英语词汇学中的习语

　　1) heart and soul: adv. 全心全意地
　　2) white elephant: n. [a. + n.] something useless and unwanted but big and costly. 大而无用的东西, 白象, 累赘物
　　3) high tea: n. A fairly substantial meal that includes tea and is served in the late afternoon or early evening. 下午茶下午或傍晚前进食的非常丰富的餐食包括茶水
　　4) cold shoulder: n. Informal Deliberate coldness or disregard; a slight or a snub 怠慢故意的冷落或轻视；怠慢或轻慢
　　5) red herring: n. Something that draws attention away from the central issue. 转移注意力者把注意力从中心论题转移开的东西
　　6) narrow escape: n. 九死一生, 幸免于难
　　7) brain trust: n. [n. +n.] a group of people with special knowledge who answer questions or give advice. 智囊团，专家顾问团一个通常非正式地担任顾问和政策制定者的专家小组，尤指政府部门中的
　　8) flesh and blood: n. [n. + conj. + n.] relatives or family一个人的血亲；亲属
　　(2) Human nature or physical existence, together with its weaknesses. 人的本性包括各种弱点的人的本性或物质存在
　　9) an apple of discord: n. [n. + prep. + n.] cause of disagreement or argument, etc. 争端, 祸根
　　10) Jack of all trades (Jack of all trades and master of none 三脚猫): n. 万事通；博而不精的人
　　11) fly in the ointment: n. [n. + prep. +n.] something that spoils the perfection of something. 小挫折
　　12) brain drain: n. 智囊流失
　　13) the ins and the outs: n. 执政党和在野党, 复杂情况
　　14) son and heir: n. 子嗣
　　15) part and parcel: n. 重要的部分
　　16) a friend in court: n. 有势力的朋友
　　17) wet blanket: n. 弄湿的毯子, 扫兴的事 One that discourages enjoyment or enthusiasm.
　　18) cat's paw: n. 受人利用者；傀儡
　　19) king's weather n. 好天气
　　20) Achilles' heel: n. A seemingly small but actually mortal weakness. 阿喀琉斯的脚踝一看来很小但致命的弱点
　　21) cut and dried: adj. [a. + a.] already settled and unlikely to be changed. 固定的；已成定局的；已决定的; 不大会改变的 /?????/
　　22) as poor as a church mouse: adj. [as + a.+ as+ n.] having, or earning, barely enough money for one’s needs. 一贫如洗, 赤贫的 /??????/
　　23) wide of the mark: adj. [a. + prep.+ n.] not at all suitable, correct etc. 毫不相关
　　24) beyond the pale: adj. [prep.+ n.] beyond the limit of proper behaviour. 在...范围之外
　　25) up in the air: adj. [adv. +prep. +n.] uncertain. 悬而未决
　　26) high and dry: adj. （船）在岸上；孤立无援，被遗弃 【a. + a.】
　　He left me high and dry. 他使我陷于困境
　　27) up to the hammer: adv. 第一流, 极好
　　28) null and void: adj. 无效的
　　29) high and mighty: <口> 趾高气扬地; 骄傲自大的；位高权大的
　　30) on the g (1) [口]在进行活动, 忙碌;(2) 刚要动身
　　31) on call: adj. 随叫随到的, 待命的
　　32) wet behind the ears: adj. 少不更事的, 初出茅庐的, 乳臭未干的
　　33) look int 调查，研究
　　34) go on: continue
　　35) put off: 推迟, 拖延, 搪塞, 使分心, 使厌恶, 扔掉, 脱掉, 劝阻
　　36) turn on:
　　37) get away with: do something wrong without being punished. (phrasal verbs) 侥幸成功, 逃避惩罚[责备, 追究]
　　38) put down t state that something is caused or explained by. (phrasal verbs) 把……归结于
　　39) follow one’s nose: [v. + poss. + n. ] go straight ahead, go in the same direction. 笔直走, 凭本能做事 (verb phrases)
　　40) make it: [v.+ pron.] arrive in time; succeed. 及时赶到，成功 (verb phrases)
　　41) fall flat: [v. + a.] fail completely in its intended or expected effect. 达不到预期效果, 完全失败 (verb phrases)
　　42) give sb. the bag: [v. + pron. + n. ] fire or dismiss somebody. (verb phrases)
　　43) sing a different tune: [v. + a. + n.] change one’s opinion or attitude (verb phrases)
　　44) call it a day: [v. + pron. + n.] decide or agree to stop either temporarily or for good. 暂时停止；结束一天的工作 (verb phrases)
　　45) chop and change: [v. + conj. + v.] fluctuate or vary constantly; keep changing one’s opinion, etc.  持续浮动或变动；不断变换注意和观点，等等(verb phrases)
　　46) swim against the stream: [v. + prep. phrase] do the opposite of what most people want to do; go against the way things are happening. 反潮流；逆潮流行事(verb phrases)
　　47) come back to earth: [v. + adv. + prep. phrase] stop imagining or dreaming. (verb phrases)
　　48) make ends meet: [v+n+v] earn what it costs to live. 收支相抵 (verb phrases)
　　49) keep the pot boiling: [v+n+v-ing] earn enough to maintain an adequate standard of living; keep a situation active, amusing, etc. 谋生, 维持生活, 使保持活泼 (verb phrases)