41. Better luck next time. 下次運氣更好

42. come in handy 派得上用場

43. rains cats and dogs 傾盆大雨

44. First come, first served. 先來先招待;捷足先登

45. It’s not my day! 今天運氣真糟

46. That’s news to me. 這可是新聞呢

47. There’s no way to tell. 沒辦法知道

48. read sb. like an open book 清楚某人心里的想法

49. You’ve got me there. 你考到我了

50. Easy does it. 慢慢來;小心一點;別生氣了

51. on the tip of one’s tongue 差一點就說出口;差一點就記起來的

52. The more, the merrier. 越多越好

53. let someone off the hook 讓某人擺脫麻煩、解脫困境

54. beside the point 離題的;不是重點

55. burn the candle at both ends 白天晚上都要忙;花費很多精力

56. meet a deadline 截稿

57. out of sight, out of mind 眼不見為凈;離久情疏

58. rub someone the wrong way 惹惱某人

59. step on one’s toes 觸怒到某人

60. be fed up with 對……感到厭煩

61. give credit where credit is due. 稱贊該被贊美的人

62. go from bad to worse 每況愈下

63. hit the jackpot 中大獎，走運

64. It all depends on what one means bysth. 看某人對于……是指什么意思

65. accidentally/on purpose 不小心/故意

66. in one’s book 在某人的字典里;對……而言

67. No pains, no gains 一份耕耘，一份收獲

68. You ain’t seen nothing yet. 你還沒看過更好(爛)的

69. to give a rain check 改天的邀請

70. That’s what friends are for. 這就是好朋友啊

71. It’s a pain in the neck. 很討厭而難避免

72. It’s the thought that counts. 心意最重要

73. the tip fo the iceberg 冰山一角;危險的細微的征兆

74. jump down someone’s throat 粗暴地回答某人;無理地打斷某人的話

75. save sth. for a rainy day 以備不時之需

76. behind the scenes 在幕后;在黑暗中

77. by the skin of one’s teeth 剛好，勉強，僥幸

78. Don’t rock the boat. 不要破壞現狀、搗亂

79. worth its weight in gold 很有價值的

80. speak of the devil 說曹操曹操到