give sb a piece of one's mind：scold or reprimand sb. 譴責；嚴厲訓斥
Tom has been drunk for a few nights in a row, so his wife gave him a piece of her mind yesterday.
湯姆連續幾天晚上都喝得酩酊大醉，所以昨天他老婆臭罵了他一頓。
furrow one's brow：哭喪著臉；不高興
My sister furrowed her brow and kept to herself（不與人交往, 離群獨居）without saying even a single word the whole morning.
我妹妹哭喪著臉，連一句話也不說，獨自呆了一整上午。
add fuel to the fire：pour oil on the flames　火上澆油
Leave it to me and don't meddle with my business. You are just adding fuel to the fire.
別管我！請不要管我的閑事。你純粹是在火上澆油。
in anguish：in great distress　極度痛苦
Judas lost all his money in gambling, so now he is in anguish and regret.
猶大賭博把錢都輸光了，所以他現在十分痛苦，懊惱不已。
accuse sb. of：指控；指責某人
The American government accuses North Korea of nuclear development.
美國政府指責北朝鮮從事核武器開發。
take sth. into serious consideration：嚴肅認真地考慮某事。
We can put the plan into practice，but first of all we must take every possible factor into serious consideration.
我們能夠實施該項計劃，但是首先我們必須認真考慮每個可能的因素。
put someone on a pedestal：喜愛；寵信
Mary thinks she’s special because all the boys put her on a pedestal. 瑪麗認為自己很特別，因為所有的男孩子都對她寵愛有加。
dote on：溺愛；寵愛
The parents dote on their only daughter and try to satisfy her desires at all costs.
這對父母溺愛他們的獨生女兒，不惜一切代價滿足她的要求。
fly off the handle：激動；發脾氣
Seeing the window broken into pieces, Father flew off the handle and demanded fiercely, "Who on earth broke the window? "
看見窗戶破成碎片，父親大動肝火，厲聲問道：“究竟是誰把窗戶打破了？”

【經典實例】
Jane: Hi, Tom! Would you like to play poker with us tonight?
Tom: Oh, I'd love to, but I'm really sorry I have to finish my term paper that is due tomorrow.
Jane: A far-fetched （牽強的）excuse indeed. You are trying to excuse yourself from getting together with us for fun.
Tom: Absolutely not! The thing is, last time I didn't finish my paper on time, and the professor gave me a failing grade on the final test. Plus, he gave me a piece of his mind.
Jane: In that case, you just stay in the dorm. But we'd like to amuse ourselves playing cards.

詹尼：喂，湯姆！今晚和我們一起玩撲克牌好嗎？
湯姆：哦，我挺樂意的，不過我真的非常抱歉。學期論文明天就要上交了，我還沒寫完呢。
詹尼：這理由有些牽強吧！你在找借口，不想和我們一起開心地聚一聚。
湯姆：絕對不是！問題是：上次我沒有按時完成論文，期末考試教授就每給我及格。而且，他還把我罵得狗血噴頭的。
詹尼：那你就呆在寢室里吧。不過我們可要打牌消磨時光。