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kick the bucket 死掉，去世 crocodile tears 假慈悲 rain cats and dogs 倾盆大雨 till the cows come home 长期地 show the white feather 表现胆怯 wear one’s heart upon one’s sleeve 感情外露 in a brown study沉思；呆想 lip service 空口的应酬话 tit for tat针锋相对 the lion’s share 最大的份额 out of the question不可能的 out if question毫无疑问 in question讨论中的，考虑中的 like cures like以毒攻毒 diamond cut diamond棋逢对手 with a heavy heart心情沉重 heart and soul全心全意 heart to heart 推心置腹 strike while the iron is hot 趁热打铁 more haste,less speed 欲速不达 practice makes perfect 熟能生巧 to pass fish eyes for peals鱼目混珠 like mushrooms 雨后春笋 as stubborn as a mule倔得像牛 to fish in the air水底捞月 to be at the end of one’s rope山穷水尽 as dry as sawdust味同嚼蜡 chop and change变化无常 dilly-dally磨磨蹭蹭 at sixes and sevens七七八八 money makes the mare go.有钱能使鬼推磨 toil and moil辛辛苦苦工作 fair and aquare正大光明 high and dry孤立无援 hoity-toity装腔作势 safe and sound安然无恙 cool and calm镇静 turns and twist曲折 wail and whine啼哭 mud and mire泥泞不堪 step and step逐步向前 call a spade a spade 直言不讳 harm set,harm get害人反害己 neck and neck齐家并驱as cool as a cucumber 镇定自若 sleep like a log 熟睡 as dead as a doornail 彻底死去as clear as crystal 像水晶一样清澈 as proud as a peacock 像孔雀一样骄傲 as bold as brass 厚颜无耻的 as silent as the grave 守口如瓶as cool as a cucumber 镇定自若 as tough as leather 硬如皮革；（食物）粗粝snake in the grass 不可靠的人 a wet blanket 扫兴的人或物black bottle 毒药 Many hands make light work人多好办事Great minds think alike.英雄所见略同 Homer sometimes nods.伟人有时也会犯错误。Like father，like son.有其父，必有其子。 Out of sight, out of mind眼不见，心不想。Penny wise, pound foolish.小事聪明，大事糊涂。 as timid as a rabbit 胆小如鼠as timid as a rabbit 人多智广burn one’s boats破釜沉舟 One boy is a boy, two boys half a boy, three boys no boy spill the beans 泄密 一个和尚挑水喝，两个和尚抬水喝，三个和尚没水喝。 Talk of devil and he will appear说曹操曹操That’s the way the cookie crumbles.这就是生活the apple of one’s eye掌上明珠going bananas发疯feel blue 闷闷不乐in hot water有麻烦 hold your tongue and button your lip闭口不谈have eyes in the back of your head 眼光六路be fishy可疑的A good anvil (砧石) does not fear the hammer. (穿鞋的).真金不怕火炼 The cobble