1、1)take a rain check谢绝一项后好意，但答应日后接受2)lost count弄不清楚3)be in another world精神恍惚；魂不守舍4)make yourself at home随意，随便5)save your breath省口气吧；别白费口舌了6)make sense有意义，理解7)cost sb. an arm and a leg非常昂贵8)burn a hole in one's pocket很快地被花光9)fill one's shoes很好地顶替；令人满意地替代10)is ice cold表示理所当然11)like apples and ora
2、nges用来表示无法相比的事物13)lose one's train of忘记14)meet each other half way相互妥协，让步15)on the dot准时；正点16)once and for all最后一次；干脆17)out of earshot不在听力所及范围18)out of this world非常好19)play by ear随机应变，视情形而定20)ring a bell令人想起某件事；听起来耳熟21)share a common outlook有共同的观点22)six of one and half-a-dozen of the other半斤八两
3、；没什么区别23)stick around在附近逗留或等待24)stick with继续做，坚持25)straighten out扯平；结清26)toss and turn(身体)翻来覆去(通常表示难以入睡) 27)turn one's back(在别人遇到困难时)不愿帮助28)under the weather身体不适，生病29)bite off more than one can chew贪多嚼不烂；心有余而力不足；不自量力；力不从心30)break new ground创新31)do the trick做成功；达到理想的结果32)drag one's feet行动缓慢；磨磨蹭
4、蹭不情愿33)draw the line拒绝，拒不容忍34)feel down in the dumps心情不好；情绪低落35)few and far between不多；少而分散的；不常碰到或发现的；稀少的36)fit as a fiddle身体很健康37)grin and bear任劳任怨；毫无怨言地忍受38)hit the spot(特指吃了食物，喝了饮料之后)精神完全恢复过来或感到满足；恢复精力；提精神39)keep between the two of us不让第三者知道，保密40)know a thing or two about略知一二
