shape up 表现良好；乖 Youd better shape up if you want to stay on. 如果你还想留下来的话，那就最好乖一点。...

(go) down the drain 前功尽弃；白费心机；付诸流水 All our efforts went down the drain when the power went out. 电一停，我们努力全付诸流水。...

rise from the ashes 重获新生；从毁灭中再生 His business company went bankruptcy years ago, but now he opens another big one, it is rise from he ashes. 多年前他的公司破产了，现在他有开了一间公司，可以说是浴...

hat in hand 态度谦卑；客气；毕恭毕敬；卑躬屈膝 when you are pleasing others to help you, you must put your hat in the hand. 当你请求他人帮助你的时候，你的态度要谦卑。...

slip through ones fingers 错过；坐失良机 How could you allow such an great opportunity to slip through your fingers? 你怎么可以就这样错失良机呢？...

put ones foot in ones mouth 祸从口出；说错话 Tom is always saying such stupid thing. He has a real talent for putting his foot in his mouth. 汤姆尽说这种蠢话。他真有惹是生非的本事。...

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...