1. be all ears 洗耳恭聽

2. a wet blanket 討人嫌的人

3. pull one's leg = tease someone 開某人玩笑

4. Achilles' heel 致命弱點；個性的瑕疵

5. twenty-four seven = 24 hours a day, 7 days a week = all the time 永遠，一直

6.a big shot = an important person 大腕兒，大亨

7. bucket down = rain very heavily 瓢潑大雨

8. a breath of fresh air 使人耳目一新的人

9. below the mark = not measure up 不夠水平，不合格

10. be all eyes 目不轉睛

11. go for a song = be sold very cheaply 賤賣

12. chip in = contribute money　捐獻，集資

13. cast a cloud over 潑冷水，是蒙上陰影

14. two thumbs up 舉雙手贊成

15. beyond compare 絕佳的，最棒的

16. break one’ s back 辛勤工作

17. backroom boys 幕后英雄

18. get butterflies in one’s stomach = get nervous 緊張不安

19. by the book 照章辦事

20. be the apple of one’s eye = be very precious to sb. 非常珍貴

21. castles in the sky / air 空中樓閣

22. sell like hot cakes = sell very well or very quickly 暢銷

23. break even 不賠不賺