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Football is just not my cup of teahot under the collar 怒气冲天 over the moon 非常快乐， 狂 ; down in the dumps 情绪低落 on cloud nine 极其快乐，乐不可支; fly off the handle 发火 to laugh one’s head off 要笑掉大牙 to smile on someone 微笑的人 white as a sheet 像纸一样白 极苍白的; 苍白如纸 be tickled pink 非常有趣，非常高兴 be in the red 亏损， 负债， 亏空 be in the black （银行存款）有盈余，有存款; 顺差; be green with envy 妒火中烧; feet of clay （受景仰受尊敬的人）品格上的缺陷（或弱点）; 泥足（比喻站不住脚的事物）; see the handwriting on the wall 祥之兆 显而易见 危险 kill the fatted calf 设宴欢迎 you reap what you sow 种瓜得瓜 the appe of somebody’s eye 掌上明珠” by and by 不久，马上; 晚些时候 ; on one’ last legs 日暮途穷 ; “苟延残喘 senior citizen 老年人; physically challenged visually challenged 视 有缺陷的, 眼睛瞎的 not all threr 脑子不正常神志不清 ； sanitary worker 环卫工人 the man in the street 一般人，普通人; 常人; between jobs [介词短语]暂时赋闲在家，暂时失业中 wash one’s hands 洗手不干一刀两断,撒手不管, body count 伤亡人数统计 correctional facillity 监狱 ；教养所 be economical source 经济来源 a confidential source 机密 golden years downsizing 黄金年裁员 scrooge vt.挤，推; n.吝啬鬼，守财奴，贪得无厌之徒; a sacred cow 圣牛，神圣之物; pandor’s box 潘多拉盒子，灾难之源 Waterloo 滑铁卢; 惨败 Mother Teresa 特蕾莎修女; Mickey Mouse course dark horse 黑马 Daniel in the lion’s den 丹尼尔在狮子的巢穴 catch-22 第二十二条军规 n.进退维谷的局面; 无法摆脱的困境; Achille’s heel 致命的 Jonah 约拿 ,约拿书; 约拿（西伯来先知）; 带来不幸; a Herculean task 一项艰巨的任务 a good Samaritan 一个好心人好心人;乐善好施的人 be a weed 被杂草 as hungry as a lion 饥饿的狮子 black is white and white is black 颠倒黑白，诡辩 cast-iron nerves 钢铁般的神经 as sly as a fox 狡若城狐; 像狐狸一样狡猾 eat like a bird 吃得极少 as tall as a tree 一棵树那么高 child’s play 孩子们的游戏 off the top of your head 不假思索地；信口 on paper 在纸上,以书面形式; 理论上; have butterflies in your stomach : 俚语,歇后语 意思是:好多蝴蝶在胃里 引申为:心里非常紧张、或像热 锅上的蚂蚁、百抓挠心等意思 do one’s homework 做作业,, as easy as a pie 易如反掌,小事一桩 as plain as day 非常清楚,一目了然,显而易见 as cool as a cucumber 泰然自若 (冷静沉着, 镇静勇敢) cost an arm and a leg 付出昂贵代价;花费很大 hold firm 坚定的, 坚持; pass away （时间等）消