美國流行成語2003版
1.have an ace in your hand (British)
have an ace in the hole(American)
握有王牌,很有把握
When you have the ace in your hand,you have something which you can use to gain an advantage when you need it.
have an ace in the hole(American)

2.a class act
（在運動或演藝方面）很出色的人
I have been tracking Neil for a year,he is a class act and I have got a lot respect for his ability.
我已跟蹤尼爾一年，他是個出色的家伙，我很崇拜他的能力。

3.break one’s back
努力地工作
When you’re breaking your back to make an enterprise work,it’s going to cut into your time with family.
當你全身心投入工作的時候，回侵占到家庭生活的時間。

4.get someone’s back up (American)
put someone’s back up (British)
激怒某人
What does get my back up is a girlfriend who gets too jealous if someone else finds me attractive.

5.cap in hand (British)
hat in hand (American)
求助，乞討
He ended up going hat in hand to the neighbours.
他淪落到向鄰居乞討。

6.in the cards(American)
on the cards(British)
可能發生
He believes an invasion was never in the cards.
他相信入侵永不會發生。

7.a change of heart
態度的改變

8.get no change out of someone
從某人處沒有得到任何幫助
You won’t get any change out of him,so don’t expect it .
你不會從他那兒得到任何幫助，別指望了。

9.chapter and verse
所有細節
The instruction gives you chapter and verse
使用說明給出了所有細節。

10.cut to the chase
言歸正傳
He talked about the need to see all points of view,then he cut to the chase.

11.cut a dash
（外表）給人留下深刻印象
Tania cut a daring dash with a dress slashed almost to the waist .

12.in the dark
一無所知；蒙在鼓里
keep somebody in the dark
不讓某人知道

13.out of one’s depth
力所不能及
He felt out of his depth on a diploma course.

14.get one’s just deserts
活該

15.die like a dog
凄苦地死去（古）

16.every dog has its day
風水輪流轉

17.It’s a dog’s life
（抱怨生活或工作不如意）

18.in the doghouse
四面楚歌
Insurance companies are already in the doghouse over poor advice on pensions which has left hundreds of thousands of people worse off.

19.do the donkey work
做乏味的工作

20.do something like a dream
做的很出色
The first stages of installation worked like a dream.

21.all dressed up with nowhere to go
準備充分，但沒機會去做
If funding dries up ,the opera houses will be all dressed up ,but with nowhere to go .

22.do something at the drop of a hat
鹵莽行事

23.a drop in the ocean/bucket
微不足道，滄海一粟
The size of the grants have been atta

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