· Take it easy轻松的干
Take it easy. We have an hour to go before the train leaves.
· An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth以牙还牙，以眼还眼
He will take an eye for an eye when he takes revenge on you.
· Not bat an eye泰然自若
The condemned man listened to his sentence without batting an eyelid.
· There is more to something than meets the eye.表面上看不出
The man came to the bank three times a day without doing anything. There was more to it than met the eye.
· One’s eyes are bigger than one’s stomach.眼大肚子小
We’re going to a self-service restaurant to have dinner, boys, but remember your eyes are bigger than your stomach. Don’t waste any food.
· Feed one’s face吃饭
Look at your school report. It seems to remind me that the only thing you know is to feed your face, but nothing else.
· Till one is blue in the face嘴唇都磨破了
The customer bargained with the seller till he was blue in the face, but the seller didn’t change his price.
· The fat is in the fire为时已晚，欲罢不能
Think twice before you leap. Once you invest your money in the project, the fat will be in the fire.

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· Play second fiddle to someone给某人当二把手
His family has had to play second fiddle to his political career.
· Snap one’s fingers at someone瞧不起某人
He snap his fingers at most men in this profession.
· Play with fire玩火
You are playing with fire if you take bribes.
· Drink like a fish大喝，贪杯
He drinks like a fish, but he is seldom late for night shift.
· Be neither fish nor fowl不伦不类
The newspaper is neither fish nor fowl. It claims to be a serious paper, but there are many articles on famous stars’ personal affairs.
· Put one’s foot in one’s mouth说话走了嘴
The boy put his foot in his mouth when he told his father he played football in the afternoon. His father knew that the boy played truant again.
· Give somebody the gate让某人滚开
I explained to them that I had left the invitation card at home till I was blue in the face, but they still gave me the gate.
· As silent as the grave非常寂静
At two in the morning the town is as silent as the grave.
· Get out of hand失去控制力
The debate got out of hand and became a quarrel.
· Have a hand in something参与某事
Every actor and actress had a hand in making the play a hit.
· Have one’s hands full忙得不可开交
She has her hands full going to work in the day and studying in the evening school after work.
· Have something on one’s hands有待处理
He has clothes of last year’s fashion on his hands. So he has to sell them at a lower price and gets the money back.
· Lie down on the job在工作中偷懒
The coach has been lying on the jobs. There’s no doubt that his team will lose the match.
· Go to somone’s head冲昏头脑
The local football team won the match with flying colours. The excitement went to the enthusiastic fan’s heads and they went to the street drinking and dancing till the midnight.
· Give somebody a free hand to do something给某人自由去处理某事
It is a good idea to give the Students’ Union a free hand to organize the New Year’s Party.
· Keep one’s head above water经济上过得去
During the war, many families found it hard to keep their heads above water.
· Be sick at heart心里非常难过
The monitor forgot to inform the class that the teacher had left the assignment. The next day, when the teacher blamed students, he felt sick at heart.
· Look high and low到处都找遍
I remember locking the file in the safe. But now it is nowhere to be found again, although I have looked high and low.
· A white lie没有恶意的谎言
The patient worries too much about his disease. The doctor, in order to help with the medical treatment, has to tell him a white lie that his illness is no a big matter.
· Know the ropes精通业务
It usually takes half a year for a new employer to know the ropes in the company.