Frequently used
phrase
At your wit's end黔驴技穷
Keep your wits about you随机应变play it by
ear The ebb
and flow潮起潮落
Paradox,
Self-contradiction自相矛盾
The past has vanished like
smoke往事如烟
Give the game
away露出马脚
Hold/Keep stand your
grand坚持立场 lend a
hand助一臂之力
In the last
resort最后一着
Go to great
lengths格外努力地去做
less and less越来越少
At close
quarters短兵相接地 Out on
a limb孤立无援地 Lose your
bearings迷失方向 At a loss不知所措
Cut your lossed及早住手 No
time to lose没有时间可浪费了
Feel a lump in your throat喉咙哽住 Go in one
ear and out the other左耳进右耳出 In your
element如鱼得水
Have the edge over略胜一筹
Be on equal terms with
somebody与某人平起平坐
It is better to err on the side of
caution宁可过于谨慎,也不可掉以轻心。
Zero in on集中火力,注意力
In the event of sth.如果某事发生的话 Not
come up to expectation有负所望 To a certain
extent某种程度上
Never amount to
anything一事无成 Turn
something to your advantage从中捞取好处 Ask
for trouble自找麻烦
Angle for something间接谋取
Make allowances for
somebody/something体谅 Not
bat an eye眼也不眨地
Behind somebody's back背地里
To somebady's face当面
Start/Set the ball rolling抛砖引玉
With your bare
hands赤手空拳 Beat about
the bush旁敲侧击 At
somebody's beck and call惟命是从
Make the best of something/a bad
job随遇而安 Bide your
time等待时机 Be in the
black银行有存款
Keep body and soul
together勉强维持温饱 Out
of the blue突如其来地suddenly Blurt
something out脱口而出
Make no bones about无所顾忌
Let begones be
bygones过去的事就让它过去吧
Grit one's teeth咬紧牙关
Bear the brunt of
something首当其冲
Have your cake and eat it两者兼得,只占便宜不吃亏
Call somebody's
bluff要某人摊牌 Take the
rap代人受过 Beat the
rap逃过刑事责任
Turn the corner转危为安 Cut
corners走捷径 Content
yourself with something将就
Dash somebody's
hopes使某人希望破灭 Aid
and abet帮凶 By all
accounts大家都说
With malice
aforethought预谋不轨 Dredge
something
up提起令人不快的往事 A
drop in the bucket沧海一粟
Drive something
home把...讲得明白 Drum
something into somebody反复灌输
Give somebody his/her
due说句公道话 Rock one's
brains绞尽脑汁 Aganist the
grain格格不入的
In concert with
somebody/something与...行动一致,呼应
Leave somebody in the lurch弃某人于困境
Too err is human人孰无过 Attach importance
to重视... Spare no
effort不遗余力
Take the initiative带头 Have
something at one's
fingertips对某物了如指掌
On the make追名逐利
Have the makings of something具备必要条件
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