an ace in the hole
握有王牌,很有把握
When you have the ace in your hand,you have something which you can use to gain an advantage when you need an ace in the hole(American)
2.a class act
(在運動或演藝方面)很出色的人
I have been tracking Neil for a year,he is a class act and I have got a lot respect for his ability.
我已跟蹤尼爾一年,他是個出色的傢伙,我很崇拜他的能力。
k one’s back
努力地工作
When you’re breaking your back to make an enterprise work,it’s going to cut into your time with family.
當你全身心投入工作的時候,會侵佔到家庭生活的時間。
someone’s back up
激怒某人
What does get my back up is a girlfriend who gets too jealous if someone else finds me attractive.
in hand
求助,乞討
He ended up going hat in hand to the neighbours.
他淪落到向鄰居乞討。
the cards
可能發生
He believes an invasion was never in the cards.
他相信入侵永不會發生。
7.a change of heart
態度的改變
no change out of someone
從某人處沒有得到任何幫助
You won’t get any change out of him,so don’t expect it .
你不會從他那兒得到任何幫助,別指望了。
ter and verse
所有細節
The instruction gives you chapter and verse
使用說明給出了所有細節。
to the chase
言歸正傳
He talked about the need to see all points of view,then he cut to the chase.
a dash
(外表)給人留下深刻印象
Tania cut a daring dash with a dress slashed almost to the waist .
the dark
一無所知;矇在鼓裡
of one’s depth
力所不能及
He felt out of his depth on a diploma course.
one’s just deserts
活該
like a dog
悽苦地死去(古)
y dog has its day
風水輪流轉
’s a dog’s life
(抱怨生活或工作不如意)
the doghouse
四面楚歌
Insurance companies are already in the doghouse over poor advice on pensions which has left hundreds of thousands of people worse off.
the donkey work
做乏味的工作
something like a dream
做的很出色
The first stages of installation worked like a dream.
dressed up with nowhere to go
準備充分,但沒機會去做
If funding dries up ,the opera houses will be all dressed up ,but with nowhere to go .
something at the drop of a hat
鹵莽行事
23.a drop in the ocean/bucket
微不足道,滄海一粟
The size of the grants have been attacked by groups as merely a drop in the ocean.
all ears
洗耳恭聽
Now you can say ,I am all ears.
to earth
現實,實際
He is blunt,outspoken,practical and down to earth.
keep somebody in the dark
不讓某人知道
egg on one’s face
感到窘迫,羞恥
Steve didn’t expect to win just didn’t want to get egg on his face .
27.a white elephant
(形容新的建築,計劃)是浪費的,無用的.
This project is completely a white elephant
28.a big fish
大人物,重要角色
The four who were arrested here last September were described as really big fish by the Enforement Agency.