1.sock away

存钱

You should sock away a certain amount each month.

你每个月都应该存一笔钱。

2.live from hand to mouth

收入勉强糊口

Bob had a little money socked away, so he didn't have to live from hand to mouth.

鲍勃存下来了一点钱，所以日子还算过得去。

3.live off the fat of the land

靠土地产出的食品来过活

How hard can it be to strike out on your own and live off the fat of the land?

你是得多艰苦才靠地吃饭啊？

4.make hay while the sun is shining

一有机会就挣钱或把钱存下来

While he had been successful at his job, he had made plenty of hay while the sun was shining.

他的工作干得很成功，也就存了不少钱。

5.in the twinkling of an eye

一刹那，眨眼的功夫。

Things could go terribly wrong in the twinkling of an eye.

眨眼的功夫事情就变得一团糟。

6.as free as a bird

无拘无束

I found the reasons for his decision to throw in the towel and become free as a bird compelling.

我发现了他认输的理由后，就再也无拘无束了。

7.get one's ducks in a row

为了完成某事而做好充分的准备。

Bob was very careful not to let on what he was thinking to anyone until he got all his ducks in a row.

鲍勃非常小心，他没有告诉任何人自己的想法，直到做好充分的准备。