21.as sure as eggs is eggs 毫無疑問，千真萬確
　　此語與“蛋”可說沒什么直接聯系，其中eggs很可能系數學公式中x的訛誤。它原作as sure as x is x，17世紀后始作（as）sure as eggs is eggs。有時亦作（as）sure as eggs are eggs。這條成語1699年在英國北部地區首先使用。
　　A: Do you think Peter will win this time? 你認為彼得這次會贏嗎？
　　B: It’s impossible. 不大可能。
　　A: Why? 為什么？
　　B” He’s no match in force and skill. 體力和技巧上，他都不是對手。
　　A: You mean he’ll lose, as sure as eggs is eggs? 你是說他必定會輸，確信無疑了？
　　B: Yeah, unless there is a miracle. 是這樣，除非有奇跡發生。
　　
22.as well 也，還，又；完全的，足夠的
　　此語一指“也，還，又”；也可做副詞短語，意義為“完全的，足夠的”，如：Obviously she had been frightened out of wit, as well she might be.（顯然她已經給嚇得六神無主了，于她來說這也在情理之中。）與之相近的習語為as well as“（除 … 之外）也”，如：On Sundays, his landlady provided dinner as well as breakfast.（逢星期天，他的女房東除供應他早餐外，還供應他晚餐。）As well as 的另一意義為“和 … 一樣”，如：He would like to go as well as you.（他和你一樣想去。）
　　A: I’m going to ask the janitor to wash the floors in the halfway. 我要讓看門的把走廊的地板清洗一下。
　　B: Would you ask him to clear the lobby as well? 請你讓他把大廳也清洗一下好嗎？
　　A: Ok. Can he do it well? 好吧，他能做好嗎？
　　B: Yes, if he’s glad to. 能，只要他肯干。
　　
23.ask for it 自找麻煩，自找苦吃
　　該習語是ask for trouble的非正規的口語表達方式。如：Don’t be late again, or you’ll ask for it.（別再遲到了，要不然你會自找苦吃的。）
　　A: Do you know what happened? 你猜怎么著？
　　B: Not an inkling. What’s happened? 猜不著，怎么了？
　　A: My girlfriend gave her boss a good piece of her mind. 我女朋友狠狠教訓了她老板一頓。
　　B: He asked for it, I suppose. 我猜他是自找的。
　　A: Yeah. She is really something. 可不是么，她真了不起。
　　
24.ask no odds 不要求特殊照顧
　　odds作名詞時指的是“奇特的事物，怪人或奇數”，而短語ask no odds的意思為“不要求特殊照顧”。
　　A: Mr. Green, may I have a talk with you? 格林先生，我可以和你談談嗎？
　　B: Of course. Wait a minute. Ok, now, what can I do for you, Miss? 當然可以了。請稍等。好啦，小姐，有什么我可以為您效勞的嗎？
　　A: I ask no odds, I just want you to be fair and square. 我不要求特殊照顧，我只要求您公正。
　　B: I think I’m always fair and square. 我覺得我一直都是很公正的。
　　A: But not this time. I’ve done the most of the sales but you spilt the profit among all of us. 但這次把不是。我完成了大部分銷售額，而你給我們所有人分配利潤。
　　
25.at a loose end 無所事事，無所適從
　　此語可以追溯到19世紀中期。一說此語源自航海，原表示“（繩索的）一端末系住”。一說原指“（衣帶）垂下”。該語常有“因沒有事做而感到不滿”的含義。此語亦可作at loose ends。
　　A: It seems that he is unhappy. 看起來他不很高興。
　　B: You’re right. He has been out of work for a long time. 就是。他已有些日子沒工作了。
　　A: Have no any chance to try again? 沒有什么機會再來一次嗎？
　　B: No. So he is in low spirits. Don’t talk about the matter of work with him. OK? 沒有。所以他情緒低落。別和他談論工作的事，好嗎？
　　A: Yeah. I got it. 我明白。
　　B: Thank you for caring about him and coming to see him. 謝謝你關心他，還來看他。
　　A: You’re welcome. I know everyone of us will feel discomfortable when we’re at a loose end. 別客氣，我知道一個人無事可干的時候很不舒服。