? Balancing act (compromise in dilemma /deal successfully with two or more people, groups, or situations that are in opposition to each other ) [The UN must perform a delicate balancing act between the different sides in the conflict. ]
? Hot air (loud and confused empty talks) [No one likes a person who thinks very highly of his own opinions but is really full of hot air.]
? Go belly-up (collapse/to be dead-end) [My brother’s company went belly-up last month when its revenues were far below its monthly debts, so now he’s looking for a job.]
? Keep the head above water [Earning barely enough to support the family, father was quite happy only if he could keep his head above water.]
? XYZ (Check your zipper) ? Rome was not built in a day.
? Penny wise and pound foolish.(小事聪明、大事聪明) ? Variety is the spice of life. ? Honesty is the best policy. ? Bellybutton
? Plain sailing(easy unobstructed progress) ? Flowery language/plain flowery
? Snak e charmer(a performer who uses movements and music to
control snakes)
? Snake pit (insane asylum疯人院) ? Snake up/queue up
? Tuck Sb. in (tuck the sheets in firmly for sb.)
? Tuck in (eat up/ usually refers to a considerable quantity of food) ? Spend less and save more
? Exhaust (the exhaust from a car engine) ? Carbon emission ? Selfie /foodie/
? Goose bumps/goose skin/goose flesh ? Chicken-livered ? Chicken liver
? Sandwich (insert or squeeze tightly between two people or objects) ? Keep sb. In line
? Wipe-out(collapse/an event or a result that completely destroys something) (a fall from a bicycle or while skiing or being capsized on a surfboard) ? Touch and go ? Nod in sleep ? Turn the head of
? Take French leave 不告而别 ? Foot/pay the bill
? Go Dutch/ a Dutch treat/ split 50/50 [ I’d love to go, but I insist we go Dutch.]
? Raise Cain(fly into a rage/get angry ) [ If i don’t get out of here now, my boss is going to raise Cain.][ On weekends we wanted to have late rise in the morning, our neighbour started to raise Cain.] ? On/in the cards(adv. Probably ) [An early general election is certainly on the cards.]
? Cut and run(leave away in a hurry) [If he had cut and run early, Democrats would have complained about his backbone.][you pick your side and you stick it! You don’t cut and run when things get ugly.]
? In broad daylight(in public/before a big crowd of people) [They even committed such crimes in broad daylight. ] ? Don’t count your chickens before they’re hatched. ? Prevention is better than a cure. ? One good turn deserves anther. ? Make hay while the sun shines. ? Get over jet-lag
? Cards on the table /put/place one’s cards on the table 摊牌 ? I’m flattered./You flatter me. ? Written in water(fleeting) ? Full of beans (talk nonsense)
? Not know beans (to be ignorant or uninformed) ? Not worth a hill of beans(to be worthless) ? Spill the beans(tell a secret) ? Dangle a carrot(encourage/incentive) ? Carrot and stick()
? Pea-brained(simple-minded/stupid) ? Pass an olive branch ? As thick as pea soup
? Like two peas in a pod(be very close with or similar to someone) ? In a pickle
? Hot potato(difficult issue)
? Salad days(youthful period of one’s life) ? Confide in someone吐露、倾诉
? Run deep(if a feeling runs or goes deep, it is very strong and difficult to change)[the economic ties between China and the US run deep.][it all sounds logical enough, but Europe’s democratic divisions run deep.][but her feeling for him run deep.] ? Turn on a dime(skillful/flexible/talented)
? Penny for your thought[-a penny for your thoughts.--Oh,i was just thinking about how to tell i’m leaving.]你呆呆的在想什么了 ? An eagle eye[a good surgeon must have an eagle’s eye, a lion’s heart, and a lady’s hand.]
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