1) take a rain check下一次再去
2) lost count弄不清楚
3) be in another world精神恍惚;魂不守舍
4) make yourself at home随意,随便
5) save your breath省口气吧;别白费口舌了
6) make sense有意义,理解
7) cost sb. an arm and a leg非常昂贵
8) burn a hole in one's pocket很快地被花光
9)fill one's shoes很好地顶替;令人满意地替代
10)is ice cold表示理所当然
11)like apples and oranges用来表示无法相比的事物
13)lose one's train of忘记
14)meet each other half way相互妥协,让步
15)on the dot准时;正点
16)once and for all最后一次;干脆
17)out of earshot不在听力所及范围
18)out of this world非常好
19)play by ear随机应变,视情形而定
20) ring a bell令人想起某件事;听起来耳熟
21)share a common outlook有共同的观点
22)six of one and half-a-dozen of the other半斤八两;没什么区别
23)stick around在附近逗留或等待
24)stick with继续做,坚持
25)straighten out扯平;结清
26)toss and turn (身体)翻来覆去(通常表示难以入睡)
27)turn one's back (在别人遇到困难时)不愿帮助
28)under the weather身体不适,生病
29)bite off more than one can chew贪多嚼不烂;心有余而力不足;不自量力;力不从心
30)break new ground创新
31)do the trick做成功;达到理想的结果
32)drag one's feet行动缓慢;磨磨蹭蹭不情愿
33)draw the line拒绝,拒不容忍
34)feel down in the dumps心情不好;情绪低落
35)few and far between不多;少而分散的;不常碰到或发现的;稀少的
36)fit as a fiddle身体很健康
37)grin and bear任劳任怨;毫无怨言地忍受
38)hit the spot (特指吃了食物,喝了饮料之后)精神完全恢复过来或感到满足;恢复精力;提精神
39)keep between the two of us不让第三者知道,保密
40)know a thing or two about略知一二
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