in the  soap 遇到麻烦

keep one's head 镇定

keep one's shirt on 不动手打架

keep punching 继续努力

kick off 开始干某事

kill two birds with one  stone 一石二鸟

knock it off 别再讲下去了

let the cat out of the  bag 泄漏秘密

let nature take its  course 顺其自然

like a cat on hot  bricks 热锅上的蚂蚁

like a turtle on its  back 对事情束手无策

lousy clichs 陈词滥调

make a hit 出风头

make my mouth water 使我垂涎

master key 万能钥匙;关键

neck and neck 不分上下

need other's  shoulder 希望得到某人的安慰

flat  tire 没精打采

from A to Z 从头到尾

go on the horse 快一点吧

gone with the wind 随风而逝

good for nothing 毫无用处的

Great minds think  alike! 英雄所见略同。

happy go lucky 乐天派

have a big mouth 话多的人

have it both ways 权衡两方面

have time off 休假

have words with sb  口角

hit the high spots 达到高水准

hit the sack 睡觉

hold one's tongue 保持沉默

I O U = I owe you 我欠你;借据

in hot water 遇到麻烦

in the hole 遇到经济困难

in the long run 从长远来看;终究

bite one's head off 大发脾气

black sheep 不孝子女

blow one's top 怒发冲冠

break one's  neck 痛打一顿;拼命做某事

buy your story 相信你的话

call it a day 今天到此为止

Capital idea 好主意

cold fish 冷酷无情的人

dark horse 黑马;冷门

daylight robbery 价钱贵到离谱

dear Jones letter 绝交信

dirty dog 卑鄙小人

eat one's words 承认错误

every Tom, Dick and  Harry 张三李四

by the book 照章办事

cast a cloud  over 泼冷水，是蒙上阴影

castles in the sky /  air 空中楼阁

as clear as a bell 非常清楚

clear the air 消除误会

come to terms 达成协议

shed crocodile  tears 假装哭泣，假慈悲

cut corners 走捷径

do’s and don’ts 行为规范

face the music 面对现实

fair and square 正大光明的

first things first 先说重要的

forgive and  forget 尽释前嫌;握手言和

get the ball  rolling 使蓬勃发展

a knockout 引人注目

a man of few words 沉默寡言的人

all thumbs 笨手笨脚的;一窍不通的

ants in one's pants  (skirt) 坐立不安

as mod as sb  与某人一样时髦

a picky  eater 吃饭挑剔之人

apple of  one's eye 珍爱之人（或物），宝贝

the cold  shoulder 对某人冷淡

a slip  of the tongue 口误

a bitter  pill to swallow 吞下苦果

a piece  of cake 容易做的事（不费吹灰之力）

as fit  as a fiddle 非常健康

an  adventurous eater 大胆的食客

burn the  midnight oil 熬夜

be kept  in the dark 被蒙在鼓里

bump  into 偶然碰到，撞见

burn the  candle at both ends 非常忙碌，过度疲劳

cry over  spilt milk 覆水难收

the calm  before the storm 暴风雨前的平静

by hook  or by crook 不择手段，无论如何

burn  one's bridges 破釜沉舟，自断后路

bite the  hand that feeds you 忘恩负义

eat like  a horse 吃得很多

go to  pieces 破碎，沮丧，心碎

go  Dutch 各付各的钱

get the  axe: 被解雇，被开除

get  carried away 得意忘形，失去理智

give  somebody a ring 给某人打电话

give  somebody a hand 帮助某人

have  your cake and eat it 鱼与熊掌兼得

hold  your horses 放慢，等一等

high and  dry 让某人陷入困境

hit the  hay 去睡觉

be hot  and bothered 焦虑，不安

have  one's hands full 很忙

have  cold feet 紧张

a big  shot = an important person 大腕儿，大亨

a breath  of fresh air 使人耳目一新的人

be all  ears 洗耳恭听

be all  eyes 目不转睛

a wet  blanket 讨人嫌的人

chip in  = contribute money捐献，集资

two  thumbs up 举双手赞成

be the  apple of one’s eye = be very precious to sb   非常珍贵

 pull one’ s leg = tease someone 开某人玩笑

break  one’ s back 辛勤工作

go for a  song = be sold very cheaply 贱卖

bucket  down = rain very heavily 瓢泼大雨

backroom  boys 幕后英雄

below  the mark = not measure up 不够水平，不合格