· thank one's lucky stars感到万幸
I should thank your lucky stars that you missed the plane which crashed into the sea.
· get off to a flying start来了开门红
Our kindergarden got off to a flying start by having 100 children to sign up in the first month.
· go steady with someone 与异性稳步发展关系
Mary and Tim got married after going steady with each other for two years.
· watch one's step当心
You're better watch your step when you go out with John. He is a trouble-maker.
· a stick-in the-mud老古董
He is a stick=in-the-mud and will never invest his money in stock.
· be a stickler吹毛皮的人
I don't like to go to her home. She is a stickler for neatness.
· turn someone's stomach令人作呕
Her sweet voice turned my stomach.
· fall between two stools鸡飞蛋打
Tying to straddle two boats, he took up two jobs with two salaries. At last, unable to do either well.
· weather the storm度过难关
The wooden house weathered the storm.
· harp on the same old string老调重弹
He really gets on my nerves. He always harps on the same old string by promising us a paid holiday., but he never keeps it.
· have someone dancing on a string任意摆布某人
Betty is a housewife and no income. Her husband has her dacing on a string.
· pull strings for someone为某人走后门,幕后操作
In the material world, money pulls the strings.
· be stuck on someone迷恋上某人
Tom was stuck on the girl at the first meeting although it was a blind date.
· to sweet-talk someone into(out of ) doing...甜言蜜语地让某人做(不做)……
The accountant sweet-talked the boss out of checking her account.
· be in full swing达到高潮,全面展开
China has opened its door to the outside world for twenty years. Reforms in every walks of life are in full swing.
· be asleep at the switch玩忽职守
The goal-keeper was asleep at the switch and let the rival team goal at the last minute.
· suit...to a T对……再适合不过了
This new job suits me yo a T.
· turn the tables扭转局势
Don't worry, your husband knows how to turn the tables and crack down on those guys.
· drink someone under the table把某人灌醉
He has a hollow leg. He can drink all of us here under the table.
· keep tabs on something/someone掌握情况,密切关注
He has subscribed ten newspapers in order to keep tabs on the new developments in market management.
· keep someone down a notch挫某人的傲气
The monitor likes to order us around. He needs to be kept down a notch.
286——300
· Take it out on someone拿别人出气
The boy was reprimanded by his father. He took it out on his ball.
· An old wives’ tale无稽之谈
Do you think the existence of life on Mars is an old wives’ tale?
· Be the talk of the town满城风雨
The death of the Princess Diana has been the talk of the town.
· Leave a bad taste in someone’s mouth给人留下坏印象
Once I went to a famous university. But the untidy campus left a bad taste in my mouth.
· Crocodile tears假惺惺的眼泪
Some of my business partners came to comfort me when I lost almost everything in one bad deal.
· Lose one’s temper发脾气
You don’t have to lose your temper about trifle things.
· Through thick and thin有甘也有苦
The couple have gone through thick and thin for many years.
· Have another think coming大错特错
If you think I’m easily taken in, you are having another think coming.
· Thin-skinned神经过敏
She is so thin-skinned that, whenever we talk about something in a low voice, she will think we are referring to her.
· Jump down someone’s throat严厉训斥某人
The boy saved a girl from the river and went back home. Seeing him all through, his mother jumped down his throat.
· Stick out like a sore thumb特别扎眼
I hate my big nose. It sticks out like a sore thumb.
· Be all thumbs笨手笨脚
I just learned to type. I was all thumbs.
· Turn thumbs down on…不赞成……,反对……
The boss turned thumbs down on the new on promotion scheme.
· Twiddle one’s thumbs无所事事
Why do we have to work overtime while people in PR department are twiddling their thumbs?
· Beat someone’s time with someone勾引别人的女朋友
He is strange. He doesn’t go steady with any girl, but enjoys beating others’ time with their girlfriend.
301——315
· On the tip of someone’s tongue就早嘴边上
A man in black came to ask about my son’s whereabouts. My words were on the tip of someone’s tongue when I found the man had a gun inside his pocket.
· Hold one’s tongue保持沉默
I can no longer hold my tongue when I see so many wild animals have become extinct.
· Keep a civil tongue in one’s head说话有礼貌
A child is taught to keep a civil tongue in his head when he is small.
· Blow one’s top勃然大怒
My neighbor blew his top when he saw his hedges were cut by someone.
· Carry a torch for someone单方想念某人
Though Jane has been engaged with Mr.Hall, Jimmy still carries a torch for her.
· Have the Midas touch有生财的运气,手气好
You’d better find Rogers as you stock broker. He has the Midas touch.
· Be touch and go万分危险
The patient is out of danger now, but it was touch and go for a while.
· Throw in the towel认输
She tried to save their marriage by talking her husband out of taking drugs. But she finally threw in the towel.
· Have the inside track for something处于有利的地位
I’m an Art student. I don’t have the inside track for applying for that job.
· Keep track of someone/something掌握……的情况
He is keeping track of all my old friends.
· Be on a gravy train走运,有赚钱的机会
You will be on a gravy train if you can get that antique. It is worth more money than it is offered.
· Have a mind like a steel trap头脑特别快
He has a mind like a steel trap. He can remember a new word even if he meets it once.
· Bark up the wrong tree弄错目标
The detective has been following the man for a week. But it turns out that he has barked up the wrong tree.
· Be too quick on the trigger操之过急,行动过于仓促
You are always too quick on the trigger. You jump into his throat before he can explain.
· Ask for trouble自找麻烦
Are you asking for trouble by challenging the emphasis on qualities education. You are asking for trouble if you cheat in the exam.
316——330
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