a bird in the hand is worth two the bush 一鸟在手,胜似二鸟在林
a blank slate 干净的黑板
a bone to pick 可挑剔的骨头
a cat nap 打个盹儿
a chip off the old block 大木头上砍下来的小木片
a chip on one's shoulder 肩头的木片
a ouch potato 躺椅上的马铃薯
a cake walk 走去吃糕
a headache 头痛
a knock out 击倒
a load off my mind 心头大石落地
a nut 白痴,疯子
a pain in the neck 脖子疼
a piece of cake 一块蛋糕
a pig 猪猡
a shot in the dark 盲目射击
a short fuse 引线短
a sinking ship 正在下沉的船
a slam dunk 灌篮
a slap in the face 脸上挨了一耳光
a smoke screen 烟幕
a social butterfly 社交蝴蝶
a stick in the mud 烂泥中的树枝
a thick skin 厚脸皮
a thorn in someone's side 腰上的荆棘
a turn coat 反穿皮袄的人
an uphill battle 上坡作战
a weight off my shoulders 放手肩头重担
ace 得满分
all ears 全是耳朵
all thumbs 满手都是大拇指
an ace up my sleeve 袖里的王牌
an open and shut case明显的事件
ants in one's pants 裤裆里有蚂蚁
back in the saddle重上马鞍
back on track重上轨道
backfire逆火
ball and chain 铁球铁链,甜蜜的枷
beat a dead horse 鞭打死马令其奔驰
beaten by the ugly stick 被丑杖打过
beggar can't be choosers 讨饭的谈不上挑三拣四
bet on it 下这一注稳赢
bet your life 把命赌上
better half 我的另一半
between a rack and a hard place 进退维谷
big headed 大脑袋
bigger fish to fry 有更大的鱼要炸
bite off more than one can chew 贪多嚼不烂
bite the bullet 咬子弹
birds of a feather flock together 羽毛相同的鸟总飞成一群
blow up in you face 在眼前爆炸
bologna 胡说,瞎说
break a let 折断一条腿
break the ice 破冰
bright聪明,灵光
brown nose 讨好,谄媚
bug somebody 使人讨厌
bull in a china shop 瓷器店里的蛮牛
bump into 撞上
burn brides 烧桥
burst your bubble 扎破泡泡
bury one's head in the sand把头埋在沙里
butterfingers奶油手指
butterflies in my stomach肚里有只蝴蝶
buy the farm买下农场