1.a big shot = an important person 大腕儿，大亨

2. a breath of fresh air 使人耳目一新的人

3. Achilles’ heel 致命弱点;个性的瑕疵

4. be all ears 洗耳恭听

5. be all eyes 目不转睛

6. a wet blanket 讨人嫌的人

7. chip in = contribute money　捐献，集资

8. sell like hot cakes = sell very well or very quickly 畅销

9. get butterflies in one’s stomach = get nervous 紧张不安

10. two thumbs up 举双手赞成

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

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

13. break one’ s back 辛勤工作

14. twenty-four seven = 24 hours a day, 7 days a week = all the time 永远，一直

15. go for a song = be sold very cheaply 贱卖

16. bucket down = rain very heavily 瓢泼大雨

17. backroom boys 幕后英雄

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

19. beyond compare 的，最棒的

20. break even 不赔不赚

21. by the book 照章办事

22. cast a cloud over 泼冷水，是蒙上阴影

23. castles in the sky / air 空中楼阁

24. as clear as a bell 非常清楚

25. clear the air 消除误会

26. come to terms 达成协议

27. shed crocodile tears 假装哭泣，假慈悲

28. cut corners 走捷径

29. do’s and don’ts 行为规范

30. face the music 面对现实

31. fair and square 正大光明的

32. first things first 先说重要的

33. forgive and forget 尽释前嫌;握手言和

34. get the ball rolling 使蓬勃发展

35. a knockout 引人注目

36. a man of few words 沉默寡言的人

37. a rainy day 不如意的日子

38. all thumbs 笨手笨脚的;一窍不通的

39. ants in one's pants (skirt) 坐立不安

40. as mod as sb. 与某人一样时髦

41. at one's finger's tips 了如指掌

42. at sixes and sevens 混乱的

43. backseat driver 指手划脚的人

44. bite one's head off 大发脾气

45. black sheep 不孝子女

46. blow one's top 怒发冲冠

47. break one's neck 痛打一顿;拼命做某事

48. break the ice 打破僵局;打破沉默

49. bring down the house 掌声雷动

50. burn a hole in one's pocket 花钱如流水

51. buy your story 相信你的话

52. call it a day 今天到此为止

53. Capital idea 好主意

54. cold fish 冷酷无情的人

55. dark horse 黑马;冷门

56. daylight robbery 价钱贵到离谱

57. dear Jones letter 绝交信

58. dirty dog 卑鄙小人

59. eat one's words 承认错误

60. every Tom, Dick and Harry 张三李四

61. flat tire 没精打采

62. from A to Z 从头到尾

63. go on the horse 快一点吧

64. God knows 天晓得

65. gone with the wind 随风而逝

66. good for nothing 毫无用处的

67. Great minds think alike! 英雄所见略同

68. happy go lucky 乐天派

69. have a big mouth 话多的人

70. have it both ways 权衡两方面

71. have time off 休假

72. have words with sb. 口角

73. hit of the show 表演中最精彩的一幕

74. hit the high spots 达到高水准

75. hit the sack 睡觉

76. hold one's tongue 保持沉默

77. I.O.U = I owe you 我欠你;借据

78. in hot water 遇到麻烦

79. in the hole 遇到经济困难

80. in the long run 从长远来看;终究

81. in the soap 遇到麻烦

82. keep one's head 镇定

83. keep one's shirt on 不动手打架

84. keep punching 继续努力

85. kick off 开始干某事

86. kill two birds with one stone 一石二鸟

87. knock it off 别再讲下去了

88. Knock on wood. 说话禁忌;赶紧讨个吉利

89. let the cat out of the bag 泄漏秘密

90. let nature take its course 顺其自然

91. like a cat on hot bricks 热锅上的蚂蚁

92. like a turtle on its back 对事情束手无策

93. lousy clichs 陈词滥调

94. make a hit 出风头

95. make my mouth water 使我垂涎

96. master key 钥匙;关键

97. neck and neck 不分上下

98. need other's shoulder 希望得到某人的安慰

99. no sweat 没问题;不用冒汗

100.No money, no honey. 没有钱,哪有爱情