Oncehehadhisheartsetonsomething,he'llacceptnoturning-back.
·one'sheartinone'smouth吓得要命
MyheartwasinmymouthwhenIheartsomeonetappingonmywindowonerainingnight.
haveone'sheartinone'smouth;withone'sheartinone'smouth
·nothavethehearttodosomething不忍心去做
Howcanyouhavethehearttokillmypet?
·takesomethingtoheart往心里去/认真接受意见等
Tomdecidedtotakehisfather'swordstoheartandwashhishandsoffsmoking.
·beintheseventhheaven高心极了
MarywasinseventhheavenwhenshefinallycametoParis,thecenteroffashion.
·moveheavenandearth想尽一切办法
Believeme.Ipromisetomoveheavenandearthtohelpyou.
·coolone'sheels等的双脚发凉，久等
Let'smeetatthegalleryat7o'clock.Comeat7sharp.Don'tmakemecoolmyheels.
·taketoone'sheels逃走
Thenaughtyboytooktohisheelsafterheshould'trick-or-treat'.
·shootfromthehip信口开河
Don'ttakeJay'swordstoheart.Heshouldn'thaveshotfromthehip.
·byhookorbycrook千方百计得，不择手段得
Herosetothatpositionbyhookorbycrook.
·blowhotandcold出尔反尔，喜怒无常
Doyouthinkhe'llsupportyou?Heisthetypewhoblowshotandcold.
·makeithotfor……刁难某人
Outsectionmanagerisawoman.Ourgeneralmanageralwayslooksdownuponherandmakeseverythinghotforher.
·havethelotsforsomeone迷恋某人
Youhavetostopher.Shehasthelotsforamarriedman.
·bringdownthehouse博得满堂喝彩
Thefirst-prizewinnerofthespeechcontesthasbroughtdownthehouseforseveraltimes.
·beoverthehump已度过难关
TheAsianfinancialcriseshasalmostparalyzedAsianeconomy.Butweareoverthehumpnow.
·haveahunchthat……预感到……
Ihaveahunchthatthebearmarketwillbeoversoon.
·behunky-dory挺不错的
A:Howdoyoulikethefoodhere?B:Hunky-dory.
·skateonthinice如履薄冰，冒风险
Weareskatingonthiniceifwecontinuekillingwildanimals.
·toywiththeideaof……心里盘算要……
She'stoyingwithintheideaofmarringaforeigner.
·noifs,andsandbuts不要找任何的理由和借口
A:YouknowIcouldhavedoneitwell,but……B:Noifs,andsandbuts.Tellmeifyouwanttosaveyourjob.
·givesomeoneaninchandhe'lltakeamile得寸进尺
Givemyroommateaninchandhe'lltakeamile.Lasttime,Iofferedhimsomecandies.Today,heaskedforanice-cream.
·havemanyironsinthefire同时有很多要紧的事要做
Althoughhewasoutofjob,hestillwrotetohisparentssayinghehadmanyironsinthefire.
·beinajam陷入困境
getinajam
You'vegottohelpme.I'minajam.Maycarrefusedtoworkonmywaytooffice.
·jaywalk横穿马路
Itisdangeroustojaywalk.
·inajiffy不大一会儿
=inamoment,rightaway.atonce
I'llbewithyouinajiffy.
·have(acaseof)thejitters忐忑不安
Thenewteacherhadacaseofjitterswhenhefirststoodinfrontoftheclass.
·keepupwiththeJoneses与别人比阔，与别人攀比
HelikeskeepingupwiththeJoneses.
·getakickoutofdoingsomething从……得到很大的乐趣
Hegetsakickputofracing.
·takekindlytosomething/someone愿意接受
Don'tyoufeelthatpeopleinthelabdon'ttakekindlytoanosyreporter?
·killsomeonewithkindness好得让人受不了
TheoldladyalmostkilledmewithkindnesswhenIlivedatherhome.
·paradeone'sknowledge买弄学问
Heisawell-learnedman,bitheneverparadeshisknowledge.
·beatlarge逍遥法外（也可以形容动物不受约束）
Themurdererwasstillatlarge.Thevictim'sparentswasdeterminedtofindenoughevidencetosuehimtocourt.
·restonone'slaurels故步自封，吃老本
Youaresuretobelaggedbehindifyourestonyourlaurels.
·turnoveranewleaf洗心革面
Thejuveniledelinquentpromisedthathewouldturnoveranewleafifhecouldbegivenlenientpunishment.
·haveahollowleg（喝酒）海量
Thebestmanhasahollowleg.Hedrinksalotinsteadofthebridegroom.
·pullsomeone'sleg开某人的玩笑
Nevereverpullhisleg.Heisamanwithoutasenseofhumor.Hetakeseverythingseriously.
·keepsomeoneatarm'slength与某人保持距离
Mybossismyuncle.Inordertoavoidunnecessarymisunderstanding,I'dbetterkeephimatarm'slengthincompany.
·letsomeonedown使某人失望
Joereallyletmedownbyhavingbrokenhispromisesforseveraltimes.
·can'tforthelifeofone怎么……也不行
IthoughtIcouldrecitemyspeechbackwards,butwhenIstoodinfrontoftheaudien
ce,Icouldn'tforthelifeofmerememberwhattosay.·airone'slineninpublic家丑外扬
Thewifewasoftenbeatenbyherhusband,butshenevertoldothers.Shedidn'twanttoairherlineninpublic.
·keepastiffupperlip意志坚定，坚强不屈
Onefailuremeansnothing.You'vegottokeepastiffupperlip.
·beatloggerheadswith……互不相让
Thetwopartieswereatloggerheadswitheachotheroverthenewtaxpolicy.
·abornloser一事无成者
Nobodyisabornloser.Allyouneedisperseverance.
·louseupsomething把某事搞得一团糟
Heletthecatoutofthebag,whichlousedupthewholedeal.
·notdo……forloveormoney死也不会……
Stoptrying.Iwon'tbetraymyfriendforloveormoney.
·feelalumpinone'sthroat心里感到很难受
Ifeltalumpinmythroatonhearingherstoryoffightingwiththedeadlydisease.
·makedowith……用……凑合
Wearetootiredtocook.Wecanmakedowithtwobagsofinstantnoodles.
·themaninthestreet普通的人，老百姓
Theinterviewwiththemaninthestreetshowsthat90%ofthemaresatisfiedwiththeTVfrograms.
·beone'sownman不受他人支配，自己管自己
Ourmonitorisnoteasytocopewith.Heismuchhisownman.
·stealamarchonsomeone抢在他人前面，暗渡陈仓
Westoleamarchonourrivalsbyreducing5%ofourpriceandgotbackourmarket.
meatanddrink精神寄托
Tosomeoldpeople,raisingpetsistheirmeatanddrink.
·beatthemercyof受……支配
Whenyougetthiskindofdisease,yourlifeisatthemercyofGod.
·blowsomeone'smind把某人搞得晕晕乎乎
Readershadratherhighopinionofhisnewbook,whichblewhismind.
·haveagoodmindtodosomething很想去干某事
WhenIseeyoungandrobustmenelbowtheirwayontothebus,Ihaveagoodmindtosmackthem.
·haveaone-trackmind死脑筋，一根筋
Markhasaone-trackmind.Allhecaresisearningmoney.
·mindone'sownaffairs少管闲事
Youarenothingbutanoldgossip!Can'tyouonlymindyourownaffair?
·weighonsomeone'smind心事重重
Thefailureofsigningthecontracthasbeenweighingonhismind.Hecouldn'tsleepatnight.
·beoftwominds拿不定主意
Jillwasoftwomindsaswhethertospendthemoneyonbooksoronclothes.
·havemoneytoburn有花不完的钱
Thenewrichhasmoneytoburn.
·onceinabluemoon千载难逢
Ourbossisamiser.Hegivesusatreatonlyonceinabluemoon.
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·bedowninthemouth垂头丧气
Sandrawasdowninthemouthbecauseshedidn'tmaketheappointment.
·keepmumaboutsomething对某事保持沉默
Thehighofficialkeptmumabouthisscandal.
·facethemusic承担责任，甘受责备
Youarecaughtstealing.Youhavetofacethemusic.
·hitthenailonthehead说到点子上
IliketodiscusswithHelen.Shealwayshitsthenailonthehead.
·callsomeonenames辱骂某人
Theneighborskeepdroppinglitterinfrontofherdoor.Shecouldn'tbearitanymoreandcallthemnames.
·beneckandneck不分上下
Thetwoworkshopsareneckandneckinmonthlyoutput.
·getupthenerveto……鼓起勇气去……
Thepatientgotupthenervetoaskthedoctorhowlonghecouldliveintheworld.
·getonsomeone'snerves使某人心烦
Thereisanairportinthevicinity.Thenoisegetsonmynerves.
·anobody无名小辈
Heissomebodyinthesmalltown,butheisanobodyinthecapitalcity.
·leadsomeonearoundbythenose牵着别人的鼻子走
Allnationsshouldexercisetheirownjudgment.Theyshouldn'tbeledaroundbysomebigcountries.
·pokeone'snoseintosomething乱打听别人的私事
Ihatethosejournalistswhopoketheirnoseintopeople'sprivatelife.
·beanotchabovesomeone略胜一筹
Instudy,weareneckandneck;butinsports,heisanotchaboveme.
·situpandtakenoticeofsomething/someone对……刮目相看
Heusedtoknownothingaboutchemistry.Nowhetalkslikeachemist,Ihavetositupandtakenoticeofhim……
·havesomeone'snumber知道某人的底细
Don'twasteyourtongueswithhim.I'vegothisnumber.Whatheistryingtodonowistosetatrapandletusjumpintoit.
·bequicktotakeoffense特别爱生气
Idon'tthinkheisaqualityleader.Heistooquicktotakeoffense.
·haveonetoomany喝多了
Thebridegroomhadonetoomanyattheweddingceremonyandwasshootingcats.
·beontheoutswithsomeone与……失和
Forsomereason,thetwocountrieshavebeenonoutsforalongtime.
·apainintheneck使人讨厌的事
WorkingforVIPswasanhonorforme,butnowithasbecomeapainintheneck.Idon'tknowhowtobalance
therelationships.·greasesomeone'spalm贿赂，给某人好处
ItisreportedthatSydneyhasgreasedthepalmsofsomeonemembersofIOCfortherighttohold2000OlympicGames.
·getpeanuts微不足道的钱
Hegetspaidpeanutsalthoughheoftenworksextrahours.
·castpearlsbeforeswine对牛弹琴，明珠暗投
Mybossisanidiot.Workingforhimisjustlikecastingpearlsbeforeswine.
·feellikeasquarepeginaroundhole感到格格不入，不适合
Aftergraduation,Iremainedasateacherincollege.Wheneverourformerclassmateshaveaget-together,Ialwaysfeellikeasquarepeginaroundhole.Alltheytalkaboutarewaystomakemoney,expensivehotels,luxuriousentertainment,thingsIhavenoexperiencestosharewiththem.
·pinchpennies节俭
Thoughheisatycoon,hepinchespenniesindailylife.
·robPetertopayPaul拆东墙，补西墙
Youborrowmoneyfrommetopaythebankloan.ItislikerobbingPetertopayPaul.
·benopicnic不是件轻松的事
Tolearnoneforeignlanguageispossible.Buttobeabilingualisnopicnic.
·sugarthepill给人一点甜头安慰一下
Soniadidn'twanttoworkextrahoursquiteoften,butthemanagersugaredthepillbypromisingheratripabroadattheendoftheyear.
·beonpinsandneedles坐立不安
Heisaverymodestman.Whenotherspraisehim,hefeelonpinsandneedles.
·putthatinyourpipeandsmokeit你好好考虑考虑吧
此句常用于祈使句
Don'ttakeitoutonme.Itishewhomakesyoulosesomuchmoney.Putitinyourpipeandsmokeit!
·playuptosomeone拍某人的马屁
Theyoungactressplayeduptothedirector,hopingtogetaroleintheTVseries.
·taketheplunge踌躇一段时间后断然决定去干……
Thecommanderfinallytooktheplungeandlaunchedthefinalattack.
·playpossum装糊涂，装傻
Heoftenquarrelswithhiswife.Whenhecomestomeforadvice,Icandonothingbutplaypossum.
·dropsomethinglikeahotpotato赶紧抛弃，放弃
Hehasbeendreamingofowninghisowncar.Butwhenheknewacarwouldcosttenyears'ofhissalary,hedroptheidealikeahotpotato.
·singsomeone'spraises颂扬某人
Thelawyerisquitesuccessful.Hisclientssinghispraisestoothers.
·bepastprayingfor不可救药
WhenIsentmycattothevet,hesaidthatitwaspastprayingfor.
·besittingpretty享受安乐生活
Ourcompanysurvivedtheeconomiccrisisandnowwearesittingpretty.
·pocketone'spride放下架子
Thelaid-offworkersfromthestate-ownedenterprisesshouldpockettheirprideandseekforre-employment.
·putsomeoneupto……唆使某人去……
Howdareyoutohavelodgedacomplaintagainstmewiththedirector?Whoputyouuptoit?
·popthequestion求婚
Canyoutellmehowyoupoppedthequestiontoyourwife?MaybeIcanlearnsomethingfromyou.
·callitquits作罢
MaryandTomhadbeeninloveforseveralyears.Butthesedays,theybegantorealizethattheyhadverylittleincommon.Theydecidedtocallitquits.
·chewtherag闲聊
chewtherag也有争吵的意思
Iftheyhavetime,thesewivesarealwayssittingtogetherandchewingtherag.
·flyintoarage大发雷霆
Theoldfatherflewintoaragewhenhisdaughterdidn'tobeyhiswill.
·breakrankswithsomeone与……分道扬镳
反义词为：closerankswithsomeone
Peoplewithinonepartygraduallyhadconflictsonsomepoliticalissues.Someofthemdecidedtobreakrankswithothersandsetupanewparty.
·smellarat察觉可疑
Heisawell-knownmiser.Ismellaratwhenheinvitesmetohishomefordinner.Iwaswonderingifheisaskingfavorsofme.
·beatahastyretreat急忙撤退
Thehoodlumwasabouttodullytheladywhenhesawapatrolmancomingtowardsthem.Hebeatahastyretreat.
·takesomeoneforaride欺骗某人，玩弄某人的感情
Theyweretakingusforaride.Iturnedoutthattheticketstheysolduswithlowpricewereinvalid.
·ripsomeoneoff敲某人竹杠
Thelocalvillainripsusoffbycollecting100yuanforprotectionchargeeverymonth.
·beontherocks陷入困境，完蛋
ThefoameconomywasstruckbytheAsianfinancialcrisis.Japan'seconomywasontherocks.
·rubitin哪壶不开提哪壶
WouldyoupleasetalkinChinese?YouknowI'maprettybadEnglishspeaker.Youdon'thavetorubitin.
·givesomeonetherunaround敷衍搪塞
Mywashingmachinebrokedown,WhenIwenttotherepairshop,theygavemetherunaround.
·beinarut千篇一律，一筹莫展
Hislifeisinarut.Office,library,andhomearethethreeplaceshegoeseveryday.Itistimehehadaholidayforachange.
·playitsafe小心谨慎
Ourcarworksverywell.Buttoplayi
tsafe,wewillbringasparetire.·safeandsound安全无事
Hecamebackfromthebattlefieldsafeandsound.
·thesaltoftheearth好心肠的人，没有坏心眼的人
Thetaxidriverwhosavedthedrowningboyfromtheriveristhesaltoftheearth.
·takesomethingwithagrainofsalt听话打折扣，不能轻信
Heisabraggart.Takehiswordswithagrainofsalt.
·tipthescales扭转局势
Intheboxingring,thetwosideswereevenlymatched.Buttheshortbreakseemedtotipthescalesinfavoroftheboxerinred.
·throwsomeoneoffthescent转移某人的视线
Themurderwrotealastletterforthevictimandleftitinthesite,hopingtothrowthepoliceoffthescent.
·startfromscratch从零开始，白手起家
Therearesomanyspellingmistakes.Ihavetowriteitagainfromscratch.
·talksenseintosomeone开导某人
I'vetiredtotalksenseintohim,buthestillchosetoworkinthecountryside.
·anopensesame法宝，秘诀，关键
HavingconnectionswithVIPsisnotanopensesametosuccess.
·thelion'sshare最大的一份，绝大多数
Hedesignedthemostimportantpartofthemachine.Sohedeservesthelion'sshareoftheaward.
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