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1.In the nick of time: 紧要关头。 You gave me that main idea help in the nick of time – my teacher just gave us a quiz on that reading skill and I passed it! 你刚好在那个时候帮我找到了主旨，我的老师就安排了一场关于阅读技巧的测验，我通过了！

 

2.Let the cat out of the bag: 说出秘密。 Brady’s surprise party is going to be great if you don’t let the cat out of the bag. 如果你先保守秘密的话，布雷迪的惊喜派对会非常棒的！

 

3.Let the chips fall where they may: 让某事发生，不管其是好是坏。 I'm going to just try out for the cheerleading squad and let the chips fall where they may. 不管结果怎样，我都会去试试参加啦啦队。

 

4.Lose your marbles:变得疯狂。 Mom has really lost her marbles; she's making me practice writing the Enhanced ACT Essay seven times this week! 我妈妈真是要疯了；这个星期她让我写了七篇ACT的作文！

 

5.Once in a blue moon: 罕见的。 In Florida, the temperature drops below freezing only once in a blue moon. 在弗罗里达，气温降到零度以下是非常罕见的。

 

 6.Plain as day: 显而易见的。 It’s plain as day that you’re in love with her, so just admit it. 显而易见你已经爱上她了，承认吧。

 

7.Play second fiddle: 居次位。 I hate playing second fiddle to my sister; she always does things better than I do! 我真是讨厌落在我姐姐的下风，她总是比我做的好！

 

8.Put your foot in your mouth: 说错话。 Jessica really put her foot in her mouth when she asked about John’s job right after he lost it. 杰西卡居然在约翰失业后问起他的工作，真是说错话了。

 

9.Pull yourself together: 冷静下来；振作起来。 Pull yourself together, man! Sure, your girlfriend just dumped you and then you got hit by a car, but you can't let those things get you down. 振作起来，兄弟！虽然你被女朋友甩了，又被车撞了，但你不能让这些事把你击垮。

 

10.Sick and tired: 被打扰或困扰。 She is sick and tired of her dog chewing up her shoes every day. 她的狗每天都会啃她的鞋子，让她郁闷不已。

 

11.Sleep on it: 在做决定前先考虑一会。 Don’t tell me whether you’ll move to Texas with me or not today. Sleep on it, and get back to me tomorrow. 今天先不要告诉我你会不会跟我一起搬去德州。先考虑一下，明天再回复我。

 

12.Snug as a bug in a rug:温暖舒适的；满足的。 That baby looks as snug as a bug in a rug cuddled up next to his mother. 那个小宝贝蜷缩在妈妈的身边，一副很舒服满足的样子。

 

13. Step up your game: 迎头赶上。 Listen, Jen. You'd better step up your game if you want to get all A's in Miss Finch's Physics class. She isn't easy! 听着，珍。如果你想在芬奇老师的课上得全A，就得奋起直追。她可不是好糊弄的！

 

14.Stick your nose into something: 干涉。 Sharon always sticks her nose into everyone else’s business. 莎伦经常干涉别人的事。

 

15.Straight from the horse’s mouth: 来自最可靠的消息。 Listen to the news straight from the horse’s mouth; we’re all getting bonuses this week! 据最可靠的消息说，我们这周都会领到奖金啦！

 

 16.Take it easy: 放松。 I know you’re not feeling well, so try to take it easy today. 我知道你难受，今天试着放松一下吧。

 

17.Tip of the iceberg: 一个较大问题的显而易见的一小部分；冰山一角。 The fact that Carrie is dating a member of the mafia is just the tip of the iceberg; she’s also smuggling contraband into the country. 卡莉和黑手党的人见面的事实只是冰山一角，她还参与向这个国家走私违禁品。

 

18.To not see the wood for the trees: 一叶障目；只看到细节而未注意到最重要的事实。 She always argues about the silliest things; it’s like she can’t see the wood for the trees. 她总是在一些鸡毛蒜皮的事上不肯罢休；就像看不到最重要的部分一样。

 

19.Up a creek without a paddle:处于困境之中。 If you don’t have any money to pay for the repairs we just made to your car, I guess you’re up a creek without a paddle because you can’t have your car back. 如果你没钱支付汽车的修理费的话，那就麻烦了，因为你休想要回你的车。

 

20.You rock!: 你真棒！ Dude. You rock. Thanks for offering to watch my pet iguana all week. 兄弟你真棒！谢谢你主动提出照顾我的蜥蜴一整周。

 

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