a piece of one's mind 直言不讳
He gave me a piece of mind,"Don't shift responsibility onto others."
a cat and dog life 水火不容的生活
The husband and his wife are always quarrelling,and they are leading a cat and dog life.
a dog's life 潦倒的生活
The man lived a dog's life.
A to Z 从头至尾
I know that from A to Z.
above somebody 深奥
Well,this sort of talk is above me.
all ears 全神贯注地倾听着
When you tell Mary some gossip,she is all ears.
all the more 更加，益发
You'll be all the better for a holiday.
all dressed up 打扮得整整齐齐
She is all dressed up and nowhere to go.
all in all 总的说来；最心爱的东西
The daughter is all in all to him.
all out 竭尽全力
They went all out.
all over 全部结束；浑身，到处
Glad,it is all over.
I'm wet all over.
all set 准备就绪
He is all set for an early morning start.
all you have to do 需要做得是
All you have to do is to calm yourself down and wait for the good news.
as easy as falling of a log /as easy as snapping your fingers /as easy as ABC 容易得很
To me,a good story teller,it would be as easy as falling of a log.
as busy as a bee 非常忙
Mum is always as busy as a bee in the moring.
at one's fingertips 了如指掌
How to get at that little island is at his fingertips.
at one's wit's end 智穷
Don't ask him.It is also at his wit's end.
big shot 大人物，大亨
He is a big shot in our little town.
black sheep 败家子，害群之马
Every family has a black sheep.
black and blue 遍体鳞伤;青一块紫一块的
The thief was caught of red-handed and beaten black and blue.
black and white 白纸黑字
The proof is in black and white and the murderer has no any excuses.
blind alley 死胡同
You are heading into a blind alley.
blow hot and cold 摇摆不定
This guy seemed to have no own idea.He always blew hot and cold.
blow one's own trumpet 自吹自擂
Don't blow your own tumpet.Let us see what on earth you can do.born with
a silver in one's mouth 出生在富贵人家
He is born with a silver in one's mouth.
bland new 崭新的
a bland new coat
break the ice 打破沉默
The couple hadn't spoken to each other for a week.They were both waiting for the other one to break the ice.
by a blow 无意中的一击
He is beaten to the ground by a blow.
carry something too far 过火了
You are carrying your joke too far.
come easily 容易
Languages come easily to some people.
cup of tea 喜欢
Movies are not my cup of tea.
cut it out 停止，住嘴
Cut it out!I can't stand you any longer.
call it a day 不再做下去，停止（某种活动）
Let us call it a day,stop.这一天工作够了，停工吧！
dark horse 黑马
Nobody considered that John would win the game.He was a dark horse in the final.
dear John letter 绝交信
Jack received a dear John letter from his girlfriend because he had broken her heart.
do somone good 对某人有好处
Having some moring exercises does you good.
doesn't count 这次不算
It doesn't count this time,try again.
down and out 穷困潦倒
Being down and out,he couldn't support his family.
drive at 用意，意欲
What's he driving at?他用意何在？
drop me a line 写信给我
On arriving the University,please drop me a line.
early bird 早起的人
An early bird catchs worms。捷足先登
eat my words 收回前言，认错道歉
I said something bad to my mum.Although I want to eat my words back, it didn't work,for I had hurt my mum's feeling.
face the music 直面困难
He knew he'd never get away with it so he decided to face the music and give himself up to the police.
few and far between 很少，稀少
Human beings are few and far between in this zone.
give me a headache 让人头痛
The naughty boy gave me a headache.
have had it 受够了
I have had it with all your excuses.我受够了你的借口。
hold water 站得住脚
Non of his arguements seem to hold water.
in every sense of word 在某种意义上说
It's a lie in every sense of word.
no good 没有好结果
Bad mam comes to no good.
make waves 引起轰动；兴风作浪
His achievement made waves in his country.
lazy bones 懒骨头
Get up lazy bones!
old hand 老手
He is an old hand at stealing.
old story 老一套
I am tired of it,same old story.
packed like sardins 拥挤
During the holidays,people in the trains are packed like sardins.
what is up 近来可好
Hi,I haven't seen you for a long time,what's up?
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