Useful Idioms (1)1. Wear your heart on your sleeve 感情流露在外；心直口快 To openly and freely express your emotions E.g. Girls nowadays dont wear their heart on their sleeves. 如今女孩子不輕易流露自己的感情。 To wear your heart on your sleeve now means that it is easy for other people to know how you are feeling. 在今天，這樣做也同樣意味著別人很容易就能知道你的感覺。2. Bite your tongue 保持緘默；欲言又止To avoid taking especially about unpleasant topic E.g. The man was so rude I had to bite my tongue to keep from getting into argument with him. 那人如此無禮, 我只好不做聲, 避免同他爭辯。3. Like a bat out of hell 飛似地，風馳電掣 Very fastE.g. But the kid ran away like a bat out of hell, so Ill have to pay for new glass myself.但是，那孩子像閃電一樣地逃跑了，所以我只好自己掏錢來買新的玻璃啦。4. Let sleeping dogs lie 不要多事，不要自找麻煩, 莫惹是非, 勿打草驚蛇To avoid restarting a conflict E.g. Why cant she let sleeping dogs lie? 為什么她就不能不多事？5. Like chicken with head cut off 像只沒頭蒼蠅似的，慌里慌張 To act in a frenzied manner E.g. Molly: Why are you running around like a chicken with its head cut off? 莫莉：你為什么像只沒頭蒼蠅似的慌里慌張的？ 6. Let the cat out of the bag真相大白，秘密泄露，露馬腳，露餡兒 to share the secret that wasnt supposed to be shareE.g. We wanted to surprise Mary with a birthday gift, but Allen let the cat out of the bag by asking her what she would like. 我們本想出其不意地送給瑪麗一件生日禮物，可是艾倫問瑪麗喜歡什么，一語泄露了天機。7. Bend over backwards 拼命竭盡全力to go away beyond the normal a mile hard, to do more than what would normal be done.E.g. He bend over backwards to show it.她拼命把他顯露出來。 It is other companies that bend over backwards to comply with Apple, and not the other way around. 到最后還不是其他公司都拼命去迎合蘋果，而沒有其他路可以走。8. Barking up the wrong tree 方向不對頭，方向錯誤 a mistake made in something you are trying to achieve; Focusing on the wrong treeE.g. Scientists in Switzerland realized that most other researchers had been barking up the wrong tree. 瑞士科學家意識到其他研究者大多研究方向不對頭。9. Water under the bridge無法改變的事,過去的事了anything from the past that isnt significant or important anymoreE.g. He started to discuss all the difficulties we had been through, but I told him it was just so much water under the bridge and that it would be best to forget. 他開始討論我們已經(jīng)歷過的一切困難, 但我告訴他, 這只不過是早已過去的事, 最好把它忘掉。 10. Buy a lemon買到偽劣品 to purchase a vehicle or other product that constantly gives problems or stops after leaving the storeE.g. The car I bought last year is sure a lemon! 去年我買的汽車確實是個偽劣品。11. Under the weather身體不舒服，心情不好 feeling ill or sickE.g. youve been under the weather for some days now; why dont you see a doctor? 你身體不適已有幾天, 為什么不去看醫(yī)生?12. Dont count your chickens before they hatch別高興太早了，不要盲目樂觀 dont count on or expect something until you are sure of itE.g. Shawn: Dont count your chickens before they hatch. How many lottery tickets did you buy? 尚偉： 別太早下定論，你買了多少張彩券？13. Every cloud has a silver lining黑暗中總有一絲光明；天無絕人之路 be optimistic, even difficult time will lead to better daysE.g. Every cloud has a silver lining, and every bright spot has dark edges.14. Play it by ear見機行事 to decide how to deal with something as it develops rather than planning what you will goE.g. In dealing with that unpredictable man, you simply cannot follow a prearranged plan, you have to play it by ear. 和那個捉摸不定的人打交道, 你簡直無法按預定計劃行事,只好隨機應變。15. Break a leg祝好運；大獲成功 a superstitious way to say ”good luck” without saying “good luck”, but rather the oppositeE.g. Break a leg in your test today. 祝你今天考試順利。16. A night owl夜貓子，晚睡的人 someone who gets to bed late because they have things to do at nightE.g. Since Philip has started work on his book he has become a night owl. 自從開始寫書以來，菲利普成一個夜貓子。17. A piece of cake小意思，容易辦到的 something is very easy to doE.g. Of course, you already know how to do that, so this is a piece of cake - if youve forgotten, Listing 3 is a quick refresher. 當然，您已經(jīng)知道如何去做了，所以這是輕而易舉的事情.如果您忘了如何去做，那么可以參看清單作為復習。18. The honeymoon is over蜜月期結束了 the very pleasant beginning has endsE.g. Austrians voted for EU membership by a two-to-one majority in a June 1994 referendum, but the honeymoon is definitely over. 奧地利在1994年6月舉行的全民公決中以2比1的多數(shù)票支持加入歐盟，但這一蜜月期明顯已經(jīng)結束了。19. Opening a can of worms一團糟，混亂的, 惹出一大堆麻煩doing or saying something that will lead to confusion arguments, misunderstanding or a lot of workE.g. She pointedly dismissed Mrs. Bourne depiction of her future daughter-in-law as opening a can of worms. 她尖銳地反駁了Bourne女士對這位準兒媳的一團糟描述。20. Flash in the pan曇花一現(xiàn)的人物 something that shows potential or looks promising in the beginning but fail to deliver anything in the endE.g. How can you tell whether a promising startup is the next Google ( GOOG), or just a flash in the pan?誰又能知道，現(xiàn)在看來前景廣闊的初創(chuàng)公司，未來會不會成為下一個谷歌（Google），抑或只是曇花一現(xiàn)？21. Im all ears洗耳恭聽 you are going to pay special attention to what is being saidE.g. Really? Tell me about it. I m all ears.真的？說說看。我洗耳恭聽。22. Ghost of a chance不可能的，不會發(fā)生的 not very likely to happenE.g. He doesnt stand a ghost of a chance of selling the house.那房子他根本不可能賣得出去。23. No brainer不需對其動腦筋的事物 an idea that is so apparently simple and good that you agree without even needing to think about itE.g. The ethical case against bribery is a no brainer. 行賄有違職業(yè)道德，這想都不用想。24. Cross four fingers祈禱，許愿 to hope that something happens in the way you want it to doE.g. Like many over-leveraged companies, the group has four years to cross its fingers and hope for a strong recovery. 與許多負債過多的公司一樣，哈拉娛樂還有4年時間雙手合十，祈求業(yè)務強勁復蘇。25. The whole nine yards一切，全套，無所不包; Everything, all of itE.g. That package lays out the whole nine yards, though, including icons and launcher configuration. 該軟件包布置所有內(nèi)容，包括圖標和啟動程序配置。26. High on the hog豪華地，奢侈地，養(yǎng)尊處優(yōu) living in luxuryE.g. The Chinese people should know that not all Americans are living high on the hog. 老中要知道，不是所有的美國人都過著富裕舒適的生活。27. Start from scratch白手起家;從起跑線開始，從頭開始;萬丈高樓平地起 to do it all over again from the beginningE.g. All of our projects start from scratch.我們整個項目都是白手起家。28. Reach for the top To set your goal high for someone to be the best, To strive to be the best in what you are doing.E.g. But until and unless that day comes, business executives who reach for the top would do well to build some level of understanding with their family members and rejuvenate themselves however they can. 但在這一天真正來臨之前，為最高職位孜孜奮斗的企業(yè)高管們?nèi)匀恍枰εc家人達成某種程度的理解，同時竭盡全力地恢復自身的活力When you are practicing your English, you should really reach for the top.29. Bite off more than you can chew貪多嚼不爛，力不能及 to take on a task that is very too bigE.g. Dont be afraid to bite off more than you can chew. 別害怕去嘗試仿佛超過能力所及的事情My students bite off more than they can chew by taking too many classes.30. A drop in the bucket杯水車薪; 九牛一毛，滄海一粟; a very small part of something big or whole. An effort or action having very little over all influence, especially as compared to a huge problemE.g. Here is another example. Joe donated $ 20 to help people in Haiti after the earthquake, even though $ 20 was just a drop in the bucket.海地地震后，Joe給災民捐了20美元，盡管這只是很小的一筆錢。31. A taste of your own medicine以牙還牙，嘗嘗同樣的滋味 when you are mistreated, the same way you mistreat others E.g. In other words, youre getting a taste of your own medicine. 你是說，現(xiàn)在你也要讓我嘗嘗同樣的滋味。I gave them a taste of your own medicine by ignoring their requests.32. Think outside of the box跳出固有模式 跳出思維框框 換種方式思考E.g. While daydreaming is sometimes thought of as a form of procrastination or non-commitment, researchers have found that it could actually help you to think outside the box to solve tough problems.雖然白日夢有時候被認為是一種拖延和不負責的形式，研究人員卻發(fā)現(xiàn)，它其實可以幫助人們跳出思維框框并解決棘手問題。33. A toss up 難以定奪的事，很難肯定的事情 A result that is still unclear and can go either way.E.g. Its a toss-up whether oil prices will go up or down over the days ahead.油價在今后的日子里會上漲還是下跌都有可能。It is a toss-up as to which candidate will win.34. He lost his head失去理智 惶恐 very angry and overcome by emotionsE.g. When the fire broke out, he lost his head and ran away. 大火發(fā)生后，他驚惶奔逃。He lost his head when they did not win the game.35. Hold your horse等一等，耐心一點 be patient, dont get to excitedE.g. Hold your horse! Dont pull all your money into that risky deal.想一想！別把所有的錢都投到那筆冒險的交易中去。Hold your horses, the game is not over yet.36. Apple of his eye極珍愛的人或物 a person who is very special to someoneE.g. John regarded the gold ring left by his dead wife as the apple of his eye. 約翰把他亡妻留下的這只金戒指視為珍寶。Her grandpa says that she is the apple of his eye.37. In hot water指某人或某些人遇到非常麻煩的問題 in big trouble. You have done something that is very badE.g. I needed to be at the airport early, and as I got into a taxi I was worried that I might be in hot water if traffic congestion was worse than normal.我需要早到機場，所以我在坐上出租車時擔心，要是交通比平常擁堵的話，我就麻煩了。Her grandpa says that she is the apple of his eye.38. In your face挑釁; 咄咄逼人的; an aggress and bold confrontationE.g. Ask him six months ago if he planned to break up News Corp., and he would have laughed in your face. 六個月前若有人問他是否有意拆分他的傳媒王國，肯定會遭到他的侮辱。39. Back seat drive指那些自己不在崗位上,但是卻喜歡不斷給在位的人提供別人不需要的意見或 建議的人; 干涉與自己職責無關事情的人People who criticize from the side lines, much like someone giving unwanted advice from the back seat of a vehicleE.g. you cannot backseat drive how your children are being raised. 不要對孩子們瞎指揮She is like a back seat driver, always giving advice that is not wanted.40. Pins and needles如坐針氈；焦躁不安；手腳發(fā)麻; anxious or nervous in anticipation of somethingE.g. Mrs. Watson sat on pins and needles . 沃森太太如坐針氈。41. On the fence抱觀望態(tài)度, 舉棋不定undecidedE.g. So the next time your child tells you that they are on the fence about that law degree, petroleum engineering, anyone? 所以，如果下次你的孩子說他在法律學位和石油工程學之間舉棋不定，那你應該心中有數(shù)了吧？42. Out on a limb孤立無助;陷入絕境; put yourself in a tough position in o