joined at the hip 连体婴
jump the gun 枪未响先偷跑
just what the doctor ordered 正是医生说的
keep an ear to the ground 一耳贴地
keep one's fingers crossed/cross one's fingers 把手指交叉成十字架
kick the bucket 踢水桶
kill two birds with one stone一 箭双雕，两全其美
kiss up to 讨好
kitty corner 小猫的角落
knuckle sandwich 指节骨三明治
landslide 山崩
last straw 最后一根稻草
left a bitter taste in one's mouth 留下满嘴苦味
left hanging 被晾起来了
let sleeping dogs lie 别惊动睡着的狗
let the cat out of the bag 放出袋中猫
light a fire under your butt 在屁股下点一把火
light at the end of the tunnel 隧道末端的光
like hot cakes 象刚出炉的蛋糕
like looking for a needle in a haystack 好似在稻草堆里找一根针
like pulling hen's teeth 跟拔母鸡的牙一样
like shooting fish in a barrel 桶里射鱼
like stealing candy from a baby 娃娃手里骗糖
ling winded 长舌，碎嘴
loose cannon 松动的大炮
lose one's marbles 疯了，神智不清
low blow 不正当的攻击，下流方法
make a mountain out of a molehill 把小土堆说成大山
make him and break the mold 上帝造了他将来就把模型砸了
Monday morning quarterback 星期一早晨的四分卫
monkey business 猢狲把戏
monkey on one's back 背上的猴子
more than you can shake a finger at 屈指难数
more than one way to skin a cat 剥猫皮各有巧妙不同
music to my ears 爱听的话
my old man 我的老头
nail in the coffin 棺材钉子
neck and neck 马脖子靠着马脖子
no sweat不出汗
not dealing with a full deck 脑子里少几张牌
nothing will leave these walls 话不传出这四堵墙以外
off the charts 好得没治了
off the deep end 暴跳如雷
off the fop of one's head 临时一想，随口一说
on a good note 尽欢而散
on a roll 做得非常顺，所向披靡
on cloud nine 九霄云上
on fire 失火了
on my nerves 惹我心烦
on pins and needles 如坐针毡，坐立不安
on tap 桶装啤酒
on the back burner 搁在靠后的炉子上
on the ball 看球看得准
on the edge of my seat 坐在椅子前沿
on the rocks 触礁，搁浅；加冰块
on the same page 在同一页上
on the tip of my tongue 话到舌尖，呼之欲出
once in a blue moon 出蓝月亮的时候
one foot in the grave 一脚已经入了坟
one of a kind 与众不同
one step ahead of you 领先你一步
out of the pan and into the fire 跳出锅里，掉进火里
out of the picture 不在画面里
out of this world 人世所无，只应天上有
pale in comparison 相形失色
peas in a pod一 荚之豆
pieces come together 拼图游戏凑成图案
play it by ear不 用看谱
plenty of other fish in the sea 海里的鱼多得非常
poker face 扑克面孔
pop the question 提出大问题
pot calling the kettle black 锅嫌壶黑
pull oneself up by one's bootstraps 拎着鞋带把自己提起来
pull the rug out from underneath someone 地毯从脚下被抽出
punch your lights out 揍得你两眼发黑
put all of one's eggs in one basket 鸡蛋都放在一个篮子里
put one's foot in one's mouth 把脚丫放进嘴里
put one's nose to the grindstone 鼻子冲着磨刀石
put the cart before the horse 车在马前
put up the white flag 竖白旗
