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1、1. a bird in the hand is worth two the bush 一鸟手，胜似二鸟林2.a blank slate 干净黑板（新一页，新开始）3.a bone to pick 可挑剔骨头（争端，满）4.a cat nap 打个盹儿5.a chip off the old block 头砍来片（子肖其父）6.a chip on ones shoulder 肩头片（自卑感，由于自卑而找别人麻烦；喜欢向人挑衅）7.a ouch potato 躺椅马铃薯（懒鬼）8.a cake walk 走去吃糕（易事）9.a headache 头痛（麻烦事）10.a knock out 击（美

2、得让人倾）11.a load off my mind 头石落地12.a nut 傻子，疯子13.a pain in the neck 脖子疼（苦事）14.a piece of cake 一块蛋糕（菜一碟，易事一件）15.a pig 猡16.a shot in the dark 盲目射击（瞎猜）17.a short fuse 引线短（脾气爆）18.a sinking ship 沉船19.a slam dunk 灌篮（轻而易举事）20.a slap in the face 脸挨一耳光（公然受辱）21.a smoke screen 烟幕22.a social butterfly 社交蝴蝶（善于交际，

3、会应酬人）23.a stick in the mud 烂泥树枝24.a thick skin 厚脸皮25.a thorn in someones side 腰荆棘（芒刺背）26.a turn coat 穿皮袄人（叛徒）27.an uphill battle 坡作战（逆境求胜）28.a weight off my shoulders 放肩头重任29.ace 得满分（得到完美成果）30.all ears 全耳朵（洗耳恭听）31.all thumbs 满手都拇指（笨手笨脚）32.an ace up my sleeve 袖里王牌33.an open and shut case明显事件34.ants i

4、n ones pants 裤裆里有蚂蚁（坐立安）35.back in the saddle重马鞍（重整旗鼓）36.back on track重轨道（改正自新）37.backfire逆（弄巧成拙，适得其）38.ball and chain 铁球铁链，甜蜜枷（老婆）39.beat a dead horse 鞭打死马令其奔驰（徒劳）40.beaten by the ugly stick 被丑杖打过（生得难看）41.beggar cant be choosers 讨饭谈挑三拣四42.bet on it 这一注稳赢（有把握，无疑）43.bet your life 把命赌（绝对错）44.better ha

5、lf 另一半45.between a rack and a hard place 进退维谷（前有狼后有虎）46.big headed 脑袋（傲慢，自）47.bigger fish to fry 有更鱼要炸（有更重要事要办）48.bite off more than one can chew 贪嚼烂49.bite the bullet 咬子弹（强忍痛苦）50.birds of a feather flock together 羽毛相似鸟总飞成一群（物以类聚）51.blow up in you face 眼前爆炸（事情完全弄砸）52.bologna 胡说，瞎说53.break a let 折断一条

6、腿（表演真实，表演成功）54.break the ice 破冰（打破僵局）55.bright聪颖，灵光56.brown nose 讨，谄媚57.bug somebody 使人讨厌58.bull in a china shop 瓷器店里蛮牛（笨拙人，动辄弄坏人）59.bump into 撞（巧遇）60.burn brides 烧桥（过河拆桥）61.burst your bubble 扎破泡泡（打破人幻，煞风景）62.bury ones head in the sand把头埋沙里（自欺欺人）63.butterfingers奶油手指（抓稳人）64.butterflies in my stomach肚

7、里有只蝴蝶（里紧张，七八）65.buy the farm买农场（归道山，死）66.call it a night一日事毕，可以睡觉67.cant teach an old dog new tricks老狗学会新把戏68.cash in my chips兑换筹码（睡觉，就寝）69.chicken鸡（胆鬼）70.circle the wagons把篷车围成一圈（严阵以待）71.clean up ones act自检点，自改善e down in bucket倾盆雨e down in sheets整片整片地（倾盆雨）74.cool your lips冷静来75.cost someone an arm

8、and a leg要花一条胳膊一条腿（代价昂贵）76.count on something /doing something 这事得住77.count your chickens before they hatch 蛋还没孵化，先数鸡78.crock 破瓦片（无用之物，废话）79.cross the line 跨过线（做得太过度）80.cross that bridge when we come to it 到桥头就过桥（船到桥头自然直）81.cry over spilled milk 为泼牛奶而（为过去失败而懊丧）82.cushion the blow 给垫着点儿（说话绵软一点，以免打击太重

9、）83.cut to the chase 抄捷径去追猎物（绕圈子，开门见山，单刀直入）84.daily grind 例行苦事，每天得干苦工85.days are numbered 来日无86.dead center 当87.deadend street 死路，死巷子88.dog 狗（丑八怪）89.domino effect 骨牌效应90.dont hold your breath 别憋着呼吸（别盼望太高）91.dont look a gift horse in the mouth 赠马看牙（收人礼物别嫌道歹）92.down to the wire 最后关头93.down under 边（常指面

10、半球澳洲）94.downhill from here 从此都坡路（自此每况愈）95.drop the ball 掉球（失职）96.empty nest 空巢（子女长离）97.every cloud has a silver lining 乌云也有银边（祸兮福所倚，塞翁失马）98.fall into place 贯彻，就绪99.fender bender 撞弯保险杠车祸（车祸）100.fight tooth and nail 爪牙并施，拚命抵御101.fine line 细线（微妙差别）102.fish out of water 如鱼离103.flash in the pan 淘盆里光（空欢喜一

11、场，景长）104.fork in the road 岔路105.fox 狐狸（并无贬意）106.framed 被陷害，遭栽赃107.full throttle 加足马力108.get a foot in the door 一脚已经进门里（获得立足点，占一份）109.get hitched 拴起来（结婚）110.get off on the wrong foot 起步便错（第一印象佳）111.get the ball rolling 让球滚起来（动起手来）112.get/give the green light 绿灯亮（获准行动）113.get up on the wrong side of t

12、he bed 起床错边114.give the shirt off ones back 连衬衫都肯脱给人（慷慨成性）115.go one step too far 走一步（做得太过度）116.go out on a limb 爬高枝（担风险）117.go overboard 过118.go to hell in a hand basket 坐着吊篮地狱（一坏可收拾）119.go to ones head 头脸，冲昏头脑120.go under 沉没（破产）121.goose bumps 鸡皮疙瘩122.grasp for straws 抓稻草（绝望挣扎，将近淹死人连漂浮稻草也抓）123.gut

13、s 胆子124.hot 惹125.have ones cake and eat it too 既留着蛋糕，又吃（既要鱼，又要熊掌）126.hindsight is 20/20 事后先见之明127.hit stride 脚步走顺128.hit the books 撞书（用功）129.hit the hay 稻草（睡觉、就寝）130.hit the jackpot 头彩131.hit the road 路132.hold a candle to 给拿蜡烛都配（元能相比）133.hold the key to my heart 掌管灵钥匙134.hold your horses 勒住马（慢来）135

14、.hang somebody out to dry 把晾起来（把坑苦）136.in ones back pocket 某人裤子后口袋里（某人囊之物）137.in the dark 黑暗（茫然，也懂得）138.in the lime light 站聚光灯圈里（出风头）139.in the spotlight 站聚光灯圈里（出风头）140.its Greek to me 希腊文（天书）141.in the middle of nowhere 周边也没有（前见村，后着店）142.joined at the hip 连体婴（死党，从分开两个人）143.jump the gun 枪未响先偷跑（抢先）14

15、4.just what the doctor ordered 夫说（对症药）145.keep an ear to the ground 一耳贴地（注意新动向）146.keep ones fingers crossed/cross ones fingers 把手指交叉成十字架（暗祈苍保佑）147.kick the bucket 踢桶（翘辫子）148.kill two birds with one stone一 箭双雕，一举两得149.kiss up to 讨150.kitty corner 猫角落（斜对角）151.knuckle sandwich 指节骨三明治（饱以老拳）152.landslid

16、e 山崩（压性胜利）153.last straw 最后一根稻草154.left a bitter taste in ones mouth 留满嘴苦味（留快乐回忆）155.left hanging 被晾起来（被挂起来，悬而决）156.let sleeping dogs lie 别惊动睡着狗（别无事生非，过去事要再提）157.let the cat out of the bag 放出袋猫（泄密，说漏嘴）158.light a fire under your butt 屁股点一把（促其行动）159.light at the end of the tunnel 隧道末端光（一线但愿）160.like

17、hot cakes 象刚出炉蛋糕（很受欢迎，抢手货）161.like looking for a needle in a haystack 犹如稻草堆里找一根针（海捞针）162.like pulling hens teeth 跟拔母鸡牙同样（艰苦堪）163.like shooting fish in a barrel 桶里射鱼（瓮捉鳖）164.like stealing candy from a baby 娃娃手里骗糖（易事）165.ling winded 长舌，碎嘴166.loose cannon 松动炮（一触即脾气）167.lose ones marbles 疯，神智清168.low bl

18、ow 当袭击，流手段169.make a mountain out of a molehill 把堆说成山（题作）170.make him and break the mold 帝造后来就把模型砸（再没有跟同样人）171.Monday morning quarterback 星期一上午四分卫（马后炮）172.monkey business 猢狲把戏（胡闹）173.monkey on ones back 背猴子（难以挣脱承当）174.more than you can shake a finger at 屈指难数175.more than one way to skin a cat 剥猫皮各有巧

19、妙同（另有措施）176.music to my ears 听话177.my old man 老头（爸爸）178.nail in the coffin 棺材钉子（致使一击，决定成败最重要因素）179.neck and neck 马脖子着马脖子（齐头并进，分轩轾）180.no sweat出汗（没）181.not dealing with a full deck 脑子里少几张牌（头脑常）182.nothing will leave these walls 话传出这四堵墙之外（言入六耳）183.off the charts 得没治184.off the deep end 暴跳如雷185.off the

20、 fop of ones head 临时一，随口一说186.on a good note 尽欢而散187.on a roll 做得很顺，势如破竹188.on cloud nine 九霄云189.on fire 着（红，手气旺）190.on my nerves 惹烦191.on pins and needles 如坐针毡，坐立安192.on tap 桶装啤酒（现成，预备）193.on the back burner 搁后炉子（边站）194.on the ball 看球看得准（做事有准备，有把握）195.on the edge of my seat 坐椅子前沿（专地看和听）196.on the r

21、ocks 触礁，搁浅；加冰块197.on the same page 同一页（进度相似）198.on the tip of my tongue 话到舌尖，呼之欲出199.once in a blue moon 出蓝月亮时候（稀罕，少见）200.one foot in the grave 一脚已经入坟（入三尺）201.one of a kind 独一无二202.one step ahead of you 领先一步203.out of the pan and into the fire 跳出锅里，掉进里（每况愈）204.out of the picture 画面里205.out of this w

22、orld 人世所无，只应天有206.pale in comparison 相形失色207.peas in a pod一 荚之豆（哥儿）208.pieces come together 拼图游戏凑成图案（诸事顺利，达到完美成果）209.play it by ear 用看谱（随应变）210.plenty of other fish in the sea 海里鱼得很（天涯何处无芳草）211.poker face 扑克面孔（喜怒形于色）212.pop the question 提出问题（求婚）213.pot calling the kettle black 锅嫌壶黑（五十步笑百步）214.pull o

23、neself up by ones bootstraps 拎着鞋带把自己提起来（凭自己力量重新振作起来）215.pull the rug out from underneath someone 地毯从脚被抽出（事出意外）216.punch your lights out 揍得两眼黑217.put all of ones eggs in one basket 鸡蛋都放一种篮子里（孤注一掷）218.put ones foot in ones mouth 把脚丫放进嘴里（说错话）219.put ones nose to the grindstone 鼻子冲着磨刀石（专工作）220.put the c

24、art before the horse 车马前（本末置）221.put up the white flag 竖白旗（投降，放弃）222.rain on your parade 游行时雨（扫兴，浇冷）223.rain cats and dogs 天猫，天狗（倾盆雨）224.raise the bar 提高横竿（更一层楼）225.read someone like a book 对这个人一目然226.red handed 趁着手血还没洗净时候抓住，犯罪现场被逮227.red tape（扎公文）红带子，官样文章（繁文缛节）228.right down my alley 恰路（能者劳胃口）229.r

25、ob the cradle 劫摇篮（老牛吃嫩草）230.rock the boat晃船（无事生非，制造安定）231.rumple my feathers 逆指羽毛（逆批龙鳞）232.seamless 天衣无缝233.secret weapon 秘密武器234.see right through someone 一眼看穿，洞烛其奸235.shoot for the stars sick and tired 射星星（立志要高）236.sit shotgun 厌烦237.six one way, half a dozen the other一 边六个，一边半打（半斤八两）238.skate on t

26、hin ice 薄冰滑冰（如履薄冰，身历险境）239.skeleton in ones closet 壁橱里骷髅（可告人事）240.skin and bones 皮包骨241.sleep on it 睡面（考虑一晚）242.small talk 寒喧，闲聊243.smooth sailing 一帆风顺244.snowball 滚雪球，越滚越245.snowballs chance in hell 雪球进地狱（但愿）246.spark 星（来电）247.spineless 没脊梁（没有骨气）248.split hairs 细分头（吹毛求疵）249.stab in the back 背后插刀（遭人

27、暗算）250.stallion 千里驹（貌美体健男人）251.stand someone up 对方失约，让人空等252.stick a fork in him, hes done 用叉子戳一看看，烤熟253.stop and smell the roses 停来闻玫瑰（享有生活）254.straw that broke the camels back压断骆驼脊梁稻草（最后致命一击）255.straight from the horses mouth 听马说（根据最可消息来源）256.strike out 三振出局257.stud 种马（貌美体健男人）258.swing for the fen

28、ce 打全垒打259.take a hike 走路（滚蛋）260.take a rain check 因雨停赛时送给观众次免费来看票（另一次会）261.take off 动身262.take one for the team 为全队挨一（为集体利益，牺牲个人利益）263.take the word right out of someones mouth 替说（所说要说）264.the ball is in someones court 球那边（该行动）265.the walls have ears 墙有耳朵（隔墙有耳）266.the whole nine yards 整整九码（一举成功，美式足

29、球攻方一次需推动十码）267.throw in the towel 扔毛巾（认输，放弃）268.tie the knot 打结（结婚）269.toe the line 循规蹈矩，沿着线走270.tongue in cheek 闲磕牙（挖苦地）271.too many cooks in the kitchen 厨房里厨子太（筑室道谋，三个和尚没渴）272.twinkle in your mothers eye 妈妈眼一闪灵光（未出娘胎）273.twisted 脾气拧，别扭274.two left feet 有两脚（笨手笨脚）275.under my skin 钻到皮（让极舒服）276.under

30、 the weather 受风寒277.until the cows come home 等到牛回（空等，白等）278.until you are blue in the face 干到脸青（也白干）279.unwind 放松条（轻松来）280.up for grabs 有份281.up in the air 挂空（悬而未决）282.walk in someones shoes 穿鞋走走看（设身处地，经历相似）283.walk on air（快乐得）脚点地，飘飘然284.washed up 像洗过（筋疲力尽，力气都放完）285.water off a ducks back 鸭背珠（马耳风）286.water under the bridge 桥（逝，覆）287.when hell freezes over 地狱结冰（绝也许事）288.weed out 除去杂草（裁减）289.well rounded全 能，全才290.when pigs fly 飞时候（绝也许）291.not lift a finger 连手指都动一动（袖手旁观）292.wound up 足条（紧张，兴奋）293.wrapped around his/her little finger 化为绕指柔（玩弄于股掌之间）294.wring his neck 扭断脖子