hell to pay [俗]大麻烦；代价惨重 If she is late for the meeting, there will be hell to pay. 如果她开会迟到的话...

free-wheeler [俗]我行我素；不受约束的人 Tom is called a free-wheeler because he always does something with...

beaten down to the ankles [俚]精疲力竭；一败涂地 After a long time’s walking, I was beaten down to the a...

all over someone [美俚]钟情于某人；对某人多情；围着某人献殷勤 Mike was all over Helen the first time he saw her. Bu...

sandwich generation [俚]上有老下有小的一代 The government should take measures to ease the financial bur...

green thumb [美俚]善于养花种草的人 Betty is really a green thumb. If you go into her garden, you can see...

tie the knot [俚]结婚 Mark likes Mary, but Mary likes John. When he heard that John and Mary plan...

ivory dome [美俚]书呆子，知识分子 This kind of books is for ivory domes. 这种书以知识分子为对象。 All work and...

eyes bigger than one’s stomach [俗]眼馋肚饱 You ate so little but you ordered so much! I think your...

card shark [美俚]玩牌能手；玩牌时作假的高手 Sam is a card shark. Nobody likes to play card games with him. ...