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广告招租，e-mail:yesize@hotmail.com 316——330 · blow one’s own trumpet自吹自擂 If you want to sell more, you should learn to blow your own trumpet. · Not give someone a tumble不理睬某人 Though Jackson has asked May to marry him for many times, she just won’t give him a tumble. · Talk turkey打开天窗说亮话 Let’s talk turkey, see if you agree. I’ll get 55%of the share, and you’ll get the rest. · Not say uncle拒不认错，不服输 I don’t know when he has ever said uncle to anyone. · Take a dim view of…对……抱悲观态度；不赞同 Teachers in middle schools usually take a dim view of students’ talking up too many after-class activities. · Walk all over someone任意欺负某人 My neighbor walked all over me. He left rubbish in my door, stamped on my grass and wax my windows. I decided to fight back. · Drive someone to the wall把某人逼得走投无路 He hates learning foreign languages. But the challenging situation drives him to the wall. He decides to go to an evening class. · Drive someone up the wall把某人搞得心烦意乱 Would you please turn down that Rap music? It has driven me up the wall. · Be in hot water陷入困境 I’m sorry I can’t lend you money. I myself am in hot water. · Like water off a duck’s back满不在乎，不起作用 I can do nothing about him. Criticism rolls off like water off a duck’s back. It goes into his one ear and comes out of the other. · Meet one’s Waterloo惨败 The famous lawyer met his Waterloo at the hands of a fledgling lawyer. · Fish in troubled waters浑水摸鱼 Don’t tell him that we need that material badly, He is good at fishing in troubled waters and will take advantage of it. · Make waves兴风作浪 Everything went smoothly in her wedding ceremony, when her formal boyfriend came to make waves by drinking the bridegroom under the table. · Have a way with something/someone有应付……的办法 She will make a good teacher. She seems to have a way with even the most disobedient boy. · Pave the way for…为……铺平道路 Donation from every walks of life has paved the way for the Hope Project to proceed. 331——345 · Cut both ways互有利弊 You suggest me quitting the job. It cuts both ways. I can keep away from the bully boss, but I will lose the fast salary. · Feel under the weather身体不舒服 He was under the weather because he failed to make the appointment. · Blow the whistle警告，禁止 The IOC has blown the whistle on its members for taking bribes. · Bleed someone white榨干血汗 Don’t ever go to casino. It will bleed you while. · Get wind of someone得到风声 There must be one between us who has let the cat out of the bag. Otherwise, how could they get wind of our plan to cut the price? · Take someone under one’s wing庇护某人 The kind lady took several orphans under her wing. · Can’t see the woods for the trees见树不见林 The principle is too tired. He talked with every individual student who has problems with his studies. He can’t see the woods for the trees. · Pull the wool over someone’s eyes蒙骗某人 The man pulled the wool over the eyes of the police by saying that he killed the wild animal for sell-defense. · Not breathe a word不吐露一个字 You can trust him. He’ll not breathe a word to anyone about your plan. · Put in a good word for…为……说句好话 Can you put in a good word for me when you see the manager? Then I’ll have a better chance of landing the job. · Not get a word in edgeways插不上话 Others are simply unable to get a word in edgeways when she opens her chatter-box. · Eat one’s words收回自己的话 Those who said that President Clinton would be impeached may have to eat their words. · Have words with…与……吵嘴 The wife had words with her husband over which YV channels to choose. · Have the world before one前途远大 Don’t worry yourself with trifle things. Look ahead and you have a world before you. · Put in an appearance露个面 Mary was surprised to find that her former boyfriend put in an appearance at her wedding ceremony and was talking with the bridegroom. 346——360 · Sharpen one’s appetite开胃，吊胃口 I used to take no interests in archaeology. But the visit to the Ming Tomb sharpened my appetite. · The apple of someone’s eye某人的掌上明珠 The daughter is the apple of her eye, but she is still strict with her. · An apple polisher马匹精，阿谀奉承者 He likes to be surrounded by apple polishers. · Upset someone’s apple-cart破坏某人的计划 We were about to sign the contract when one of our member said cart. · A poor apology for有名无实 He has no say in business. He is a poor apology for a manager. · Cool someone’s ardor使某人心凉一半 He cooled my ardor when he happened to know that he was also going out with other girls. · Twist someone’s man 对某人采取强制手段 The new policy will not be well carried out until the government twists a few arms. · Be up in arms满腔怒火 Parents are up in arms over some officials’ practicing graft in the entrance examination. · Dance attendance on…对……大献殷勤 He is a man with power and influence. He likes every one around him to dance attendance on him. · A rude awakening如梦初醒 I’ve already told he is not reliable. Now you are in for a rude awakening. · Have an axe to grind心怀叵测 You may get the loan from him, but he has an axe to grind. He wants to get half the share of the company. · Like a babe in the woods茫然不知所措，一无所知 If you don’t know some western culture, you’ll be like a babe in the woods in western countries. · Behind someone’s back在某人的背后 The boy learned to smoke behind his father’s back. · Have one’s back to the wall进退维谷 The run-away rushed into a lane and found it was a dead end. · Know…like the back of one’s hand对……了如指掌 I’ve brought up in that area. I know it like the back of my hand. 361——375 · Stab someone in the back背后捅刀子 Look at his way of dancing attendance on the boss. He’ll stab you in the back if he gets a chance. · Turn one’s back on someone不理睬某人 Jim comes from a poor family and he is often short of money for lunch. Nobody in his class turns his back on him. They take lunch from home for him in turn. · Turn one’s back on something放弃某事 If you want to make big achievements, you must turn your back on the attitude of short-term successes and quick profits. · Go from bad to worse越来越坏 My eyesight has gone from bad to worse since I wore the contact lens. · Bail someone out把某人从困境中解救出来 Come to ball me out. The salesman refused to go unless I buy his product. · Climb on the bandwagon赶浪头，看风使舵 Those guys are good at climbing on the bandwagon. They used to be my political enemies. But now they come to support me simply because I have been nominated for the Presidency. · The bane of one’s existence讨债鬼 His son is a big trouble-maker. Thy boy was really the bane of his existence. · One’s bark is worse than his bite刀子嘴，豆腐心 Professor Wang is a well-known strict teacher. He gives a lot of requirements before he delivers lectures. But soon the students learn that his bark is worse than his bite. · Scrape the bottom of the barrel讨些剩饭吃 It was too late when I rushed to the department store for a Christmas girl. I had to scrape the bottom of the barrel and finally got a shabby doll. · Be half the battle等于胜了一半 To show the opponents our capabilities is half the battle. · Keep somebody at bay不让对方*近，强制住某人 Acupuncture can not cure you, but it can keep the disease at bay. · Be off the beam走歪门邪道，步入歧途 Some teenagers are off the beam and become juvenile delinquents Society should give them a chance to correct. · A bean pole细高个儿 Your son has grown into a bean pole. You should encourage him to do more physical exercises. · Get one’s bearings知道自己的方位（地理位置和人生方向） When I got out of the tube, it took me several minutes to get my bearings. · No bed of roses生活不轻松 It is admitted to tell you that in America, there are more material comforts, but life there is no bed of roses. 376——390 · Have a bee in one’s bonnet鬼迷心窍 That old lady has a bee in her bonnet about learning to drive at the age of sixty. · Beef发牢骚 Why doesn’t Herry get lessons from it? Last time, he beefed about the malfunction of the air-conditioning, and he didn’t get bonus that month. Now he is beefing something again. · Make a beeline for…朝着……一直走下去 In summer, whenever I get home, I make a beeline for the refrigerator to get iced coke. · Beggars can’t be choosers讨饭者不能挑肥拣瘦 I know beggars can’t be choosers, but can you give me 5 yuan more per hour? · Bellyache满腹牢骚 Don’t bellyache about our working environment. You know we can’t afford to renovate it. · Hit below the belt卑鄙，暗箭中伤 Never do business with him. He likes to hit below the belt. · Tighten one’s belt勒紧裤带 1998 was not a good year for hotel business. Some big and expensive hotels had to tighten their belts. · Give someone a wide berth回避，敬而远之 Everybody gives him a wide berth because she is too nosy. · Bill and coo谈情说爱 When will you two stop billing and cooling in that corner? Come and do some barbecuing. · Fill the bill凑合 I really need a white blouse, but this light gray one will fill the bill. · Foot the bill付款 A: How can I bring such a big refrigerator back home? B: Don’t worry, Madam. Our store is responsible for sending it home for you and we’ll foot the bill for delivery. · A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.双鸟在林不如一鸟在手 You have been out of job for a year. Why didn’t you accept his offer? It’s true that the pay is not good and you have to work longer hours, but a bird in hand is worth two in the bush. · The early bird catches the worm.捷足先登 A: How could you get the ticket for the concert? It is said that all tickets were sold out in the first day. B: Well. I went to queue the very first day. Don’t you know that the early bird catches the worn? · Eat like a bird饭量很小 A: Why are you eating like a bird these days? B: I’m on a diet. · The birds and the bees性知识 It is often argued when children should be taught the birds and bees. 391——405 · Be for the birds极其无聊，俗不可耐 That man is for the bird. He always says he will write an autobiography, but I never see him write anything. · Bite off more than one can chew力不从心 If you choose too many courses to take, you are biting off more than you can chew. · In black and white白纸黑字 We won’t pay you money until we see the contract in black and white. · Draw a blank落空 He had expected to get a fortune from his uncle’s will, but he drew a blank. · A wet blanket令人扫兴的人或物 He is such a wet blanket. It seems that he is always with words to argue with others. · A blessing in disguise因祸得福 You lost the game, but it may be a blessing in disguise. You’ll know what your problem is. · Be on the blink发生故障 My VCD is on the blink. I can only get should but no pictures. · Bad blood消除不掉的恶感 The two families have had blood for many years. · Get in one’s blood上瘾 It seems that playing shadow-boxing has got in the old man’s blood. · Make someone’s blood boil使人大为恼火 Their killing of wild animals without control made my blood boil. · Make someone’s blood run cold令人毛骨悚然 The footsteps after me in the dark lane made my blood run cold. · A late bloomer大器晚成 No one has expected him to be a late bloomer. The past mischievous boy has become a stock agent. · Blow something使某事化为泡影 He blew the whole plan by telling it to the other company. · Sing the blues心情低落 She is always singing the blues about having too little money to buy cosmetic. · Be in the same boat处境相同 A: I really can’t make both ends meet every month. The rent itself takes up one-third of my salary. B: What can you complain about? We’re in the same boat. 406——420 · Miss the boat on 坐失良机 You will be missing the boat on that job if you don’t hand in your application from today. · A bolt from the blue晴天霹雳 The news that his wife died when delivering the new baby was like a bolt from the blue to the husband. · A bone of contention争吵的原因 We’d better buy two bicycles for our two sons. Otherwise, one bicycle will surely become a bone of contention. · Have a bone to pick with someone对……有意见 I have a bone to pick with you about your always using my towel. · Make no bones about对……满不在乎 He makes no bones about losing some money in business. He believes that heaven gives perfection to no one. · Be one for the books简直太……了 She told me a lot of bad words against our manager. But when I told her that I was the manager’s daughter. · Lick someone’s boots拍某人的马屁 It’s true that we need the project, but you don’t have to lick his boots like that. · Bore someone to death使某人烦得要死 That guy bores me to death. He never stops talking about his past history. · Bow and scrape点头哈腰 That guy must be a bootlicker. Look at the way he bows and scrapes to the leader. · Be nothing to brag about没什么了不起 His poem was nothing to brag about. · One’s bread and butter饭碗 Some famous singers insure their voices for a big sum of money. After all, voice is a singer’s bread and butter. · Make a clean breast of…坦白交代……，全盘托出 The accused made a clean breast of the case and was punished leniently. · Save one’s breath保持沉默 I know I’d better save my breath. I have seen him signed it. · Waste one’s breath浪费口舌 That boy is incorrigible. Don’t waste your breath on him. · Shoot the breeze闲聊 After work, several of us often sit round and shoot the breeze in the small bar for an hour. 421——435 · Burn one’s bridges behind one悲水一战 He burnt his bridges behind him when he invested all his money in his project. · Be as broad as it is long背着抱着一样沉 A: Which course do you think I should take? B: Well, it is about as broad as it is long. One course is interesting, but it is not easy to pass. The other is boring, but there will be no exam requires. · Go for broke豁出去 We have to go for broke to meet the deadline. · Give someone the brush off把某人打发 I’ll be with you in a moment,. I’ll brush the man out off. · Buckle down鼓足干劲 He was determined to break the record of 100-meter-dash. So he buckled down and practiced hard every day. · Bite the bullet下定决心；咬紧牙关 He always bites the bullet when others misunderstands him. He doesn’t want to argue. He believes that gold will glitter sooner or later. · A country pumpkin乡巴佬 Your behavior is like a country pumpkin, Haven’t you ever come into an expensive restaurant? · Give someone goose bumps让某人起鸡皮疙瘩 His sweet words gave me goose bumps. · Beat around the bush说话兜圈子 You don’t have to beat around the bush. Tell us the truth. · Do a land-office business生意大为兴隆 In recent years, land agents are really doing a land-office business. · Mean business动真格的，正经地 I have already warned you not to come near my window. This time I mean business. · Mind one’s own business少管闲事 Would you please mind your own business more? There’s nothing you can help here. · Butter someone up巴结某人 The boy butters his teacher up in hopes of getting a pass for his course. · Have butterflies in one’s stomach忐忑不安 The speaker had butterflies in his stomach when standing on the stage. · A social butterfly交际花 A:It seems that Agatha knows a lot of men in power in his area. B: Sure. Don’t you know she is a social butterfly? Whenever there is a party, you will find her there. 436——450 · Push the panic button惊慌失措 When I heard the fire alarm, I pushed the panic button and rushed out of the building. · Give somebody a buzz给某人挂个电话 I’ll give you a buzz this evening. · Raise Cain大吵大闹 The couple were raising Cain last night. · A piece of cake小菜一碟 She used to think that raising a cat was a piece of cake, but now she won’t say that again. · Sell like hot cakes卖得很快 The manufacture didn’t except that the new product would sell like hot cake. · You can’t eat your cake and have it.两者不可兼得 Do you want to work as a teacher and enjoy a stable but simple life or do you want to become a business who may have to put up with all kinds of stress? Of course, you can’t eat your cake and have it. · Can’t hold a candle to someone不能跟某人比 The present Chicago Bull can’t hold a candle to the Chicago Bull with Michael Jordan. · Go paddle one’s own canoe不管他人瓦上霜 You are new comer in the company. I suggested you go paddle your own canoe. · Have one’s cap set for someone追求男人 Mary has had her cap set for Mike for some time, but Mike has never noticed her. · Have the cards stacked against someone处于不利状况 His record of being a prisoner for two years has the cards stacked against him when he did job-hunting. · Lay one’s cards on the table打开天窗说亮话 Let’s lay our cards on the table and tell me if you really want to cooperate with me. · Play one’s cards close to the chest竭力不动声色 Play your cards close to the chest. Never let your rivals know your plans before you act. · Have a card up one’s sleeve胸中有数，胸有成竹 Many managers are worried stiff in the competition, but John has a card up his sleeve and he knows what to do to survive the competition. · Call someone on the carpet严厉批评、指责某人 The manager called the staff from the Sales Department on the carpet for the carpet for the low sales last month. · The cat has someone’s tongue舌头不好使 Tell me, who’s smoked my cigarettes? Surely the cat hasn’t got your tongue. 451——465 · Let that cat out of the bag泄密 Don’t let the cat out of the bag. I’d like to give our mother a big surprise. · Throw caution to the winds不顾一切 He threw caution to the winds and ran into the house on fire to save the baby. · Be itching for a chance to do…很想找个机会试试…… In the Wimbledon Tennis Open, many new and old tennis players are itching for a chance to prove they are the best. · An outside chance一线希望 Send him to hospital immediately. He’s got an outside chance of survival. · Have a chance of heart改变心情 After seeing how they fought against natural disaster, he had a change of heart and decided to lend them the money to rebuild their families. · A wild-goose chase徒劳的追求 You know there is no such an ancient treasure, why did you send me on a wild-goose chase? · Chicken out由于胆怯而收兵 Don’t be chicken. Jump into the water. · count one’s chicken before they are hatched如意算盘打得太早 Don’t count your chicken before they hatch. The police might be following us. · A chow-hound嘴搀的人 You eat like a chow-hound. Haven’t you had any meat at school? · Be on cloud nine高兴的飘飘然 He was on cloud nine after winning the competition. · Be in the clover生活富裕，过的舒服 Old people are living in the clover in the Old People’s Homes. · Weigh on someone’s conscience某人良心不安 Having blamed the boy wrongly weighed on my conscience. · Too many cooks spoil the broth.厨师太多烧坏汤 We have to choose one as our head. Otherwise, too many cooks spoil the broth. · Keep one’s own counsel不露心计 You never know what he is thinking about. He always keeps his own counsel. · Till the cows come home直到猴年马月 If you expect to get support from me, you will have wait till the cows come home. 466——480 · Speak off the cuff即席讲话 The chairman got to bring his glasses, so he had to speak off the cuff. · Be sb’s cup of tea爱好 I don’t want to invite her to my birthday party. She is not my cup of tea. · Cut and run抛开一切逃跑 Facts show that the whole deal is nothing but a swindle. Our business partner has already cut and run with our money. · Give somebody a dressing down严厉训斥 The teacher dressed the student down for being late. · A drug on the market滞销产品 That wine used to sell like hot cakes,. But since the fake wine with the same name killed many people in Shanxi Province, it has become a drug on the market. · As dry as dust枯燥无味 How can you live with him? He is dry as dust. · Easier said than done说时容易做时难 A: We should make everybody know that white pollution is a big menace to our environment. B: What you said is right, but it is easier said than done. · Take it easy轻松的干 Take it easy. We have an hour to go before the train leaves. · An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth以牙还牙，以眼还眼 He will take an eye for an eye when he takes revenge on you. · Not bat an eye泰然自若 The condemned man listened to his sentence without batting an eyelid. · There is more to something than meets the eye.表面上看不出 The man came to the bank three times a day without doing anything. There was more to it than met the eye. · One’s eyes are bigger than one’s stomach.眼大肚子小 We’re going to a self-service restaurant to have dinner, boys, but remember your eyes are bigger than your stomach. Don’t waste any food. · Feed one’s face吃饭 Look at your school report. It seems to remind me that the only thing you know is to feed your face, but nothing else. · Till one is blue in the face嘴唇都磨破了 The customer bargained with the seller till he was blue in the face, but the seller didn’t change his price. · The fat is in the fire为时已晚，欲罢不能 Think twice before you leap. Once you invest your money in the project, the fat will be in the fire. 481——500 · Play second fiddle to someone给某人当二把手 His family has had to play second fiddle to his political career. · Snap one’s fingers at someone瞧不起某人 He snap his fingers at most men in this profession. · Play with fire玩火 You are playing with fire if you take bribes. · Drink like a fish大喝，贪杯 He drinks like a fish, but he is seldom late for night shift. · Be neither fish nor fowl不伦不类 The newspaper is neither fish nor fowl. It claims to be a serious paper, but there are many articles on famous stars’ personal affairs. · Put one’s foot in one’s mouth说话走了嘴 The boy put his foot in his mouth when he told his father he played football in the afternoon. His father knew that the boy played truant again. · Give somebody the gate让某人滚开 I explained to them that I had left the invitation card at home till I was blue in the face, but they still gave me the gate. · As silent as the grave非常寂静 At two in the morning the town is as silent as the grave. · Get out of hand失去控制力 The debate got out of hand and became a quarrel. · Have a hand in something参与某事 Every actor and actress had a hand in making the play a hit. · Have one’s hands full忙得不可开交 She has her hands full going to work in the day and studying in the evening school after work. · Have something on one’s hands有待处理 He has clothes of last year’s fashion on his hands. So he has to sell them at a lower price and gets the money back. · Lie down on the job在工作中偷懒 The coach has been lying on the jobs. There’s no doubt that his team will lose the match. · Go to somone’s head冲昏头脑 The local football team won the match with flying colours. The excitement went to the enthusiastic fan’s heads and they went to the street drinking and dancing till the midnight. · Give somebody a free hand to do something给某人自由去处理某事 It is a good idea to give the Students’ Union a free hand to organize the New Year’s Party. · Keep one’s head above water经济上过得去 During the war, many families found it hard to keep their heads above water. · Be sick at heart心里非常难过 The monitor forgot to inform the class that the teacher had left the assignment. The next day, when the teacher blamed students, he felt sick at heart. · Look high and low到处都找遍 I remember locking the file in the safe. But now it is nowhere to be found again, although I have looked high and low. · A white lie没有恶意的谎言 The patient worries too much about his disease. The doctor, in order to help with the medical treatment, has to tell him a white lie that his illness is no a big matter. · Know the ropes精通业务 It usually takes half a year for a new employer to know the ropes in the company.
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