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hang in the balance 未见分晓
例句： After the surgery, the patient became very sick and her life hung in the balance for nearly a week.
手术后，那个病人非常虚弱，将近一个星期他的生命在垂危中。
hang-up （情感上的）障碍, 大难题
例句： Mary has a real hang-up about cats and doesn't like to be in the same room with them.
玛丽对猫有一种摆脱不掉的厌烦，因此不愿意和猫在同一个房间。
high and dry 被抛弃的，处于痛苦之中的
例句： George took all the money away and left his companions high and dry，with nothing to buy the tickets.
乔治带走了所有的钱，把他的同事抛弃了，连买车票的钱也没有。
high and low 到处
例句： I looked high and low for my pen，but I couldn't find it anywhere.
我到处找我的钢笔，但我怎么也找不到它。
hit upon 偶然想出
例句： He crouched there for a long time before he hit upon a plan to defeat his antagonist.
他蹲在那里很长一段时间后，突然想出了一个挫败他对手的计划。
hit parade 流行歌曲排名
例句：Tom was overjoyed when his new song was named on the hit parade
on the local radio station.
当汤姆得知他的新歌被列入当地电台的流行歌曲榜时，他欣喜万分
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in a bind 窘迫
例句： when he asked me to marry him, I felt in a bind.
当他向我求婚时， 我感到很窘迫。
in the dog house 窘迫，陷入困境
例句： The whole team was in the doghouse because they lost the game.
由于输掉了比赛，整队都陷入困境。
in luck 幸运
例句： Mary dropped her glasses and they did not break, so she was in luck.
玛丽的眼镜掉在地上而没有摔坏，所以她是幸运的。
ins and outs 错综复杂事物的因果
例句： After careful investigation, he got to know the ins and outs of the accident.
经过仔细的调查，他终于弄清了事件的前因后果。
It's in God's hands 听天由命
例句： It's in God's hands and we have prepared for the worst.
听天由命吧， 我们已经做最坏的准备了。
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jump out of one's skin欣喜若狂，大吃一惊
例句：when i knew i just being hired,i jumped out of my skin.
当我被录用时，我简单欣喜若狂。
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know one's beans 熟悉（精通）自己的业务
例句：Though she is very clumsy at doing housework, she knows her beans in orking.
虽然她在做家务方面笨手笨脚的，在工作方面却很精通。
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Lay stress on / upon 着重，重视
例句： In his speech Mr. Brown laid stress on the sagacity of cats.
布朗先生在他的讲座里强调了猫的灵性。
let sleeping dogs lie 莫惹是非
例句： Don't tell the teacher what you have done. Let
sleeping dogs lie.
不要告诉老师你做了什么。莫惹是非。
lose one's temper 发脾气
例句： he lost his temper when he broke the key in the lock.
他把钥匙弄断在锁里了，就发起了脾气。
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make ends meet 使收支平衡
例句： I have to take two part-time jobs at the same time to make ends meet.
为了收支平衡， 我不得不同时作两份兼职。
make use of 使用，利用
例句： He will make use of all the odds and ends.
他会利用所有这一切零碎东西。
make a case for 提出充分的理由
例句：You need to make a case for your suggestions before you can get them pproved.
在你的建议得到批准之前，你必须提出充分的理由。
monkey business 胡闹
例句： he told the boys to quit their monkey business, or he
would call a teacher.
他告诉那些男孩子不要再胡闹，不然他就叫老师。
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never say die 别灰心，别气馁
例句： Never say die. Try again and you'll probably succeed.
别灰心，再试一次，你会成功的。
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on and off 间断地
例句： It rained on and off all day long。
今天断断续续地下着小雨。
on the up and up 坦率，诚实
例句：How can we know whether a person is on the up and up by his appearance!
从一个人的外表我们怎么能知道他是坦率的呢！
out and about 户外活动
例句： Mr Smith recovers quickly，and he'll be out and about very soon.
史密斯先生复原得很好，很快他就能到户外活动了。
out and out完全地，彻底地
例句：What I said is an out and out truth.
我说的全都是事实。
out of sorts 发脾气的
例句： Don't talk to him, he is out of sorts.
别跟他说话，他在发脾气。
out of temper 发怒的，发脾气
例句： The children were frightened to find him out of temper.
孩子们一见他发脾气，都吓坏了。
over and over 多次地，重复地
例句：The foreigner repeated what he said over and over，but I still couldn't understand him.
外国朋友一遍一遍地重复，但我仍然没有听懂他说什么。
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play it by ear 随机应变
例句：Facing his enemy, he had to play it by ear.
面对敌人，他只有随机应变了。
pull one's leg 愚弄
例句： If you remain stuck-up, they will often try to pull your leg.
假如你还是目中无人的话，他们会常常想愚弄你的。
put away 把…收起来
例句： Put away the heavy clothes. The weather is becoming much warmer.
把厚衣服收起来吧， 天气越来越暖和了。
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rack one's brain 绞尽脑汁，努力思索
例句：Mr. Brown racked his brain trying to remember where he left the wallet.
布朗先生拼命思索，想记起他把钱包放在什么地方了。
rain cats and dogs 倾盆大雨
例句：It's raining cats and dogs, so we can't go out to play right now.
外面正下着倾盆大雨，所以现在我们不能出去玩儿。
Rob Peter to pay Paul 借东还西；拆东墙补西墙
例句：Trying to study a lesson for one class during another class is like
robbing Peter to pay Paul.
在一节课中读另一节课的功课等于是拆东墙补西墙。
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set the world on fire 做显赫的事情
例句： People do not count him as a hero for he has not set the world on fire.
人们并不把他看作民族英雄，因为他并未做出惊天动地的事情。
silly as a goose 像鹅一样蠢
例句：Since he is as silly as a goose, he will not get a promotion.
既然他如此的不开窍，他肯定得不到提升的。
slip of the tongue 说溜了嘴
例句： The mayor really made a slip of the tongue!
市长可真是说溜了嘴了！
so long as 只要
例句： Any man will be equal to the task, so long as he is careful.
任何人都会胜任这个工作，只要他细心。
stand one's ground 坚持己见；坚守阵地
例句：
John's friends said he was mistaken, but he stood his ground.
约翰的朋友都说他错了，可是他仍然坚持己见。
sweep something under the carpet 掩盖某事；无视某事
例句： I would put it above the table instead of shoving my objection under the carpet.
我愿意把我的反对意见摆在桌面上来而不愿意把它压在心里。
