throw up ones hands 表示没办法处理；放弃；退出(竞争) The entrance exam is so difficult. Judy had to throw up her hands and said:university is not for me. 入学考试太难了，朱迪无能为力，说：大学是和我无缘了...

hot on someones trail 紧紧跟在某人后面走；尾随；对穷追不舍 He is hot on a suspects trail for almost an hour. 他已经紧跟那个疑犯差不多一个小时了。...

boys will be boys 小孩子不懂事 We cant accept that boys will be boys. We need intervene with boys, to hold them accountable for what they are doing. 我们无法接受小孩子不懂事的观念，我们必须管管他们，让他们对...

live it up 尽情玩乐；玩得尽兴 He carefully cultivated the image of the Outsider. He avoided the restaurants where politicians lived it up and cut their backroom deals. 他苦心塑造局外人的形象，从不涉足政治人物花天...

a soft option 比较容易或有利的选择；最省事省力的办法 Helen considered staying with her mother a soft option because she did not have to worry about house-keeping. 海伦认为跟她妈在一起是比较有利的事情，因...

know something inside out 对某事相当了解；对某事认识很透彻 During an interview, he was sharp, combative and a bit relieved to be talking about things he knows inside out. 在接受采访时，他看起来相当的有斗志，谈...

give someone a dressing-down 责骂某人；谴责 She gave him a good dressing down. 她给了他一顿痛斥。...

speak the same language 兴趣、意见、观念相同；气味相投 When Levin and Turner proclaimed their deal, it was Earth meets Mars. But last week the two dealmakers actually seemed to speaking the same language and perceive the same...

make a killing 赚大钱；得到暴利；突然获得巨大成就 Australian swimming star Ian Thorpe makes a killing with deals worth 5 million dollars. 澳洲游泳名将托普签下金额五百万美元的合约，赚了一笔。...

smooth sailing 顺利进行 Just two more months before she has her boy. Aside from the occasional bout of morning sickness, its been smooth sailing for her so far. 再过两个月她就要生小宝宝了。对她来说，到目前为止，除...