· have someone dancing on a string任意摆布某人
betty is a housewife and no income. her husband has her dancing on a string.
· pull strings for someone为某人走后门，幕后操作
in the material world, money pulls the strings.
· be stuck on someone迷恋上某人
tom was stuck on the girl at the first meeting although it was a blind date.
· to sweet-talk someone into (out of ) doing...甜言蜜语地让某人做（不做）……
the accountant sweet-talked the boss out of checking her account.
· be in full swing达到高潮，全面展开
china has opened its door to the outside world for twenty years. reforms in every walks of life are in full swing.
· be asleep at the switch玩忽职守
the goal-keeper was asleep at the switch and let the rival team goal at the last minute.
· suit...to a t对……再适合不过了
this new job suits me to a t.
· turn the tables扭转局势
don't worry, your husband knows how to turn the tables and crack down on those guys.
· drink someone under the table把某人灌醉
he has a hollow leg. he can drink all of us here under the table.
· keep tabs on something/someone掌握情况,密切关注
he has subscribed ten newspapers in order to keep tabs on the new developments in market management.
· keep someone down a notch挫某人的傲气
the monitor likes to order us around. he needs to be kept down a notch.
· have one's heart set on...一心想要……
once he had his heart set on something, he'll accept no turning-back.
· one's heart in one's mouth吓得要命
my heart was in my mouth when i heart someone tapping on my window one raining night.
have one's heart in one's mouth; with one's heart in one's mouth
· not have the heart to do something不忍心去做
how can you have the heart to kill my pet?
· take something to heart往心里去/认真接受意见等
tom decided to take his father's words to heart and wash his hands off smoking.
· be in the seventh heaven高心极了
mary was in seventh heaven when she finally came to paris, the center of fashion.
· move heaven and earth想尽一切办法
believe me. i promise to move heaven and earth to help you.
· cool one's heels等的双脚发凉，久等
let's meet at the gallery at 7 o'clock. come at 7 sharp. don't make me cool my heels.
· take to one's heels逃走
the naughty boy took to his heels after he should 'trick-or-treat'.