· go steady with someone 与异性稳步发展关系
mary and tim got married after going steady with each other for two years.
· watch one's step当心
you're better watch your step when you go out with john. he is a trouble-maker.
· a stick-in the-mud老古董
he is a stick=in-the-mud and will never invest his money in stock.
· be a stickler吹毛皮的人
i don't like to go to her home. she is a stickler for neatness.
· turn someone's stomach令人作呕
her sweet voice turned my stomach.
· fall between two stools鸡飞蛋打
tying to straddle two boats, he took up two jobs with two salaries. at last, unable to do either well.
· weather the storm度过难关
the wooden house weathered the storm.
· harp on the same old string老调重弹
he really gets on my nerves. he always harps on the same old string by promising us a paid holiday., but he never keeps it.
· 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.