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1 a blank slate 乾淨的黑板(新的一頁,新的開始)

2 more than one way to skin a cat剝貓皮各有巧妙不同(另有辦法)

3 more than you can shake a finger at 屈指難數

4 monkey on one's back 背上的猴子(難以擺脫的負擔)

5 monkey business 猢猻把戲(胡鬧)

6 Monday morning quarterback 星期一早晨的四分衛(馬後炮)

7 make him and break the mold上帝造了他以後就把模型砸了(再沒有跟他一樣的人了)

8 lose one's marbles瘋了,神智不清

9 loose cannon 鬆動的大炮(一觸即發的脾氣)

10 shooting fish in a barrel 桶裏射魚(甕中捉鼈)

11 like pulling hen's teeth跟拔母雞的牙一樣(艱苦不堪)

12 like looking for a needle in a haystack 如同在稻草堆裏找一根針(大海撈針)

13 light at the end of the tunnel 隧道末端的光(一線希望)

14 light a fire under your butt 在屁股下點一把火(促其行動)

15 let the cat out of the bag 放出袋中貓(洩密,說漏嘴)

16 left a bitter taste in one's mouth 留下滿嘴苦味(留下不愉快的回憶)

17 kill two birds with one stone一 箭雙雕,一舉兩得

18 knuckle sandwich 指節骨三明治(飽以老拳)

19 hang somebody out to dry 把……晾起來了(把……坑苦了)

20 hit stride 腳步走順了

 

 

 

 

21 fall into place 落實,就緒

22 don't look a gift horse in the mouth 贈馬不看牙(收人禮物別嫌好道歹)

23 domino effect 骨牌效應

24 dead-end street 死路,死巷子

25 cut to the chase 抄捷徑去追獵物(不繞圈子,開門見山,單刀直入)

26 right down my alley 恰是我的路(正能者多勞的胃口

27 red handed 趁著手上的血還沒洗淨時候抓住,在犯罪現場被逮

28 rain on your parade 遊行時下雨(掃興,澆冷水)

29 put one's nose to the grindstone 鼻子沖著磨刀石(專心工作)

30 pull oneself up by one's bootstraps 拎著鞋帶把自己提起來(憑自己的力量重新振作起來)

31 plenty of other fish in the sea 海裏的魚多得很(天涯何處無芳草)

32 peas in a pod一 莢之豆(好哥兒們)
33 rob the cradle 劫搖籃(老牛吃嫩草
34 read someone like a book 對這個人一目了然
35 put up the white flag 豎白旗(投降,放棄)
36 put one's foot in one's mouth 把腳丫放進嘴裏(說錯話了)
31 punch your lights out 揍得你兩眼發黑
32 pot calling the kettle black 鍋嫌壺黑(五十步笑百步)

33 play it by ear不 用看譜(隨機應變)
34 pale in comparison 相形失色
35 red tape(紮公文的)紅帶子,官樣文章(繁文縟節)
36 raise the bar 提高橫竿(更上一層樓)

37 put the cart before the horse 車在馬前(本末倒置)

38 put all of one's eggs in one basket 雞蛋都放在一個籃子裏(孤注一擲)

39 pull the rug out from underneath someone 地毯從腳下被抽出(事出意外)/ 雨

40 pop the question 提出大問題(求婚)

 

 

 

 

41 pieces come together 拼圖遊戲湊成圖案(諸事順利,達成完美結果)

42 tongue in cheek 閒磕牙(挖苦地)

43 throw in the towel 扔毛巾(認輸,放棄)

44 the ball is in someone's court 球在你那邊(該你行動了)

45 take off 動身

46 swing for the fence 打全壘打

47 stop and smell the roses 停下來聞玫瑰(享受生活

48 stab in the back 背後插刀(遭人暗算)

49 spineless 沒脊樑(沒有骨氣)He sponges off women

50 toe the line 循規蹈矩,沿著線走

51 the whole nine yards 整整九碼(一舉成功,美式足球的攻方一次需推進十碼)

52 take the word right out of someone's mouth 替我說了(你所說的正是我想要說的)

53 take a rain check 因雨停賽時送給觀眾下次免費來看的票(另一次機會)

54 straight from the horse's mouth 聽馬說的(根據最可靠的消息來源

55 stick a fork in him, he's done 用叉子戳他一下看看,他烤熟了吧

56 split hairs 細分頭髮(吹毛求疵

57 have a snowball's chance in hell 雪球進了地獄(希望不大)

58 tie the knot 打結(結婚)

59 the walls have ears 牆有耳朵(隔牆有耳)

60 take one for the team 為了全隊挨一下(為了集體利益,犧牲個人利益)

 

 

 

61 take a hike 走路(滾蛋)

62 straw that broke the camel's back壓斷駱駝脊樑的稻草(最後致命的一擊)

63 stand someone up 對方失約,讓人空等

64 dead beat

65 smooth sailing 一帆風順 / pour oil on troubled water (calm something dwon)

66 over the hill引申含意是「人老珠黃」

67 set one's sights on把眼光放在........

68 wring his neck 扭斷他的脖子

69 not lift a finger 連手指都不動一動(袖手旁觀)

70. weed out 除去雜草(淘汰)

71 water off a duck's back 鴨背的水珠(馬耳東風)

72 up in the air 掛在空中(懸而未決)

73 until the cows come home 等到牛回家(空等,白等)./無限期

74 rat race(永無止境的競爭)

75 back-seat driver形容明明坐在汽車後座,卻好像是自己在開車一樣,老是喜歡指揮別人

76 wrapped around his/her little finger 化為繞指柔(玩弄於股掌之間)

77 when pigs fly 豬飛的時候(絕不可能)

78 when hell freezes over 地獄結冰(絕不可能的事)

79 walk on air(高興得)腳不點地,飄飄然

80 up for grabs 大家有份

 

 

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rain

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