Part One 你听不懂的 Paint the town (red) 痛饮作乐，狂欢庆祝，胡闹 Amy invites us to go to her birthday party tonight and we are going to paint the town red. Justin paints the town red every day and never wants to find a proper full-time job. As plai...
Part One 你听不懂的 Put the screw on 施加压力，强迫 Beth's mother puts the screw on her and hopes she can get married before 30. Eddie puts the screw on himself to study hard so as to enter his ideal university. The landlord is putting the screws on...
Part One 你听不懂的 Ring the changes 变换说或做的方式 Kelly enjoys ringing the changes and her apartment is decorated very often. Paul rings the changes with what he wears every week. Sell someone down the river 出卖某人，背叛某人 Steven criticized...
Part One 你听不懂的 Take a leaf out of someone's book 效仿某人，以某人为榜样 Tim takes a leaf out of Picasso's book and devotes himself to painting. When we were young, teachers in school always recommended us to read biographies of people with achi...
Part One 你听不懂的 The be-all and end-all 最终目标，主要因素，最重要的 Wealth is not the be-all and end-all of life. Good health is much more important. Excellent grades are not the be-all and end-all. It is learning that counts. Touch wood 但愿好...
Part One 你听不懂的 Under the rose 私下里，秘密的 Grandfather gives me his favourite painting under the rose as my birthday present. I know what happened last night because John told me under the rose. As fair as a rose 非常美 Be rose all the way 一...
Part One 你听不懂的 Hook, line and sinker 完全的，毫无疑问的 Willy made up excuses about why he was late for the date and his girlfriend swallowed it hook, line and sinker. Rachel doesn't know how to recognize the tight from wrong in the news and ju...
Part One 你听不懂的 From pillar to post 东奔西跑，四处奔波，走投无路 Tom is a salesperson and his work leads him from pillar to post. Michelle feels she has been moved from pillar to post because of her husband's job. Give the thumbs down 反对，拒绝...
Part One 你听不懂的 Behind the eight ball 受挫折，处境不妙 Will is behind the eight ball in the all-round athletic game because he hurt his feet in the high jump. Nancy was behind the eight ball in her English exam because she was too nervous to rem...
Part One 你听不懂的 ace in the hole 手中的王牌 Mr. Johnson is a very intelligent lawyer and he has found a witness who will be their ace in the hole during the trial. Mike is the new player in our school basketball team and he is kept as an ace in t...
Part One 你听不懂的 wear ones heart on ones sleeve 公开表露感情，十分坦率 Simon wore his heart on his sleeve so Karen knew they would soon become a couple. I can never guess what Paul is thinking because he doesnt wear his heart on his sleeve. With...
Part One 你听不懂的 set ones cap at 女子追求，挑逗 Melody set her cap at Tony and tried to attract his attention, but Tony just took no notice of her. Throw down the gauntlet 挑战 That candidate threw down the gauntlet to his opponent for the budget...
Part One 你听不懂的 put a sock in it 别做声，住嘴 Would you please put a sock in it? I am on the phone right now! Oh, Jerry is starting to tell his boring jokes. Will anybody ask him to put a sock in it? Put on ones thinking cap 认真思考 In order to...
Part One 你听不懂的 be on tenterhooks 焦虑不安，提心吊胆 Kelly was kept on tenterhooks for a week before the result of exam came out. People are all on tenterhooks waiting for the result of the general election. Pull oneself up by the bootstraps 凭...
Part One 你听不懂的 as mad as a hatter 疯疯癫癫毫无理智 Sophia is very clever and intelligent but sometimes she is as mad as a hatter. Little Mary was frightened by the old man on the street who was as mad as a hatter. Off the cuff 即席，无准备地 Ge...
