1. He is as dead as a doornail. 死僵了
Dead end 死胡同
Dead tired 累死了
Dead heat 不分胜负
Dead tie 势均力敌
Dead ringer 酷似某人
Dead head 笨蛋
Dead wood 累赘
Dead broke 一文不名
Dead beat 总赖帐不还的人
Dead right 绝对正确的
2. Go for it, buy the dress. 豁出去
3. He is a eager beaver. 埋头苦干之人
4. a sitting duck 易被击中的目标
like water off a duck’s back 不发生作用
be good at ducking difficult issues 回避
lame duck
a politician who is completing his term in office after not being re-elected
it’s a duck soup. Extremely easy
5. talk turkey 直截了当
It’s a turkey. bad
6. land-office business 抢购
7. BYOB 自带饮料
RSVP 若满意请回复
ASAP 尽快
COB 工作结束时
MIT 麻省理工
UCLA 洛杉矶加利福尼亚大学
AT&T 美国电话电报公司
FBI 联邦调查局
IRS 国内税收局
8. kangaroo court 非法法庭
9. as easy as falling off a log 易如反掌
as easy as pie
as easy as shooting fish in a barrel
easy come, easy go
on easy street 生活优裕
go easy on him 宽容
easy touch sb. who is kind and helpful
soft touch
10. This place is a circus. 太乱
Clown around
play tricks and make jokes
Jumbo drinks 大瓶饮料
Jumbo boxes of soap 大箱肥皂
Jumbo sales of clothes 大甩卖
11. a white elephant 无用而累赘的东西
12. in the black 盈余
in the red 亏损
black and white 书面的
white wash 掩饰
13. take this medicine 请服此药
14. behind the eight-ball 处于不利地位
sitting in pickle juice 处境困窘
in trouble for his fine kettle of fish 为此感到尴尬
15. deep-six a book 抛弃
batten down the hatches for testimony by an eye witness to the crime
充分准备目击者的证词
sail under false color 欺世盗名
16. caucus 秘密会议
17. soap opera 连续剧
on a soap box 无休止地谈论某事
soft soap a person 奉承
18. walk a tightrope 中立
jump on the bandwagon 赶浪头
19. beside oneself 发狂
flip his lid over a pretty young woman 失去理智
flip over a new boy friend
lose one’s head
20. in the limelight 公众注意中心
in the spotlight
wing it do sth he is not prepared for
21. grass root supporters 基层群众支持者
grass widow 未婚妈妈
not to let grass grow under your feet 不要浪费时间
22. knee-high to a grass hopper 很小
23. Indian summer 晚秋的晴暖天气
24. political blitz 迅速转换地点的竞选运动
advertising blitz 广告闪电战
25. be in hot water 困境
be in deep water
keep your head above water 不背债
water over the dam 木已成舟
hold water （论点等）站得住脚
throwing cold water 泼冷水
26. beady-eyed 眼小而亮
fishy-eyed 目光呆滞
glassy-eyed 眼睛无神
lynx-eyed 目光锐利
owl-eyed 眼睛发光
stern-eyed 目光坚定
cool-eyed 目光沉着
keep your eye on the ball 警惕
keep your eye peeled 谨慎小心
pull the wool over your eyes 蒙蔽
without batting an eyelash
eye-opener 令人惊奇之事物，威士忌
pie-eyed 喝醉的
hang by his eyelashes 千钧一发
27. raise Cain 闹事
28. grin like a Cheshire cat 无缘无故地傻笑
sharp cat 时髦者
29. hold up one’s nose 自尊
turn up one’s nose 自高自大
have a nose for trouble 善于处理复杂问题
his nose has been put out of joint be rejected
cut off your nose to spite your face get the satisfaction of revenge against another
keep one’s nose to the grindstone 埋头苦干
take a nose dive 失败
count noses 点人数
on the nose exactly right
on time
30. not worth a rap 毫无价值
not worth a cent
not worth a nickel
not worth a damn
not worth a rush
not care a rap 毫不在乎
I don’t care a fig for it.
Not worth his salt 不称职
Worth his weight in gold 价值千金
31. scofflaw 藐视法律者
32. He is full of bunk. 说废话
He is talking bunk.
He is full of hot air.
Debunker 揭露者
33. kick the bucket 死掉
kick over the traces 不受拘束
kick up a breeze 快活一阵
kick up one’s heels
be kicked around 粗暴轻率
地对待
kick sb upstairs 似升实降
34. Jack-of-all-trades
Renaissance man
35. blizzard 暴风雪
He is snowed under. 太忙
Snow sb under with words 花言巧语骗人
Snow job 自吹
36. let’s go Dutch. AA制
Dutch treat
Dutch courage 酒后之勇
Talk Dutch 说废话
Double Dutch 胡说八道
Dutch uncle 唠叨训人之人
I will talk to him like a Dutch uncle. 严厉告诫
37. A-OK 一切正常
All systems go. 万事俱备
Count down 倒计时
Burn out 筋疲力尽
38. The shoe is on the other foot. 完全颠倒了
to be in sb’s shoes 处于sb的地位
on a shoestring 小本经营
shoestring catch 地滚球
If the shoe fits, wear it. 你要是这样做了，就是指你
39. inside the beltway 华盛顿
40. keep one’s shirt on 镇静，别发脾气
lose his shirt 倾家荡产
roll up one’s shirt sleeves 做好艰苦的准备
give the shirt off his back 慷慨解囊
stuffed shirt 夸夸其谈之人
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