hail fellow, well met 随和友善的朋友（传统表达法） 英文释义 Traditional phrase describing an effusive, casual,and very friendly person. (usually refers to a male) 例句 The owner of the popular restaurant is a hail fellow, well met...
someone's Sunday best 最体面的衣服（非正式） 英文释义 A person's finest, most impressive clothing. (NOTE: such clothes were traditionally worn on Sunday) 例句 All the guests at the wedding will be wearing their Sunday best. 所有参加...
deadly dull 非常沉闷的（非正式用语） 英文释义 Very boring. 例句 The movie I went to see at the theatre last night wasdeadly dull, and I walked out before it ended.我昨晚在这家电影院看的电影非常沉闷，我没看完就走...
bucket of bolts 破车（成语） 英文释义 A noisy old car, truck, or machine that barelyoperates. 例句 My car is a twenty-year-old bucket of bolts that needs frequent repairs.我的车是一款20年的旧车，不时需要修理。...
to jump start 搞活（非正式用语） 英文释义 To start something in an irregular but powerful andeffective manner; to reinvigorate (in AUTOMOBILEMECHANICS to jump start means to start a car byconnecting its battery to that of another car'sba...
to do something on the fly 同时做某事英文释义 To do something while one is operating or moving.例句 I read the new sales report on the fly thismorning while riding the subway to work. 今天早上，我在乘地铁上班的路上阅读了新...
to come into money 继承了一大笔钱 英文释义 To inherit a large fortune. 例句 My friend had lived simply for most of his life, but hecame into money recently after his wealthy parents died, and now he drives a luxury car andplays golf all...
a living hell 活地狱（非正式） 英文释义 An extremely miserable situation or place. 例句 A difficult divorce and the recent failure of hiscompany have made my brother's life a living hell.艰难的离婚及不久前自己公司的失败，...
to bury the hatchet 言归于好（成语） 英文释义 To end an argument. (NOTE: hatchet was a smallceremonial war axe that was buried by Americanindigenous people when they ended a war.) 例句 My uncles argued for years, but at my wedding, they...
to kill it 大获成功 英文释义 To succeed magnificently; to perform a job quitewell. 例句 I am studying for the exam so hard that I am sure I'm going to kill it.我正十分刻苦地准备考试，我有把握大获成功。...
dying breed 正在灭绝的品种 英文释义 Any group diminishing in number possessing skillsor characteristics that were once much morecommon. 例句 As more and more people use personal computers nowadays, typewriter repairmen arebecoming a dyin...
close out 清仓甩卖 英文释义 A special sale with particularly low prices intended toeliminate inventory permanently. 例句 My favorite electronics store is having a close out on plasma television sets and I can buy onefor less than half the u...
flavor of the month 当期热卖英文释义 Anything that is temporarily popular or in fashion. (NOTE a reference to new ice cream flavors thatAmerican vendors introduce monthly to boostsales.)例句 I not buying the popular new electronic device, b...
to give your eyeteeth for something 高价收购（俚语） 英文释义 To pay a very high price in order to obtainsomething. (NOTE eyeteeth are the two pointedcanine teeth in the upper jaw located below theeyes.) 例句 I'd give my eyeteeth for a...
by fits and starts 间或，一阵阵地 英文释义 To progress or grow in an irregular manner withmany pauses and renewed efforts. 例句 Many new technological innovations are invented by fits and starts with long, tediousinterruptions and sudden...
