·One'sbrainchild某人的主意，某人想出来的

等同于one'soriginalidea

one'brainchildren（复数）

Thenewwaysofteachingwhichhavebeenprovedveryeffectivearebrainchildrenofallteachingstaffofourdepartment.

·Haveachiponone'sshoulder叫阵，叫板

Heisnotpopularamonghispeers.Healwaysseemstohaveachiponhisshoulder.

此外该语还有"不满"，"对抗"的意思

Maryhasgotachiponhershoulderaboutnothavingobtainedthescholarship.

·Clamup守口如瓶，拒不开口，沉默不语

Idon'tunderstandwhymystudentsarequitetalkativeduringthebreakbutallclamupinclass.

·Takesomeonetothecleaners使人囊中如洗，一贫如洗

Don'taskmetoplayinacrapgame.Idon'twanttobethecleaners.

·Acliff-hanger扣人心玄的事情

Peterwasnearlyinvolvedinacaraccident.Hecalleditanarrowescape.Butitwasreallyacliff-hanger.

·Fighttheclock争分夺秒，与时间赛跑

等同于workagainsttheclock

Ifyoudon'tfighttheclocktoenrichyourself,youwillsurelybelaggedbehindsoon.

·Aclotheshorse讲究穿戴的人

PrincessDianawasarealclotheshorse.It'shardtoimaginehowmuchshehadspentonclothes.

·Gethotunderthecollar发怒，怒气冲天

Makesomeonehotunderthecollar

Hegothotunderthecollarwhenhefoundhisbicyclewasmissing.

·Comethroughwithflyingcolors干得出色，大获成功

Inthe13thAsianGames,Chineseathleticteamcamethroughwithflyingcolors

·Show(reveal)one'struecolors原形毕露

Healwaysappearspoliteandgentle.Buthisquarrellingwithothersindirtywordsshowhistruecolors.

·Comeupwith找出，想出，弄出，提出

等同于toproduce,tofindout,tothinkout

Afterthreedays'ofdeepthinking,themanagercameupwithanideaofpromotingtheproducts.

·Jumptoconclusions仓促的下结论

Beingateacher,heshouldn'tjumptoconclusionsthatastudentisnotworthteachingsimplybecausehefailsoneexam.

·Toone'sheart'scontent心满意足

Todayisweekend.Thelightswon'tgooffafter11o'clock.Wecanchattoourheart'scontent.

此外该语还有"随心所欲"的意思

Maryloveskeepingdiary.Shecanexpressheremotiontoherheart'scontent.

·Loseone'scool沉不住气

反义词keepone'scool

Intheboxingmatch.TysonlosthiscoolandbitHollyfield'sear.

·Playitcool不露声色，沉着冷静

Sampras,theNo.1tennisplayerintheworld,alwaysplaysitcoolwhenhewinsinthematch.

·erottentothecore坏透了、烂透了

Keepawayfromthatboy.Heisrottentothecore.

·cutcorners偷工减料、走捷径、图省事、节约

Studentisaseriousthing.Youcan'texpecttocutcorners.

cutcorners并不是都是贬义的，还表示节约，节省

Withonly$100left,hehadtocutcornerstomakehisjourneybackhome.

·haveacrushonsomeone迷恋某人

Someteenagergirlsgotacrushonthefilmstar

·beafarcryfrom……与……相差甚远（一般用来表示水平或程度等的差距）

ThoughDickhastriedhard,itisstillafarcryfromwhathisfatherexpectsofhim.

·chewthecud好好琢磨琢磨

Idon'twanttojumptoconclusions,Ihavetochewthecudonitforafewdays.

·becutoutfor……天生适合于……（用于否定句中）

Thankyouforyourkindness,butIcan'tacceptit.Youknow,I'mnotcutforamanager.

·becompletelyinthedark一无所知，仍蒙在鼓里

keepsomeoneinthedark;beleft(kept)inthedark

Heisadictator.ThoughI'mtheproductionmanager,I'mcompletelyinthedarkaswhattodonext.

·ablinddate初次约会

Jameswastooexcitedtohavedinner.HewashavingablinddatewithSueintheevening.

·haveseenbetterdays今非昔比

Lookatourdean,Hehasseenbetterdays.

·beoutofone'sdepth力所不及

LiuwasextremelyhappytohavebeenadmittedtoOxford,butsoonhefoundhewasoutofhisdepthinhismajor.

·givesomeoneadoseofhisownmedicine以其人之道还制其人之身

OnAprilFool'sDay,myclassmatesmademeanAprilFool.Nextyear,I'llgivehimadoseofhisownmedicine.

·adropinthebucket沧海一粟

Hehassufferedalotinhislife.Losinghisjobthistimewasonlyadropinthebucket.

·playdumbwithsomeone装聋作哑

It'snouseplayingdumbwithteachers.Theyknowverywelltheirstudents.

·bedownindumps垂头丧气，深情沮丧

Iburnedmidnightoilyesterday.SoIfeeldowninthedumpstoday.

·makethedustfly干得很起劲

ManyvolunteersarehelpingintheOlympicGames.Theyaremakingthedustflywithoutgettingpay.

·goeasyon……酌情处理……；节约使用……；对……手下留情

Ihopetheteacherwillgoeasyonme.Otherwise,I'llhavenochancetopasstheexam.

当介词on的后面跟得是something的时候，此语用来是"节约使用"或"小心对待"

Goeasyonsalt.We

havetosavesomeforthenextmeal.

·eggsomeoneontodosomething怂恿，鼓动某人干某事

Haven'tyouseenhimthrough?Hecanhelpyounothingbuteggyouontodoillegalthings.

·rubelbowswithsomeone和某人没有很深的交情

IsupposeJackdoesn'tknowmewell.Wehaveonlyrubbedelbowswithotherforseveraltimes.

·beattheendofone'stether山穷水尽

Markfeelsworriedbecausehecan'twriteanynewbooks.Heisafraidthatheisattheendofhistether.

·beatone'swits'end不知如何是好

Myboyissuchamischief-maker.Iamatmywits'endwithhim.

·beatlooseends心里没有着落

Manyoldpeoplefeelatlooseendsaftertheirretirement.

·makebothendsmeet收支平衡

Thenewly-wedcouplefoundithardtomakebothendsmeet.

·begreenwithenvy羡慕极了

Don'tbegreenwithenvy.Hedeservestheprize,sincehehasspentawholemonthonthatpaper.

·beoftheessence绝对不可少，关键的

Asforstudy,diligenceisoftheessence.

·apoorapologyfor……蹩脚货，名不副实

Thattravelagencywasfirst-class,butitofferedapoorapologyforitsservice

·makeanexhibitionofoneself出洋相

如果表示总出洋相可以在exhibition一词前加上形容词，regular

Sheisabitinsane.Shealwaysmakesaregularexhibitionofherselfbyragingatalmosteverybody.

·keepaneyeopen密切注视

Keepaneyeopenforanyonewhoarousesyoursuspicion.

·seeeyetoeyewith……与……意见一致

Thoughtheyaretwins,theyneverseeeyetoeyewitheachotheronanything.

·turnablindeyeon装做没看见

Itisnotrightforteacherstoturnablindeyetothosewhocheatintheexam.

·feastone'seyeson……观赏……，一饱眼福

Yesterdaywewenttoafashionshow.Wereallyfeastedoureyesonbeautiesandfancyclothes.

·haveafacewouldstopaclock奇丑无比

Theoldladyhasafacethatwouldstopaclock,butsheisthehelpfulpersonIhaveevermet.

·keepastraightface板着脸

Helikestellingjokes.Butalwayskeepsastraightfacewhenothersareshakingtheirsideswithlaughter.

·befedupwith……对……烦透了

Myroommatesaretoonoisy.I'mreallyfedupwiththem.

·fallfor……迷恋上……

Shefellforthatguysimplybecausehebehavedquitedifferentlyfromothers.

·beridingforafall自讨苦吃

Thatbigcountryisridingforafallifitkeepsinterferingwithothers''internalaffairs.

·playfastandloosewith……敷衍了事，不正经干

YouarenotcleverenoughtoplayfastandloosewithSusan.

·playfavoriteswith……对……有偏心眼

Thegirlisn'tongoodtermswithherparents.Theyplayfavoriteswithherlittlebrother.

·putoutafeelertodo……试探……的反应

Thechairmanputoutafeelertoseepeople'sreactionstohiselectionspeech.

·bedeadonone'sfeet筋疲力尽

Ourbossregardsushisslaves.Everydayafterwork.

·landonone'sfeet安全摆脱困境

Withtheloanfromthebank,thecompanylandedonitsfeet.

·standonone'sfeet自食其力

TheChineseCommunistPartydecidedtostandontheirfeetduringtheLiberationCampaign.PeopleinNaniwanwerecalledupontodevelopagriculture.

·sitonthefence保持中立

Whowouldyouvotefor?YoubetIwon'tvoteforhim.Helikessittingonthefenceonimportantissues.

·playthefield不正经干

Heisreallyaplayboy,Helikestoplaythefieldandisneverseriouswithanyonegirl.

·burnone'sfingers因管闲事而吃苦头

Ialwaystellyoutokeepawayfromthescoundrels.Nowyouareburningyourfingers.

·havestickyfingers手不老实。有小偷小摸的陋习

Theoldladyfiredthemaidbecauseshehadstickyfingers.

·keepone'sfingerscrossed祈求成功

Theleaderwasguiltyofaseriousderelictionofduty.Hekepthisfingerscrossedthathecouldescapeseverepunishment.

·letsomethingslipthroughone'sfingers眼睁睁地看着……跑掉

Thelawyerstudiedthecaseverycarefully.Hewouldn'tletsomethingslipthroughhisfingers.

·buildafireundersomeone紧催促某人……

Thatguyisaslowpoke.Iwishthereweresomewaytobuildafireunderhim.

putafireundersomeone其主语一般是物，而不是人。

·haveotherfishtofry有其他要紧事要做

Comeonout!Forgetabouttheexam,You'regototherfishtofry.

·aflashinthepan昙花一现

Heusedtobecalledayoungentrepreneur.Butsoonhewasforgottenbythepublic.Hewasaflashinthepan.

·aflyintheointment美中不足

Mobilephonearequitepopularnowadays,buttheyringatanytimeinthepublicareas.Itisaflyintheointment.

·benobody'sfool不傻，精明

Youcannoteasilytakehimin.Itisobviousthatheisnobody'sf

ool.

·getoffontherightfoot开门红

Everythingwillgosmoothlyifwegetoffontherightfoot.

·putone'sfootdown气愤的表示反对

Theboywantedtoquitschool,buthisfatherputhisfootdown.

·playfootsywith……与……调情

JackwassoinlovewithMarythathecouldn'thelpplayingfootsieswithherwhilehavingdinner.

·marryafortune嫁给了有钱人

Scarietwasintrouble,Shewantedtomarryafortuneandsavethewholefamily.

·asslyasafox非常狡猾

Thoughthesuspectwasasslyasfox,hehadtoadmithiscrimeinfrontofsolidevidence.

·adimeadozen数不清，很多

Pagerswereraretenyearsago.Nowtheyareadimeadozen.

·makefreewith……擅自使用……

DoyouthinkI'mamillionaire?Don'tmakefreewithmythings.

·afreeloader白吃白喝，爱占便宜的人

InAmerica,evenifyoulivewithyourrelative,youcan'tbeafreeloader.

·afair-weatherfriend不能同患难的朋友

Ihavesearchedmyconscience,andbelieveIhavenevermistreatedyou.Butyouturnedouttobeafair-weatherfriend.

·getstagefright怯场，紧张

Thestudentgotstagefrightwhenhesteppedintoexamroom.

·addfueltotheflames火上浇油

Theboyrefusedtomakeanapologytohisfather,whichaddedfueltotheflames.

·haveabarreloffun极开心

Childrenhadabarreloffuninthemasquerade.

·makefunofsomeone取笑某人

Itisnotrighttomakefunofthedisabled.

·playtothegallery哗众取宠，收买人心

He'ssogoodatplayingtothegallery,especiallyinfrontofgirls.

·ganguponsomeone结伙对付某人

Thelocalruffiansgangeduponthepolicemen.

·beinhighgear全力进行，快速进行

Constructiononthesubwayisinhighgear.

·getawaywith……逃脱惩罚

Lawoffenderscan'tgetawaywiththeiroffence.

·havethegimmies患伸手病（小孩子giveme的说法，后来就说成gimmies）

Don'tyouknowyouhavegrownup?Howshamefulofyou7tohavethegimmes.

·giveasgoodasonegets不服输，不示弱

Heisasmallboy,buthegivesasgoodashegetsinchessmatch.

·fitlikeaglove恰倒好处，非常适合

A:Howdoyouliketheframe?B:Itfitslikeaglove.Itwellmatcheswiththeroomdecoration.

·handle……withkidgloves小心，谨慎对待……

Theantiqueisveryprecious.You'dbetterhandleitwithkidgloves.

·getsomeone'sgoat使人恼怒，惹人生气

Thewayheboastedthathewasanauthoritygotmygoat.

·forgood永远地

Ihopewarwilldisappearforgoodintheworld.

·betoogoodtobetrue好的令人难以置信

YesterdayJoereceivedalettersayingthatthecompanydecidestoofferherajobwithasalarywhichwastoogoodtobetrue.

·havethegoodsonsomeone有某人犯罪的证据

Fredwassurethathewouldwinthecase.Hehadthegoodsontheculprit.

·goofoff偷懒耍滑

Williamshasbeengoofingoffatschoolandhisreportcardshowsit.

·throughthegrapevine道听途说，小道消息

IhearthroughthegrapevinethatJimhasbeendismissedfromhispost.

·Thegrassisalwaysgreenerontheotherhill这山望着那山高

Hewrotetohisbrother,persuadinghimtokeephismindonhisworkandnottothinkthegrassisalwaysgreenerontheotherhill.

·useelbowgrease费很大的劲头

Howlonghaven'tyoucleanedyourkitchen?It'lluseelbowgreasetogetitshineagain.

elbow-grease常指"费劲儿的体力活儿"

Youhavetouseabitofelbow-greasetocleanallwindows.

·getthegreenlight得到批准

We'regotthegreenlightfromourdeanthatwecanhavesomechangesonteachingcurriculum.

givethegreenlight给予批准，准许某人干……

Theemployeescanhaveadayoff.Thedirectorhasgiventhemthegreenlight.

·grinandbearit一笑忍之，相当于汉语的"逆来顺受"

Youhavehadenoughinsultsfromyourboss.Howcanyougrinandbearit?

·catchsomeoneoffguard乘虚而入

Withinthreedays,therun-awaywasexhausted.Hefellasleepinabasement.Thepolicecaughthimoffguard.

·hatesomebody'sguts恨之入骨

Hedismissedmyfornoreasonatall.Ihatehisguts.

·kickthehabit戒除恶习

Youaredoomedtobebrokeonedayifyoudon'tkickthedrughabit.

·getinsomebody'shair苦恼某人

Everyday,salesmencometomydoor.Ican'tconcentrateonstudied.Theydogetinmyhair.

·letone'shairdown无拘无束

Oursupervisorisastone-facedyounglady.Infrontofher,youcan'tletyourhairdownanddowhatyoudesire.

·withoutturningahair保持冷静的态度，不动声色

Thepresidenttalkedabouttheinternationalsituationwithoutturningahair.

·ahalf-wit弱智者

Doyouthinkitisagoodideatosendahalf-wittoanormalschool?

·bitethehandthatfeedsone恩将仇报

Sorry,Icantellyounothingaboutmymaster.Otherwise,Iwillbebitingthehandthatfeedsme.

·gaintheupperhand占上风

Instrength,theirteamgaintheupperhand;butinskill,wecanhaveachiponourshoulder.

·havesomeoneeatingoutofone'shand使人完全服从某人的摆布

Moneycanlethimeatingoutofyourhand.

·livefromhandtomouth勉强糊口

Withthreechildrentosupport,thewindowhadtolivefromhandtomouth.

·overplayone'shand做的过火了，做得过头了

Wemayhaveoverplayedourhandbyurginghimtogiveusanearlyreply.

·tipone'shand无意中亮底

Ourrivalwasdrunk.Hetippedhishandbymurmuringthathiscompanywillcutdownthepriceofitsproducts.

·tryone'shandat……试着干……

MichaelJordanisagreatbasketballplayer,andhehasevertriedhishandatbaseball.

·flyoffthehandle大发雷霆

It'snouseflyingoffthehandle.Youcanreasonwithus.

·playintosomeone'shand正中某人下怀

Thinkitover.Ifwereducetheprice,I'msurewe'replayingintohishand.

·washone'shandsoffsomething洗手不干某事

Mr.Butcher,withalongfamilyhistoryofgambling,decidedtowashhishandoffgambling.

·getthehangofsomething掌握某事的窍门

I'vegotthehangofthenewcomputersystemprettysoon.

·gohaywire乱了套

Thecomputeropposesme.EverythinggoeshaywirewhenIuseit.

·buryone'sheadinthesand逃避现实

Theenvironmentalpollutionisgettingworseandworse.Wecan'tburyourheadinthesand,orthenaturewillpunishus.

·makeneitherheadnortailof……对……摸不着头脑

Timscribbledanotetomeduringthelecture.ButIcouldn'tmakeheadortailofit.

·haveone'sheadintheclouds满脑子幻想

Iknowyouhavebeendreamingofbecomingaprofessor.Butyoushouldn'thaveyouheadinthecloudsallthetime.Settledownanddosomething.

·turnone'shead使某人满意

Saraisasuccessfulwoman,butsheneverallowsherachievementstoturnherhead.

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