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同等学力英语一卷综合讲义 张丽艳 口语交际习惯用语补充内容3-1 Hit the books Hit the ceiling / Hit the roof Hit the nail on the head Hit the sack/hay Hold Ones Horses Holy cow Be in a pickle Be in the same boat Great minds think alike. Its (Thats) easier said than done. Be in hot water Its about time. date Keep an eye on someone/something Keep ones bed Kick the bucket Kill time Know something by heart The last/final straw Let someone know (something) Be like taking candy from a baby Be like the cat that got the cream Low-key Make Ends Meet Feel / Look like a million dollars Not hold water Their argument doesn’t hold water. Be on the tip of someones tongue What’s the girl’s name? Wait a second, It is on the tip of my tongue. Once in a blue moon Out of the blue Suddenly and unexpectedly Out of the frying pan and into the fire A: Ive finally finished my assignment. It was very difficult, but the next one looks much harder. B: Out of the frying pan and into the fire.. Be over the hill Too old to do sth Pop the question Play it by ear We cannot plan for today’s interview. Let’s play it by ear. Pop quiz Pull someones leg Put all your (my, their, etc.) eggs into one basket Put yourself in someones shoes If I were you Race against the clock / time To do sth very fast in order to finish a work before the deadline. Bottom line Bottoms up. Cheers! Cheer up! Rain cats and dogs Read between the lines Rings a bell (with someone) See the light Shake a leg Be shaking like a leaf So far so good The bigger, the better. The farther, the better. The sooner, thebetter. Be sold out Where do you have the 30 cent bananas? Im sorry. Theyre all sold out. Speak of the devil Example: ( They were talking about someone and he just came in the room.) Speak of the devil! We were just talking about you! How did you know that? Stay up Example: T