a bad apple,金玉其外,敗絮其中
a gay dog,歡喜坨（我們那的方言）
a hard nut,硬骨頭
a hen-pecked husband,妻管嚴(yán)
fat cat,朱門大戶
bosom friends,心腹之交
con artist,
fat chance,絕佳機(jī)會(huì)
a storm in a teacup,大驚小怪
the last straw,救命稻草
under age,
rat race,你死我活的競(jìng)爭(zhēng)
keep somebody at arm’s length,形影不離
be on one’s back,臥病在床
make somebody’s blood boil,熱血沸騰
sad dog,苦瓜臉
work addict,工作狂
give it to somebody straight,
have head like a sieve,健忘者
in one’s heart of hearts,在內(nèi)心深處
cool one’s heels,空等
have a big nose,
have a sweet tooth,愛吃甜食
twist one’s arm,
rude awakening,幻滅
Die in one’s boots,暴卒
Keep one’s shirt on,忍辱負(fù)重
I am so flattered.
it slipped my mind.使我一時(shí)想不起
butterflies in my stomach,戰(zhàn)抖
It gives me the creeps.
Shout something from the rooftops ,登高而呼
Burn a hole in one’s pocket.,
Be all ears,洗耳恭聽
Foot the bill,負(fù)擔(dān)費(fèi)用
Let one’s hair down；
Pull one’s leg,拖后腿
A bread-and-butter letter,
Straight A 高材生,
Dry run,排練
Penny pincher,鐵公雞
Old money ,
a pain in the neck,討厭鬼
keep one’s finger crossed,乞求好運(yùn)
in hot water,
out of the blue,猝不及防
at sixes and sevens,亂七八糟