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the black sheep of the family有辱门楣的人he lost everything in gabling and was called the black sheep of the family by this relatives.
take a shine to someone一见就中意she is an animal-lover. she takes a shine to whatever animal she meets.
give someone the shirt off one's back为某人慷慨解囊，毫不吝啬的接济某人he works in the charity organization and strongly believes that he who gives others the shirt off his back will be blessed by the god.
lose one's shirt输得精光the man didn't leave las vegas until he lost his shirt.
know where the shoe pinches知道问题所在a wise leader should be one who knows where the shoe pinches and knows what to do with it.
a shot in the dark瞎猜i didn't know which button was for tv. i pushed one, and tv was turned on. it was mere a shot in the dark.
give someone the cold shoulder冷待某人i hate going to expensive hotels. the receptionist always gives me the cold shoulder when she sees my plain clothes.
steal the show喧宾夺主cinderalla stole the show in the prince's party.
side with someone与某人站在一起，支持某人i'm your friend, but i'm afraid i won't side with you on that issue.
have a memory like a sieve记性太差i think a computer notebook will be of great help for me, since i've got a memory like a sieve.
out of clear blue sky意料不到yesterday, out of a clear blue sky, my landlady gave me a one-day notice, asking me to move out.
.make a slip of the tongue说走嘴the class vurst into laughter when the teacher made a slip of the tongue. he meant to say "good morning" to students, but he said "good afternoon".
be on the sly办事狡猾the boy was smoking in the corner when his father caught him on the sly.
for a song以级低的价钱，廉价地i got the rare edition of the book for a song in the flea market.
sound someone out试探某人的意见have you sounded the principal out on postponing the final examination?
call a spade a spade有什么就说什么we are good friends. call a spade a spade. don't tell me in a round-about way.
spick and span干干净净the housewife always keeps her kinchen spick and span.
go for a spin出去兜风the city dwellers like going for a spin to the country on weekends.
spine-chilling令人毛骨悚然he likes horrible films. those spine-chilling pictures to us are pleasant to his eyes.
the spirit is willing; but the flesh is weak.心有余而力不足a: how many times have you tried quitting smoking? b: it's not that the spirit is not willing, but that the flesh is weak.
win one's spurs受到奖赏she won her spurs as a popurs as a popular writer immediately after her first book became a best-seller.
put the squeeze on someone对某人施加压力the new situation is putting the squeeze on all companies engaged in this business.
stand up to someone与某人大胆对抗the soldier stood up to the officer and was place in confinement.
thank one's lucky stars感到万幸i should thank your lucky stars that you missed the plane which crashed into the sea.
get off to a flying start来了开门红our kindergarden got off to a flying start by having 100 children to sign up in the first month.
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 dacing 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 yo 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.
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