·One'sbrainchild某人的主意，某人想出来的
等同于one'soriginalidea
one'brainchildren（复数）
Thenewwaysofteachingwhichhavebeenprovedveryeffectivearebrainchildrenofallteachingstaffofourdepartment.
·Haveachiponone'sshoulder叫阵，叫板
Heisnotpopularamonghispeers.Healwaysseemstohaveachiponhisshoulder.
此外该语还有"不满"，"对抗"的意思
Maryhasgotachiponhershoulderaboutnothavingobtainedthescholarship.
·Clamup守口如瓶，拒不开口，沉默不语
Idon'tunderstandwhymystudentsarequitetalkativeduringthebreakbutallclamupinclass.
·Takesomeonetothecleaners使人囊中如洗，一贫如洗
Don'taskmetoplayinacrapgame.Idon'twanttobethecleaners.
·Acliff-hanger扣人心玄的事情
Peterwasnearlyinvolvedinacaraccident.Hecalleditanarrowescape.Butitwasreallyacliff-hanger.
·Fighttheclock争分夺秒，与时间赛跑
等同于workagainsttheclock
Ifyoudon'tfighttheclocktoenrichyourself,youwillsurelybelaggedbehindsoon.
·Aclotheshorse讲究穿戴的人
PrincessDianawasarealclotheshorse.It'shardtoimaginehowmuchshehadspentonclothes.
·Gethotunderthecollar发怒，怒气冲天
Makesomeonehotunderthecollar
Hegothotunderthecollarwhenhefoundhisbicyclewasmissing.
·Comethroughwithflyingcolors干得出色，大获成功
Inthe13thAsianGames,Chineseathleticteamcamethroughwithflyingcolors
·Show(reveal)one'struecolors原形毕露
Healwaysappearspoliteandgentle.Buthisquarrellingwithothersindirtywordsshowhistruecolors.
·Comeupwith找出，想出，弄出，提出
等同于toproduce,tofindout,tothinkout
Afterthreedays'ofdeepthinking,themanagercameupwithanideaofpromotingtheproducts.
·Jumptoconclusions仓促的下结论
Beingateacher,heshouldn'tjumptoconclusionsthatastudentisnotworthteachingsimplybecausehefailsoneexam.
·Toone'sheart'scontent心满意足
Todayisweekend.Thelightswon'tgooffafter11o'clock.Wecanchattoourheart'scontent.
此外该语还有"随心所欲"的意思
Maryloveskeepingdiary.Shecanexpressheremotiontoherheart'scontent.
·Loseone'scool沉不住气
反义词keepone'scool
Intheboxingmatch.TysonlosthiscoolandbitHollyfield'sear.
·Playitcool不露声色，沉着冷静
Sampras,theNo.1tennisplayerintheworld,alwaysplaysitcoolwhenhewinsinthematch.
·erottentothecore坏透了、烂透了
Keepawayfromthatboy.Heisrottentothecore.
·cutcorners偷工减料、走捷径、图省事、节约
Studentisaseriousthing.Youcan'texpecttocutcorners.
cutcorners并不是都是贬义的，还表示节约，节省
Withonly$100left,hehadtocutcornerstomakehisjourneybackhome.
·haveacrushonsomeone迷恋某人
Someteenagergirlsgotacrushonthefilmstar
·beafarcryfrom……与……相差甚远（一般用来表示水平或程度等的差距）
ThoughDickhastriedhard,itisstillafarcryfromwhathisfatherexpectsofhim.
·chewthecud好好琢磨琢磨
Idon'twanttojumptoconclusions,Ihavetochewthecudonitforafewdays.
·becutoutfor……天生适合于……（用于否定句中）
Thankyouforyourkindness,butIcan'tacceptit.Youknow,I'mnotcutforamanager.
·becompletelyinthedark一无所知，仍蒙在鼓里
keepsomeoneinthedark;beleft(kept)inthedark
Heisadictator.ThoughI'mtheproductionmanager,I'mcompletelyinthedarkaswhattodonext.
·ablinddate初次约会
Jameswastooexcitedtohavedinner.HewashavingablinddatewithSueintheevening.
·haveseenbetterdays今非昔比
Lookatourdean,Hehasseenbetterdays.
·beoutofone'sdepth力所不及
LiuwasextremelyhappytohavebeenadmittedtoOxford,butsoonhefoundhewasoutofhisdepthinhismajor.
·givesomeoneadoseofhisownmedicine以其人之道还制其人之身
OnAprilFool'sDay,myclassmatesmademeanAprilFool.Nextyear,I'llgivehimadoseofhisownmedicine.
·adropinthebucket沧海一粟
Hehassufferedalotinhislife.Losinghisjobthistimewasonlyadropinthebucket.
·playdumbwithsomeone装聋作哑
It'snouseplayingdumbwithteachers.Theyknowverywelltheirstudents.
·bedownindumps垂头丧气，深情沮丧
Iburnedmidnightoilyesterday.SoIfeeldowninthedumpstoday.
·makethedustfly干得很起劲
ManyvolunteersarehelpingintheOlympicGames.Theyaremakingthedustflywithoutgettingpay.
·goeasyon……酌情处理……；节约使用……；对……手下留情
Ihopetheteacherwillgoeasyonme.Otherwise,I'llhavenochancetopasstheexam.
当介词on的后面跟得是something的时候，此语用来是"节约使用"或"小心对待"
Goeasyonsalt.We
havetosavesomeforthenextmeal.·eggsomeoneontodosomething怂恿，鼓动某人干某事
Haven'tyouseenhimthrough?Hecanhelpyounothingbuteggyouontodoillegalthings.
·rubelbowswithsomeone和某人没有很深的交情
IsupposeJackdoesn'tknowmewell.Wehaveonlyrubbedelbowswithotherforseveraltimes.
·beattheendofone'stether山穷水尽
Markfeelsworriedbecausehecan'twriteanynewbooks.Heisafraidthatheisattheendofhistether.
·beatone'swits'end不知如何是好
Myboyissuchamischief-maker.Iamatmywits'endwithhim.
·beatlooseends心里没有着落
Manyoldpeoplefeelatlooseendsaftertheirretirement.
·makebothendsmeet收支平衡
Thenewly-wedcouplefoundithardtomakebothendsmeet.
·begreenwithenvy羡慕极了
Don'tbegreenwithenvy.Hedeservestheprize,sincehehasspentawholemonthonthatpaper.
·beoftheessence绝对不可少，关键的
Asforstudy,diligenceisoftheessence.
·apoorapologyfor……蹩脚货，名不副实
Thattravelagencywasfirst-class,butitofferedapoorapologyforitsservice
·makeanexhibitionofoneself出洋相
如果表示总出洋相可以在exhibition一词前加上形容词，regular
Sheisabitinsane.Shealwaysmakesaregularexhibitionofherselfbyragingatalmosteverybody.
·keepaneyeopen密切注视
Keepaneyeopenforanyonewhoarousesyoursuspicion.
·seeeyetoeyewith……与……意见一致
Thoughtheyaretwins,theyneverseeeyetoeyewitheachotheronanything.
·turnablindeyeon装做没看见
Itisnotrightforteacherstoturnablindeyetothosewhocheatintheexam.
·feastone'seyeson……观赏……，一饱眼福
Yesterdaywewenttoafashionshow.Wereallyfeastedoureyesonbeautiesandfancyclothes.
·haveafacewouldstopaclock奇丑无比
Theoldladyhasafacethatwouldstopaclock,butsheisthehelpfulpersonIhaveevermet.
·keepastraightface板着脸
Helikestellingjokes.Butalwayskeepsastraightfacewhenothersareshakingtheirsideswithlaughter.
·befedupwith……对……烦透了
Myroommatesaretoonoisy.I'mreallyfedupwiththem.
·fallfor……迷恋上……
Shefellforthatguysimplybecausehebehavedquitedifferentlyfromothers.
·beridingforafall自讨苦吃
Thatbigcountryisridingforafallifitkeepsinterferingwithothers''internalaffairs.
·playfastandloosewith……敷衍了事，不正经干
YouarenotcleverenoughtoplayfastandloosewithSusan.
·playfavoriteswith……对……有偏心眼
Thegirlisn'tongoodtermswithherparents.Theyplayfavoriteswithherlittlebrother.
·putoutafeelertodo……试探……的反应
Thechairmanputoutafeelertoseepeople'sreactionstohiselectionspeech.
·bedeadonone'sfeet筋疲力尽
Ourbossregardsushisslaves.Everydayafterwork.
·landonone'sfeet安全摆脱困境
Withtheloanfromthebank,thecompanylandedonitsfeet.
·standonone'sfeet自食其力
TheChineseCommunistPartydecidedtostandontheirfeetduringtheLiberationCampaign.PeopleinNaniwanwerecalledupontodevelopagriculture.
·sitonthefence保持中立
Whowouldyouvotefor?YoubetIwon'tvoteforhim.Helikessittingonthefenceonimportantissues.
·playthefield不正经干
Heisreallyaplayboy,Helikestoplaythefieldandisneverseriouswithanyonegirl.
·burnone'sfingers因管闲事而吃苦头
Ialwaystellyoutokeepawayfromthescoundrels.Nowyouareburningyourfingers.
·havestickyfingers手不老实。有小偷小摸的陋习
Theoldladyfiredthemaidbecauseshehadstickyfingers.
·keepone'sfingerscrossed祈求成功
Theleaderwasguiltyofaseriousderelictionofduty.Hekepthisfingerscrossedthathecouldescapeseverepunishment.
·letsomethingslipthroughone'sfingers眼睁睁地看着……跑掉
Thelawyerstudiedthecaseverycarefully.Hewouldn'tletsomethingslipthroughhisfingers.
·buildafireundersomeone紧催促某人……
Thatguyisaslowpoke.Iwishthereweresomewaytobuildafireunderhim.
putafireundersomeone其主语一般是物，而不是人。
·haveotherfishtofry有其他要紧事要做
Comeonout!Forgetabouttheexam,You'regototherfishtofry.
·aflashinthepan昙花一现
Heusedtobecalledayoungentrepreneur.Butsoonhewasforgottenbythepublic.Hewasaflashinthepan.
·aflyintheointment美中不足
Mobilephonearequitepopularnowadays,buttheyringatanytimeinthepublicareas.Itisaflyintheointment.
·benobody'sfool不傻，精明
Youcannoteasilytakehimin.Itisobviousthatheisnobody'sf
ool.·getoffontherightfoot开门红
Everythingwillgosmoothlyifwegetoffontherightfoot.
·putone'sfootdown气愤的表示反对
Theboywantedtoquitschool,buthisfatherputhisfootdown.
·playfootsywith……与……调情
JackwassoinlovewithMarythathecouldn'thelpplayingfootsieswithherwhilehavingdinner.
·marryafortune嫁给了有钱人
Scarietwasintrouble,Shewantedtomarryafortuneandsavethewholefamily.
·asslyasafox非常狡猾
Thoughthesuspectwasasslyasfox,hehadtoadmithiscrimeinfrontofsolidevidence.
·adimeadozen数不清，很多
Pagerswereraretenyearsago.Nowtheyareadimeadozen.
·makefreewith……擅自使用……
DoyouthinkI'mamillionaire?Don'tmakefreewithmythings.
·afreeloader白吃白喝，爱占便宜的人
InAmerica,evenifyoulivewithyourrelative,youcan'tbeafreeloader.
·afair-weatherfriend不能同患难的朋友
Ihavesearchedmyconscience,andbelieveIhavenevermistreatedyou.Butyouturnedouttobeafair-weatherfriend.
·getstagefright怯场，紧张
Thestudentgotstagefrightwhenhesteppedintoexamroom.
·addfueltotheflames火上浇油
Theboyrefusedtomakeanapologytohisfather,whichaddedfueltotheflames.
·haveabarreloffun极开心
Childrenhadabarreloffuninthemasquerade.
·makefunofsomeone取笑某人
Itisnotrighttomakefunofthedisabled.
·playtothegallery哗众取宠，收买人心
He'ssogoodatplayingtothegallery,especiallyinfrontofgirls.
·ganguponsomeone结伙对付某人
Thelocalruffiansgangeduponthepolicemen.
·beinhighgear全力进行，快速进行
Constructiononthesubwayisinhighgear.
·getawaywith……逃脱惩罚
Lawoffenderscan'tgetawaywiththeiroffence.
·havethegimmies患伸手病（小孩子giveme的说法，后来就说成gimmies）
Don'tyouknowyouhavegrownup?Howshamefulofyou7tohavethegimmes.
·giveasgoodasonegets不服输，不示弱
Heisasmallboy,buthegivesasgoodashegetsinchessmatch.
·fitlikeaglove恰倒好处，非常适合
A:Howdoyouliketheframe?B:Itfitslikeaglove.Itwellmatcheswiththeroomdecoration.
·handle……withkidgloves小心，谨慎对待……
Theantiqueisveryprecious.You'dbetterhandleitwithkidgloves.
·getsomeone'sgoat使人恼怒，惹人生气
Thewayheboastedthathewasanauthoritygotmygoat.
·forgood永远地
Ihopewarwilldisappearforgoodintheworld.
·betoogoodtobetrue好的令人难以置信
YesterdayJoereceivedalettersayingthatthecompanydecidestoofferherajobwithasalarywhichwastoogoodtobetrue.
·havethegoodsonsomeone有某人犯罪的证据
Fredwassurethathewouldwinthecase.Hehadthegoodsontheculprit.
·goofoff偷懒耍滑
Williamshasbeengoofingoffatschoolandhisreportcardshowsit.
·throughthegrapevine道听途说，小道消息
IhearthroughthegrapevinethatJimhasbeendismissedfromhispost.
·Thegrassisalwaysgreenerontheotherhill这山望着那山高
Hewrotetohisbrother,persuadinghimtokeephismindonhisworkandnottothinkthegrassisalwaysgreenerontheotherhill.
·useelbowgrease费很大的劲头
Howlonghaven'tyoucleanedyourkitchen?It'lluseelbowgreasetogetitshineagain.
elbow-grease常指"费劲儿的体力活儿"
Youhavetouseabitofelbow-greasetocleanallwindows.
·getthegreenlight得到批准
We'regotthegreenlightfromourdeanthatwecanhavesomechangesonteachingcurriculum.
givethegreenlight给予批准，准许某人干……
Theemployeescanhaveadayoff.Thedirectorhasgiventhemthegreenlight.
·grinandbearit一笑忍之，相当于汉语的"逆来顺受"
Youhavehadenoughinsultsfromyourboss.Howcanyougrinandbearit?
·catchsomeoneoffguard乘虚而入
Withinthreedays,therun-awaywasexhausted.Hefellasleepinabasement.Thepolicecaughthimoffguard.
·hatesomebody'sguts恨之入骨
Hedismissedmyfornoreasonatall.Ihatehisguts.
·kickthehabit戒除恶习
Youaredoomedtobebrokeonedayifyoudon'tkickthedrughabit.
·getinsomebody'shair苦恼某人
Everyday,salesmencometomydoor.Ican'tconcentrateonstudied.Theydogetinmyhair.
·letone'shairdown无拘无束
Oursupervisorisastone-facedyounglady.Infrontofher,youcan'tletyourhairdownanddowhatyoudesire.
·withoutturningahair保持冷静的态度，不动声色
Thepresidenttalkedabouttheinternationalsituationwithoutturningahair.
·ahalf-wit弱智者
Doyouthinkitisagoodideatosendahalf-wittoanormalschool?
·bitethehandthatfeedsone恩将仇报
Sorry,Icantellyounothingaboutmymaster.Otherwise,Iwillbebitingthehandthatfeedsme.
·gaintheupperhand占上风
Instrength,theirteamgaintheupperhand;butinskill,wecanhaveachiponourshoulder.
·havesomeoneeatingoutofone'shand使人完全服从某人的摆布
Moneycanlethimeatingoutofyourhand.
·livefromhandtomouth勉强糊口
Withthreechildrentosupport,thewindowhadtolivefromhandtomouth.
·overplayone'shand做的过火了，做得过头了
Wemayhaveoverplayedourhandbyurginghimtogiveusanearlyreply.
·tipone'shand无意中亮底
Ourrivalwasdrunk.Hetippedhishandbymurmuringthathiscompanywillcutdownthepriceofitsproducts.
·tryone'shandat……试着干……
MichaelJordanisagreatbasketballplayer,andhehasevertriedhishandatbaseball.
·flyoffthehandle大发雷霆
It'snouseflyingoffthehandle.Youcanreasonwithus.
·playintosomeone'shand正中某人下怀
Thinkitover.Ifwereducetheprice,I'msurewe'replayingintohishand.
·washone'shandsoffsomething洗手不干某事
Mr.Butcher,withalongfamilyhistoryofgambling,decidedtowashhishandoffgambling.
·getthehangofsomething掌握某事的窍门
I'vegotthehangofthenewcomputersystemprettysoon.
·gohaywire乱了套
Thecomputeropposesme.EverythinggoeshaywirewhenIuseit.
·buryone'sheadinthesand逃避现实
Theenvironmentalpollutionisgettingworseandworse.Wecan'tburyourheadinthesand,orthenaturewillpunishus.
·makeneitherheadnortailof……对……摸不着头脑
Timscribbledanotetomeduringthelecture.ButIcouldn'tmakeheadortailofit.
·haveone'sheadintheclouds满脑子幻想
Iknowyouhavebeendreamingofbecomingaprofessor.Butyoushouldn'thaveyouheadinthecloudsallthetime.Settledownanddosomething.
·turnone'shead使某人满意
Saraisasuccessfulwoman,butsheneverallowsherachievementstoturnherhead.
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