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左耳进右耳出 go in one ear and out the other 随机应变 play it by ear 无与伦比 be without equal / have no equal 正当 even as 摆平 even the score 收支平衡break even 以眼还眼 an eye for an eye 抛媚眼 make eyes at sb/give sb .the eye 心中有数 with one's eyes open 煽风点火fan the flames 给个准数put a figure on sth 有道理it/that figures 找茬儿find fault（with sb/sth） 识破find sb out

判···胜诉/败诉 find for/against sb 把···学到家get sth down to a fine art 时间上不留余地cut it/things fine 一无所知not have the foggiest idea 昙花一现a flash in the pan 炫耀flash sth around 跟着感觉走follow your nose 赢得时间gain time 别再演戏the game is up 露馅give the game away 耍花招play （silly ）games （with sb） 你这一套我也会two can play at that game 轻率with gay abandon 别来这套 don ’t give me that 互相让步give and take 回击give as good as you get 出入不多give or take （sth ）提议为···干杯I give you··· 不合常理 be/go against the grain 致力于give yourself over to sth 自首give yourself /sb up

使人恶心gross sb out 亲自（at ）first hand 体力劳动get your hands dirty 勾结 hand in glove （with sb） 举手（答问、投降）hands up ！不可开交have your hands full 受制约have your hand tied 拉某人一把hold sb’s hand 不做事情not do a hand’s turn 人多力量大many hands make light work 在两/各方面 on either/every hand

由某人负责 on your hands 正中下怀play into sb.’s hand 管教take sb in hand 孵出hatch out 干杯 down the hatch 发发慈悲have a heart！ 心肠好have a heart of gold 铁石心肠have a heart of stone

心花怒放your heart leaps 本意是好的sb ’s heart is in the right place 感情用事 let your heart rule your head 不忍心not have the heart to do sth

严厉手段heavy hand 难以理解heavy going 悲哀的心情a heavy heart 小题大作make heavy weather of sth 很成功 hit （it ）big

怒气冲天 hit the ceiling/roof 一炮打响 hit the ground running 开始吧hit it 一目了然hit sb （straight 、right ）in the eye 合得来 hit it off （with sb）

发大财hit the jackpot 正中要害hit the nail on the head、hit sb where it hurts 恰到好处hit the spot 大量上市hit the streets、shops 、stores

乘人之危hit sb when they are down 喋喋不休hold forth 找到某人get hold of sb 像一样的地方a home from home 成功bring home the bacon

畅销go 、sell like hot cakes 心慌意乱（all ）hot and bothers

得寸进尺give sb an inch（and they’ll take a mile、yard ）告发 inform on sb 加倍回报 to do sth back with interest 劝某人买interest sb in sth

过早行动 jump the gun 闯红灯jump the lights 大吃一惊jump out of your skin 加油 jump to it 效仿take a leaf out of 、from sb’s book 美中不足let sb、sth down 泄密 let on to sb 宽恕let sb off with sth 顺畅地without let or hindrance 骗子 all over the lot 抽签 by lot=draw、cast lots 共命运 throw in your lot with sb 似乎 make as if to do sth 凑合make do （with sth） 变得富有 make good 假装make like 重视 make much of sb、sth 是成败的关键make or break sth 事业有成make sth of oneself 顺手牵羊make off with sth 化妆make （sb 、oneself ）up 弥补make up for sth 讨好make up to sb 言归于好 make up with sb

谋取利益 on the make 形形色色的all manner of sb、sth 可以说 in the manner of speaking

天生的（as 、as if）to the manner born 被普遍认为be meant to be sth

我是说 I meant 说话算数mean business 出于好心 mean well

···很出色 be no mean 中庸之道 the happy、golden mean 达到标准measure up

最大程度的in full measure 量身定制made to measure 摸清底细get 、take 、have sb’s measure 在···程度上in no small、some 、equal measure 改过自新meet your ways

妥协meet sb halfway 比料想的更有趣、复杂meet your Maker

消除隔阂mend your fence with sb 领悟get the message 知识宝库a mine of information 立刻this minute 绝不not for a、one minute、moment 精确地to the minute

有必要的话if need be 循规蹈矩keep your nose clean 首尾相连nose to tail

伤人害己cut up your nose to spite your face 打探nose about、around for sth

傲慢with your nose in the air 死期以至your number is up 了解底细have got sb’s number 异类the odd man、one out 仿效pattern sth on、after sth 悦目be 、look a picture

明白get the picture 在局内、外in 、out of the picture 介绍情况put 、keep sb in the picture 身心崩溃go to pieces 举手之劳a piece of cake 痛斥pull 、pick 、tear sb、sth to pieces、shreds 小菜一碟a piece of piss 熟能生巧practice makes perfect

作不现实的许诺promise sb the earth、moon 、world 纯粹pure and simple 变态psycho 变得一团糟go to rack and ruin 苦想rack your brains 扬起眉毛raise eyebrows at sth 祝酒raise your glass to sb 愤怒抗议raise hell 闹翻天raise the roof

振奋raise sb’s spirits 照此情形at this、that rate 感兴趣reach out to sb

看出言外之意read between the lines 博览群书read sth up、read up on sb、sth

看透read sb like a book 沧海桑田to change、alter etc beyond、out of （all ）reclaim 贫穷reduced circumstance 至于as regards to sb、sth /in、with regard to sb、sth 记忆have regard to sth 这方面in this、that regard 解手 relieve yourself

回归report back 反馈report back on sth to sb 隶属report to sb

名声好、坏of bad、good report 至于with resource to sth

恕我直言with resource、with all due resource 就···而言in respect of sth

等等and （all ）the test（of it） 还要多and the rest 除此之外for the rest

不再提give it a rest 暂停give sth a rest 埋葬lay sb to rest

平息lay/put sth to test 结局是人尽皆知的the rest is history 我说完了I rest my case 尽管放心rest assure（that ···） 是···的责任rest with sb（to do sth）基于rest on sth 厮混run around with sb 私奔run away/off with sb/together 偷走run off with sth 抛弃run out on sb 普通类型the common/ordinary/general/usual run（of sth）

靠得住的人a safe pair of hands 不冒险on the safe side 谨慎行事play it safe

做好防御工作better safe than sorry 确信in the safe knowledge of that

学派school （s ）of thought 凭经验瞎猜fly by the seat of your pants

担任负责人be in the driving seat 罪有应得it serves sb right（for doing sth）

排上用场serve your、its turn 随叫随到at the service of sb/sth、at sb’s service 有用be of service（to sb） 有助于do sb a service 成形take shape 表达give shape to sth 强健身体give （yourself ）into shape

培养成才get/knock/lick sb into shape不干好就走人shape up or ship out

赶紧look sharp 最困难的地方sharp end（of sth） 很明显shine through sth

一见钟情take a shine to sb/sth 使黯然失色take the shine off sth 有优势have sth on your side 讨某人欢心get on the right side of sb 使自己失望let the side down 到处on/from all sides 不到四十岁on the right side of 40 另一方面on the other side of coin 在···之前this side of· 表明立场 take sides 感觉情况不对smell a rat 变坏go 、turn sour

虽卷入···但名声依旧come up/out of sth smelling of roses 苦笑a sour smile

酸葡萄sour grapes 迅速兴起spring up 铺平道路set the stage for sth

别抱怨、挑剔don’t（you ）start 抢得先机steal a march on sb

抢风头steal the show 、steal sb’s thunder 据说the story goes that、so the story goes 我就这个命that ’s the story of my life 凭借某物on the strength of sth

两全其美strike a balance 达成协议strike a bargain、deal 暴富strike it rich

开启成功之门strike gold 交好运strike it lucky 摆出某种姿态strike a pose

趁热打铁strike while the iron is hot 近在咫尺within striking distance of sth

有钱有势的a man、woman of substance 突袭 take sb/sth by surprise

合乎潮流in the swim（of things） 趾高气昂stand tall 难以办到be a tall order 责备tax sb with sth 合作team up（with sb）在长期内 in the long term

从理论上in theory 同甘共苦through thick and thin 频频thick and fast

打耳光get sb a thick ear 稀里糊涂a thick head 夸大其词lay it on thick

亲密无间as thick as thieves 笨到极点as thick as two short planks 木头脑瓜sb ’s thick head 厚脸皮a thick skin 一切正好that ’s the ticket 被委派为be ticketed for sth

严加控制run a tight ship 困、险境a tight spot、corner

产生恶果take a heave、its toll（on sb/sth） 主心骨a tower of strength

带来···的后果bring sth in its train 准备set sth in train 思路a train of thought 不会走就会跑run before you can walk 巡逻walk the beat 无罪释放walk free

筋疲力尽walk sb off their feet 罢工walk off the job 昂首阔步walk tall

冷不丁撞见walk in on sb/sth 愤然离去walk off 抛弃walk out on sb

半途而废walk out on sth 地位a walk of life 老是（that ’s/it’s ）always the way 执拗be set in your way 为了by way of、in your way of 倒塌give way

有利也有弊cut both/two ways 两者一样either way 、one way or the other

一意孤行get/have your own way 特地go out of your way（to do sth）

随你便！have it your own way 两全其美have/want it both ways 给···让路make way 依我看to my way of thinking 干得好way to go 风雨无阻in all weathers

略有不适under the weather 推敲weigh your words 歇歇脚take the weight off your feet 盛气凌人throw your weight about/around 人多势众weight of numbers

放屁break wind 退避三舍give sb/sth a wide berth 离谱wide of the mark

听到···的风声get wind of sth 即将发生in the wind 改革之风the wind of change 普遍观念conventional 、received wisdom