301——315
on the tip of someone’s tongue就早嘴边上a man in black came to ask about my son’s whereabouts. my words were on the tip of someone’s tongue when i found the man had a gun inside his pocket.
hold one’s tongue保持沉默i can no longer hold my tongue when i see so many wild animals have become extinct.
keep a civil tongue in one’s head说话有礼貌a child is taught to keep a civil tongue in his head when he is small.
blow one’s top勃然大怒my neighbor blew his top when he saw his hedges were cut by someone.
carry a torch for someone单方想念某人though jane has been engaged with mr.hall, jimmy still carries a torch for her.
have the midas touch有生财的运气，手气好you’d better find rogers as you stock broker. he has the midas touch.
be touch and go万分危险the patient is out of danger now, but it was touch and go for a while.
throw in the towel认输she tried to save their marriage by talking her husband out of taking drugs. but she finally threw in the towel.
have the inside track for something处于有利的地位i’m an art student. i don’t have the inside track for applying for that job.
keep track of someone/something掌握……的情况he is keeping track of all my old friends.
be on a gravy train走运，有赚钱的机会you will be on a gravy train if you can get that antique. it is worth more money than it is offered.
have a mind like a steel trap头脑特别快he has a mind like a steel trap. he can remember a new word even if he meets it once.
bark up the wrong tree弄错目标the detective has been following the man for a week. but it turns out that he has barked up the wrong tree.
be too quick on the trigger操之过急，行动过于仓促you are always too quick on the trigger. you jump into his throat before he can explain.
ask for trouble自找麻烦are you asking for trouble by challenging the emphasis on qualities education. you are asking for trouble if you cheat in the exam.
316——330
blow one’s own trumpet自吹自擂if you want to sell more, you should learn to blow your own trumpet.
not give someone a tumble不理睬某人though jackson has asked may to marry him for many times, she just won’t give him a tumble.
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.
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