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apple-polisher马屁精
例如：She is a real apple-polisher for the way she s crawling around the bo and making eyes at him.她是一个马屁精，整天围着老板眉来眼去的。
as busy as a bee（象蜜蜂）忙忙碌碌的as graceful as a swan（象天鹅）姿态优雅的as gentle as a lamb（象羊羔）性情温顺的as cunning as a fox（象狐狸）一样狡猾的as poor as a church mouse i' beat 一贫如洗
I'm beat.我非常疲乏。
beat gums空洞无物、废话连篇的讲话
bell the cat为众人的利益承担风险
black sheep害群之马
Buddy,where is John?要上厕所?(在美国中,男厕所有John's room一说.)Bungee jumping蹦极跳
Stop bugging me,man!喂，别烦我了。
blueclollar蓝领
white clollar白领
pink clollar gold粉领族（指和蓝领体力工人相当的女性工人）
gold-clollar workers金领族（一般都有一技之长，对公司工作的方方面面都十分了解，甚至对公司的利润大小和收益都有直接的重要影响。他们的工作环境优雅，职业体面，有着丰厚的收入和稳固的经济地位）
dog-eared books读得卷了边的书
dog sleep不时惊醒的睡眠
dog tired像狗一样的累
dog watch夜班
old dog上了岁数的人、老手
a sly dog偷鸡摸狗者
a yellow dog杂种狗、卑鄙可耻的小人
a big dog看门狗、保镖；要人
you are a lucky dog!你真是个幸运儿！
dog nose啤酒与杜松子酒的混合酒
a dog in a blanket葡萄卷饼或卷布丁
as faithful as a dog 像狗一般的忠诚，在西方文化中，狗是 忠实、卖力、辛劳 的化身。
He, who lies down with dogs must rise up with flea
近朱者赤，近墨者黑
a good dog devers a good bone.西方人论功行赏时常说 好狗应有好骨头 a
a dog in the manger占着马槽（不拉屎）
Honey,i forgot to duck亲爱的，我忘记闪开了。
eat crow由于夸大其词或过分自信，最后不得不承认错误。
eat his words食言
out at elbows elbow one's way捉襟见肘
elbow one's way 用胳膊肘挤来挤去为自己开道
get a black eye被别人打青了眼睛
mind your eye叫别人当心
blink our eyes眨眼睛
flash our eyes at sth瞟一眼
make eyes cast sheep's eye 抛媚眼
cast sheep's eye暗送秋波
You have an eye for sth有眼光有见解
finely arched eyebrows纤细的弓形眉
pencil the eyebrows 描眉
rough bushy eyebrows浓密的粗眉
eyelash grower睫毛膏
eyelash curler卷睫毛器
without turning an eyelash泰然自若，不动声色
not bat an eyelid没合眼睡觉 ,对事情泰然自若
hang on by the eyelids事情危在旦夕
face the music不得不接受惩罚、承担后果，必须承受出现的局面a matter of face 面子攸关的事情
lose face丢面子
例如：He knew he was wrong, but he would not admit it for fear of losing face.他知道自己错了，但却不肯承认错误，因为怕失去面子。
save one's face挽回面子
pull a long face拉长了脸
make a face at you对你做个鬼脸
have the face厚颜无耻
例如：I m so surprised that you have the face to do so!
你怎么有脸做出这样的事！
cold gish态度冷冰冰，没有热情的人。
drink like a fish牛饮
flats平跟鞋
footfall客流量
例如：We strive to show booksellers what we are doing to support them and drive footfall into their stores.我们要努力向图书商展示我们将如何支持他们，并使更多的客人进入他们的商
店。
green eyed嫉妒
green finger(thumb)? 把大伙干不好的活都干得漂漂亮亮
例如：A person with green finger has a magic touch that makes plants grow well and quickly.长着绿手指的人是有魔法的，只要他一碰，植物就长的又快又好。green hand生手
例如： I m still green at my job.我依然是个新手。
green light允许、许可
例如： I m only waiting for the green light from you.我在等您的允许。
green revolution绿色革命
例如：These developing countries produced enough food to serve their people after
green revolution.绿色革命后，这些发展中国家就生产出足够的粮食来满足国民的需要。the green years青春年华
he is ripe in years but green in heart.形容某人是老当益壮lose your heart to someone和某人谈恋爱
lack heart缺乏勇气
win your heart赢得你的心
broken heart破碎的心
heart of stone石头心肠
pour out your heart倾吐你的心事
have a heart可怜可怜你
his heart in the right place他的心肠是很好的not to wear yourheart on your sleeve不要太情绪化
Don't take the failure to your heart别为失败而难过
lose heart 失去信心
your heart of gold金子般的心，美好心灵
write a leter to her and declared your heart写信表达爱慕之情Don't let your heart get cold不要让你的热情冷却下来
a man after her own heart正和她心意的人
put your heart at rest放下心来
straight from the horse's mouth 来自权威和可靠的消息。
I was welcomed with open arms我被热烈欢迎。
keep a good house招待周到
例如：I haven t got a good house, but I ll keep a good house.我没有好的房子，但我会招待周到的。
kill someone with kindne 热情的让人受不了
know sth.like the palm of one's hand 了如指掌
lead a cat-and-dog life过着不和睦的、敌对的生活。
lead a double life 婚外恋、婚外情
love at first sight一见钟情
lumox 傻大个儿
例如：The lummox has loused up their company s whole busine.那个傻大个儿把公司的买卖搞的一团遭.smoked meat(bacon)熏肉
strong meat 难以消化的食品，难理解的事物
grill the meat在烤架上把肉烤得滋滋冒油
fry the meat 把肉炒一下
a meaty book一本有实际内容的好书
you young monkey小淘气鬼
Stop monkeying with my camera!
别摆弄我的相机！
make a monkey(out)of愚弄、耍弄
例如：You suddenly realized that you had been made a monkey(out)of by your opponents.你就会突然发现自己被对手给耍了。
monkey busine 耍些骗人的把戏、捣鬼
例如：You suspected monkey busine at the polls.你怀疑选举投票中有鬼。
Monkey代表500美元
例如：He won a monkey at the horse races.他在跑马中赢了500美元。
Nature calls要上厕所。
pain in the neck讨厌、恶心
例如：You gave me an awful pain in the neck.你真让我觉得讨厌。
up to one's neck忙的不可开交
break one's neck努力地、拼命地做事
例如：I m really up to my neck in my work today, I couldn t get away from the office till 6:30.So I had to break my neck to get to my sister s engagement party at 7 o clock.我今天忙得不可开交，因为我不能6：30下班，所以我必须拼命地做事才能参加我妹妹7：00的订婚宴会。
save one's neck免受苦难或惩罚
例如：The fighter planes saved our necks.空军的战斗机保全了我们的生命。
crane one's neck to see sth.伸长脖子看什么东西
never say uncle嘴硬，不肯服输、不肯承认。
例如：I refused to say uncle no matter how they threatened me.无论他们怎样吓唬我，我都不肯服输。
Tom never says uncle.He wouldn t admit he s wrong for the life of him.汤姆的嘴特硬，打死都不肯承认错误。
nitpicker爱吹毛求疵的人（nitpicker means a kind of person who always criticizes others by noticing small and unimportant differences）
one track-minded单轨思维，大脑不灵活，缺乏灵活的思维能力
例如：If you are a track-minded person, you will not understand what I intend.如果你是一根筋的人，你就无法领会我的意图了。
one's cup of tea某人喜欢的事情
例如：That s not my cup of tea.那不是我喜欢的事。
I hope you'll soon be in the pink again.我希望你早点恢复健康。play the woman撒娇
his right man他的得力助手
The way-side rose路边的玫瑰
the rose of the party晚会上最美丽、最引人注目的女孩
Everything is coming up roses自己经历的每件事都非常顺利、圆满.Life is not all roses.人生并不是十全十美。
No rose without a thorn.没有不带刺的玫瑰；
rosy view乐观看法
rosy prospect美好前景
have roses in your cheeks面色红润
set the world on fire一些震撼世界的杰出成就
platform shoes厚底鞋
lace up your shoes系鞋带
common as an old shoe不摆架子，平易近人
be in another's shoes处于别人的位置
die in shoes暴死街头
My shoes bite(me).鞋子穿了脚疼
for a song 很便宜
例如：I bought this house for a song.我以很便宜的价格卖了这座房子。
soul mate性情相同的人、精神上的伙伴、性情相同
例如：I wouldn t marry anyone until I run into a soul mate of mine.碰不到性情相同的人决不结婚。
It's a steal真便宜
stew用小火慢慢地炖
sticky busine让人左右为难的事情
two-faced两面派
例如：How could he be so two-faced? 他怎么能这么阴一套阳一套的？
in hot water处在困境之中
in smooth water进入顺境
spend money like water花钱大手大脚
pour cold water on your idea向你的这个想法浇点冷水
wedge heel坡跟鞋
wolf down his food狼吞虎咽地吃东西
cry wolf谎言欺人
例如：That politician cries wolf in every speech he makes.那个政治家在他的每篇演说中都发出的警报。
from the word go 立刻，马上
例如：When Mary and I met, I was dazzled.But I learned right away wehad nothing in common.I knew from the word go it wouldn t work no matter how beautiful she was。
当我和玛丽初次见面时，我被她迷住了。但很快我知道我们没有任何共同之处。我马上意识到不管她有多么漂亮，我们之间都不会有结果。
