come on to 对...轻薄；吃豆腐
　　tanya slapped bill after he came on to her. tanya在bill对她轻薄之后打了他一巴掌。

come easily 易如反掌
　　languages come easily to some people. 语言学习对有些人来说易如反掌。

don't have a cow 别大惊小怪
　　don't have a cow! i'll pay for the damages. 别大惊小怪的！我会赔偿损失的。

push around 欺骗
　　don't try to push me around! 别想耍我！

keep one's shirt on 保持冷静
　　 keep your shirt on. he didn't mean to offend you. that's just the way he talks. 保持冷静。那只是他说话的惯常方式，他并非有意要冒犯你。

cool it 冷静一点
　　 cool it. you are making me mad. 冷静一点。你快把我逼疯了。

joy ride 兜风
　　 let's go for a joy ride. 让我们去兜兜风。

red-letter day 大日子
　　 this is a red-letter day for susan. she made her first sale to a very important client. 今天是susan的大日子。她和一个非常重要的客户做成了第一笔生意。

go up in smoke 成为泡影
　　 peter’s vacation plans went up in smoke when a crisis arose in the office. 办公室出了问题，peter的假期泡汤了

shit out of someone 吓死某人了
　　don’t sneak up behind me like that. you scared the shit out of me. 不要那样从后面突然吓我。你吓死我了。

come again 再说一遍
　　 come again? i didn't quite understand what you said. 再说一遍好吗？你刚说的话我不明白。

come clean 全盘托出，招供
　　 the criminal decided to come clean. 罪犯决定供出事实。

spring for 请客
　　 let me spring for dinner. 我来请客吃饭吧。

spill the beans 泄漏秘密
　　 don't spill the beans. it's supposed to be a secret. 别说漏了嘴，这可是个秘密哦！

keep in line 管束
　　he needs to be kept in line. he's too wild. 他太野了，要好好管束一下。

jump to conclusion 妄下结论
　　don't jump to conclusion. we have to figure it out first. 不要妄下结论，先把事情搞清楚。

jump the gun 草率行事
　　don't jump the gun. we have to be patient for a while. 不要草率行事。我们应该耐心等一会儿。

lemon 次
　　this car is a real lemon. it has broken down four times.这辆车真次，已经坏了四次了！

take a shine to 有好感
　　 he really likes you. there are very few people he takes a shine to right away. 他真的喜欢你。他很少对人一见面就有好感的。

rock the boat 找麻烦
　　don't rock the boat! things are fine just the way they are. 别找麻烦了，事情这样就够好了。

blow it 搞砸了，弄坏了
　　i blew it on that last exam. 我上次考试靠砸了。

in hot water 有麻烦
　　he is in hot water with his girlfriend recently. 近段时间他跟女友的关系有点僵。

put one's foot in one's mouth 祸从口出
　　wally is always saying such stupid thing. he has a real talent for putting his foot in his mouth. 沃力尽说这种蠢话。他真有惹是生非的本事。

drop a line 写信
　　drop me a line! 给我写信！

blah-blah-blah 说个不停
　　 all she does is go "blah-blah-blah" all night. 她整夜说个不停。

zit 青春痘
　　 why is it that every time i have a hot date, i break out with a big zit on my face? 为什么每次我有重要约会时，脸上都会冒出一个很大的青春痘呢？

put someone on the spot 让某人为难
　　don't put me on the spot like this. you know i can't give you confidential information. 别这样让我为难，你知道我不能给你机密资料的。

have it good 享受得很
　　she really has it good. everybody caters to her every need. 她真是享受得很，大家都依着他。

horse around 嬉闹
　　we've horsed around long enough. it's time to get to work. 我们闹够了，该去工作了。

pig out 狼吞虎咽
　　we pigged out on potato chips and cookies until our bellies ached. 我们大吃薯条和曲奇，吃到肚子撑到痛为止。

pass something up 放弃某事物
　　you can't pass up this job. this kind of opportunity comes only once in a lifetime. 你不可错过这个工作。这种机会一辈子才有一次。

go whole hog 全力以赴
　　she went whole hog in planning he new year's eve party. 她全心全力筹办新年晚会。

get the ball rolling开始
　　let's get the ball rolling. 让我们开始吧。

lay off 停止，解雇
　　lay off! i don't need you to tell me what to do! 别再讲了!我不需要你告诉我怎么去做！

have a passion for 钟爱
　　i have a passion for blue dresses. 我钟爱蓝色的衣服。

hit someone with a problem 让某人面对问题
　　i’m sorry to hit you with this problem. i don’t know who else to turn to. 很抱歉把这个问题抛给你，我不知道还可以找谁求助。

pass out 醉倒了
　　he passed out after three beers. 喝了三杯啤酒后他就醉倒了。

have it bad for 狂恋
　　he really has it bad for her, but she has no ideas.他狂恋着她，而她却不知道。

have a bone to pick with 有账要算
　　i have a bone to pick with you. you still owe me the fifteen dollars you borrowed. 我有账跟你算。你向我借的十五美金还没还呢！

has-been 过时的人或物
    lisa is a has-been. no one will hire her any more. 丽莎已经过时了。没人会再雇佣她。