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• go big or go home. ^{要么全力以赴，要么放弃(不成功便成仁)}
• if you're not at the table in the international system, you're going to be on the menu. ^{如果你不在国际体系的餐桌上，你就会在菜单上。}
• Are you seeing anyone？ ^{你有约会对象吗?}
• I am all ears. ^{我洗耳恭听。}
• small world ^世界真小
• pop the question ^求婚
• jump the gun ^{过早行动(如比赛抢跑、冒失、鲁莽等)}
• throw under the bus. ^{出卖、牺牲或背叛某人}
• the third wheel ^{电灯炮(情侣约会你参加)}
• spill the beans ^泄露秘密
• there there ^{就这样；好啦，好啦}
• people person ^{受欢迎的人;善交际的人;人际关系达人}
• Shake a leg. ^{赶快；跳舞；迅速行动}
• cook the book ^篡改账目
• hit the road ^{开始流浪，上路}
• black sheep ^{败家子；害群之马}
• Rain cats and dogs ^倾盆大雨
• Give it a shot. ^试试吧
• Keep one's powder dry. ^{保持冷静并做好准备}
• Knock on wood. ^祈求好运
• Play it by ear. ^随机应变
• Bite the tongue. ^默不作声
• green thumb ^园艺技能
• A little bird told me. ^{一位消息灵通人士告诉了我(我听说的)}
• A cold fish. ^{冷酷无情的人(高傲自大)}
• Call it a day. ^{收工；今天到此为止}
• Separate the sheep from the goats. ^{辨别好坏，分辨是非}
• Laugh off ^一笑置之
• Old habits die hard ^{江山易改本性难移}
• beat a dead horse ^白费口舌
• over the moon ^{兴高采烈；欣喜若狂}
• Yellow dog ^卑鄙的人
• Get cold feet ^临阵退缩
• apple of my eye ^{掌上明珠;心中挚爱}
• easy game ^{简单的游戏(小菜一牒)}
• On easy street ^生活无忧
• Cat fight ^激烈争辩
• On the same page ^达成共识
• White elephant ^{华而不实(负担沉重的财产，无用的东西)}
• have a finger in every pie. ^{参与每件事}
• bag it ^{放弃；停止}
• Money in the bank ^{铁板钉钉的事情}
• Home and dry ^{稳操胜券(大功告成)}
• Sweet tooth ^爱吃甜食
• The Big Apple ^纽约市
• Adam’s apple ^喉结
• caught in the crossfire ^{被卷入争端}
• The best time to plant a tree is 20 years ago. The second-best time is now. ^{种一棵树最好的时间是20年前，其次是现在。}
• It is no use crying over spilled milk. ^{覆水难收（谚语）；事已至此，后悔无用}
• come out on top ^{出类拔萃，脱颖而出}
• be / stand head and shoulders above sb: be much better than others. ^{明显超过他人，鹤立鸡群}
• stay off your foot ^卧床休息
• bite off more than one can chew. ^{眼大肚小、不自量力、贪多嚼不烂；心有余而力不足(指承担超过自己能力范围的任务或责任)}
• money burns a hole in one's pocket ^{钱在口袋里烧个洞(存不住钱的人、花钱如流水)}
• That's the way the ball bounces. ^{这就是球弹跳的方式("天意"或"命中注定")}
• by leaps and bounds ^{突飞猛进：以很大的幅度或速度发展或改善。}
• a lazy-bones ^{懒骨头（懒汉）}
• a flash in the pan ^昙花一现
• cost sb. an arm and a leg ^{花了某人一大笔钱(让某人大出血了)}
• daylight / highway robbery ^{光天化日/拦路 抢劫（价钱贵得离谱）}
• break new ground ^{开创新局：指在某个领域或方面做出全新的、前所未有的突破。}
• lead the way ^引领潮流
• He's something! ^{他真了不起！(有2把刷子、有点东西)}
• He's nothing! ^{啥也不是（没用的人）}
• with one's bare hands ^{徒手的（只用双手：仅使用双手，没有使用工具或武器。）}
• be the apple of one's eye ^掌上明珠
• fall in love with sb. ^{爱上某人：指对某人产生强烈的爱慕和喜欢的情感。}
• lose one's heart to sb. ^{倾心于某人}
• be mad / crazy about sb. ^{为某人疯狂(为爱痴狂)}
• The way to a man's heart is through his stomach. ^{要抓住男人的心，先抓住他的胃。}
• carry a torch for sb. ^{暗恋某人(单相思 )}
• have a crush on sb. ^{迷恋某人：对某人产生强烈的喜欢或爱慕之情，通常指初期的暗恋或暗示有意向对方表达爱意。}
• I bet = I am certain ^{我确定：表示对某件事情非常有把握，毫无疑问。}
• you bet = certainly ^{当然了、肯定了}
• I have another fish to fry. ^{我还有别的事要做。}
• out of the frying pan into the fire ^{每下愈况；越来越糟；刚出虎穴又入狼窝}
• a rolling stone gathers no moss ^{滚石不生苔：指那些总是在不同地方之间流动，没有根基的人，会避免责任和烦恼。}
• The higher you go, the further you see. ^{站得越高，看得远。}
• Timely snow foretells a bumper harvest. ^{瑞雪兆丰年}
• stray sheep ^{迷途的羊：指走失或离群的羊。在文学作品中也可以指迷失方向或迷茫的人。}
• more of a hindrance than a help ^{更多的是阻碍而不是帮助(帮倒忙)}
• Never Judge A Book By Its Cover ^{永远不要以貌取人。}
• The Emperor is not in a hurry, but his eunuchs are. ^{皇帝不急，太监急。}
• I said what I said. ^{我说了我说的：表示说话者坚定地支持他们之前所说的话，不打算改变或解释。}
• One rotten apple spoils the whole barrel. ^{一个坏苹果会毁掉整桶苹果。}
• Cooked is bad. Cooking is good. You’re either in the pot or you’re holding it. ^{你不是猎人，就是猎物。}