1. a blessing in disguise: a good thing that seemed bad at first 塞翁失馬，焉知非福

2. a dime a dozen: something common 多得很，不稀罕，不值錢，容易得到的，比比皆是；These are a dime a dozen

3. beat around the bush: avoid saying what you mean, usually because it is uncomfortable 說話言辭閃爍，繞圈子，拐彎抹角；eg: Don’t beat around the bush. Give it to me straight.

4. better late than never: netter to arrive late than not to come at all 亡羊補牢，猶未晚矣

5. bite the bullet: to get something over with because it is inevitable 忍痛，咬緊牙關，忍受困難勉為其難做某事；eg: You have to bite the bullet! 你一定要堅持??！

6. Break a leg.: good luck 好運！祝別人好運

7. pull one’s leg 開某人玩笑

8. push one’s luck 貪心，得寸進尺，碰運氣；Don’t push your luck with me.

9. Let’s call it a day. = Wrap it up! :stop working on something 今天就到這吧！結束了，歇工了！

10. cut somebody some slack: don't be so critical 放某人一馬；eg: Cut me some slack. 給我一點特殊優待吧。別這么嚴格，放我一馬吧。

11. cutting corners: doing something poorly in order to save time or money 抄近路，走捷徑；偷工減料，以簡便的方法做某事；eg: You cannot cut corners if you want to be a top student.

12. Easy does it: slow down. 不著急，小心謹慎；慢慢來，別生氣了。

13. There there. :used to calm somebody or urge somebody to relax, especially when the person is crying.（用于安慰人的時候）好啦，乖，摸摸頭。eg: There, there. Even though you broke up with her, you'll be fine.

14. Here here. :as in you agree with it so much that you want everybody else within earshot to hear it.（辯論時，下面的人同意上面的人說的話）附議！同意！

15. get out of hand: get out of control 失控

16. get something out of your system: do the thing you've been wanting to do so you can move on 一直做某事直到做到吐不想再做了；eg1: I got drinking and partying out of my system during college. I'm ready for a quieter life now. eg2: He's been talking about skydiving for so long, I'm just glad he's finally going to get it out of his system.

17. get socked with sth: to suddenly receive something that causes you problems: 突然受到某事一擊，重擊；eg: If you don't pay your credit card bill on time, you'll get socked with a huge late fee.

18. Get your act together.: 1. To take action to become well-organized, prepared, or in a better state of life.準備好，組織好；eg: You need to get your act together and finish packing so that we can leave for the airport on time tomorrow morning. 2.To organize one's thoughts, often with the aim of regaining one's calm 組織思想，使自己冷靜下來；eg: I really need to get my act together before I go into the board meeting.

19. pull yourself together: calm down放松！振作起來！= let your hair down 不拘禮節，隨意放松，放松點！

20. get sb’s goat: to annoy someone very much激怒某人，惹某人生氣；That sort of attitude really gets my goat.

21. To get bent out of shape: to get upset 生氣，eg: Don't get all bent out of shape—I'm sure she didn't mean to insult you.

22. get under one’s skin 打擾，激怒，使某人不爽

23. stick in one’s craw: to rankle or irritate one. 忍不了了，不能容忍；eg: It really sticks in my craw that he would lie and take all the credit for my idea!

24. That's the last straw. :My patience has run out 真是讓人忍無可忍了。獨自使用

25. the last straw, the final straw （壓倒某人的）最后一根稻草；

26. a straw in the wind: a small sign of what might happen in the future （預示發生某事的）跡象，苗頭，征兆；

27. give someone the benefit of the doubt: trust what someone says 姑且認為某人是對的，姑且相信某人（在信息不完整的情況下），假定某人是無辜的；eg1: You're my sister! Can't you give me the benefit of the doubt, instead of believing the worst about me right away? eg2: Let's give him the benefit of the doubt before we start accusing him. There may be a good explanation for the missing money.

28. go back to the drawing board: start over 從頭開始，推到重來；= from scratch；eg: We need to go back to the drawing board on this project. I think it had some fundamental flaws from the start.

29. Hang in there: Don't give up. 堅持??！= bit the bullet.

30. hit the sack: go to sleep = hit the hay睡覺，就寢；

31. hit the spot：1. to satisfy something, such as hunger or a craving.使人滿足，正好需要，；eg: That burger really hit the spot—I didn't realize how hungry I was. 2. o be correct or accurate 恰到好處；You really hit the spot with that answer—good job.

32. hit the jackpot 贏得大錢（lottery），中了頭獎；取得成功；eg: Marcy hit the jackpot with her new job—it's basically her dream job, plus a huge salary.

33. hit the ground 著地，觸地；匍匐，趴下

34. hit the books 用功讀書，準備功課

35. hit the road 開始流浪，上路；hit the gym 去健身房 head to the gym

36. hit the ceiling 大發雷霆，暴跳如雷；eg: Mom will hit the ceiling when she finds out we broke the vase by playing ball in the house again.

37. hit the deck: 1. to drop to the ground, usually in an attempt to avoid danger. eg: All the soldiers hit the deck when the enemy plane flew overhead. 2. to get out of bed. 起床，準備行動，準備工作 eg: It's already one in the afternoon—hit the deck!

38. It's not rocket science.: It's not complicated. 這么簡單的事情！eg: Sure, it took a little bit of time to figure out, but reinstalling the modem wasn't rocket science or anything.

39. Let someone off the hook: to not hold someone responsible for something; To pardon, release, or allow one to escape from blame, responsibility, obligation, or difficulty.讓某人免于責難，擺脫麻煩，拜托困境；eg: At first, Sam was suspected of stealing money from the safe (n.保險箱), but he was let off the hook after security camera footage showed it was someone else.

40. make a long story short: tell something briefly長話短說

41. miss the boat: It's too late錯失良機；eg: If you don't call the recruiter back right away, you're going to miss the boat.

42. be in the same boat 處于同樣的困境；eg: My sister failed her driver's test, and I'll be in the same boat if I don't practice parallel parking. （parallel parking 路邊停車）

43. rock the boat: to do or say something that might endanger a stable situation or upset the status quo. 搗亂，破壞良好現狀；

44. be on the ball: doing a good job, Attentive, knowledgeable, and quick to take action.；敏銳，機警，精明干練；The new publicity manager is really on the ball. 精明干練。I'm so glad that my assistant is always on the ball because I'm too scatterbrained(精力不集中的，丟三落四的，“brain都scatter散落到各處了”) to manage my schedule on my own.

45. speak of the devil. 說曹操，曹操就到！The person we were just talking about showed up!

46. the best of both worlds 兩全其美 An ideal situation, The most ideal or desirable attributes of two different things, situations, or circumstances. eg: I believe that living at college gives you the best of both worlds: a place where both study and social life can thrive.

47. Time flies when you're having fun.快樂的時光總是短暫的。 eg: Wow, it's midnight already? I feel like we just got here. Time flies when you're having fun!

48. to make matters worse: make a problem worse; 使情況更糟糕，更糟的是；eg: I heard that Julie is being let go from her job, and to make matters worse, she hasn't been there long enough to qualify for severance pay(解雇金)!

49. under the weather 身體不大舒服 = sick

fit as a fiddle 身體非常健康

50. We'll cross that bridge when we come to it. 船到橋頭自然直，總會有辦法的、。Let's not talk about that problem right now.

51. wrap (one's) head around (something): To comprehend something that one considers challenging, confusing, or a foreign concept. 理解無法理解的事情，理解困難的事情；eg: Kate is willing to pay full price for an expensive handbag, but I just can't wrap my head around that.

52. You can say that again. 說得好！說的很對！That's true, I agree. 確實，我同意。

53. Your guess is as good as mine. 我跟你一樣猜不透。I do not know either; I have no idea. Typically said in response to a question. eg: A: "Where's Hank?" B: "Your guess is as good as mine. He didn't say anything to me."