someone 為之傾倒/喜歡某人 To fall on your sword 承擔(dān)責(zé)任 To fly off the handle 大發(fā)脾氣 To gamble on something 下賭注 冒險 To get something out of the system 試圖忘卻一些記憶 To get your wires crossed 產(chǎn)生誤解、誤會 To go down like a lead balloon (講話、建議等)未達(dá)到預(yù)期的效果 lead balloon 無法成功 To go under the knife 接受手術(shù)治療 To hang on to someone's every word 一字不漏的聆聽 To harp on about something 喋喋不休 To have (got) someone's back 困難時刻鼎力支持 To have a crush on someone 暗戀某人 To have a soft spot 對人或物有特別好感 To have deep pockets 資金雄厚 To hit it off with someone 一見如故 To knock someone down with a feather 令人大吃一驚 To look daggers at someone 對某人怒目而視 To look someone in the eye 雙眼對視某人 To lose sleep over something 過度擔(dān)憂而失眠 To make a song and dance about something 小題大做 To pop the question 求婚 To pull the plug on something 終止、遏止 To sail close to the wind 頂風(fēng)而行 To see red 大怒 To squirrel something away 把東西儲藏起來 To steal someone's thunder 搶了某人的風(fēng)頭 To the letter 一絲不茍地 To throw a wobbly 非常憤怒、極不高興 To throw money at 為解決問題而花錢 To throw your hat into the ring 欣然迎戰(zhàn)/接受挑戰(zhàn) To tower over 高出,勝過 To while away the time 消磨時光 消遣 Touch wood 但愿走好運(yùn) Tricks of the trade 某門生意或職業(yè)的訣竅 Turn a blind eye 視而不見 Turn the page 翻篇兒 Turn to jelly 膽怯/發(fā)顫 凍僵了 Two-faced 兩面派 Under someone's thumb 受人控制 Under the table 私下,秘密地 Up in the air 懸而未決 Up to speed 了解最新情況 Up to your eyeballs 忙得不可開交 Wash your hands 洗手不干了 Weigh in 發(fā)表意見 參加 Whatever floats your boat 隨心所欲 Wise old owl 生活經(jīng)驗(yàn)豐富的人 With bare hands 赤手空拳 |
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