get wind of something 风闻某事；探出；得到密报 His wife got wind of his dismissing and become very worried. 他太太听说了他被解雇的事情后变得特别忧虑。...

fat is in the fire 事情已严重到难以挽回的地步；生米已成熟饭；事情搞糟了；闯下大祸 Sorry, dear. The fats in the fire. No way can you retract the offer without doing a lot of damage to the relationship. 对不起，...

put someone on the spot 让某人为难 Dont put me on the spot like this. You know I cant give you confidential information. 别这样让我为难，你知道我不能给你机密资料的。...

beat someone to it 在别人还没做之前先做 If we do not take step immediately, some one will beat us to it, which means big loss for us. 如果我们不马上采取措施，别人就会抢先一步，而这对我们来说是巨大的损...

play a waiting game 等待机会；持续观望；侍机下手；伺机行动 As Chinas PDA makers battle for market share, cautious global giants play a waiting game. 当中国的PDA厂商竞相抢攻市场占有率时，行事谨慎的跨国...

get on the ball 用心做 If you hope to keep your job, youd better get on the ball and meet the deadline. 如果你还想要你的那份工作，你最好用心做，赶上最后期限！...

true to form 遵照过去的行为模式；(人或人的行动)一如往常 The Clintons, true to form, were nearly half and hour late to meet the elder Bushes at the White House in 1993. 克林顿夫妇于一九九三年在白宫会见老布...

drop the ball 犯错；失职 We almost enter a contract with that company, but Jim drop the ball and ruin everything. 我们差点就跟那公司签合同了，但是吉姆犯了大错，把一切都搞砸了。...

shape up or ship out 要么好好干，要么走人 He is late again, tell him to shape up or ship out. 他又迟到了，叫他自爱点，不然就滚蛋。...

what makes someone tick 促使某人产生某种行为的原因 What makes computer virus writers tick? 促使计算机病毒作者编写病毒的动机是什么呢？...