make a mountain out of a molehill 把小土堆说成大山（小题大作） make him and break the mold 上帝造了他以后就把模型砸了（再没有跟他一样的人了） monkey business 猢狲把戏（胡闹） monkey on one"s b...
make a mountain out of a molehill 把小土堆说成大山（小题大作）make him and break the mold 上帝造了他以后就把模型砸了（再没有跟他一样的人了）monkey business 猢狲把戏（胡闹）monkey on one"s bac...
landslide 山崩（压倒性的胜利）last straw 最后一根稻草left a bitter taste in one"s mouth 留下满嘴苦味（留下不愉快的回忆）left hanging 被晾起来了（被挂起来，悬而不决）let sleeping dogs lie 别惊动睡着的...
hot 惹火have one"s cake and eat it too 既想留着蛋糕，又想吃（既要鱼，又要熊掌）hindsight is 20/20 事后的先见之明hit stride 脚步走顺了hit the books 撞书（用功）hit the hay 倒在稻草上（睡觉、就寝）hi...
empty nest 空巢（儿女长大离家）every cloud has a silver lining 乌云也有银边（祸兮福所倚，塞翁失马）fall into place 落实，就绪fender bender 撞弯保险杠的车祸（小车祸）fight tooth and nail 爪牙并施，拚命抵抗f...
daily grind 例行苦事，每天得干的苦工days are numbered 来日无多dead center 正当中deadend street 死路，死巷子dog 狗（丑八怪）domino effect 多米诺骨牌效应don"t hold your breath 别憋着呼吸（别期望...
call it a night 一日事毕，可以睡觉了can"t teach an old dog new tricks 老狗学不会新把戏cash in my chips兑换筹码（睡觉，就寝）chicken 鸡（胆小鬼）circle the wagons 把篷车围成一圈（严阵以待）clean...
back in the saddle重上马鞍（重整旗鼓）back on track重上轨道（改过自新）backfire逆火（弄巧成拙，适得其反）ball and chain 铁球铁链，甜蜜的枷（老婆）beat a dead horse 鞭打死马令其奔驰（徒劳）beaten by the ugly s...
a bird in the hand is worth two the bush 一鸟在手，胜似二鸟在林a blank slate 干净的黑板（新的一页，新的开始）a bone to pick 可挑剔的骨头（争端，不满）a cat nap 打个盹儿a chip off the old block 大...
Mr Ballito, the Managing Director of Modern Office Limited often has to make international telephone calls to his customers in other countries.Today h...