畫里畫外，輕松學英語慣用語.上

1 add insult to injury 雪上加霜
2 the apple of someone’’s eye 掌上明珠
3 as a matter of fact 事實上
4 as blind as a bat 視力極差
5 as good as gold 很乖
6 as light as a feather 很輕
7 as pretty as a picture 美麗如畫
8 as white as a sheet 臉色煞白
9 at a loose end 無事可做
10 at the top of your voice 扯開嗓門
11 beat about the bush 轉彎抹角
12 beat someone hollow 大獲全勝
13 beggars can’’t be choosers 乞丐沒法挑肥揀瘦
14 bend over backwards 竭盡全力
15 be seeing things 產生幻覺
16 the best of both worlds 兩全其美
17 bite off more than you can chew 不自量力
18 the black sheep of the family 害群之馬
19 burn the midnight oil 熬夜
20 catch someone red-handed 當場抓住
21 come rain or shine 風雨無阻
22 crocodile tears 假慈悲
23 daylight robbery 漫天要價
24 do a roaring trade 產品大賣
25 do someone a power of good 大有好處
26 do the trick 奏效
27 donkey work 苦差
28 donkey’’s years 很久
29 draw the line 拒絕
30 easier said than done 知易行難
31 every cloud has a silver lining 黑暗中總有一線光明
32 fight a losing battle 打一場無望取勝的仗
33 follow in someone’’s footsteps 效仿某人
34 follow suit 跟着做
35 forty winks 小睡片刻
36 frighten someone out of their wits 嚇壞某人
37 get cold feet 臨陣退縮
38 go out like a light 很快入睡
39 go out of your way 想盡辦法
40 green with envy 非常嫉妒
41 have second thoughts 改變主意
42 have the last laugh 取得最后勝利
43 hold the fort 代管
44 in the nick of time 在緊要關頭
45 it is all Greek to me 一竅不通
46 keep up with the Joneses 與鄰居攀比
47 kick yourself 后悔莫及
48 know somewhere like the back of your hand 了如指掌
49 last but not least 最后但同樣重要的
50 leave no stone unturned 千方百計
51 left, right and centre 到處
52 let the cat out of the bag 泄露秘密
53 like a bat out of hell 迅速地
54 like a red rag to a bull 激起人怒火的事物
55 like looking for a needle in a haystack 大海撈針
56 listen with half an ear 漫不經心地聽
57 look on the bright side 凡事要往好的方面想
58 lost for words 說不出話
59 make ends meet 收支相抵
60 make someone’’s blood boil 使某人怒火中燒
61 make up your mind 決定
62 not someone’’s cup of tea 不是某人喜歡的那一類
63 not turn a hair 面不改色
64 on the dot 准時
65 once in a blue moon 難得一見
66 one foot in the grave 行將就木
67 over the moon 欣喜若狂
68 pigs might fly 太陽從西邊升起
69 play your cards right 辦事精明
70 practice makes perfect 熟能生巧
71 pull a face 板下臉
72 pull someone’’s leg 開玩笑
73 put your foot in it 冒犯別人
74 rack your brains 絞盡腦汁
75 rolling in money 非常富有
76 show someone the ropes 向某人示范如何做某事
77 spread like wildfire 迅速傳開
78 tall story 難以置信的事
79 tear your hair 焦躁不安
80 third time lucky 兩次失敗后成功
81 the tip of the iceberg 冰山一角
82 too good to be true 好得令人難以相信
83 turn over a new leaf 翻開新的一頁
84 up in arms 極力反對
85 waste not, want not 勤儉節約，吃穿不缺
86 a weight off someone’’s mind 如釋重負
87 with flying colours 以優異成績
88 without fail 務必
89 work wonders 功效顯著
90 you could hear a pin drop 鴉雀無聲