1. a big shot = an important person 大腕兒，大亨
2. a breath of fresh air 使人耳目一新的人
3. Achilles’ heel 致命弱點；個性的瑕疵
4. be all ears 洗耳恭聽
5. be all eyes 目不轉睛
6. a wet blanket 討人嫌的人
7. chip in = contribute money捐獻，集資
8. sell like hot cakes = sell very well or very quickly 暢銷
9. get butterflies in one's stomach = get nervous 緊張不安
10. two thumbs up 舉雙手贊成
11. be the apple of one's eye = be very precious to sb. 非常珍貴
12. pull one' s leg = tease someone 開某人玩笑
13. break one' s back 辛勤工作
14. twenty-four seven = 24 hours a day, 7 days a week = all the time 永遠，一直
15. go for a song = be sold very cheaply 賤賣
16. bucket down = rain very heavily 瓢潑大雨
17. backroom boys 幕后英雄
18. below the mark = not measure up 不夠水平，不合格
19. beyond compare 絕佳的，最棒的
20. break even 不賠不賺
21. by the book 照章辦事
22. cast a cloud over 潑冷水，是蒙上陰影
23. castles in the sky / air 空中樓閣
24. as clear as a bell 非常清楚
25. clear the air 消除誤會
26. come to terms 達成協(xié)議
27. shed crocodile tears 假裝哭泣，假慈悲
28. cut corners 走捷徑
29. do's and don'ts 行為規(guī)范
30. face the music 面對現(xiàn)實
31. fair and square 正大光明的
32. first things first 先說重要的
33. forgive and forget 盡釋前嫌；握手言和
34. get the ball rolling 使蓬勃發(fā)展
35. a knockout 引人注目
36. a man of few words 沉默寡言的人
37. a rainy day 不如意的日子
38. all thumbs 笨手笨腳的；一竅不通的
39. ants in one's pants (skirt) 坐立不安
40. as mod as sb. 與某人一樣時髦
41. at one's finger's tips 了如指掌
42. at sixes and sevens 混亂的
43. backseat driver 指手劃腳的人
44. bite one's head off 大發(fā)脾氣
45. black sheep 不孝子女
46. blow one's top 怒發(fā)沖冠
47. break one's neck 痛打一頓；拼命做某事
48. break the ice 打破僵局；打破沉默
49. bring down the house 掌聲雷動
50. burn a hole in one's pocket 花錢如流水
51. buy your story 相信你的話
52. call it a day 今天到此為止
53. Capital idea 好主意
54. cold fish 冷酷無情的人
55. dark horse 黑馬；冷門
56. daylight robbery 價錢貴到離譜
57. dear Jones letter 絕交信
58. dirty dog 卑鄙小人
59. eat one's words 承認錯誤
60. every Tom, Dick and Harry 張三李四
61. flat tire 沒精打采
62. from A to Z 從頭到尾
63. go on the horse 快一點吧
64. God knows 天曉得
65. gone with the wind 隨風而逝
66. good for nothing 毫無用處的
67. Great minds think alike! 英雄所見略同。
68. happy go lucky 樂天派
69. have a big mouth 話多的人
70. have it both ways 權衡兩方面
71. have time off 休假
72. have words with sb. 口角
73. hit of the show 表演中最精彩的一幕
74. hit the high spots 達到高水準
75. hit the sack 睡覺
76. hold one's tongue 保持沉默
77. I.O.U = I owe you 我欠你；借據
78. in hot water 遇到麻煩
79. in the hole 遇到經濟困難
80. in the long run 從長遠來看；終究
81. in the soap 遇到麻煩
82. keep one's head 鎮(zhèn)定
83. keep one's shirt on 不動手打架
84. keep punching 繼續(xù)努力
85. kick off 開始干某事
86. kill two birds with one stone 一石二鳥
87. knock it off 別再講下去了
88. Knock on wood. 說話禁忌；趕緊討個吉利。
89. let the cat out of the bag 泄漏秘密
90. let nature take its course 順其自然
91. like a cat on hot bricks 熱鍋上的螞蟻
92. like a turtle on its back 對事情束手無策
93. lousy clichés 陳詞濫調
94. make a hit 出風頭
95. make my mouth water 使我垂涎
96. master key 萬能鑰匙；關鍵
97. neck and neck 不分上下
98. need other's shoulder 希望得到某人的安慰
99. no sweat 沒問題；不用冒汗
100.No money, no honey. 沒有錢，哪有愛情
