摘要:( the child who is similar to his parent ... ) A chip off the old block is the child who is similar to the parent. Example: "Did you meet Bill's son at the picnic yesterday? He's just like Bill!"[阅读全文]

摘要:( moving to a new location ... ) A change of scenery is a new place where things look and feel different from the old. Example: "I just got back from Florida." Reply: "That must have been a change[阅读全文]

摘要:( doing it differently from the way it was done before ... ) A change of pace is when a different thing is done or when the same thing is done but in a different way. Example: "What would you like m[阅读全文]

摘要:( an innocent person was believed to be guilty ... ) A case of mistaken identity is when one person was accidentally thought to be another person. Example: "Are you sure you are not Don Johnson?" R[阅读全文]

摘要:( very nervous ... ) A person who is tense and nervous is a bundle of nerves. Example: "I have to give a speech tomorrow, and I am a bundle of nerves." It feels like one's nerves are tightly wrapp[阅读全文]

摘要:( refreshing; it makes you feel better; a change that feels good ... ) A breath of fresh air is a nice change that feels good, like the feeling of fresh air on your body. Example: "I love having thi[阅读全文]

摘要:( a situation that feels comfortable and easy ... ) A situation which is easy and comfortable is like a bed of roses. Example: "Working here is no bed of roses." To remind us that situations are no[阅读全文]

摘要:( don't delay; do the things you need to do as soon as possible ... ) "Why put off until tomorow what you can do today" (proverb) says that you should not wait to do things that you need to do; do[阅读全文]

摘要:( we tend to want things that belong to other people ... ) "The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence" says that other situations always seem better than the ones we are in. Exampl[阅读全文]

摘要:( you find a way to do what you need to do ... ) "Necessity is the mother of invention" (proverb) says that when you really need to do things ("necessity"), you find new ways of doing them ("inv[阅读全文]

摘要:众口之言( news that travels from person to person ... ) Something that you heard from other people you know by word of mouth. Example: "How did you hear about this party?" Reply: "Word of mouth."[阅读全文]

摘要:( life is exciting when you try different types of experiences ... ) Variety is the spice of life expresses the idea that it is good to try and do different things. Example: "We were planning to go[阅读全文]

摘要:( to get the best of both choices ... ) "The best of both worlds" is to have the best aspects of one choice and the best aspects of another choice when you have been asked to select between two cho[阅读全文]

摘要:( the one you love the most ... ) The apple of your eye is that person (or thing) that you care for the most. Example: "He sure does love his little girl." Reply: "She's the apple of his eye." E[阅读全文]

摘要:( they are the same thing ... ) "Six of one, half-dozen of the other" says that two things which people refer to differently are actually the same thing. A "dozen" is a counting word that represe[阅读全文]

摘要:developing the body of the paragraph There are various ways in which the body of the paragraph might develop the main idea which is expressed in the key sentence. Some of these are: 1) By giving exa[阅读全文]

摘要:To be out of your element is to be uncomfortable with your environment. People usually don't perform well when they are out of their element. Example: "I often feel out of my element when traveling[阅读全文]

摘要:When you emerge safely (out of danger) after a difficult time we say that you are "out of the woods." Example: Joe was sick two weeks ago and we were very worried, but now it looks like he is out of[阅读全文]

摘要:To go out of the frying pan and into the fire is to get out of one difficult situation only to end up in another. Example: "I worked too hard on that last project. But on this new project I am workin[阅读全文]

摘要:Something that happens out of the blue is sudden and unexpected. Example: "They seemed to be talking calmly when out of the blue she slapped him in the face!" It is as if suddenly it started raining[阅读全文]