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？...

shoo-in 长胜将军；必然的胜利者 Theres no way he can lose. Hes a shoo-in. 他不会输的，他是位长胜将军。...

in a bind 遇到两难问题；陷入困境；窘迫 If a fuel-efficiency bill reaches his desk, Bush could be in a bindcaught between auto lobbyists and his concern for energy security. 一旦增强能源效益法案送到布什的办公室，...

lay off 停止；解雇 Lay off! I dont need you to tell me what to do! 别再讲了!我不需要你告诉我怎样做！...

between a rock and a hard place 陷于两难；进退维谷 Youve put me between a rock and a hard place. 你让我进退两难了。...