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PAGE PAGE 4 off the top of one’s head 未多加思考地，吐口而出地 have butterflies in one’s stomach 心慌，紧张 as easy as pie 十分容易，轻而易举 be economical with the truth 有所隐瞒 body count （战争）死亡人数 scratch the surface 隔靴搔痒，只触及问题的表面或一小部分 capital punishment 死刑 death penalty 死刑 land on one’s feet 安然脱困，化险为夷 with every fiber of my being. 全身心地 run as quickly as a deer as hungry as a lion as sharp as a spear 聪明过人 as sly as a fox as tall as a tree a piece of cake child’s play as plain as day 明显 as cool as a cucumber one’s cup of tea an arm and a leg 付出昂贵代价 on one’s last legs senior citizen 老人 physically challenged: disabled people visually challenged : with poor eyesight not all there 精神不正常 sanitary workers 清洁工人 the man in the street 普通人 between jobs 失业 wash one’s hands : go to the toilet correctional facility: prison Scrooge 小气鬼 a sacred cow a sacred cow： 神圣之物 ；不许批评的人事物 ；神圣不可侵犯的人和物 be over the moon : very happy on top of the world 开心 on cloud nine 开心 tickled pink 开心 hot under the collar 生气 Pandora’s box 灾难之源 Waterloo 惨败 Mother Teresa Mickey Mouse course简单不被重视的课程 dark horse Daniel in the lion’s den : one facing a difficult task catch-22 : 进退两难无处可逃的境地 Achilles’ heel :弱点 feet of clay （名人们） 不为人知的弱点 Jonah n. 约拿（圣经人物）；约拿书；带来厄运的人 a Herculean task :a task that demands a lot of strength, determination and effort a good Samaritan:心地慈善的人；乐善好施的人 kill the fatted calf 设宴欢迎 see the handwriting on the wall by and by in the red 欠债 in the black 有钱 feel blue 难过 A white lie 善意的谎言 Green with envy 嫉妒 Green hand 新手 Green finger 善于园艺的人 I am all ears. Don’t pull my legs. Don’t be a wet blanket.