1.get away with 对.....摆脱惩罚 eg:Aid you know that Bob is leaving for home tonight? He isn't planning to take his final exams. B:He can't get away with that.
2.get going 赶紧行动 eg:A:It looks like we won't have enough time to do all we wanted to. B:Who says we won't ? Let's ge going.
3.get started on 开始做 eg: We should get started on the project.
4.get time off from work 从工作中抽时间 eg: Oh, so she was able to get time off from the work.
5. give credibility to 相信 eg: A: Did you hear about Bob? B: I would't give that rumor any credibility.
6.go easy on 温和对待 eg:Well, since it's your first and only ticket, the judge will probably go easy on you.
7.go in one ear and out the other 一耳朵进，一耳朵出 eg: Well, you know Bob , everything's in the one ear and out the other.
8.go jogging 去跑步 eg: Are you ready to go jogging?
9.graon about 抱怨 eg: How come Bob's always groaning about something?
10.hand down 易如反掌 eg:Bob won the chess match hands down.
11.have a way with 擅长 eg: Bob really has a way with words.
12.have had it with 处于 eg: I've had it with being sick in bed. I've read most of these magazines twice.
13.head and shoulders above 高出许多 eg: In computer programming, Bob is head and shoulders above the rest of us.
14.hit the spots 特别好 eg:This lemonade sure hits the spots.
15.in next to no time 马上 eg:A:Are you going to be using the copy machine long? B:I'll be through in next to no time.
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16. in the works 正在准备阶段 eg: An advanced course in theoretical chemistry is the works.
17.keep to oneself eg: I' m amazed that you still haven't gotten to know your neighbors.
18. kill time 浪费时间 eg: Gosh, what can we do to kill the next 10 hours?
19.on the tip of one's tongue 就在舌尖上 eg: A:Are you sure you can't remember the name of that record? B:It's just on the tip of my tongue.
20. quitting time 下课时间 eg: I'm glad it's almost quitting time.
21.There is nothing to it. 没什么，很容易 eg：I can run this projector. There 's really nothing to it.
22.with flying colors 成功 eg: A: How did Bob do on his American History exam? B:He passed with flying colors.
23.You can bet your life 当然 eg: A: Will prof.Bob come to class on time? B:You can bet your life.
24.as a matter of fact 事实上 eg: As a matter of fact, this referendum for the European Constitution proved to be a failure.
25.be a flop 失败 eg:The pharmacologist's attempt to find a new cure to crack cancer has been a flop.
26.be head and shoulders above someone 远远超出 eg:In the final match for Championship of the last season, San Antonio Spurs is head and shoulders above its rival.
27.be out of circulation 停止流通 eg: As a matter of fact , the third edition of RMB was out of circulation from the currency-market.
28.be saddled with something 把某事强加到某人头上 eg: Tax-payers who are saddled with many undesirable taxes decide to vote against the current government in the impending General Election.
29.Be up the air 悬而未决 eg: The final convicton for the defendant was still up in the air for shortage of evidence.
30.count some in 算某人一份 eg:If everyone of you chip in to save one of our classmates who suffered leukaemia, please count me in.
31.draw a blank 杳无音讯 eg:The handsome man who wooed the fair lady wrote her a romantic billet-doux, but he drew a blank.
32.get a word in edgewise 插嘴 eg: Many students snub him as he always gets a word in edgewise when the teacher gives his lecture.
33.get a running start 有一个良好的习惯 eg: Houstan Rocket got a running start at the beginning of this season, with many victories on end.
34.get on well with someone 与某人相处融洽 eg:Everyone in our office gets on well with the new manager as he is approachable and very compassionate.
35. get over 克服 eg: The lame-duck company finally got over from the long lasting depression for the new personnel reshuffle.
36.give credit to someone 将某事归功于某人 eg:For the triumph of the critical match, all the teammates gave credit to him as he had a spectacular performance.
37.go over to 转向 eg: In order to lose weigh, she went over to low-calorie food.
38. have too much on one's mind 忧心忡忡 eg:She is supposed to be a hypochondriac as she has too much on her mind all the day that she may be ill .
39.know something like the back of one's hand 了如指掌 eg: The company's first foray into China market swept the floor as its top-brass has known the situations like the back of their hands.
40.make a mountain out of a molehill 小题大做 eg:For the mistake the little kid made, the teacher made such a mountain out of a molehill as to hurt his self-respect.
41.make something from scratch 白手起家 eg:The great entrepreneur was honorably elected as the Economy Person of theyear by Times as he made his business from scratch and contributed a lot to society.
42.paddle one's own canoe 独立自主 eg:Many Americans are tought how to paddle their own canoes in their early years by their parents.
43.raise a lot of eyebrows 引起众人的惊讶 eg: During the handicap Race-Meeting , the obsure pony proved to be a rank outsider and raised a lot of eyebrows in the audience.
44.school of hard knocks 磨练 eg:After experiencing a lot of school of hand knocks in the company, the obscure employee rose through the ranks to become the CEO.
45. spread oneself too thin 试图同时干太多工作 eg:In nowadays American society, many persons juggle between their families and career commitments and spread themselves too thin in a single day. 作者: 什锦河 时间: 2014-3-14 15:55
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