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26.get egg on one’s face
感到窘迫，羞耻
Steve didn’t expect to win .He just didn’t want to get egg on his face .
27.a white elephant
(形容新的建筑，计划)是浪费的，无用的
This project is completely1 a white elephant
28.a big fish
大人物，重要角色
The four who were arrested here last September were described as really big fish by the U.S.Drug Enforement Agency2.
29.drink like a fish
酒量很大 When I was young I could drink like a fish and eat like a pig.
我年轻时酒量和食量都很惊人。
30.a fool and his money are soon parted
(形容花钱不理智)
31.free as the air
自由自在，无拘无束
32.run out of gas
(突然感到)疲倦和厌倦
33.the heat is on
压力大
To perform well when the heat is on ,all you have to do is let it happen.
要在大的压力下表现出色，你要做的是任之发生。
使某人臣服，服从
In practice it’s still not clear how the president will use his power to bring the republics to heel.
实际上，总统将如何使用权利使公众服从还不清楚。
35.cross my heart
发自内心
I promise,cross my heart.
我对天发誓。
36.in seventh heaven
十分高兴
After I was given my first camera,I was in seventh heaven.
37.break a leg
祝演出成功，(注意是祝福语而不是诅咒)
38.live like a king
生活奢华
39.break the ice
打破僵局试大
I was about to speak when someone broke the ice.
我正要说话，有人打破了僵局。
40.get down to
开始做，处理
The task wasn’t so difficult when I got down to it.
我开始处理这件事的时候，发现并不困难。
41.hold back
抑制，控制
We could not hold ourselves back.
我们没法控制自己。
42.keep one’s word
遵守约定
43.lay aside / set aside
储蓄，积蓄
We must lay something aside for our child’s education.
44.keep an eye on
监视，注视
I don’t know what would happen if I weren’t here to keep an eye on children.
如果我不在这儿监视孩子们，真不知道会发生什么。
45.pull one’s leg
取笑，看不起人试大
46.pull through
恢复，克服
The patient is pulling through.
47.stand for
代表，象征
What does your first letter stand for?
48.take in
欺骗
She must have been taken in by a salesman.
49.make a point of
重视
Do you make a point of being on time for work.
50.help out
帮忙，协助。大
Jerry hurried to help out zhenzhen.
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| n.脚后跟，踵，后部，倾侧；vt.尾随，装以鞋跟，倾侧，追赶；vi.紧随，用脚后跟传球 | |
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