1. a big shot = an important person 大腕兒，大亨
    2. a breath of fresh air 使人耳目一新的人
    3. Achilles’ heel 致命弱點(diǎn);個(gè)性的瑕疵
    4. be all ears 洗耳恭聽(tīng)
    5. be all eyes 目不轉(zhuǎn)睛
    6. a wet blanket 討人嫌的人
    7. chip in = contribute money　捐獻(xiàn)，集資
    8. sell like hot cakes = sell very well or very quickly 暢銷(xiāo)
    9. get butterflies in one’s stomach = get nervous 緊張不安
    10. two thumbs up 舉雙手贊成
    11. be the apple of one’s eye = be very precious to sb. 非常珍貴
    12. pull one’ s leg = tease someone 開(kāi)某人玩笑
    13. break one’ s back 辛勤工作
    14. twenty-four seven = 24 hours a day, 7 days a week = all the time 永遠(yuǎn)，一直
    15. go for a song = be sold very cheaply 賤賣(mài)
    16. bucket down = rain very heavily 瓢潑大雨
    17. backroom boys 幕后英雄
    18. below the mark = not measure up 不夠水平，不合格
    19. beyond compare 絕佳的，最棒的
    20. break even 不賠不賺
    21. by the book 照章辦事
    22. cast a cloud over 潑冷水，是蒙上陰影
    23. castles in the sky / air 空中樓閣
    24. as clear as a bell 非常清楚
    25. clear the air 消除誤會(huì)
    26. come to terms 達(dá)成協(xié)議
    27. shed crocodile tears 假裝哭泣，假慈悲
    28. cut corners 走捷徑
    29. do’s and don’ts 行為規(guī)范
    30. face the music 面對(duì)現(xiàn)實(shí)
    31. fair and square 正大光明的
    32. first things first 先說(shuō)重要的
    33. forgive and forget 盡釋前嫌;握手言和
    34. get the ball rolling 使蓬勃發(fā)展