現(xiàn)代職聲篇 A a bachelor girl未婚職業(yè)婦女 a blind alley前途黯淡，死胡同 above board光明正大的 a chance in a million極小的機會 a clock-watcher老看鐘點等下班的人 a dog in the manger占著茅坑不拉屎的人 a fly in the ointment一粒鼠糞攪壞一鍋湯，美中不足 a give-and-take attitude互諒互讓的態(tài)度 a hard nut to crack棘手的問題，難對付的人 a labor of love心甘情愿而做的工作 a leg-up扶持，助一臂之力 a little bird told me自然知道，我不清楚怎么知道的 a pawn in the game無名小卒 a piece of cake輕松容易的事情 a rain check下一次機會，補償 a square peg in a round hole格格不入 a vote of thanks公開致謝 a work addid工作狂 accidentally on purpose貌似偶然，實則有意 odd fuel to the flames火上澆油，雪上加霜 address oneself to專心從事 airs and graces盛氣凌人 all and sundry所有的人，每一個人 alI in a day's work分內(nèi)的工作，不客氣，應(yīng)該做的 alI thumbs笨手笨腳的 answer a call of nature上洗手聞 apple-polish拍馬屁 around the clock日夜不停地，連軸轉(zhuǎn) at loose ends無所事事 at the wheeI開車
B back down on放棄 back to the grind done回去工作 bat the breeze閑扯 be as broad as if is long背著抱著一樣沉，半斤八兩 be asleep at the switch玩忽職守 be at odds with與……不合，與……發(fā)生矛盾 be cut out for天生適合于 be dead on one'S feet比喻筋疲力盡 be done for不中用的，完結(jié)的，累壞的 be in hot wefer遇到麻煩 be in line for something即將得到某物 be in the know熟知內(nèi)幕的，知曉內(nèi)情的 be keyed up十分緊張 be on the balI精明能干的 be snowed under工作過多忙不過來，超負(fù)荷 be swamped with work有一大堆工作要做 bewrapped up in專心致志于，與……有關(guān)（或有牽連） beef up加強，增加，充實 behind someone's back在……的背后，背著 bet one，s bottom dollar確信無疑 between you and me你知我知，私下里說 big noise重要新聞 bleed someone white榨干血汗 blow a fuse勃然大怒 blow one's C00I沉不住氣，失去自制 bone-breaking極其勞累的（工作） beat out of the iob當(dāng)場解雇某人 break one'S back辛勤工作…… brown off沮喪，生氣，厭煩…… brown-nose獻殷勤，拍馬屁 brush up復(fù)習(xí)，溫習(xí)…… bulI session碰頭會，小組會 burn one'S fingers因管閑事而自討苦吃 burn the midnight oil開夜車，學(xué)習(xí)或工作到深夜 butter someone up奉承某人，巴結(jié)某人 by hook or by crook千方百計地，不擇手段地 by no stretch of imagination怎么也想不到
C call it a day收工 calI n quits作罷 can洗手間 can't beat something with a stick最佳安排，十全十美 can't make head or tail of弄不清，不理解 car pool合伙用車 castles in Spain白日做夢，空中樓閣 chalk up記下某人的成功 chance the ducks好歹試一試 charm up哄誘 chase（afler）rainbows白日做夢 clinch容易做的事或肯定會發(fā)生的事 clock in（on）／off上／下班 clunker破車 coffee and cakes微薄的收入 coin it in大發(fā)其財，大把大把賺錢 come through／off with flying colors干得出色，大獲成功 come to a head關(guān)鍵時刻 come up in the world身價提高 couch potatoes總待在家里看電視的人 count the cost權(quán)衡得失 cream puff車況好的二手車 cushy容易的，輕松的，不費力的 cut one's coat according to one'S cloth量入為出 cut the knots快刀斬亂麻
D dance affendance on someone奉承某人，向某人獻殷勤 dead to the wodd沉睡不醒 dish the dirt說三道四 do somebody in搞垮，使累壞 do someone proud殷勤招待 do something by halves半途而廢，做事不徹底 do the bidding of遵……之命，照……的旨意 do the diny on卑鄙地對待 doggie beg裝剩余食物的袋子 donkey work苦活，單調(diào)乏味的苦差 door to door挨家挨戶 dos and don'ts守則，規(guī)則，須知 down-and-out窮苦潦倒的，無業(yè)無錢的，倒霉透的 down-to-earth腳踏實地的 dry as a bone非常干燥
E earn one's bread掙錢養(yǎng)家糊口，維持生計 earn one'S keep維持生計 easier said than done說時容易做時難 end up結(jié)束
F face the music面對現(xiàn)實，承擔(dān)后果 fall asleep at the switch玩忽職守 fall to one's Iat／shoes成為某人的職責(zé) fan the flames火上加油，煽動情緒 fast buck不義之財 feeI in one'S bones that十分確信 fender-bender汽車輕微碰撞 fight the clock爭分奪秒，與時間賽跑 filI the gap彌補不足，填補空白 first things first先說重要的 fiver五元錢 fiat out竭盡全力，坦率地，疲憊地 fly high地位晉升 fooI around亂搞男女關(guān)系，鬼混 freeze one'S blood使某人處于驚恐狀態(tài)
G get a kick out of從……中得到樂趣 get a rise out of得到……強烈的反應(yīng) get hot underthe collar發(fā)怒，怒氣沖天 get mad生氣，惱火 get one'S cards被解雇，被炒魷魚 get one'S cheese如愿以償 get someone's back up惹人生氣 get someone'S goat惹某人生氣 get the bag被解雇 get the boot被解雇，被開除 get the green light得到批準(zhǔn) gel fhe hang of something掌握做某事的竅門 get the sack解雇 get to the boflom of觸及……的實質(zhì)，弄清……的根由 get wind of聽到風(fēng)聲，得到消息 give a shot（try something that is new）試試看 give sb.a break再給某人一次機會 give somebody a free hand給某人行動自由，聽其自行處置 give someone a buzz給某人掛個電話 give someone a tumble給予重視 give someone a wide berth回避.敬而遠之 give someone his heed由某人自由處理 go about（do）做，從事 go by the book嚴(yán)格照章辦事 go down fhe drain把錢白白浪費掉 go downhill走下坡路，逐漸變壞 gp to extremes走極端 go to someone's head沖昏頭腦 go with一起，相配，跟……談戀愛 goof around消磨時光，漫不經(jīng)心 grease／oil someone'S palm賄賂（某人） quess what你猜怎么著
H hands are tied權(quán)力有限 hang up one's boots退休 harp on the same old string嘮嘮叨叨，老調(diào)重彈 hate one'S guts對……恨之入骨 have（a case of）the lilters忐忑不安，神經(jīng)緊張 have a bag iob on...偷盜某人的物品 have a ball at one'S feet有可能成功的有利條件 have a good mind to do something很想去干某事 have a short temper脾氣暴躁 have an axe to grind私心，個人企圖 have broad shoulders能擔(dān)負(fù)重任 have one'S heed in the clouds滿腦子幻想 have one'S eye on看上，留意，想要 have one'S moments春風(fēng)得意之時，某人最輝煌的時候 have something at head熱心于某事 have something at one's finger tips徹底了解 have something on the brain著迷于 have the face to do怎么敢做 hove the world before one前途遠大 have words with與……吵嘴 heeds are going to roll陷入困境，有麻煩 hide one's light under a bushel不露鋒芒，過分謙遜 high and mighty傲慢的，高傲的 hit someone when he|she's down露井下石，打落水狗 hit the fan突然陷入困境，突然遇到麻煩 hit the nail on the head說到點子上 hit the sack就寢，睡個夠 hold one'S tongue緘默，不開口 hold someone's hand給（某人）以道義上的支持 hold the beby干苦差事 hold the bag背黑鍋 huff and puff咆哮，惱怒L hit someone when he|she's down露井下石，打落水狗 hit the fan突然陷入困境，突然遇到麻煩 hit the nail on the head說到點子上 hit the sack就寢，睡個夠 hold one'S tongue緘默，不開口 hold someone's hand給（某人）以道義上的支持 hold the beby干苦差事 hold the bag背黑鍋 huff and puff咆哮，惱怒L hit someone when he|she's down露井下石，打落水狗 hit the fan突然陷入困境，突然遇到麻煩 hit the nail on the head說到點子上 hit the sack就寢，睡個夠 hold one'S tongue緘默，不開口 hold someone's hand給（某人）以道義上的支持 hold the beby干苦差事 hold the bag背黑鍋 huff and puff咆哮，惱怒
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