41. cost somebody an arm and a leg

A: Did you see the diamond ring Bill gave to Linda?

B: I sure did. It must have cost him an arm and a leg。

42. cut it out 閉嘴

I told you to cut it out。

43. be cut out for 生來(lái)時(shí)做……的

Dr. Hamilton doesn’t feel Larry is cut out for the medical profession。

44. department chair 系主任

I didn’t write that memo to the department chair。

45. dirt cheap 非常便宜

A: You’ve already furnished your apartment?

B: I’ve found some used furniture that was dirt cheap。

46. do with 用…。。湊合; do without 沒有……也行

You can do with your girlfriend。

You can do without your girlfriend

47. dog tired 特別累

同義:run down; worn out; out of steam

I’m dog tired these days. I’m working on seven articles。

48. down jacket 羽絨服

49. drive somebody up the wall 讓某人發(fā)瘋

同義:drive somebody out of one’s mind

The sound of all that raffic is driving me out of my mind。

50. fall back on 依賴

A: Were you able to understand that French novel without any help from theteacher?

B: I did pretty well. but I had to fall back on my dictionary occasionally。?