1. Have a nice day. 祝你今天愉快
2. So far, so good. 目前為止一切都好
3. Take it or leave it. 要就要，不要就拉倒
4. Keep it up! 繼續努力；繼續加油
5. Good for you! 好啊！做得好！
6. Time flies. 時間飛逝
7. Time is money. 時間就是金錢
8. That's life. 這就是人生
9. Now your're talking! 這才對嘛！
10. have butterflies in one's stomach 緊張
11. You asked for it. 你自找的
12. read between the lines 字裡行間的言外之意
13. The rest is history. 眾所皆知
14. A little bird told me. 我聽說的
15. It never rains but it pours. 禍不單行
16. Mind your own business. 別多管閒事；不關你的事
17. Hang in there. 堅持下去
18. could be worse 可能更糟
19. Money talks. 金錢萬能
20. count me out 不要算我(我不參加)
21. Over my dead body! 想都別想(除非我死了)
22. go fifty-fifty on something 平分
23. You can say that again!; You said it! 你說得沒錯；你說對了
24. Look who's talking! 看看你自己吧！
25. It's Greek to me. 這我完全不懂
26. take my word for it 相信我的話
27. not one's cup of tea 不合興趣；不合胃口
28. Get real! 別鬧了；別開玩笑了
29. head over heels 深陷；完全地
30. Suit yourself. 隨你高興
31. What's the catch? 有什麼意圖？
32. let the cat out of the bag 洩漏祕密
33. something is touch and go 危險的情況；驚險的；一觸即發的
34. beat a dead horse 白費勁
35. The sky's the limit. 沒有限制
36. once in a blue moon 千載難逢；難得一次
37. Be prepared. 準備好(要有心理準備)
38. (It's) easier said than done. 說的比做的簡單
39. have second thoughts 考慮一下；猶豫
40. behind someone's back 在某人背後；背著某人…
41. Better luck next time. 下次運氣更好
42. come in handy 派得上用場
43. rains cats and dogs 傾盆大雨
44. First come, first served. 先來先招待；捷足先登
45. It's not my day! 今天運氣真糟
46. That's news to me. 這可是新聞呢！
47. (There's) no way to tell. 沒辦法知道
48. read someone like an open book 清楚某人心裡的想法
49. You've not get me there. 你考倒我了
50. Easy does it. 慢慢來；小心一點；別生氣了
51. on the tip of one's tongue 差一點就說出口；差一點就記起來的
52. The more, the merrier. 越多越好
53. let someone off the hook 讓某人擺脫麻煩、解脫困境
54. beside the point 離題的；不是重點
55. burn the candle at both ends 蠟燭兩頭燒
56. meet a/the deadline 截稿
57. Out of sight, out of mind. 眼不見為淨；離久情疏
58. rub someone the wrong way 惹惱某人
59. step on someone's toes 觸怒到某人…
60. be fed up with … 對…感到厭煩
61. Give credit where credit is due. 稱讚該被讚美的人
62. go from bad to wrose 每況愈下
63. hit the jackpot 中大獎；走運
64. It all depends on what one means by something. 看某人對於…是指什麼意思
65. accidentally / on purpose 不小心/故意
66. in one's book 在(某人)字典裡…；對…而言
67. No pains, no gains. 一分耕耘，一分收穫
68. You ain't seen nothing yet! 你還沒看過更好(爛)的！
69. to give a rain check 改天的邀請
70. That's what friends are for. 這就是好朋友啊！
71. it's a pain in the neck 很討厭而難避免的傢伙(事情、局面)
72. IT's the thought that 心意最重要
73. the tip of the iceberg 冰山的一角；危險的細微徵兆
74. jump down someone's throat 粗暴的回答某人；無理的打斷某人的話
75. save something for a rainy day 以備不時之需
76. behind the scenes 在幕後；在黑暗中
77. by the skin of one's teeth 剛好；勉強；僥倖
78. Don't rock the boat! 不要破壞現狀、搗亂
79. worth its weight in gold 很有價值的
80. Speak of the devil (and he walks in). 說曹操，曹操到
81. right up/down someone's alley 某人的專長
82. You never know what you can do until you try. 你不試試看，你不會知道自己的潛力
83. You scratch my back, and I will scratch yours. 你幫我，我也幫你。
84. A penny saved is a penny earned. 存了一塊錢就是等於賺了一塊錢
85. get away from it all 遠離這一切
86. make a mountain out of a molehill 大驚小怪；小題大作；言過其實
87. Two heads are better than one. 三個臭皮所抵過一個諸葛亮
88. get/have cold feet 緊張
89. have someone's sights on something 看好了某樣東西；決心要…
90. Honesty is the best policy. 誠實為上策
91. No sooner said than done. 隨說隨做；毫不拖延
92. sleep like a log 睡得很沉
93. through thick and thin 同甘共苦
94. all in the day's work 習以為常；不足為奇
95. Curiosity killed the cat. 好奇傷身
96. Great minds think alike. 英雄所見略同
97. some people never learn. 有些人總是學不乖
98. There is no place like home. 沒有比家更溫暖的地方
99. You learn something new everyday. 你每天都會學到新東西/知道新事情
100. wrap things up 把事情整理一番，做個結束
101. alt the drop of a hat 立即；隨時
102. Beauty is only skin deep. 美麗是膚淺的
103. It takes two to tango. 一個巴掌拍不響
104. Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today. 今日事，今日畢
105. Some people have all the luck. 有些人就是那麼幸運
106. Don't be such a poor loser. 不要輸不起
107. Don't cry over split milk. 覆水難收
108. It wouldn't hurt to ask. 問人又不會怎樣
109. have one's head in the clouds 心不在焉
110. Never say die. 決不要灰心
111. Seeing is believing. 眼見為憑；看到才算數
112. Patience is a virtue. 耐心是一種美德
113. Talk is cheap. 光說沒有用
114. turn over a new leaf 重新開始
115. burn the midnight oil 挑燈夜戰
116. Grin and bear it. 默默忍受；忍耐著點
117. Same to you. 你也一樣
118. Something is better than nothing. 有總比沒有好
119. Opposites attract. 異性相吸
120. the feeling is mutual. 有同感
121. the calm before the storm 暴風雨前的寧靜
122. The early bird catches the worm. 早起的鳥兒有蟲吃
123. better left unsaid 最好還是不要說
124. Tomorrow is another day. 明天又是嶄新的一天
125. come out in the wash 真相大白；得到圓滿的結果
126. Every dog has his day. 人人皆有得意的一天；十年風水輪流轉
127. bury the hatchet 言歸於好；和好
128. A good man is hard to find. 好人難找
129. in the nick of time 及時
130. Don't speak too soon. 話別說太早
131. There is no such thing as a free lunch. 天下沒有白吃的午餐
132. without batting an eyelid 眼眨都不眨；泰然自若；泰山崩於前，面不改色
133. know the ropes 知道、學習規則或內容
134. pay through the nose 花很多錢
135. sell like hot cakes 很暢銷
136. What's done is done. 做了就做了
137. Look before you leap. 三思而後行
138. when the chips are down 在重要關頭；到了關鍵時刻
139. bet one's bottom dollar 確信無疑
140. Variety is the spice of life. 多樣化豐富生活
141. a wolf in sheep's clothing 披著羊皮的狼
142. Haste makes waste. 欲速則不達
143. like a bull in a china shop 笨手笨腳；莽撞行事
144. Some one is not out of the woods yet. 還沒脫離險境
145. the best things in life are free. 生命中最好的東西是金錢買不到的；錢非萬能
146. Easy come, easy go. 來得快，去得快
147. I don't have a clue. 我不知道
148. Better safe than sorry. 寧願安全(可靠)也不要後悔
149. Practice makes perfect. 熟能生巧
150. for crying out loud (加強語氣)哎呀呀！拜託！
151. on the spur of the moment 一時衝動；一時興起
152. Every little bit counts 一點一滴都算
153. drive someone to the wall 使某人發瘋/受不了；使某人束手無策
154. get something off one's chest 傾吐心中的事；落下心中的大石
155. Two wrongs don't make a right. 兩個錯誤不等於一個正確；報復於事無補
156. the blind leading the blind 外行教外行
157. in the same boat 面臨相同的事；相同的命運(同病相憐)
158. Appearances can be deceiving. 外表是會騙人的
159. (Only) time will tell. 時間自會證明
160. Don't put all your eggs in one basket. 別孤注一擲
161. take the good with the bad 好的與壞的都要一起接受
162. take the bull by the horns 大膽果斷的解決問題
163. That's the last straw. 使人無法忍受的最後一擊
164. You can't please everyone. 你無法討好每一個人
165. an eye for an eye (and a tooth for a tooth) 以眼還眼，以牙還牙
166. Money doesn't grow on trees. 金錢得來不易
167. cost someone an arm and a leg 花大筆錢
168. have the upper hand 佔優勢
169. everything but the sink 所有的東西
170. Boys will be boys. 男生就是男生
171. Not (be able to) get a word in edgewise. 插不上話
172. go back to square one 回到原點
173. It's never too late to learn. 學習永遠不嫌晚，亡羊補牢猶未晚也
174. Leave well enough alone. 維持現狀
175. on a first-name basis 直呼名諱(很熟的)
176. Nothing to write home about. 沒什麼值得說的；不值得推薦的
177. packed in like sardines 擠得要命(人很多)
178. There are other fish in the sea. 還有別的機會
179. What you see is what you get. 你看到什麼就是什麼
180. come out smelling like a rose 一枝獨秀
181. hear through the grapevine 聽到謠傳
182. read you loud and clear 聽得很清楚；很了解你
183. have a sweet tooth 喜歡甜食(喜好某物)
184. know someone like the back of one's hand 很了解某人
185. It's not the end of the world. 不是世界末日
186. come away empty-handed 一無所獲；沒買
187. breathe down someone's neck 緊跟在某人後面；監督某人
188. cost someone a pretty penny 很貴
189. fill someone's shoes 接替某人的職位
190. cut the mustard 達到標準
191. like a dream come true 如夢成真
192. zero in on something 專注於…；對準
193. put/lay something on the line 坦白的說；冒…風險
194. like a fish out of water 像離開水的魚；感到尷尬不適應
195. All systems (are) go. 準備完了
196. end of the road 終點；最後
197. just what the doctor ordered 正合需要
198. pull the wol over someone's eyes 斯騙、蒙蔽某人
199. The first step is always the hardest. 萬事起頭難
200. Times change, people change. 時間會變，人也會變
201. Birds of a feather flock together. 物以類聚
202. Give someone an inch and he'll take a mile. 得寸進尺
203. Don't press your luck. 不要得寸進尺
204. saved by the bell (在緊要關頭)得救
205. Finders keepers. 誰撿到就是誰的
206. by the book 按照規定
207. (That's) fair enough. 這樣很公平
208. raise one's eyebrows 吃驚
209. keep one's head above water 使…免於負債
210. bark up the wrong tree 精力用在不該用的地方；錯怪人；目標錯誤
211. from the bottom of one's beart 由衷地；真心地
212. Love is blind. 愛情是盲目的
213. That's all, folks! 就這樣囉，各位！
214. feel something in one's bones 直覺到
215. It's sind or swim. 無論成功或失敗(全靠自己)
216. steal one's thunder 搶別人的功勞；竊取別人的方法
217. Where there's smoke, there's fire. 無風不起浪；事出必有因
218. Bad news travels fast. 壞事傳千里
219. eat one's heart out 沮喪；傷心
220. stand the test of time 接受時間的考驗
221. a bed of roses 稱心如意的生活
222. Achilles' heel 一個人的弱點
223. go the distance 堅持到底；完成全部
224. Cleanliness is next to godliness. 清潔是一種美德
225. Knowleges is power. 知識就是力量
226. Love will find a way. 愛會找到方法的
227. Mother knows best. 媽媽最知道了
228. the bottom line is (that)… 基本底限；最終結果
229. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. 情人眼裡出西施
230. Absence makes the heart grow fonder. 距離反而拉近彼此的感情；小別勝新婚
231. Forgive and forget. 不念舊惡
232. If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. 如果聽起來好的不像是真的，也許就不是真的
233. Those were the days. 那真是好時光
234. water under the bridge 過去式；無法挽回的過去
235. Monkey see, monkey do. 有樣學樣
236. What one doesn't know won't hurt one. 不知道不會怎樣
237. There is a time and a place for everything. 在適合的時候派上用場；適時做事
238. You can't win them all. 人不可能一直走運，人不可能事事都一帆風順
239. different strokes for different folks. 人個有所好
240. Customers are always right. 顧客總是對的；顧客第一
241. give something one's best shot 盡最大的努力
242. If you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen. 受不了(壓力)，就離開吧
243. f the shoe fits, wear it. 若這話說對了，就接受意見吧
244. like two peas in a pod 膩在一起
245. point-blank 單刀直入地
246. down in the dumps 心情跌入谷底
247. give someone a piece of one's mind 教訓某人一頁
248. If you want a thing done well, do it yourself. 你想要做好一件事，就要自己動手
249. Don't spend it all in one place. 不要全部花在同一個地方
250. go out on a limb to do something 冒著危險
251. There is no time like the present. 沒有比現在更適合的時候了
252. see/read the handwriting on the wall 預感不祥之兆
253. Two's company, three is a crowd. 兩人剛剛好，三個人太多了
254. Every family has a skeleton in the closet. 家家有本難念的經
255. hardly have time to breathe 沒有喘息的時間
256. Keep your eye on the ball. 專心
257. leave no stone unturned 徹底；不遺餘力
258. I mean it. 我是說真的
259. make one's hair stand on end 使人害怕
260. The walls have ears. 隔牆有耳
261. bring home the bacon 維持生計；獲得成功
262. The lived happily ever after. 他們從此過著幸福快樂的生活
263. blow the whistle on someone/something 揭搰；制止某人(或事)
264. Ignorance is bliss. 無知便是福
265. People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones. 自己有短處，就別揭發別人的知處
266. Pull out all the stops 用盡一切的實力
267. take the wind out of one's sails 使某人頓時洩氣，威風掃地
268. in the seventh heaven 在無比幸福快樂中
269. The end justifies the means. 為目的不擇手段
270. call a spade a spade 有話直說
271. A woman's work is never done. 家事是永遠做不完的
272. one's name will be mud 某人將聲名狼藉
273. paly second fiddle to someone 充當副手
274. The third time's the charm. 第三次是幸運的
275. shape up or ship out 好自為之，不然就走路
276. Old dogs can't learn new tricks. 老狗學不會新把戲；老人不容易適應新東西
277. Life's full of surprises. 人生充滿了驚喜
278. so quiet that you could hear a pin drop 靜到連根針掉到地上都聽得見
279. turn back the clock 時間倒轉
280. Fancy meeting you here! 怎麼會在這裡遇見你
281. bury one's head in the sand 鴕鳥心態
282. You only live once. 人生只有這麼一次(人生不能重來)
283. Home is where the heart is. 家總是讓人思念的地方
284. Has the cat got your tongue? 貓把你的舌頭叼走啦？你為什麼不說話？
285. When the cat's away, the mice will play. 閻王不在，小鬼跳樑(家裡沒大人)
286. Every cloud has a silver lining. 黑暗中總有一線曙光；否極泰來
287. for the record 正式地或明確地說；鄭重聲名
288. Good things come to him/her who waits. 有耐心的人總會嘗到好處(好酒沉甕底)
289. Where there is a will, there is a way. 有志者，事竟成
290. sit like a bump on a log 坐著跟一塊大木頭一般
291. That's the pot calling the kettle black. 鱉笑龜沒尾巴
292. bang/beat one's head against a brick wall 做徒勞無功的事
293. An apple a day keeps the doctor away. 一天一個蘋果，可遠離醫生
294. To err is human, to forgive divine. 犯錯是人之常情，原諒則是超凡入聖
295. Don't count your chickens before they're hatched. 不要太早打如意算盤
296. live and learn 活到老學到老
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