Hold up (be held up)(抢劫)

Meet each other half way(相互妥协让步)

look for a needle in a haystack(大海捞针)

One false step will make a great difference.(失之毫厘差之千里)

More hasty, less speed.(欲速则不达)

Out of sight, out of mind.(眼不见心不烦)

a far cry from(与…相差甚远)

around the corner(某事情要来了)

a phone call away(随叫随到，表示非常愿意帮忙)

beside oneself(几乎疯狂，表狂喜或大悲)

break out in a rash(出麻疹)

by and large=in general(总体来说)

be done/through with=finish(完成)六级分数换算

be in the dark(在黑暗中，蒙在鼓里，完全不知情)

behind the schedule(晚点)

bent on sth.=be supposed to do sth.(下决心做某事)

believe it or not(信不信由你，一般否定)

book up (订光了)

come down with(病倒了)

come over(过来，到某人家里)

cost sb. an arm and a leg(形容某事物特别的昂贵)

cut it out(闭嘴)

drop sb. off(踩一脚)

drop at some place(顺路去某地)

do with(用…凑合)

do without(没有…也能凑合)

Don‘t look at me!(别指望我!)

drop sb up the wall(使某人发疯)

fall flat(泡汤，告吹)

be fed up with(对某事极度厌倦)

finish up(吃光，完成，以…结束)

for nothing(免费的)

head and shoulders(比别人高一筹)

in the middle of sth.(正在做某事)

in vain(徒劳，白白)

see eye to eye with sb. on sth(在某问题上完全同意某人)

keep to oneself(闷在心里)

look sharp!(赶快!)

might as well do sth(倒不如做某事好了)

move on to(进一步讨论某事)

on edge(紧张)

play it by ear(见机行事，随机应变)

put up with sb.(忍受某人)

raise the roof(吵翻天)

slip one’s mind(忘的一干二净)

stick to(忠于…;坚持…)

the reverse is also true=vice versa(反之亦然)

take sth. up(从事某事)