1. clock in - 打卡
Don‘t forget to clock in, otherwise you won‘t get paid. 別忘了打卡，否則領(lǐng)不到錢。
2. come on to - 對(duì)...輕??；吃豆腐
Tanya slapped Bill after he came on to her. Tanya在Bill對(duì)她輕薄之后打了他一巴掌。
3. come easily - 易如反掌
Languages come easily to some people. 語(yǔ)言學(xué)習(xí)對(duì)有些人來(lái)說(shuō)易如反掌。
4. don‘t have a cow - 別大驚小怪
Don‘t have a cow! I‘ll pay for the damages. 別大驚小怪的！我會(huì)賠償損失的。
5. push around - 欺騙
Don‘t try to push me around! 別想耍我！
6. keep one‘s shirt on - 保持冷靜 （also "keep one‘s hair on"）
Keep your shirt on. He didn‘t mean to offend you. That‘s just the way he talks. 保持冷靜。那只是他說(shuō)話的慣常方式，他并非有意要冒犯你。
7. cool it - 冷靜一點(diǎn)
Cool it. You are making me mad. 冷靜一點(diǎn)。你快把我逼瘋了。
8. joy ride - 兜風(fēng)
Let‘s go for a joy ride. 讓我們?nèi)ザ刀碉L(fēng)。
9. rap - 說(shuō)唱樂(lè)
Do you like rap music? I have trouble understanding the words. 你喜歡說(shuō)唱音樂(lè)嗎？我聽(tīng)不太懂其中的歌詞。
10. red-letter day - 大日子
This is a red-letter day for Susan. She made her first sale to a very important client. 今天是susan的大日子。她和一個(gè)非常重要的客戶做成了第一筆生意。
11. go up in smoke - 成為泡影
Peter’s vacation plans went up in smoke when a crisis arose in the office. 辦公室出了問(wèn)題，peter的假期泡湯了。
12. hit the road - 上路
We should probably hit the road. It’s going to take us two hours to get home. 我們可能該上路了吧？到家的兩個(gè)小時(shí)呢！
13. shape up - 表現(xiàn)良好，乖
You’d better shape up if you want to stay on. 如果你還想留下來(lái)的話最好乖一點(diǎn)兒。
14. scare the **** out of someone - 嚇?biāo)滥橙肆?/p>
Don’t sneak up behind me like that. You scared the **** out of me. 不要那樣從后面突然嚇我。你嚇?biāo)牢伊恕?/p>
15. pull strings - 運(yùn)用關(guān)系 （源于“拉木偶的線”）
He pulled some strings and managed to get us front row seats for the concert. 他運(yùn)用關(guān)系替我們拿到音樂(lè)會(huì)前排的位子。
16. come again - 再說(shuō)一遍
Come again? I didn‘t quite understand what you said. 再說(shuō)一遍好嗎？你剛說(shuō)的話我不明白。
17. come clean - 全盤托出，招供
The criminal decided to come clean. 罪犯決定供出事實(shí)。
18. spring for - 請(qǐng)客
Let me spring for dinner. 我來(lái)請(qǐng)客吃飯吧。
19. spill the beans - 泄漏秘密
Don‘t spill the beans. It‘s supposed to be a secret. 別說(shuō)漏了嘴，這可是個(gè)秘密哦！
20. stick in the mud - 保守的人
Cathy is such a stick in the mud. She never wants to try anything new. Cathy真保守，她從不想嘗試新事物。
21. john - 廁所
I have to go to the john. Wait for me in the car. 我要去廁所。在車?yán)锏任乙幌隆?/p>
22. keep in line - 管束
He needs to be kept in line. He‘s too wild. 他太野了，要好好管束一下。
23. jump the gun - 草率行事
Don‘t jump the gun. We have to be patient for a while. 不要草率行事。我們應(yīng)該耐心等一會(huì)兒。
24. jump to conclusion - 妄下結(jié)論
Don‘t jump to conclusion. We have to figure it out first. 不要妄下結(jié)論，先把事情搞清楚。
25. lemon - 次
This car is a real lemon. It has broken down four times. 這輛車真次，已經(jīng)壞了四次了！
26. fishy - 可疑的
His story sounds fishy. We should see if it‘s really true. 他的故事聽(tīng)起來(lái)可疑。我們應(yīng)該看看到底是不是真的。
27. flip out - 樂(lè)死了
Chris flipped out when I told him that we won the game. 我告訴克里斯我們贏了比賽時(shí)，他樂(lè)歪了。
28. fix someone up - 撮合某人
I think Xixi and Macaulay would make a perfect couple. Let‘s fix them up. (Haha,just kidding) 我想習(xí)習(xí)和macaulay會(huì)是理想的一對(duì)，我們來(lái)撮合他們吧。（呵，開(kāi)個(gè)玩笑，習(xí)習(xí)和macaulay不會(huì)生氣吧？：）
29. take a shine to - 有好感
He really likes you. There are very few people he takes a shine to right away. 他真的喜歡你。他很少對(duì)人一見(jiàn)面就有好感的。
30. third wheel - 累贅，電燈泡
You two go on ahead. I don‘t want to be a third wheel. 你們兩個(gè)去好了，我不想當(dāng)電燈泡。
31. rip off - 騙人的東西
What a ripoff! The new car I bought doesn‘t work! 真是個(gè)騙人貨！我買的新車啟動(dòng)不了！
32. rock the boat - 找麻煩
Don‘t rock the boat! Things are fine just the way they are. 別找麻煩了，事情這樣就夠好了。
33. blow it - 搞砸了，弄壞了
I blew it on that last exam. 我上次考試靠砸了。
34. in hot water - 有麻煩
He is in hot water with his girlfriend recently. 近段時(shí)間他跟女友的關(guān)系有點(diǎn)僵。
35. put one‘s foot in one‘s mouth - 禍從口出
Wally is always saying such stupid thing. He has a real talent for putting his foot in his mouth. 沃力盡說(shuō)這種蠢話。他真有惹是生非的本事。
36. flop - （表演、電影等）不賣座，失敗
The movie was a flop. Nobody went to see it. 這部電影賣座率奇低，沒(méi)有人去看。
37. drop in/by/over - 隨時(shí)造訪
Feel free to drop in anytime. I‘m usually home and I‘d love the company. 歡迎隨時(shí)來(lái)坐坐。我通常在家，也喜歡游人做伴。
38. drop a line - 寫信
Drop me a line! 給我寫信！
39. duck - 躲閃，突然低下頭
Remind little Bobby to duck his head when he crawls under the table so he won‘t hit his head. 提醒小波比爬到桌下時(shí)要低頭才不會(huì)受傷。
40. go with the flow - 隨從大家的意見(jiàn)
Sharon is an easy-going person. She just goes with the flow. 沙倫是個(gè)隨和的人。人家怎么說(shuō)，她就怎么做。
41. act up - 胡鬧，出毛病
The children started to act up as soon as the teacher left the room. 老師一離開(kāi)教室，孩子們就鬧起來(lái)了。
42. ad lib - 即興而作，隨口編
The comedian ad libbed most of his routine. 那個(gè)喜劇演員大多是即興表演。
43. blah-blah-blah - 說(shuō)個(gè)不停
All she does is go "blah-blah-blah" all night. 她整夜說(shuō)個(gè)不停。
44. hit it off - 投緣，一見(jiàn)如故
They hit it off instantly and have been good friends ever since. 他們一見(jiàn)面就很投緣，從此成了好朋友。
45. zit - 青春痘
Why is it that every time I have a hot date, I break out with a big zit on my face? 為什么每次我有重要約會(huì)時(shí)，臉上都會(huì)冒出一個(gè)很大的青春痘呢？
46. put someone on the spot - 讓某人為難
Don‘t put me on the spot like this. You know I can‘t give you confidential information. 別這樣讓我為難，你知道我不能給你機(jī)密資料的。
47. racket - 非法行業(yè)，掛羊頭賣狗肉
The police are determined to break up the racket. 警方?jīng)Q定打擊這個(gè)非法行業(yè)。
48. have it good - 享受得很
She really has it good. Everybody caters to her every need. 她真是享受得很，大家都依著他。
49. don‘t knock it - 不要太挑剔
Don;t knock it! You won‘t be able to find another job that pays so well. 別挑剔了！你未必可以找到另外一個(gè)待遇這么好的工作！
50. pig out - 狼吞虎咽
We pigged out on potato chips and cookies until our bellies ached. 我們大吃薯?xiàng)l和曲奇，吃到肚子撐到痛為止。
51. down in the dumps - 垂頭喪氣
The players were down in the dumps after their team lost the championship game. 球員輸?shù)魶Q賽哪一場(chǎng)后個(gè)個(gè)垂頭喪氣。
52. horse around - 嬉鬧
We‘ve horsed around long enough. It‘s time to get to work. 我們鬧夠了，該去工作了。
53. pass something up - 放棄某事物
You can‘t pass up this job. This kind of opportunity comes only once in a lifetime. 你不可錯(cuò)過(guò)這個(gè)工作。這種機(jī)會(huì)一輩子才有一次。
54. go whole hog - 全力以赴
She went whole hog in planning he New Year‘s Eve party. 她全心全力籌辦新年晚會(huì)。
55. shoo-in - 長(zhǎng)勝將軍
There‘s no way he can lose. He‘s a shoo-in. 他不會(huì)輸?shù)?，他是位長(zhǎng)勝將軍。
56. get the ball rolling - 開(kāi)始
Let‘s get the ball rolling. 讓我們開(kāi)始吧。
57. get on the ball - 用心做
If you hope to keep your job, you‘d better get on the ball and meet the deadline. 如果你還想要你的那份工作，你最好用心做，趕上最后期限！
58. lady-killer - 帥哥
He‘s a real lady-killer. 他是個(gè)不折不扣的帥哥。
59. lay off - 停止，解雇
Lay off! I don‘t need you to tell me what to do! 別再講了!我不需要你告訴我怎么去做！
60. knock it off=cut it off - 停止
Knock it off! I‘m trying to get some sleep. 別吵了！我正想睡覺(jué)呢！
61. have a passion for - 鐘愛(ài)
I have a passion for blue dresses. 我鐘愛(ài)藍(lán)色的衣服。
62. pep talk - 打氣，鼓勵(lì)的話
The coach gave his team a pep talk at half time, hoping to lead them to victory. 教練在半場(chǎng)時(shí)候給球員們打起，希望將他們引上勝利之途。
63. pick someone’s brains - 請(qǐng)教某人
I don’t understand any of this medical terminology. Do you mind if I pick your brains since you’re so knowledgeable in this area? 我對(duì)醫(yī)學(xué)術(shù)語(yǔ)一無(wú)所知。你在這方面如此在行，我能不能請(qǐng)教你一下？
64. pass out - 醉到了
He passed out after three beers. 喝了三杯啤酒后他就醉倒了。
65. way back - 好久以前
We’ve been friends since way back. 我們老早就是好朋友了。
66. hit someone with a problem - 讓某人面對(duì)問(wèn)題
I’m sorry to hit you with this problem. I don’t know who else to turn to. 很抱歉把這個(gè)問(wèn)題拋給你，我不知道還可以找誰(shuí)求助。
67. have it bad for - 狂戀
He really has it bad for her, but she has no ideas. 他狂戀著她，而她卻不知道。
68. hung over - 宿醉未醒
Don’t disturb him. He’s still hung over from last night. 別吵醒他，他宿醉仍未醒。
69. has-been - 過(guò)時(shí)的人或物
Lisa is a has-been. No one will hire her any more. 麗莎已經(jīng)過(guò)時(shí)了。沒(méi)人會(huì)再雇傭她。
70. have a bone to pick with - 有賬要算
I have a bone to pick with you. You still owe me the fifteen dollars you borrowed. 我有賬跟你算。你向我借的十五美金還沒(méi)還呢！
71. let the cat out of the bag - 泄漏秘密
I won‘t let the cat out of the bag. 我不會(huì)泄漏秘密的。
72. in the market for - 想買，積極物色
People are always in the market for something new and different. 人們總想買點(diǎn)新奇的且與眾不同的東西。
73. meddle in - 干涉，攪和
Harold asked his boss stop meddling in his personal life. 哈羅德要求老板別再干涉他的私生活。
74. screw loose - 脫線，神經(jīng)不對(duì)頭
Bill must have a screw loose somewhere; he‘s acting really strangely. Bill一定是哪根筋不對(duì)，他的行動(dòng)真奇怪。
75. sell someone on - 以...說(shuō)服某人
She sold me on her idea. I think it will work. 她用她的看法說(shuō)服了我，我想那行得通。
76. hang in there - 忍耐一下
Hang in there. Things will look up soon. 忍耐一下。事情很快就會(huì)好轉(zhuǎn)的。
77. hands-off - 無(wú)為而治，順其自然
He takes a hands-off approach when it comes to raising his children. 他用無(wú)為而治的方式教養(yǎng)小孩。
78. gag me with a spoon - 我快吐了
Gag me with a spoon! Please don’t tell me such disgusting stories any more. 我快吐了！請(qǐng)別再說(shuō)這么惡心的故事了。
79. get a move on - 趕快
Get a move on. You can’t park your car here. 趕快！你不能在這兒停車。
80. cook up - 想出
He cooked up a wonderful way to surprise his wife on her birthday. 他想出一個(gè)在他太太生日時(shí)讓她驚喜的妙法。 （呵，女人心中的好丈夫！）
81. roll with the punches - 逆來(lái)順受
You have to roll with the punches if you want to survive in this business. 如果你想在這一行生存下去的話，就得逆來(lái)順受。
82. right off the bat - 立刻
I was all prepared to put up a fight, but he gave in right off the bat. 我正準(zhǔn)備和他大打一場(chǎng)，但是他馬上就投降了。
83. get one’s feet wet - 參與，開(kāi)始做
It’s not good to concentrate all your efforts on just writing. You should get your feet wet and trying painting or dancing. 單單寫作對(duì)你不好。你應(yīng)該涉獵一下繪畫或舞蹈。
84. get after - 盯著，責(zé)備
Ann’s mother gets after her to hang up her clothes. 安的媽媽盯著她，要她把衣服掛好。
85. pan out - 成功，奏效
Unfortunately, the deal did not pan out. I lost a thousand dollars. 這筆生意不幸沒(méi)有成功，我損失了1，000美元。
86. screw someone over - 欺負(fù)某人
After working in the office for ten years, Alice was fired for no apparent reason. How can they screw her over like that? 愛(ài)麗斯工作了十年之后，無(wú)緣無(wú)故被炒魷魚。他們?cè)趺纯梢赃@樣欺負(fù)她呢？
87. down to the wire - 等到最后一刻才開(kāi)始做事
Peter always waits until the last minute to do his work. I could never leave it down to the wire like that. 彼得總是等到最后一刻才開(kāi)始做事。我從不想他那樣等到最后一刻才開(kāi)始干。
88. buck - 抗拒
You can’t buck the system. 你無(wú)法抗拒整個(gè)制度。
89. blockhead - 笨蛋
Arnold is a blockhead if I ever saw one. 阿諾德是我見(jiàn)過(guò)的最笨的人。
90. blow the lid off - 揭發(fā)（丑聞）
That newspaper story blew the lid off the Senator’s illegal business deals. 報(bào)紙的報(bào)道揭發(fā)了參議員的非法勾當(dāng)。
91. round up - 集合
Round everybody up. It’s time for our business meeting. 叫大家集合，開(kāi)會(huì)時(shí)間到了。
92. put someone up - 留宿某人
I can put you up for a couple of days. My apartment is big enough for two people. 你可以在我這里住幾天。我的公寓可以住兩個(gè)人。
93. take care of business - 負(fù)責(zé)
Who’s going to take care of business while I am away? 我不在的時(shí)候誰(shuí)負(fù)責(zé)？
94. take out on - 拿…出氣
Don’t take your frustrations out on me. 別把氣出在我身上。
95. hot stuff - 大人物
He thinks he’s hot stuff. But everybody else thinks he’s a jerk. 他自以為了不得，但其他人認(rèn)為他是個(gè)傻瓜。
96. nitty-gritty - 細(xì)節(jié)，基本情況
Let’s get down to the nitty-gritty. I want to hear what happens next. 讓我們來(lái)認(rèn)真了解詳細(xì)的情況，我想知道后來(lái)發(fā)生了什么。
97. no good - 很糟
This typewriter is no good. Every time I use it, the ribbon falls out. 這臺(tái)打字機(jī)很糟。每次已用，色帶就掉下來(lái)。
98. have someone’s number - 清楚某人的底細(xì)，看穿某人
She dare not do anything to me, I have her number. 她不敢對(duì)我怎么樣的，因?yàn)槲覍?duì)她的底細(xì)一清二楚。
99. hot number - 新鮮、迷人的人或事務(wù)，尤物
Tom thinks Sherry is a hot number. Tom認(rèn)為Sherry是個(gè)尤物。
100. off the hook - 逃脫，溜掉，不受罰
I’ll let you off the hook this time, but don’t do that again. 這次不罰你，下次不要這樣干了。
101. hunky-dory - 沒(méi)問(wèn)題
Everything here is hunky-dory. Don’t worry. 別擔(dān)心，這里一切都沒(méi)問(wèn)題。
102. I kid you not - 我不騙你
I kid you not. I saw this woman talking to her hand. 我不騙你。我看見(jiàn)這個(gè)女人跟她的手說(shuō)話。
103. pop one’s cork - 大發(fā)脾氣
I’ve never seen Teresa pop her cork before. I always thought she was a very laid-back person. 我從來(lái)沒(méi)見(jiàn)過(guò)Teresa發(fā)脾氣。我原來(lái)一直以為她是個(gè)好好小姐。
104. poke one’s nose into something - 多管閑事
Gladys is always poking her nose into other people’s business. I don’t see how she has time to take care of her own affairs. 格拉迪斯總是愛(ài)管閑事，我不知道她怎么會(huì)有時(shí)間處理她自己的事。
105. pull a fast one - 欺騙
He tried to pull a fast one on us, but we caught on before he got away with it. 他想要欺騙我們，但在他陰謀得逞之前我們就知道了。
106. beats me - 我不知道
Beats me. We haven’t learned that. 我不知道。我們還沒(méi)學(xué)過(guò)那個(gè)。
107. beat it - 走開(kāi)
Beat it! I’m busy right now. 走開(kāi)！我現(xiàn)在正忙著。
108. beat a dead horse - 白費(fèi)口舌，白費(fèi)力氣
I’ve already made up my mind. There’s no sense beating a dead horse. 我已經(jīng)下了決心，不要再白費(fèi)口舌了。
109. John Hancock - 簽名
Put your John Hancock right here. 請(qǐng)?jiān)谶@里簽名。
110. keep it under raps - 保密
Don’t tell anyone about the party. Let’s just keep it under raps. 不要吧晚會(huì)的事告訴任何人。這件事情不要泄漏出去。
111. kick around - 討論；多考慮一下
Let’s kick around a few more proposals before we come to a final decision. 我們最后決定之前多考慮幾個(gè)方案吧。
112. junkie - 吸毒者
The junkie stole money in order to buy more drugs. 這名吸毒者為了買更多的毒品而偷錢。
113. put away - 大吃大喝
I’ve never seen anybody put away so much food and still look so thin. 我從未見(jiàn)過(guò)這么能吃的人還這么瘦。
114. put a move on - 挑逗
He tried to put the moves on her, but she turned him down. 他想要挑逗她，但她拒絕了他。
115. put one’s ass on the line - 兩肋插刀，不惜一切
I put my ass on the line for you. I know you’ll do the same for me someday. 我為你兩肋插刀，我知道有朝一日你也會(huì)為我這么做。
116. drag - 討厭
What a drag! There’s nothing to do here! 真是討厭！這里沒(méi)什么可干的！
117. a drop in the bucket - 滄海一粟
The amount of money Mr. Howell spent on a new Rolls-Royce was just a drop in the bucket compared to his annual salary. 豪威爾先生賣一輛辛勞斯萊斯汽車的錢和他的年薪相比不過(guò)是滄海一粟。
118. drop dead - 去死
Suzy told Mike, “Drop dead!” when he kept teasing her about her weight. 麥克不停的取笑蘇齊的體重時(shí)，蘇齊說(shuō)：“你去死吧！”
119. down and out - 窮困潦倒
Sarah was down and out after losing her job and her apartment. 薩拉丟掉工作和房子后變得窮困潦倒。
120. all that jazz - 諸如此類
He only cares about basketball, TV, girls, and all that jazz. 他只關(guān)心籃球、電視、女孩這一類事情。
121. know-it-all - 萬(wàn)事通
Grace is always correcting other people. She thinks she’s a know-it-all. 格雷斯總是在糾正別人，她覺(jué)得自己是萬(wàn)事通。
122. kooky - 古怪的
That man is really kooky. He has fifty-three cats! 那個(gè)人真怪。他養(yǎng)了53只貓！
123. let someone have it - 讓某人好看
Next time I see Rick, I’m going to let him have it. 下次我看到李克時(shí)要他好看。
124. a leg up - 占上風(fēng)
All Jeff’s hard work is paying off. He’s a leg up on the rest of his competitors. 杰夫的努力是有報(bào)答的。他在競(jìng)爭(zhēng)對(duì)手中占了上風(fēng)。
125. low-life - 落魄潦倒的人
Chris is such a low-life. He sleeps on the park bench and drink booze all day. 克利斯真是落魄潦倒。他睡在公園板凳上而且整天喝酒。
126. call it quits - 不干了
After being in the used car business for 40 years, Harry finally called it quits. 做了40年舊車生意后，哈利終于洗手不干了。
127. chip in - 出錢
We all chipped in to buy Jennifer a going-away present. 大家都出錢買一個(gè)送別禮物給Jennifer.
128. a chip off the old block - 一個(gè)模子印出來(lái)的；酷似（父母的人）
Scott certainly is a chip off the old block. He reminds me so much of his father when he was that age. 斯克特酷似他爸爸。他讓我想起他爸爸在他這年齡時(shí)的許多事。
129. clean up one’s act - 信心革面，重新做人
You’d better clean up your act if you want to go to a good school. 如果你想金好學(xué)校就要洗心革面，奮發(fā)圖強(qiáng)
130. cliffhanger - 吊人胃口的東西
TV series like Dallas usually end the season with a cliffhanger. 象《達(dá)拉斯》這樣的電視連續(xù)劇經(jīng)常以吊人胃口的方式結(jié)束一個(gè)時(shí)節(jié)。
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