1、III. Idiomatic Expressions 1. Burn the midnight oil: to work or study until late at night熬夜工作，开夜车2. Hit the books: to study in a serious way严肃地读书、学习 3. Do back-breaking work: to do very difficult physical work4. Work like a dog: to work hard and seriously5. Fall
2、 down on the job: to fail to do well6. Work one's fingers to the born: to study hard7. Be a breeze: to be something that is very easy to do 8. Be easy as pie: to be very easy9. Have two left feet: to be very clumsy笨手笨脚的10. Have a green thumb: to be good at makin
3、g plants grow擅长园艺11. Have a golden touch: 有财运12. Have a nose for something: to be naturally good at finding and recognizing something天生擅长寻找识别某物13. Down to earth: to stop behaving or living in a way that is not practical放弃幻想，回归现实14. Show off15. Put on airs：装腔作势16
4、. Think one is God's gift to mankind: 自命不凡17. Put someone in someone's place: to show someone that they are not as clever or important as they think they are煞某人的气焰18. Blow one's own horn: to praise yourself for your own achievements自吹自擂、自夸19. Bury the hatchet: t
5、o agree to stop arguing about something and become friends again重归于好hatchet:小斧20. Button one's lips:住嘴21. Flow with the tide22. Hold one's tongue: 闭嘴23. Let sleeping dogs lie: 别惹他，别惹麻烦，别惹事生非24. Mind one's own business25. Rock the boat：捣乱26. See eye to eye: agree
6、 with somebody27. Face up to something28. Leave someone high and dry: 使孤立无援，陷入困境29. Pass the buck: to try to blame someone else or make them responsible for something that you should deal with推诿责任30. Point one's finger at someone：指责、责怪某人31. Shoulder the responsi
7、bility32. Worm out of something: to avoid doing something that you have been asked to do by making an excuse that is dishonest but cleverwormout钻出，爬出33. All or nothing：要么全部，要么一点也没有34. Give-and-take: a willingness between two people or groups to understand each o
8、ther, and to let both of them have some of the things they want 互相忍让35. Stick to one's guns：固执己见；争执36. Meet someone halfway：迎合某人；妥协37. Middle-of-the-road：中间派38. Find
