24.be all ears
洗耳恭聽
Now you can say ,I am all ears.

25.down to earth
現實，實際
He is blunt,outspoken,practical and down to earth.

26.get egg on one’s face
感到窘迫，羞恥
Steve didn’t expect to win .He just didn’t want to get egg on his face .

27.a white elephant
（形容新的建筑，計劃）是浪費的，無用的
This project is completely a white elephant

28.a big fish
大人物，重要角色
The four who were arrested here last September were described as really big fish by the U.S.Drug Enforement Agency.

29.drink like a fish
酒量很大
When I was young I could drink like a fish and eat like a pig.
我年輕時酒量和食量都很驚人。

30.a fool and his money are soon parted
（形容花錢不理智）

31.free as the air
自由自在，無拘無束

32.run out of gas
（突然感到）疲倦和厭倦

33.the heat is on
壓力大
To perform well when the heat is on ,all you have to do is let it happen.
要在大的壓力下表現出色，你要做的是任之發生。

34. bring someone to heel
使某人臣服，服從
In practice it’s still not clear how the president will use his power to bring the republics to heel.
實際上，總統將如何使用權利使公眾服從還不清楚。

35.cross my heart
發自內心
I promise,cross my heart.
我對天發誓。

36.in seventh heaven
十分高興
After I was given my first camera,I was in seventh heaven.

37.break a leg
祝演出成功，（注意是祝福語而不是詛咒）

38.live like a king
生活奢華

39.break the ice
打破僵局
I was about to speak when someone broke the ice.
我正要說話，有人打破了僵局。

40.get down to
開始做，處理
The task wasn’t so difficult when I got down to it.
我開始處理這件事的時候，發現并不困難。

41.hold back
抑制，控制
We could not hold ourselves back.
我們沒法控制自己。

42.keep one’s word
遵守約定

43.lay aside / set aside
儲蓄，積蓄
We must lay something aside for our child’s education.

44.keep an eye on
監視，注視
I don’t know what would happen if I weren’t here to keep an eye on children.
如果我不在這兒監視孩子們，真不知道會發生什么。

45.pull one’s leg
取笑，看不起人

46.pull through
恢復，克服
The patient is pulling through.

47.stand for
代表，象征
What does your first letter stand for?

48.take in
欺騙
She must have been taken in by a salesman.

49.make a point of
重視
Do you make a point of being on time for work.

50.help out
幫忙，協助。
Jerry hurried to help out zhenzhen.

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