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常考成语及表达 1．不胫而走 come apace 2. 虚有其表 more apparent than real 3. 井蛙之见 a myopic/narrow-minded view/outlook/attitude 4. 开诚布公 put one’s cards on the table 5. 防患于未然 nip the problem in the bud before it gets out of hand 6. 自作自受 deserve what one gets 7. 陶冶情操 cultivate one’s mind 8. 满面春风 look radiant 9. 步步高升 straight up the ladder 10. 含情脉脉 gaze amorously into one’s eyes 11. 引起共鸣 evoke an echo 12. 判若两人 a reformed character 13. 轩然大波 arouse/create a big sensation/stir 14. 不敢苟同 part company with somebody 15. 如日中天 on the crest of a wave 16. 物以稀为贵 rarity is a key to value 17. 背水一战 fight fiercely 18. 如出一辙 be precisely the same 19. 斤斤计较 nickel and dime somebody 20. 自食其果 let somebody stew his own juice; face the music 21. 一意孤行 be perverse 22. 以儆效尤 be a deterrent to others 23. 踌躇满志 in one’s glory 24. 改弦易辙 pull a switch 25. 崭露头角 blossom very early in life 26. 水火不容 be at daggers drawn with 27. 恰到好处 be done to perfection 28. 付诸东流 go down the drain 29. 急功近利 be only interested in a quick profit 30. 有备无患 preparedness averts peril 31. 脱颖而出 come to the fore 32. 一炮走红 click with something /rocket to one’s fame 33. 虚张声势 have more form than substance 34. 叹为观止 be fascinating to watch 35. 妙趣横生 be a riot 36. 饱经沧桑 be no stranger to misfortune 37. 五十步笑百步 the pot calls the kettle black 38. 如坐针毡 be on tenterhooks 39. 欢天喜地 be filled joy; in high spirits 40. 大惊小怪 much ado about nothing; make a fuss about nothing 41. 鸦雀无声 be utterly quiet; be in absolute silence 42. 安分守己 know one’s place and mind one’s own business 43. 情投意合 be on good terms with somebody 44. 一败涂地 be completely destroyed; be bankrupted 45. 无法无天 be wild and headstrong; run completely wild 46. 乱七八糟 at sixes and sevens 47. 视而不见 turn a blind eye to 48. 大发雷霆 fly into a rage; hit the ceiling 49. 吹毛求疵 pick a hole in sb’s coat 50. 一触即发 touch and go 51. 了如指掌 at one;s finger-tips 52. 嗤之以鼻 turn up one’s nose at 53. 信口开河 shoot off one’s mouth 54. 游手好闲 eat the bread of idleness 55. 全力以赴 d