by Dennis Oliver
a complete list of all idioms
currently in the collection A:
ace (verb)最好的朋友
all right (3)
and then some而且还远不至此
antsy热锅上的蚂蚁般的，坐立不安的，心烦意乱的，烦躁的
as easy as pie十分容易，极容易
at the eleventh hou在最后时刻r B:
bad-mouth (verb) 说…坏话；诋毁，贬低
be a piece of cake愉快(或轻松)的事情，轻而易举的事情；轻松活计；有把握而易办的事
be all ears专心倾听，全神贯注地听，洗耳恭听
be broke穷的，一文不名的
be fed up with对…感到厌烦
be in and out进进出出，出没不定；忽隐忽现，忽内忽外
be on the go在活动，在活跃
be on the road在途中；在流浪；在转变中
be over结束
be up and running生龙活虎的
be used to
beat (adj.) 使困惑，难住，难倒，使大惑不解；使无法解答；使费解，使摸不着头脑
beat around the bush旁敲侧击；说话绕圈子
beat one's brains out绞尽脑汁；费劲思考
Beats me难倒我了.
bent out of shape气坏了；大发雷霆
before long不久以后
bite off more than one can chew贪多嚼不烂；心有余而力不足
blabbermouth长舌者
blow one's top大发脾气
boom box轰鸣音盒，噪音盒，大型手提收音机(或录音机)，立体声扬声器(或系统)
the bottom line本质内容；底线
Break a leg!祝好运；大获成功
break someone's heart使某人伤心
broke一文不名；破产的
bug (verb) 烦扰，打扰；装窃听器
bull-headed任性的；固执的
buck(s) 男人，小伙子，年轻人，(尤指勇敢、活泼、精力旺盛的)男青年
a bundle一捆
burn the midnight oil开夜车
bushed疲乏不堪的，精疲力竭的
by one's self
by the skin of one's teeth侥幸；勉强；好不容易才… C:
call it a day收工；暂停止
catch one's eye
catch some Zs小睡一下
can't make heads or tails of something完全不懂
change one's mind
chicken胆小鬼，懦夫
chow吃
chow down吃饭；大快朵颐
a cinch有把握的事情；容易做的事情；必然发生的事情
cool (adj.)
cost (someone) an arm and a leg
couch potato成天躺著或坐在沙发上看电视的人；极为懒惰的人
cram临阵磨的学生；过度用功的学生，书呆子
crash course速成课
Cut it out!闭嘴
Cool it!冷静一点；放松下来 D:
dicey不确定的；冒险性的；认命的；危险的
ditch class
Don't count your chickens until (before) they hatch (they're hatched). Don't assumethat something will happen until it has happened. do a bang-up job do a very good job; do very well at something.
down in the dumps垂头丧气
drag one's feet
drop someone a line留下便条 E:
an eager beaver雄心勃勃的人；工作特别卖力并主动要求做更多工作的人，做事勤奋(或主动、热心)的人(尤指勤奋、 主动或热心以取悦上司的人)，(对上司等)极力讨好的人
Easy does it! Be very careful! / Don't do anything too fast or too hard!
an egghead聪明人
elbow grease hard work; effort
every other _____每隔一个的；所有其他的 F:
far-fetched牵强附会的；不自然的
feel blue心情沮丧
feel puny feel unwell, ill
fender-bender automobile accident
fire someone
for ages很久 G:
get going出发；开始；着手
get it明白了；做到
get a kick out of something find something amusing
get on one's nerves irritate someone; make someone upset
get one's wires crossed be confused or mistaken about something.
get out of hand失控
get up and go热情
give someone a hand (2)为某人鼓掌
go with the flow顺其自然
grab a bite get something to eat H:
had ('d) better
have (has) got
hard feelings反感；怨气
hassle争吵
have one's hands full忙得不可开交；手头工作很忙
have something down pat记得很清楚；彻底了解
head honcho头头
hit the books学习
hit the hay睡觉
hit the sack睡觉
How come?why I:
if I had my druthers if I could do what I wanted/preferred
in over one's head in a situation that is too much / too difficult for one to manage
inside out里面翻到外面
in stock有存货；现有
in the black盈利
in the red亏损
in time及时 J:
jump all over someone责骂某人
jump the gun do something before it's time to do it
jump to conclusion妄自下结论
junk mail垃圾邮件 K:
keep an eye on留意；密切照看
keep an eye out for当心
keep one's chin up remain brave and confident in a difficult situation;
don't despair or worry too much
keep one's fingers crossed hope for the best祈求好运；祈愿，祷告
keep one's nose to the grindstone埋头苦干
keep (stay) in touch
kid (2) playfully say something that isn't true.
kind of
a klutz笨蛋
a know-it-all假装博学的人
know something backwards and forward对事情了解得一清二楚
know something inside out对某事认识很透彻 L:
let-down
lend someone a hand
leave well enough alone适可而止；不要画蛇添足
Let sleeping dogs lie.惹是生非
live from hand to mouth仅能满足眼前需要
Live and let live.待人宽容
lose track of失去联系
a low blow不公正的行为
lousy很多 M:
macho大丈夫
make a mountain out of a mole hill小题大做
can't make heads or tails of完全不懂
make up one's mind N:
No way!
nosh食物；小吃
Not on your life!一点也不；绝对不行
now and then偶尔；有时
nuke核武器
nuts热衷的；狂热的 O:
OK (4) approve
on the cutting edge处在最前沿的位置
on the dot准时
on time
once in a while偶尔
over one's head对某人来说太难 P:
pay the piper承担后果或费用
plastic假的
pop quiz突出考试
pooped (adj.)筋疲力竭的
pretty (adv.)颇
pull an all-nighter开夜车
pull someone's leg同某人开玩笑 Q:
quite a few不少
a quick study R:
R and R休息和娱乐
rain or shine不论晴雨；无论如何
rain cats and dogs
read someone's mind看出某人的心思
rub someone the wrong way惹恼某人
run-down (2)筋疲力竭的 S:
savvy理解
schmooze扯关系；拍马屁
sleep on it Hurry up!
sooner or later
shoot the breeze吹牛
a snap小菜一碟
so-so
Someone's made his/her bed; now let her/him lie in it. Someone has caused
his/her own problems; he/she will have to solve them himself/herself.
sort of
state of the art目前发展水平
stay (keep) in touch
Step on it!赶快；加把劲 T:
take it easy
tell a white lie
There, there. expression of comfort
tight-fisted吝啬的
a tightwad小气鬼
tough困难的
toss something throw something away; put something in the trash.
tricky
two-faced虚伪的 U:
under the weather身体不适
until hell freezes over永远
until you're blue in the face一直
update
upside down混乱
up-to-date
used to W:
Was my face red! I was very embarrassed
wear out one's welcome make someone uncomfortable by visiting too long.
wet behind the ears肉臭味干；少不更事；初出茅庐
What for?
What's up?
wishy-washy uncommitted; without an opinion of one's own.
with bells on very eagerly; with the feeling that one will have a very good time.
would just as soon would ('d) rather; prefer Y:
a yes-man应声虫
You don't say!是吗？真想不到
You've got to be kidding! 你在开玩笑吧
yucky讨人厌的
yummy令人喜爱的东西 Z:
zilch无；零；无价值之物
Zip your lip!住嘴 | 
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