twenty-four seven = 24 hours a day, 7 days a week = all the time 永遠(yuǎn)，一直
    go for a song = be sold very cheaply 賤賣
    bucket down = rain very heavily 瓢潑大雨
    backroom boys 幕后英雄
    pull one’ s leg = tease someone 開某人玩笑
    break one’ s back 辛勤工作
    below the mark = not measure up 不夠水平，不合格
    beyond compare 的，最棒的
    break even 不賠不賺
    by the book 照章辦事
    cast a cloud over 潑冷水，是蒙上陰影