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1、Wearandtear正常使用造成的磨损、损耗、损坏Learningtomanagestresswillhelpyourespondtostresswithaslittlewearandtearonyourselfaspossible.Pullsb’sleg和某人开玩笑ApieceofcakeeasyTohangonmanagetosurviveFishydishonestorfalseTotakethebullbythehorns勇敢地面对困境或险境Toletthecatoutofthebag无意中泄露秘密Tokickthebucket
2、死，翘辫子，蹬腿儿Nottohavealegtostandon无法证实；无法解释；站不住脚Awetblanket扫兴的人Topaythroughthenoseforsth付过高的价Be(strictly)forthebirds不重要；不实际Tobend/leanoverbackwardstodosth尽力；竭力Onthetipofone’stongue话在嘴边上却一时想不起来makeendsmeet 量入为出,使...收支相抵,靠微薄收入为生Havearegularjobandstillhavetostruggletomakeendmee
3、t. 有一个固定职业还得拼命干才能过得去。moneytalks 金钱万能,<谚>有钱能使鬼推磨Moneytalks,that'sforsure.Allthebestseatswerereservedforthebigshots. 钱可通神，一点也不假。所有的好座位都留给了大人物。smellarat 感到有可疑之处(感到事情不妙)Ismeltaratwhenhestartedbeingsohelpful! 他主动帮起忙来，我怀疑其中另有文章！catgetone'stongue羞于启齿；讲不出话来"Comeon,"saidMissSmith,
4、"hasthecatgotyourtongue?Whathaveyoutwobeenuptothere,mayIask?""喂,"史密斯小姐说"你们为什么不说话,你们俩在做什么,我能问一问吗?"tongueincheek 假心假意地,言不由衷地Hemadetheremarktongueincheek.他说这话是闹着玩的。Don'tbefooledbyallhiscomplimentaryremarkstheywereallsaidwithtongueincheek. 别让他的恭维话给糊弄住--那些话可当不得真。allthumbs 笨手笨脚
5、Alwaystheodd-man-out,thisdim-wittedbluemooseisallheartandallthumbs.永远的幸存者,这头蓝色的笨笨驼鹿总是全心全意地笨手笨脚。Theoddman/oneout与其他不同（或合不来）的人（或物）；异类Atschool,hewasalwaystheoddmanout.在学校里他总是与别人格格不入。Dog,cat,horse,shoe——whichistheoddmanout?狗，猫，马，鞋，哪一个不属同类？highanddry 孤立无援;处于困境Hetookallthemoney
6、andleftmehighanddry.他拿走了所有的钱,使我陷于困境。asmadasawethen 非常生气Everybodythatwasnotinvitedwasasmadasawethen.没有受到邀请的人个个都很生气。beataroundthebush 转弯抹角，旁敲侧击Don'tbeataroundthebush,comestraighttothepoint.请直截了当地说,不要转弯抹角。coolone'sheels 等候Ihadtocoolmyheelsforhalfanhour.我只好等了半个小时。doginthemang
7、er 占马槽之狗(自己不享用又不让别人享用的人)adog-in-the-mangerattitude占着茅坑不拉屎的态度.Don'tbesuchadoginthemanger-youdidn'treadthebookuntilIaskedtoborrowitfromyou!别这么占着茅坑不拉屎了——我向你借这本书,你才说自己要看。JekyllandHyde 有两副面孔的人He'sarealJekyllandHyde:athomehe'skindandloving,butinbusinesshe'scompletelywithoutprin
8、ciples.他是一个真正的具有双重人格的人:在家里他温良和善,但在生意场上他却完全不讲道义。leavenostoneunturned 千方百计Sheleftnostoneunturnedi
