·theblacksheepofthefamily有辱门楣的人
Helosteverythingingablingandwascalledtheblacksheepofthefamilybythisrelatives.
·takeashinetosomeone一见就中意
Sheisananimal-lover.Shetakesashinetowhateveranimalshemeets.
·givesomeonetheshirtoffone'sback为某人慷慨解囊，毫不吝啬的接济某人
HeworksinthecharityorganizationandstronglybelievesthathewhogivesotherstheshirtoffhisbackwillbeblessedbytheGod.
·loseone'sshirt输得精光
Themandidn'tleaveLasVegasuntilhelosthisshirt.
·knowwheretheshoepinches知道问题所在
Awiseleadershouldbeonewhoknowswheretheshoepinchesandknowswhattodowithit.
·ashotinthedark瞎猜
Ididn'tknowwhichbuttonwasforTV.Ipushedone,andTVwasturnedon.Itwasmereashotinthedark.
·givesomeonethecoldshoulder冷待某人
Ihategoingtoexpensivehotels.Thereceptionistalwaysgivesmethecoldshoulderwhensheseesmyplainclothes.
·stealtheshow喧宾夺主
CinderallastoletheshowinthePrince'sparty.
·sidewithsomeone与某人站在一起，支持某人
I'myourfriend,butI'mafraidIwon'tsidewithyouonthatissue.
·haveamemorylikeasieve记性太差
Ithinkacomputernotebookwillbeofgreathelpforme,sinceI'vegotamemorylikeasieve.
·outofclearbluesky意料不到
Yesterday,outofaclearbluesky,Mylandladygavemeaone-daynotice,askingmetomoveout.
·.makeaslipofthetongue说走嘴
Theclassburstintolaughterwhentheteachermadeaslipofthetongue.Hemeanttosay"Goodmorning"tostudents,buthesaid"Goodafternoon".
·beonthesly办事狡猾
Theboywassmokinginthecornerwhenhisfathercaughthimonthesly.
·forasong以级低的价钱，廉价地
Igottherareeditionofthebookforasonginthefleamarket.
·soundsomeoneout试探某人的意见
Haveyousoundedtheprincipaloutonpostponingthefinalexamination?
·callaspadeaspade有什么就说什么
Wearegoodfriends.Callaspadeaspade.Don'ttellmeinaround-aboutway.
·spickandspan干干净净
Thehousewifealwayskeepsherkitchenspickandspan.
·goforaspin出去兜风
Thecitydwellerslikegoingforaspintothecountryonweekends.
·spine-chilling令人毛骨悚然
Helikeshorriblefilms.Thosespine-chillingpicturestousarepleasanttohiseyes.
·Thespiritiswilling;butthefleshisweak.心有余而力不足
A:Howmanytimeshaveyoutriedquittingsmoking?B:It'snotthatthespiritisnotwilling,butthatthefleshisweak.
·winone'sspurs受到奖赏
Shewonherspursasapopularwriterimmediatelyafterherfirstbookbecameabest-seller.
·putthesqueezeonsomeone对某人施加压力
Thenewsituationisputtingthesqueezeonallcompaniesengagedinthisbusiness.
·standuptosomeone与某人大胆对抗
Thesoldierstooduptotheofficerandwasplaceinconfinement.
·thankone'sluckystars感到万幸
Ishouldthankyourluckystarsthatyoumissedtheplanewhichcrashedintothesea.
·getofftoaflyingstart来了开门红
Ourkindergartengotofftoaflyingstartbyhaving100childrentosignupinthefirstmonth.
·gosteadywithsomeone与异性稳步发展关系
MaryandTimgotmarriedaftergoingsteadywitheachotherfortwoyears.
·watchone'sstep当心
You'rebetterwatchyourstepwhenyougooutwithJohn.Heisatrouble-maker.
·astick-inthe-mud老古董
Heisastick=in-the-mudandwillneverinvesthismoneyinstock.
·beastickler吹毛皮的人
Idon'tliketogotoherhome.Sheisasticklerforneatness.
·turnsomeone'sstomach令人作呕
Hersweetvoiceturnedmystomach.
·fallbetweentwostools鸡飞蛋打
Tyingtostraddletwoboats,hetookuptwojobswithtwosalaries.Atlast,unabletodoeitherwell.
·weatherthestorm度过难关
Thewoodenhouseweatheredthestorm.
·harponthesameoldstring老调重弹
Hereallygetsonmynerves.Healwaysharpsonthesameoldstringbypromisingusapaidholiday.,butheneverkeepsit.
·havesomeonedancingonastring任意摆布某人
Bettyisahousewifeandnoincome.Herhusbandhasherdancingonastring.
·pullstringsforsomeone为某人走后门，幕后操作
Inthematerialworld,moneypullsthestrings.
·bestuckonsomeone迷恋上某人
Tomwasstuckonthegirlatthefirstmeetingalthoughitwasablinddate.
·tosweet-talksomeoneinto(outof)doing……甜言蜜语地让某人做（不做）……
Theaccountantsweet-talkedthebossoutofcheckingheraccount.
·beinfullswing达到高潮，全面展开
Chinahasopeneditsdoorto
theoutsideworldfortwentyyears.Reformsineverywalksoflifeareinfullswing.·beasleepattheswitch玩忽职守
Thegoal-keeperwasasleepattheswitchandlettherivalteamgoalatthelastminute.
·suit……toaT对……再适合不过了
ThisnewjobsuitsmetoaT.
·turnthetables扭转局势
Don'tworry,yourhusbandknowshowtoturnthetablesandcrackdownonthoseguys.
·drinksomeoneunderthetable把某人灌醉
Hehasahollowleg.Hecandrinkallofushereunderthetable.
·keeptabsonsomething/someone掌握情况,密切关注
Hehassubscribedtennewspapersinordertokeeptabsonthenewdevelopmentsinmarketmanagement.
·keepsomeonedownanotch挫某人的傲气
Themonitorlikestoorderusaround.Heneedstobekeptdownanotch.
286——300
·Takeitoutonsomeone拿别人出气
Theboywasreprimandedbyhisfather.Hetookitoutonhisball.
·Anoldwives'tale无稽之谈
DoyouthinktheexistenceoflifeonMarsisanoldwives'tale?
·Bethetalkofthetown满城风雨
ThedeathofthePrincessDianahasbeenthetalkofthetown.
·Leaveabadtasteinsomeone'smouth给人留下坏印象
OnceIwenttoafamousuniversity.Buttheuntidycampusleftabadtasteinmymouth.
·Crocodiletears假惺惺的眼泪
SomeofmybusinesspartnerscametocomfortmewhenIlostalmosteverythinginonebaddeal.
·Loseone'stemper发脾气
Youdon'thavetoloseyourtemperabouttriflethings.
·Throughthickandthin有甘也有苦
Thecouplehavegonethroughthickandthinformanyyears.
·Haveanotherthinkcoming大错特错
IfyouthinkI'measilytakenin,youarehavinganotherthinkcoming.
·Thin-skinned神经过敏
Sheissothin-skinnedthat,wheneverwetalkaboutsomethinginalowvoice,shewillthinkwearereferringtoher.
·Jumpdownsomeone'sthroat严厉训斥某人
Theboysavedagirlfromtheriverandwentbackhome.Seeinghimallthrough,hismotherjumpeddownhisthroat.
·Stickoutlikeasorethumb特别扎眼
Ihatemybignose.Itsticksoutlikeasorethumb.
·Beallthumbs笨手笨脚
Ijustlearnedtotype.Iwasallthumbs.
·Turnthumbsdownon…不赞成……，反对……
Thebossturnedthumbsdownonthenewonpromotionscheme.
·Twiddleone'sthumbs无所事事
WhydowehavetoworkovertimewhilepeopleinPRdepartmentaretwiddlingtheirthumbs?
·Beatsomeone'stimewithsomeone勾引别人的女朋友
Heisstrange.Hedoesn'tgosteadywithanygirl,butenjoysbeatingothers'timewiththeirgirlfriend.
301——315
·Onthetipofsomeone'stongue就早嘴边上
Amaninblackcametoaskaboutmyson'swhereabouts.Mywordswereonthetipofsomeone'stonguewhenIfoundthemanhadaguninsidehispocket.
·Holdone'stongue保持沉默
IcannolongerholdmytonguewhenIseesomanywildanimalshavebecomeextinct.
·Keepaciviltongueinone'shead说话有礼貌
Achildistaughttokeepaciviltongueinhisheadwhenheissmall.
·Blowone'stop勃然大怒
Myneighborblewhistopwhenhesawhishedgeswerecutbysomeone.
·Carryatorchforsomeone单方想念某人
ThoughJanehasbeenengagedwithMr.Hall,Jimmystillcarriesatorchforher.
·HavetheMidastouch有生财的运气，手气好
You'dbetterfindRogersasyoustockbroker.HehastheMidastouch.
·Betouchandgo万分危险
Thepatientisoutofdangernow,butitwastouchandgoforawhile.
·Throwinthetowel认输
Shetriedtosavetheirmarriagebytalkingherhusbandoutoftakingdrugs.Butshefinallythrewinthetowel.
·Havetheinsidetrackforsomething处于有利的地位
I'manArtstudent.Idon'thavetheinsidetrackforapplyingforthatjob.
·Keeptrackofsomeone/something掌握……的情况
Heiskeepingtrackofallmyoldfriends.
·Beonagravytrain走运，有赚钱的机会
Youwillbeonagravytrainifyoucangetthatantique.Itisworthmoremoneythanitisoffered.
·Haveamindlikeasteeltrap头脑特别快
Hehasamindlikeasteeltrap.Hecanrememberanewwordevenifhemeetsitonce.
·Barkupthewrongtree弄错目标
Thedetectivehasbeenfollowingthemanforaweek.Butitturnsoutthathehasbarkedupthewrongtree.
·Betooquickonthetrigger操之过急，行动过于仓促
Youarealwaystooquickonthetrigger.Youjumpintohisthroatbeforehecanexplain.
·Askfortrouble自找麻烦
Areyouaskingfortroublebychallengingtheemphasisonqualitieseducation.Youareaskingfortroubleifyoucheatintheexam.
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·blowone'sowntrumpet自吹自擂
Ifyouwanttosellmore,yo
ushouldlearntoblowyourowntrumpet.·Notgivesomeoneatumble不理睬某人
ThoughJacksonhasaskedMaytomarryhimformanytimes,shejustwon'tgivehimatumble.
·Talkturkey打开天窗说亮话
Let'stalkturkey,seeifyouagree.I'llget55%oftheshare,andyou'llgettherest.
·Notsayuncle拒不认错，不服输
Idon'tknowwhenhehaseversaiduncletoanyone.
·Takeadimviewof…对……抱悲观态度；不赞同
Teachersinmiddleschoolsusuallytakeadimviewofstudents'talkinguptoomanyafter-classactivities.
·Walkalloversomeone任意欺负某人
Myneighborwalkedalloverme.Heleftrubbishinmydoor,stampedonmygrassandwaxmywindows.Idecidedtofightback.
·Drivesomeonetothewall把某人逼得走投无路
Hehateslearningforeignlanguages.Butthechallengingsituationdriveshimtothewall.Hedecidestogotoaneveningclass.
·Drivesomeoneupthewall把某人搞得心烦意乱
WouldyoupleaseturndownthatRapmusic?Ithasdrivenmeupthewall.
·Beinhotwater陷入困境
I'msorryIcan'tlendyoumoney.Imyselfaminhotwater.
·Likewateroffaduck'sback满不在乎，不起作用
Icandonothingabouthim.Criticismrollsofflikewateroffaduck'sback.Itgoesintohisoneearandcomesoutoftheother.
·Meetone'sWaterloo惨败
ThefamouslawyermethisWaterlooatthehandsofafledglinglawyer.
·Fishintroubledwaters浑水摸鱼
Don'ttellhimthatweneedthatmaterialbadly,Heisgoodatfishingintroubledwatersandwilltakeadvantageofit.
·Makewaves兴风作浪
Everythingwentsmoothlyinherweddingceremony,whenherformalboyfriendcametomakewavesbydrinkingthebridegroomunderthetable.
·Haveawaywithsomething/someone有应付……的办法
Shewillmakeagoodteacher.Sheseemstohaveawaywitheventhemostdisobedientboy.
·Pavethewayfor…为……铺平道路
DonationfromeverywalksoflifehaspavedthewayfortheHopeProjecttoproceed.
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