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To blow it: to spoil an opportunity因笨而失去(良機等);將...搞糟
We had our chance and blew it.
我們曾有一次機會但卻失去了。
To burn the midnight oil: to stay up late studying or working 開夜車，挑燈夜戰(zhàn)
Chitchat: casual conversation; gossip閑談;閑話
Let's get together for some chitchat.
我們聚聚聊聊。
To deliver the goods: to meet expectations; to do what’s required履行諾言;不負眾望
You must prove you can deliver the goods.
你必須證明你能不負眾望。
To do one’s best: to try as hard as possible 盡力
Rest assured: be sure放心
You can rest assured that your son will be happy here.
你放心好了,你兒子在這兒會快樂的。
to sell like hotcakes: to sell fast; to be a popular item 非常搶手
To be sitting pretty: in a good position (often financially) 日子過得很舒適，處于有利地位；處境優(yōu)越，處境令人羨慕
to take off: to become popular; to grow suddenly開始；開始流行；突然受到廣泛歡迎，突然被廣泛使用；(想法、計劃等)開始獲得成功
Their first major design took off in high schools and colleges.
他們的頭一個重要的設計在大中學校流行開來。
After a slow start,the plan soon took off and was accepted by all.
計劃開始進展很慢，但很快見成效了，而且被大家接受。
tall order: a task or goal that is difficult to achieve難以完成的任務,過高要求
