1. a big shot = an important person 大腕兒，大亨　　
2. a breath of fresh air 使人耳目一新的人　　
3. Achilles’ heel 致命弱點；個性的瑕疵　　
4. be all ears 洗耳恭聽
5. be all eyes 目不轉(zhuǎn)睛
6. a wet blanket 討人嫌的人
7. chip in = contribute money　捐獻，集資　　
8. sell like hot cakes = sell very well or very quickly 暢銷　　
9. get butterflies in one’s stomach = get nervous 緊張不安　　
10. two thumbs up 舉雙手贊成　　
11. be the apple of one’s eye = be very precious to sb. 非常珍貴　　
12. pull one’ s leg = tease someone 開某人玩笑　　
13. break one’ s back 辛勤工作　　
14. twenty-four seven = 24 hours a day, 7 days a week = all the time 永遠，一直　　
15. go for a song = be sold very cheaply 賤賣　　
16. bucket down = rain very heavily 瓢潑大雨　　
17. backroom boys 幕后英雄　　
18. below the mark = not measure up 不夠水平，不合格　　
19. beyond compare 絕佳的，最棒的　　
20. break even 不賠不賺　　
21. by the book 照章辦事　　
22. cast a cloud over 潑冷水，是蒙上陰影　　
23. castles in the sky / air 空中樓閣　　
24. as clear as a bell 非常清楚　　
25. clear the air 消除誤會　　
26. come to terms 達成協(xié)議　　
27. shed crocodile tears 假裝哭泣，假慈悲　　
28. cut corners 走捷徑　　
29. do’s and don’ts 行為規(guī)范　　
30. face the music 面對現(xiàn)實　　
31. fair and square 正大光明的　　
32. first things first 先說重要的　　
33. forgive and forget 盡釋前嫌；握手言和　　
34. get the ball rolling 使蓬勃發(fā)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 笨手笨腳的；一竅不通的　　
39. ants in one's pants (skirt) 坐立不安　　
40. as mod as sb. 與某人一樣時髦　　
41. at one's finger's tips 了如指掌　　
42. at sixes and sevens 混亂的　　
43. backseat driver 指手劃腳的人　　
44. bite one's head off 大發(fā)脾氣　　
45. black sheep 不孝子女　　
46. blow one's top 怒發(fā)沖冠　　
47. break one's neck 痛打一頓；拼命做某事　　
48. break the ice 打破僵局；打破沉默　　
49. bring down the house 掌聲雷動　　
50. burn a hole in one's pocket 花錢如流水