回答几个问题。1. 有共同语言 speak the same language; 2. 好为人师的人 a know-it-all, a know-all；3. 倒霉 bad luck, 4. 躺枪 an innocent bystander caught in the crossfire; 5. 太过分了 you've gone too far. 6. 天上掉馅饼, windfall. 7. 大智若愚 Still water runs deep.展开全文 原微博
人间蒸发怎么说。disappear into thin air 或是 vanish into thin air. 比如：The police blocked the whole area, but the suspects were nowhere to be found. They seemed to have disappeared into thin air. 警察把整片地区都封锁了，可嫌疑人却踪影全无，好像人间蒸发了。展开全文 原微博
be a cut above someone or something 技高一筹。Her baking skills are a cut above everyone else. 她烘烤技能超群。The newly opened steak house is a cut above the rest in town. 新开张的那家牛排餐馆比镇里其他店都好吃。查看全文>>展开全文 原微博
That's the beauty of it! 这就是某件事做好的方面//@Bingo教你说美语: 补充几个：Beauty is only skin-deep.外貌与性格无关；beauty sleep美容觉；beauty contest/beauty pageant 选美大赛；You're the beauty of beauties.你是美女中的美女(你最美)；beauty salon/beauty parlor/beauty shop美容院；展开全文
#新托福口语必备习惯用语# 229. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. 情人眼里出西施 230. Absence makes the heart grow fonder. 距离产生美;小别胜新婚 231. Forgive and forget. 不念旧恶 232. If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. 如果听起来好像不是真的，也许就不是真的
He is a picky eater. 他嘴刁。Let's pig out. 咱们敞开撮。 //@英语口语精华: 【补充】①I won’t eat you.我不会吃了你的。②What’s eating you?是什么让你烦心？③I couldn’t eat another thing/bite.我吃饱了。④I could eat a horse.我饿极了。⑤a big eater饭量大的人;a light eater饭量小的人展开全文
【关于吃】#91说英语#1.You eat very little. 你吃得这么少啊。2. Wow, you eat like a horse. 哇，你真能吃。3. I'm very hungry.我饿极了。4. Eat like a bird. 吃得极少。5. Eat like a horse. 吃得很多。6. A big eater. 食量极大的人。7. Don't be so fussy about your food. 你别那么挑食。
the devil is in the details 细节最要命。I suggest you go through the contract carefully. The devil is in the details. 我建议你仔细看看合同，细节是最能要人命的。She is an event organizer. For her, the devil is always in the details. 她专门负责筹备活动，对她来说，细节最重要。展开全文 原微博
free 二。There's no such thing as a free lunch. 天下没有免费午餐。home free 最难的部分已经完成，剩下的就是小菜一碟了。After this paper, I'm home free. 这篇论文写完，我就没什么事了。for free 免费。They are giving away samples for free. 他们正在发送免费样品。展开全文 原微博
word 说法二。1) take one's word for it. 相信某人。I will take your word for it. 我信你。Don't take my word for it. Go see for yourself. 别听我的，自己去看。2) to put in a good word for someone 替某人说好话。I'll put in a good word for you when I have a chance. 有机会我帮你说好话展开全文 原微博
name 说法四。1) call names 叫人难听的外号，骂人。Jack was disciplined for calling other kids names at school. Jack因为在学校叫其他孩子难听的外号被惩罚。2) drop names 提及达官显贵来提高身价。He always tries to impress people by dropping names. 他一贯爱提名人，来提高自己的身价。展开全文 原微博
name 说法三。1) the name of the game 某事最重要的部分。In the fashion industry, creativity is the name of the game. 对时尚产业来说，创造性是最重要的。2) put a name to a face 想起某人名字。I've met him somewhere, but I can't put a name to the face. 我见过他，可就是记不起名字了。展开全文 原微博
have it made, 或者是 have got it made. 事业成功，衣食无忧。He made a killing investing in the stock market. He had it made. 他投资股市赚了一大笔钱，以后算是衣食无忧了。I've never thought I could win lottery. Now I've got it made. 我从没想过自己能赢乐透，这回算是衣食无忧了。展开全文 原微博
长得像：1) take after. He takes after his mother. 他长得像他妈。2) the very image/the spitting image. He is the very image of his father. 他跟他爸长得一样。3) lookalike/someone's double （像名人）She's a Zhang Ziyi lookalike. She could be Zhang Ziyi's double. 她长得太像章子怡了展开全文 原微博
push 的用法。pushover=doormat 任人欺负的软柿子；pencil pusher=desk jockey 每天坐办公室，干无聊工作的人; push one's luck 得寸进尺；push the envelope 挑战极限；push the panic button 惊慌失措；push someone too far 逼得太紧，欺人太甚；when push comes to shove 如果情况进一步恶化。展开全文 原微博
据我所知，1) as far as I know; 2) to the best of my knowledge; 3) for all I know; 比如：As far as I know, the plan hasn't changed. 据我所知，计划没变。He's still single to the best of my knowledge. 据我所知，他现在还是单身。He's broke for all I know. 据我所知，他身无分文了。展开全文 原微博
to bone up on something 刻苦读书，临阵磨枪。We're going to Paris this summer. I have to bone up on my French. 我们今年夏天要去巴黎，我得恶补一下法语。Hit the books. 也有类似的意思。The finals are next week. I need to hit the books. 下星期就是期末考试了，我得赶紧加紧复习。展开全文 原微博
to make of something 如何理解某事。What do you make of his comment? 你觉得他这么说是什么意思？I don't know how to make of this. 我不知道这是什么意思。She said she cares about me. What do you make of that? 她说她很关心我，你觉得她这么说到底是啥意思？展开全文 原微博
没那么容易。Easier said than done. 说说容易，做起来难。It's no picnic. 不是容易的事。It's easy for you to say! 你说的轻巧。We had to jump through a few hoops to get where we are today. 我们能到今天这个样子，可以经过千辛万苦的。It's a tall order. 这事不好办。展开全文 原微博
dig in one's heels 态度坚决，绝不妥协。He dug in his heels and refused to apologize. 他坚决不肯道歉。Both sides dug in their heels and refuse to negotiate. 双方态度都很坚定，拒绝谈判。We need to dig in our heels and speak with one voice. 我们需要坚定立场，对外保持一致口径。展开全文 原微博
the writing on the wall 或是 the handwriting on the wall 厄运难逃。比如，The coach will be fired after the season ends. The writing is on the wall. 赛季结束后教练一定得下课，再明显不过了。The company will go bust. The writing is on the wall. 这家公司一定得跨，已经是明摆着了。展开全文 原微博
He is one of the most ____ men who ever walked the face of the Earth. 世上最...的人。He is one of the most generous men who ever walked the face of the Earth. 他是世上最好心的人. He is one of the richest men who ever walked the face of the Earth. 他是世上最有钱的人。 大家来造句！展开全文 原微博
a toss-up 抛硬币看结果，指碰运气的事，几率只有一半的事。Who will win the match? It's a toss-up. 比赛谁会赢？没准儿。Have you decided yet? No, I'll just flip the coin. 你决定了吗？没有，只好扔硬币决定了。I only have a 50/50 chance of getting the job. 我得到那份工作的机会只有50%。展开全文 原微博
#奥巴马连任美国总统# Obama won re-election, but Romney put up a good fight （全力拼搏了一番）. In the end, Romney has proven a worthy opponent （罗姆尼确实是劲敌）. 胜选后的奥巴马说，for the United States of America, the best is yet to come. 美国的好时光还在后面！展开全文 原微博
过时了：out-of-date, a thing of the past, behind the times. 比如，The numbers are completely out-of-date. 这些数字过时了。Paper maps are becoming a thing of the past. 纸质地图快成古董了。The idea of working 9-5 in the office is behind the times. 朝九晚五在单位工作的理念过时了。展开全文
go with the flow 随大流，顺其自然。I'm tired of going against everyone else, so I decided to go with the flow for a change. 我跟所有人唱反调唱烦了，这次改随大流。Sometimes you just have to go with the flow and things will work themselves out. 有时你就得顺其自然，问题自己就解决了展开全文
颜色white系列一。a white lie 善意的谎言；white-collar 白领；White House 白宫；white pages 电话查询簿；Snow White 白雪公主；white noise 白噪音；white water rafting 白水漂流；white chocolate 白巧克力；white Christmas 白色圣诞节；raise the white flag 举白旗。展开全文
