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Unit 1 Time is Money. afford time make time value time save time spend time spare time plenty of time a waste of time my time be short of time run out of time Unit 2 Business is War have a battle with sb be bombarded with enquiries capture a share of the market casualty损失或毁坏的东西 one’s own worst enemy自己不幸的根源 give up take flak受到抨击或指责 join forces with与……联合（以达到共同的目的） gain ground on sb逐渐赶上某人 keep one’s head down避免麻烦（或危险等）；不抛头露面 get one’s marching orders被解雇 minefield棘手的事情 reinforce position巩固地位 set one’s sights on sth立意（做成）某事 surround set targets Unit 3 Seeing is Understanding be blinkered心胸狭窄的 clear up as clear as mud很不清楚的 be clear make oneself clear把自己的意思讲清楚 with one’s eyes wide open充分了解自己所做的事 through one’s eyes以某人的眼光（看某事） eye-opener令人开眼界的或令人惊奇的事物 get the picture明白，理解 hindsight事后的认识，事后聪明 see see the light同意，领会 see through sb看穿或看透某人 see reason明白事理，接受劝告 see the point理解某人的意思，明白要点 can’t see past the end of one’s nose目光短浅 lose sight of sth/sb忘记或忽略某事（某人） open one’s eyes使某人看清，长见识 one’s point of view shortsighted Unit 4 Life is a Journey arrive成功，成名 no know if/whether one is coming or going昏了头，不知所措 at a/the crossroads（人生、经历等）处于关键时期，面临重大抉择 a dead-end job/career无晋升希望的工作或职业 light at the end of the tunnel历尽艰辛后的成功，苦尽甘来 go nowhere无进展，徒劳 follow in one’s footsteps从事与某人同样的职业或采取同样的生活方式 go one’s separate ways 各奔东西 go right off the rails发疯，发狂，陷于混乱 be on the road to run out of be in a rut墨守成规，一成不变 short cut to success get side-tracked被岔开话题 run out of steam筋疲力尽，失去动力 take off开始明显好转 turn back打退堂鼓 Unit 5 Life is a gamble a bit of a gamble有点冒险 bluff one’s way（借蒙骗别人）逃离困境 play one’s cards right做事精明，处理得当 on the cards多半，可能的 take one’s chances碰运气，准备冒险 when the chips are down危急关头 a lousy hand运气不佳，（玩牌）手气不好 the luck of the draw一个人一个命（有的人有运气，有的人没运气） show one’s hand表明意图或计划 hit the jackpot意外地得到一大笔钱，突然交好运 you win some, you lose some有所得必有所失 put one’s money 确信某人会成功 against all the odds面对极大困难或遭遇强烈反对 at stake a toss-up（成败各半的）相等机会，难以定夺的事 have sth up one’s sleeve暗藏某物以备不时之用 Unit 6 A Company is a Ship on deck在场做好准备的 be all in the same boat同舟共济 bail sb out救助某人摆脱困境（尤指财务方面的） on board上船；有（工作上的）联系 rock the boat 破坏现状，使局面失去平衡 on course在正确的方向上 know the ropes弄清楚某事的程序或规则 mutiny叛乱 pull together 同心协力 it was like rats leaving a sinking ship树倒猢狲散 be one the rocks 濒于破产或破裂 show sb the ropes向某人解释做某事的程序或规则 run a tight ship完全控制或掌管着 weather the storm经受，安然度过 wait for the storm to pass等待（金融）风暴的过去 uncharted territory 未知的营业地区 wreck破坏，毁坏 Unit 7 Moods are weather breeze through life生活很顺利 brighten up高兴起来 throw caution to the winds不顾一切，鲁莽行事 under a cloud受怀疑，郁闷 cloud（使某事）变得阴沉或暗淡不清 cool失去热情 frosty冷漠的 be gloomy忧愁的，沮丧的 be hazy困惑的 a shower（一群）懒散不修边幅的人，乌合之众 come storm into怒气冲冲地走进 a warm welcome热烈欢迎 warm to sb喜欢上某人 warm up活跃起来 feel under the weather感到不舒服或消沉 be wet无精神的，不能胜任的 Unit 8 The Office is a Battlefield stab sb in the back 背地里中伤某人 keep one’s back covered对事情有个清楚的交代 call the shots掌握，操纵 be caught in the crossfire来自几方面的攻击 second in command第二把手，副手 hold the fort替他人尽职 be gunning for sb寻找机会攻击某人 stick to one’s guns坚持立场 great guns顺利，成功 step out of line出格，越轨 post 工作岗位 break ranks 分道扬镳 have a shot at sth尝试 Unit 9 A Project is a Race hand the baton移交权力 deserve a medal 值得奖励或夸奖 hurdle难关，障碍 fall behind the finishing line完成，结束 a flying start 迅速的起步，开始时的优势 the home straight 最后的冲刺 the last lap最后阶段 marathon拖时长久令人难以忍受的事情 steady pace进展稳定 a race against time in record time on the starting blocks 出于准备阶段 win Unit 10 Economics is Flying climb out of 从（困境）中摆脱出来 on a collision course必然与某人相冲突的进程或行动 adverse conditions不利的情况或条件 regain control back on course恢复正常，重新回到正常轨道 crash（指）市场崩溃，破产 delay 延缓，推迟 free-fall（指市场）下滑 get off the ground（指事业、活动等）顺利开始 nosedive（指价格）突降或暴跌 plummet（指价格）大坡度或快速下落 plunge突然跌落 get through the roof（指价格）上涨到极限 be on schedule按计划（进行） soar 上涨 a soft landing（指经济）软着陆或不引起衰退的缓慢滑坡 spiral（指价格）不断急剧上升或下降 stabilize steer clear of sth避免见到某人或涉及某事 take off开始实施 turbulence Unit11 Organization are Gardens bear fruit有成效，奏效 branch out扩大活动范围，扩充（业务等） crop of （同时出现或产生的）一群（人） cross-fertilization（指思想、文化等）互相得益的交流 cut back on sth cut out the dead wood裁减无用或不需要的人或物 dig out 搜出，找出 flourish People who live in glasshouses shouldn’t throw stone.自身有短，休惹他人。 off-shoot分支机构，旁系 a perennial problem一再出现的问题 plough money into sth在某事上投资 spadework艰苦或繁重的准备工作 stem from 由某事物所造成 up-root使迁移 weed out 淘汰，除去 Unit 12 People are Liquid drip 软弱或讨厌的人 dry up （指资源等）枯竭或耗尽 a flood of 大批，大量 go with the flow（指想法、行为等）与大多数人保持一致 overflow充满或洋溢着某事物 a pool of 一大批 pour in涌进来 a ripple of 轻柔的起伏声 a sea of 很多 make a splash惹人注目，引起轰动 stream of （流动的）人群 surge forward如同波浪般前进 be swamped by无法招架 teem with 有很多 a tide of 浪潮般的人或物 a trickle of 少量的 Unit 14 Animal Idioms have/have got ants in one’s pants let the cat out of the bag the black sheep of the family have/have got a bee in one’s bonnet脑子里不断地想着一件事 take the bull by the horns勇敢地对付困难或危险 the straw that broke the camel’s back there isn’t enough room to swing a cat地方狭窄，没有足够的学习或工作的空间 wild goose chase愚蠢或毫无希望的追寻 chickenfeed少量的（尤指钱） headless chicken发疯的，没命的 go to dogs一蹶不振，不复往日之盛 talk the hind off a donkey说个没完 for donkey’s years donkey work乏味而苦的工作 keep the wolf from the door维持温饱 feel like a fish out of water感到尴尬或不舒服 till/until the cow come home长时间，永远 straight from the horse’s mouth（指情报等）来自直接参与者的 monkey around调皮，捣乱 pig-sty肮脏或邋遢的地方 smell a rat怀疑某事不对头 there are plenty more fish in the sea be foxed被迷惑 Unit 15 Bird Idioms like water off a duck’s back（尤指批评对某人）不起作用的 a little bird消息灵通的人 an early bird早起的人 kill two birds with one stone Birds of a feather flock together not say boo to a goose非常胆小或温顺 spring chicken 年轻人 as the crow flies呈直线的 as dead as the dodo已失效的 eat like a sparrow吃得很少 nest egg存储备用的钱 see eye to eye on sth达成一致，同意 feather one’s own nest营私，自肥 in one fell swoop一下子 be in a flap处于忐忑不安、激动等状态 a hawk掠夺者，敲诈勒索者 fly the nest离家自食其力 as sick as a parrot 憎恶的，厌恶的 parrot fashion鹦鹉学舌般的 the pecking order（集体中的）重要性或势力的排序 swan around闲逛 take sb under one’s wing把某人置于保护之下 Unit 16 Body Idioms give one’s right arm for sth为某事付出极大代价 an arm and a leg很高的费用 behind one’s back 背着某人，瞒着某人 get one’s back up使某人生气 foot the bill缴费，付账 put a brave face on sth （对坏消息等）装出满不在乎的样子 bury one’s head in the sand逃避现实 be cheeky放肆，厚颜无耻 get sth off one’s chest直抒胸臆 come to a head（事情）达到顶点 dip one’s toes in the water 第一次尝试做某事 elbow one’s way 设法挤进 face毅然面对或应付某人或某事 find one’s feet独立而有信心地行动 put one’s finger on sth 准确看出问题所在 get on sb’s nerves刺激或烦扰某人 have/have got a good head for sth 在某方面有天赋 go to sb’s head（某事）使某人自负或过于自信 be an old hand at sth在某方面的经验 hand sth to sb tie sb’s hands（常用语被动语态）束缚手脚 one’s heart is in sth心思在某事上 be on one’s last legs危殆，糟糕 pull sb’s leg开某人的玩笑 a pain in the neck令人厌烦的人或事物 be nosey过分好奇的，爱管闲事的 shoulder responsibility Unit 17 Breaking Idioms a crushing blow毁灭性的打击 broken home（婚姻）破裂的家庭 break one’s heart 使某人很伤心 break up瓦解，崩溃 be at breaking-point危机的起点，极限 a chip on one’s shoulder恶劣的情绪，好斗的态度 knock sb down with a feather使某人十分惊奇 feel fragile handle sb with kid gloves以温和或圆通的手段对待某人 go to pieces崩溃，失去自控力 careful handling小心对待（某人） put one’s life back together使生活恢复正常 mend the relationship恢复（破裂的）关系 pick up the pieces（尤指受惊或受灾后）恢复或改进局面 shatter sb’s confidence 打击某人的自信心 smashing person好人 snap at sb 对某人厉声说 Unit 18 Building Idioms have got one’s back to the wall处于绝境，陷于必须背水一战的困境 bang one’ s head against a brick wall徒劳无益 behind closed doors秘密地 talk to a brick wall讲话的不到对方的回应 come down on sb like a ton of bricks严厉地斥责或惩罚某人 cement one’s relationship加强或巩固与某人的关系 the corridors of power权力阶层 be at death’s door病的快死了 get a foot in the door获得机会参加 be right on sb’s doorsteps很近 lay the foundations打基础 get out of the window消失，不再被考虑 get through the roof（价格）涨到最高限度 on the tiles在外狂欢或饮酒作乐 hit the roof非常生气 through the back door靠关系，走后门 smoke like a chimney抽烟抽得厉害 Unit 19 Cat idioms when the cat is away, the mice will play like a cat on hot bricks curiosity kills the cat the cat’s whiskers了不起的人或物 by a whisker以细微之差 put the cat among the pigeons引来可能招惹是非的人或事物 not a cat in hell’s chance一点机会都没有 not enough room to swing a cat地方窄小，没有足够的学习或工作的地方 there’s more than one way to skin a cat办法不止一种 fight like cat and dog经常争吵 have a catnap打盹 catty恶意的，恶毒的 have one’s claws into sb攻击某人 the fur flies骚乱或争论的产生 pussyfoot around过于谨慎或胆小地行事 rub sb the wrong way惹恼某人 let the cat out of the bag（无意中）泄露秘密 Unit 20 Clothes Idioms give sb the shirt off one’s back送掉自己所剩的一切 tighten one’s belts get one’s thinking cap on认真思考 a coat of paint一层油漆 collar sb捉住 off the cuff未经思考或准备地，即兴地 one a shoestring以极少的钱，小本经营的 at the drop of a hat不拖延地，不迟疑的 fill sb’s shoes 出色地接替某人的工作 fit like a glove恰如其分 get one’s knickers in a twist恼火，紧张 get sth up one’s sleeve留有一招 talk through one’s hat胡说，乱说 take one’s hat off to sb对某人表示钦佩 keep sth under one’s hat对某事保密 old hat老式的，没有独创性的 pull sth out of the hat创造奇迹 be in sb’s shoes处于某人的境地 pull one’s socks up努力改进自己的表现或成绩 roll up one’s sleeves准备工作或战斗 get shirty with sb 对某人发怒 wear the trousers当家或掌权（尤指婚姻关系） Unit 21 Colors Idioms: Black/White a black picture毫无希望的，感伤的 a black look恶狠狠地瞪某人一眼 in black and white black spot交通事故多发地段 be in the black在银行有存款 the black economy黑市经济 white collar the black day 不吉利或暗淡的日子 a white elephant black eye青肿的眼睛 a white lie as white as a sheet脸色苍白 Unit 22 Color Idioms: Red/Blue as red as beetroot（因受窘）满脸通红 black and blue out of the blue意外地，未先告知的 blue eyed boy宝贝儿，宠物 once in a blue moon极少，从不 blue movie色情电影 scream blue murder强烈抗议 until/till one is blue in the face努力到极点 a red rag to a bull可能引起愤怒或暴力的举动等 the red carpet treatment隆重接待或欢迎，上宾待遇 red-handed正在作案的 a red herring转移注意力的事情或语言等 a red-letter day值得纪念或有特殊意义的日子 paint the town red到酒吧或夜总会寻欢作乐 see red大怒 red tape繁文缛节 Unit 23 Driving Idioms take a backseat较低的地位，次要地位 drive sb round the bend 使某人恼火或发疯 put brake on约束，抑制 go round in circles忙碌而无进展，原地打转 turn the corner度过危险期或难关 crash崩溃，倒台 at a crossroads处于关键时期 a dead-end job没有晋升希望的工作 down the road在将来，今后 drive sb mad be in the driving seat now出于控制地位 life in the driving seat now 挣钱多而节奏很快的生活 go up a gear提高效率 slow lane效率不高或节奏慢 give sb the green light获准，开绿灯 hit the road上路，出发 in a bit of jam处于困境或窘境 overtake sb追上或超越某人 on the road在路上 step on it赶快 do a U-turn彻底改变政策或主意 drive at 要说，意指 Unit 24 Eating Idioms digest sth go down well受欢迎，被接受 have one’s cake and eat it 两者兼得 can eat a horse能吃很多 eat one’s words收回前言，俯首认错 one’s full吃饱喝足的量，能忍受的限度 want something to get one’s teeth into专心于某事，处理某事 bite one’s head off（不公正地）愤怒批评某人 leave a bad taste in one’s mouth留下令人厌恶、气愤或羞耻的感觉 make a meal of sb对某事做的太过分 bite off more than one can chew贪多嚼不烂 swallow one’s pride忍气吞声 get a second bite at the cheery获得再次尝试的机会 have/have got a sweet teeth爱吃甜食 be sb’s taste符合某人的喜好 Unit 25 Eye Idioms eyes in the back of one’s head留意而不露声色，脑袋后面长眼睛 not bat an eyelid全然不流露感情 turn a blind eye to sth视而不见 catch sb’s eye吸引某人注意 with one’s eyes closed轻易地 out of the corner of one’s eye 瞟，睨视 can not take one’s eyes off sb 目不转睛地看某人 run one’s eye over sth扫视，匆匆看 have got an eye for sth 对某事物有鉴赏力，有眼光 in the public eye（报刊、电视上）众所周知的，常公开出现的 keep an eye on sb/sth照料某人或某事 meet the eye出现在眼前，被看到 raise a few eyebrows引起惊讶或怀疑 pull the wool over sb’s eyes对某人隐藏真实举动或意图 be up to one’s eye in work 非常忙 keep one’s eyes peeled留心，注意 Unit 26 Face Idioms all over one’s face满头满脸 until/till one is blue in the face努力到极点（通常指并不成功） face sth disappear off the face of the earth彻底消失，不见踪影 take sth at face value认为某事真如其显示的那样 fall flat on one’s 直挺挺地倒下，完全失败 lose face丢脸，丧失名誉 keep a straight face忍住不笑，板着面孔 to sb’s face当着某人的面 be written all over sb’s face形之于色，脸上流露出 put a face to a name把人和名字对上 face the music 由于自己的决定或行动而接受批评或承担后果 stare sb in the face十分明显、容易或清楚 save face face to face pull a long face拉长脸，显出不高兴 Unit 27 Fingers and Thumbs Idioms be all fingers and thumbs笨手笨脚的 get one’s fingers badly burt 由于愚蠢的举动而破财 count sth on the fingers one hand寥寥无几 keep one’s fingers crossed祈求好运 the thumbs down表示失败或拒绝的用语或手势 get one’s finger out不偷懒，快点干 lift a finger（通常用于否定句）帮一点忙 point the finger at sb公开指责某人 have got one’s finger on the pulse充分了解或掌握最近的消息或情况 put one’s finger on sth准确地看出或指出问题所在 twist sb around/round one’s little finger任意摆布某人 green fingers园艺技能 thumb a lift竖起拇指请求免费搭车 stick like a sore thumb很显眼（贬义） a rule of thumb（根据经验所做的）粗略估计 be under sb’s thumb完全受某人影响或控制 twiddling one’s thumbs无所事事 at one’s fingertips近在手边的，随时可用的 Unit 28 Fire Idioms add more fuel to the fire burning ambition迫切想做某事 a baptism of fire初次经历，考验 blaze of publicity公众瞩目 blazing row剧烈的争吵 burn one’s bridges做事不留后路，破釜沉舟 a fiery temper暴躁易怒的脾气 play with fire进行愚蠢的冒险 fire one’s imagination鼓励或鼓动某人，激发想象力 set the world on fire极为成功并且引起轰动 no smoke without fire事出有因 get on like a house on fire关系融洽，很快就亲热起来 old flame旧时情人 shoot sb down in flames怒气冲冲地驳倒或批评某人 go up in flames彻底失败 the sparks fly争吵或打斗 heated discussion Unit 29 Fishing Idioms angle for sth 用暗示的手段谋取或博取 rise to the bait中圈套 a big fish in a small pond 小地方的大人物 cast one’s net wider撒大网（把活动或查询范围扩大） be quite a catch 值得获得的人或物 a cold fish 不热情的人 fish for sth设法用间接的手段得到某物 fishy可疑的，引起怀疑的 flounder about说话或做决定时犹豫 a red herring转移注意力的事情或言语 swallow it hook, line and sinker完全相信 off the hook免除责任，摆脱困难 be hooked on sb爱上某人 land a contract赢得合同 be in two minds about sth对某事三心二意 minnow微不足道的人或物 slip through the net漏网，偷偷溜走 shark敲诈勒索的人，骗子 spawn new company发展新公司 have a whale of a time 玩的非常痛快 trawl through the papers 查阅文件 Unit 30 Food Idioms put all one’s egg in one basket将所有的钱投入一项生意上 the best thing since sliced bread极好的东西或人 bread and butter谋生的职业 on the breadline极其贫困 butter sb up讨好某人 a piece of cake很容易的事 the icing on the cake装饰物，点缀品 sell like hot cakes，卖得快，畅销 cheese sb off使某人烦恼、厌烦或灰心 couch potato as cool as a cucumber one’s cup of tea某人所喜爱的 the salt of the earth社会中坚 egg on one’s face愚蠢或尴尬 food for thought引人深思的事情 go pear-shaped变得一团糟，失去控制 stew in one’s own juice自作自受，品味自己酿的苦酒 the spice of life生活的趣味 be in a pickle处境困难，又脏又乱 take sth with a pinch of salt对某事半信半疑 Unit 31 Foot Idioms foot the bill付款，买单 get cold feet 临阵退缩，胆怯 be dead on one’s feet筋疲力尽 put one’s foot down at sth坚决反对某事 drag one’s feet故意拖沓怠工 get itchy feet渴望到处走动 put one’s feet up休息 land on one’s feet（病后或事业失败后）脱离困境 rush sb off his feet把某人累坏了 stand on one’s own two feet 自立 think on one’s feet思维敏捷 set foot in put one’s foot in it（说的话或做的事）得罪人 wait on sb hand and foot对某人无微不至的照顾 get off on the wrong foot出师不利 put a foot wrong 出错 Unit 32 Hand Idioms have a big hand in sth参与介入某事，对某事负责 change hands 换主人，易主 count sth on the fingers of one hand 某物寥寥无几 fall into the wrong hand 落入敌人之手 get out of hand失控 get one’s hand on sb/sth把某人/某物弄到手 give sb a hand帮忙 hand sth to sb 把某事交给某人 turn one’s hand to sth 着手做某事 keep one’s hand in 经常练习以保持熟练 the right hand doesn’t know what the left hand is doing 缺乏沟通 out of hand 立即，不假思索地 from hand to mouth仅够糊口的 on one’

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