现代英语口语表示法3

　　Once he had his heart set on something, he'll accept no turning-back.

　　· one's heart in one's mouth吓得要命

　　My heart was in my mouth when I heart someone tapping on my window one raining night.

　　have one's heart in one's mouth; with one's heart in one's mouth

　　· not have the heart to do something不忍心去做

　　How can you have the heart to kill my pet?

　　· take something to heart往心里去/认真接受意见等

　　Tom decided to take his father's words to heart and wash his hands off smoking.

　　· be in the seventh heaven高心极了

　　Mary was in seventh heaven when she finally came to Paris, the center of fashion.

　　· move heaven and earth想尽一切办法

　　Believe me. I promise to move heaven and earth to help you.

　　· cool one's heels等的双脚发凉，久等

　　Let's meet at the gallery at 7 o'clock. Come at 7 sharp. Don't make me cool my heels.

　　· take to one's heels逃走

　　The naughty boy took to his heels after he should 'trick-or-treat'.

　　· shoot from the hip信口开河

　　Don't take Jay's words to heart. He shouldn't have shot from the hip.

　　· by hook or by crook千方百计得，不择手段得

　　He rose to that position by hook or by crook.

　　· blow hot and cold出尔反尔，喜怒无常

　　Do you think he'll support you? He is the type who blows hot and cold.

　　· make it hot for……刁难某人

　　Out section manager is a woman. Our general manager always looks down upon her and makes everything hot for her.

　　· have the lots for someone迷恋某人

　　You have to stop her. She has the lots for a married man.

　　· bring down the house博得满堂喝彩

　　The first-prize winner of the speech contest has brought down the house for several times.

　　· be over the hump已度过难关

　　The Asian financial crises has almost paralyzed Asian economy. But we are over the hump now.

　　· have a hunch that……预感到……

　　I have a hunch that the bear market will be over soon.

　　· be hunky-dory挺不错的

　　A: How do you like the food here? B: Hunky-dory.

　　· skate on thin ice如履薄冰，冒风险

　　We are skating on thin ice if we continue killing wild animals.

　　· toy with the idea of……心里盘算要……

　　She's toying within the idea of marring a foreigner.

　　· no ifs, ands and buts不要找任何的理由和借口

　　A: You know I could have done it well, but…… B: No ifs, ands and buts. Tell me if you want to save your job.

　　· give someone an inch and he'll take a mile得寸进尺

　　Give my roommate an inch and he'll take a mile. Last time, I offered him some candies. Today, he asked for an ice-cream.

　　· have many irons in the fire同时有很多要紧的事要做

　　Although he was out of job, he still wrote to his parents saying he had many irons in the fire.

　　· be in a jam陷入困境

　　get in a jam

　　You've got to help me. I'm in a jam. May car refused to work on my way to office.

　　· jaywalk横穿马路

　　It is dangerous to jaywalk.

　　· in a jiffy不大一会儿

　　=in a moment, right away. at once

　　I'll be with you in a jiffy.

　　· have （ a case of ） the jitters忐忑不安

　　The new teacher had a case of jitters when he first stood in front of the class.

　　· keep up with the Joneses与别人比阔，与别人攀比

　　He likes keeping up with the Joneses.

　　· get a kick out of doing something从……得到很大的乐趣

　　He gets a kick put of racing.

　　· take kindly to something/someone愿意接受

　　Don't you feel that people in the lab don't take kindly to a nosy reporter?

　　· kill someone with kindness好得让人受不了

　　The old lady almost killed me with kindness when I lived at her home.

　　· parade one's knowledge买弄学问

　　He is a well-learned man, bit he never parades his knowledge.

　　· be at large逍遥法外（也可以形容动物不受约束）

　　The murderer was still at large. The victim's parents was determined to find enough evidence to sue him to court.

　　· rest on one's laurels故步自封，吃老本

　　You are sure to be lagged behind if you rest on your laurels.

　　· turn over a new leaf洗心革面

　　The juvenile delinquent promised that he would turn over a new leaf if he could be given lenient punishment.

　　· have a hollow leg（喝酒）海量

　　The best man has a hollow leg. He drinks a lot instead of the bridegroom.

　　· pull someone's leg开某人的玩笑

　　Never ever pull his leg. He is a man without a sense of humor. He takes everything seriously.

　　· keep someone at arm's length与某人保持距离

　　My boss is my uncle. In order to avoid unnecessary misunderstanding, I'd better keep him at arm's length in company.

　　· let someone down使某人失望

　　Joe really let me down by having broken his promises for several times.

　　· can't for the life of one怎么……也不行

　　I thought I could recite my speech backwards, but when I stood in front of the audience, I couldn't for the life of me remember what to say.

　　· air one's linen in public家丑外扬

　　The wife was often beaten by her husband, but she never told others. She didn't want to air her linen in public.

　　· keep a stiff upper lip意志坚定，坚强不屈

　　One failure means nothing. You've got to keep a stiff upper lip.· be at loggerheads with……互不相让

　　The two parties were at loggerheads with each other over the new tax policy.

　　· a born loser一事无成者

　　Nobody is a born loser. All you need is perseverance.

　　· louse up something把某事搞得一团糟

　　He let the cat out of the bag, which loused up the whole deal.

　　· not do……for love or money死也不会……

　　Stop trying. I won't betray my friend for love or money.

　　· feel a lump in one's throat心里感到很难受

　　I felt a lump in my throat on hearing her story of fighting with the deadly disease.

　　· make do with……用……凑合

　　We are too tired to cook. We can make do with two bags of instant noodles.

　　· the man in the street普通的人，老百姓

　　The interview with the man in the street shows that 90% of them are satisfied with the TV fro grams.

　　· be one's own man不受他人支配，自己管自己

　　Our monitor is not easy to cope with. He is much his own man.

　　· steal a march on someone抢在他人前面，暗渡陈仓

　　We stole a march on our rivals by reducing 5% of our price and got back our market.

　　meat and drink精神寄托

　　To some old people, raising pets is their meat and drink.

　　· be at the mercy of受……支配

　　When you get this kind of disease, your life is at the mercy of God.

　　· blow someone's mind把某人搞得晕晕乎乎

　　Readers had rather high opinion of his new book, which blew his mind.

　　· have a good mind to do something很想去干某事

　　When I see young and robust men elbow their way onto the bus, I have a good mind to smack them.

　　· have a one-track mind死脑筋，一根筋

　　Mark has a one-track mind. All he cares is earning money.

　　· mind one's own affairs少管闲事

　　You are nothing but an old gossip! Can't you only mind your own affair?

　　· weigh on someone's mind心事重重

　　The failure of signing the contract has been weighing on his mind. He couldn't sleep at night.

　　· be of two minds拿不定主意

　　Jill was of two minds as whether to spend the money on books or on clothes.

　　· have money to burn有花不完的钱

　　The new rich has money to burn.

　　· once in a blue moon千载难逢

　　Our boss is a miser. He gives us a treat only once in a blue moon.