Bite off more than you can chew 好高骛远

Meaning: to take on more than you can handle

意思是：承担超出你所能承受的

Example: I bit off more than I could chew when I signed up for the extracurricular activities after school.

当我报名参加放学后的课外活动时，我报得太多了。

Blow off steam 发泄情绪

Meaning: to do something to get rid of stress, to do something to relax after a period of hard work

意思是：做一些事情来摆脱压力，在一段时间的努力之后做一些事情来放松。

Example: After two weeks of exams Andrew and his friends went camping for the weekend to blow off steam.

经过两周的考试，安德鲁和他的朋友们周末去野营消遣。

Bookworm 书呆子

Meaning: Someone who reads a lot.

意思是：一个经常阅读的人。

Example: Everyone knows she's a real bookworm so she only got books for her birthday.

每个人都知道她是个真正的书呆子，所以她过生日时只得到了书。

Brainstorm 头脑风暴

Meaning: to think of new ideas

意义：思考新的想法

Example: Annie didn't have a clue how to get started with the project so she decided to brainstorm with her group.

安妮不知道如何开始这个项目，所以她决定和她的小组一起集思广益。

Burn the midnight oil 熬夜

Meaning: to work or read late into the night

意思是：工作或阅读到深夜

Example: I had to burn the midnight oil to get ready for the test.

为了准备考试，我不得不熬夜。

By heart 熟记

Meaning: from memory

意思是：熟记于心

Example: Jane knows all the idioms by heart.

简熟记所有的成语。

Cut to the chase 直入主题

Meaning: get straight to the point

意思是：直奔主题

Example: Cut to the chase – what's your idea for the project?

例句：开门见山，你对这个项目有什么想法？

Eager beaver 对工作极有热忱的人

Meaning: someone who is enthusiastic about school or work and works very hard

意思是：对学校或工作充满热情并努力工作的人

Example: She's such an eager beaver. She never missed a lesson and always does her homework.

她真是个对学习充满热情的人，从不缺课，总是做作业。