A dab hand 内行,老手

A grey area 灰色地带

A long shot 风险很大的赌注

A nest egg 储备金

A piece of cake 小菜一碟

A ray of sunshine

给某人的生活带来光明或快乐的人/事

A tough nut to crack

棘手的问题/难处的人

A window of opportunity

机遇之窗

A yellow streak 生性怯懦

Armed to the teeth 全副武装

As flat as a pancake 完全平的

As quick as a flash 快如闪电般的

At each other's throats

唇枪舌战地争吵 你死我活的斗争

At hand 在手边

At liberty 自由、随意

Big cheese 重要人物

Binge-watch 尽情式刷剧

Bread and butter 生计

Break the ice 打破僵局

Burn a hole in your pocket

袋里留不住钱；花钱如流水

Busy bee 大忙人

Catty 阴险恶毒

Cheap as chips 像薯条一样便宜

Child's play 易如反掌

Close-knit 紧密相连

Crabby 脾气暴躁的

Crack on 赶快继续吧

Dead as a dodo

彻底过时了 完蛋了

Dirt cheap 非常便宜

Donkey work 单调乏味的工作

Down the pan

成为废物; 不值得使用

Ducks in a row 打理得井井有条

Feeling blue 心情压抑

Get your skates on! 快点

Give something the thumbs up

赞成

Go it alone 单干 独自过活

Have egg on your face 狼狈不堪

Hold the fort 守住堡垒

Horse around! 闹着玩儿

In hand 正在进行中

In the eye of the storm

处在风口浪尖上

In the hole 负债，处于财务危机中

In the picture 了解详情

In the red 欠钱 亏损 负债

Junk mail 垃圾邮件

Keyed up 紧张的，激动的

Kick up your heels 好好享受

Knock your socks off

美得惊人 激动万分

Lay your cards on the table 摊牌

Let off steam宣泄被压抑的情感/精力

Live in the present 活在当下

Making waves 兴风作浪

New blood 新鲜血液

No sweat 不费力的

Not give a monkey's 毫不在乎

On the right track 在正确的道路上

Pay through the nose for something

出高价/花大钱

Play your cards right

利用(资源)比较好

Push the boat out 摆阔气,大肆庆祝

Put your feet up 彻底放松

Ring around 打一圈电话

Rise to the top 升到最高层

Roll out the red carpet 热烈欢迎

Run for cover 赶快躲 撤离

Scraping the barrel

采用最后的办法，使出最后一招

Second wind 再次振作起来

Shoo-in 被认为肯定可以取胜的人

Skate on thin ice

处在风险中，处在需要慎重从事的情况下

Snowed under 忙的不可开交

Sour grapes 吃不到葡萄说葡萄酸

Spark off 引发 导致

Spice up 增添趣味

Spill the beans 泄露秘密 露馅儿

Stare in the face 显而易见

Stick your neck out 冒险

Stony-faced 面无表情的 冷酷的

Strapped for cash 捉襟见肘

Take the field 运动员登场 上场

Take the plunge 冒险尝试

Tear your hair out 抓狂 心急如焚

The lie of the land

情势 事态

The lion's share 最大份额

The powers that be 当局/统治者

The sands of time 时光

The tail end 末端

The writing's on the wall 不详预兆

Tie the knot 结婚

To be (stuck) in a rut

刻板乏味/墨守成规

To be firing on all cylinders

状态绝佳 火力全开

To blow a fuse 勃然大怒 七窍生烟

To be on ice 搁置

To be on the same wavelength

意气相投

To bite off more than you can chew

自不量力

To bite someone's head off

严厉斥责

To branch out 另辟天地

To break into 闯入/打断

To bury your head in the sand

逃避现实 鸵鸟政策

To chicken out 临阵退缩

To dawn on 终于明白

To fall for someone

为之倾倒/喜欢某人

To fall on your sword 承担责任

To fly off the handle 大发脾气

To gamble on something 下赌注 冒险

To get something out of the system

试图忘却一些记忆

To get your wires crossed

产生误解、误会

To go down like a lead balloon

(讲话、建议等）未达到预期的效果

lead balloon 无法成功

To go under the knife 接受手术治疗

To hang on to someone's every word

一字不漏的聆听

To harp on about something 喋喋不休

To have (got) someone's back

困难时刻鼎力支持

To have a crush on someone

暗恋某人

To have a soft spot 对人或物有特别好感

To have deep pockets 资金雄厚

To hit it off with someone 一见如故

To knock someone down with a feather

令人大吃一惊

To look daggers at someone

对某人怒目而视

To look someone in the eye 双眼对视某人

To lose sleep over something 过度担忧而失眠

To make a song and dance about something

小题大做

To pop the question 求婚

To pull the plug on something 终止、遏止

To sail close to the wind 顶风而行

To see red 大怒

To squirrel something away 把东西储藏起来

To steal someone's thunder 抢了某人的风头

To the letter 一丝不苟地

To throw a wobbly 非常愤怒、极不高兴

To throw money at

为解决问题而花钱

To throw your hat into the ring

欣然迎战/接受挑战

To tower over 高出,胜过

To while away the time 消磨时光 消遣

Touch wood 但愿走好运

Tricks of the trade 某门生意或职业的诀窍

Turn a blind eye 视而不见

Turn the page 翻篇儿

Turn to jelly 胆怯/发颤 冻僵了

Two-faced 两面派

Under someone's thumb 受人控制

Under the table 私下,秘密地

Up in the air 悬而未决

Up to speed 了解最新情况

Up to your eyeballs

忙得不可开交

Wash your hands 洗手不干了

Weigh in 发表意见 参加

Whatever floats your boat 随心所欲

Wise old owl 生活经验丰富的人

With bare hands 赤手空拳