· talk turkey打开天窗说亮话
let’s talk turkey, see if you agree. i’ll get 55%of the share, and you’ll get the rest.
· not say uncle拒不认错，不服输
i don’t know when he has ever said uncle to anyone.
· take a dim view of…对……抱悲观态度；不赞同
teachers in middle schools usually take a dim view of students’ talking up too many after-class activities.
· walk all over someone任意欺负某人
my neighbor walked all over me. he left rubbish in my door, stamped on my grass and wax my windows. i decided to fight back.
· drive someone to the wall把某人逼得走投无路
he hates learning foreign languages. but the challenging situation drives him to the wall. he decides to go to an evening class.
· drive someone up the wall把某人搞得心烦意乱
would you please turn down that rap music? it has driven me up the wall.
· be in hot water陷入困境
i’m sorry i can’t lend you money. i myself am in hot water.
· like water off a duck’s back满不在乎，不起作用
i can do nothing about him. criticism rolls off like water off a duck’s back. it goes into his one ear and comes out of the other.
· meet one’s waterloo惨败
the famous lawyer met his waterloo at the hands of a fledgling lawyer.
· fish in troubled waters浑水摸鱼
don’t tell him that we need that material badly, he is good at fishing in troubled waters and will take advantage of it.
· make waves兴风作浪
everything went smoothly in her wedding ceremony, when her formal boyfriend came to make waves by drinking the bridegroom under the table.
· have a way with something/someone有应付……的办法
she will make a good teacher. she seems to have a way with even the most disobedient boy.
· pave the way for…为……铺平道路
donation from every walks of life has paved the way for the hope project to proceed.