sell like
hot cakes
畅销
serve two
master 不忠
set
sb. up
as
使自己或他人从事某种职业
set
sth.back 耽搁，延误
set/put (the
) wheels
in motion
推展，进行
shake sth.
up
重新组合，改组
share weal
and woe 同甘共苦
shift
one’s ground
改变立场或论据等，转变风口
shoot
one’s last
bolt 竭尽全力
short-handed 人手不足
show one’s
horns 怒形于色，准备争辩
side with
sb.
与某人站在一起，支持某人
show one’s
cards 表明态度
sign on
the dotted
line 全部接受，毫不迟疑的同意
sing
sb.’s
praise(s)
高度赞扬别人
sink or
swim 成败全靠自己，自力更生
sit in
代替别人主持会议或工作
six of one
and half a
dozen of the
other 半斤八两
smell
rat 察觉事情不对头
snap
one’s fingerd
at sb.
瞧不起某人
start from
scratch 从头开始
stay in touch 常联系
stay on
the line 电话不要挂断
steal a
march on
sb.
抢在某人前面
sugar the
pill 给点甜头安慰一下
sweeten the
pot 加大筹码
take
……with a
pinch of salt
不轻易相信
take a
dim view
of 对……抱悲观态度，不赞同
take it or
leave it 接不接受随便你
take over
接收，接管
take
shortcuts 走捷径，抄近路
take stock
of
充分估计
take the
cake
最坏不过了，坏极了，再妙不过了，妙得无以加复
take the
gilt off
the gingerbread
除去游人的外表，剥去美丽外表
take the
long view
of 长远打算
take time
by the
forelock 抓紧时间，乘机
take wing
迅速发展，飞走
talk a
mile a minute
说话像连珠炮，滔滔不绝的讲
talk Turkey 直言不讳
thank one’s
lucky stars
感到万幸
that’s that
就此而已，就这样决定了，再没什么可说的了
the break
好运，特殊照顾，晦气，丧事
the fat is
in the
fire 为时已晚，欲罢不能
the fickle
finger of
fate 命运的捉弄，倒霉
the grass
is always
greener on
the other
hill 这山望着那山高
the last
of the
big
spenders 铁鸡公
the men’s
room 男洗手间
the more
you have,the
more you want
欲望是无止境的
the show
must go on
节目总得继续
throw
caution to
the winds
不顾一切，鲁莽从事
throw/pour good
money after
bad 吃了亏又吃亏，孤注一掷，做绝望的挣扎
time deposit 定期存款
to one’s
liking 合某人的胃口，合某人的意
to one’s
name 为某人所有
to the
backbone 彻底
try it on
with 对……粗野无情，行骗
turn down
拒绝，摒弃
turn one’s
back on/upon
背弃，不闻不问，拒绝
turn sb.’s
head
使人感到骄傲，使人头脑发热
under the
cover of
以……为幌子，以……为借口
up a
gum-tree 进退维谷，进退两难
up to
one’s ears
很忙，完全介意某事的意思
walk on
eggs 谨慎行事
walk tall
傲然自视
water down
打折，降低
weigh on
sb.’s
conscience 使某人良心不安
well out
of it
幸能脱身
well-lined
purse
有钱人
wet
blanket
煞风景的事情，对别人泼冷水的人
what one
loses on the
swings one
gets back on
the
roundabout
失之东隅，收之桑榆
wheel within
wheels 相互影响，理由错综复杂
wheels
汽车
when
sb.’s
ship comes
in/home
事业发达时，期望实现时
white mule
酒
wild-goose chase
徒劳的搜索，无益的举动
wipe off
擦去，洗刷，勾销
with one’s
back to the
wall 处境艰难
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