摘要: You are burning the candle at both ends when you are working long hours without resting. Example: "Would you like to go to a party tonight?" Reply: "I can't. I'm way too tired. I've been burning[阅读全文]

摘要: You are "burning the midnight oil" when you are working hard late into the night. Example: "I could see the light in your window last night. It looks like you have been burning the midnight oil."[阅读全文]

摘要: When you force your way in, sometimes by breaking something, you are breaking in. Example: "They broke in to my apartment when I was gone, and they took everything!" To break in is also to interrupt[阅读全文]

摘要: Under the rules of a game, a score is tied when both sides have won the same number of points. A tie is broken when something happens that gives the final victory to one side or the other. After a tie[阅读全文]

摘要: When something stops working it breaks down. Example: "Did your car break down again?" Reply: "Yeah." To break down can also mean to get upset and start crying. Example: "I've been so sad about[阅读全文]

摘要: People in the same family are related by blood and "blood is thicker than water" says that family ("blood") relations are more important than relations with friends. Example: "When my best friend[阅读全文]

摘要: You "bite your tongue" to keep yourself quiet and not say what you want to say. Example: "I wanted to tell her what I really thought of her dress, but I just bit my tongue." It is not always right[阅读全文]

摘要: To take on a responsibility which is too large for you to manage is biting off more than you can chew. Example: "I thought I could finish this report within a month, but I bit off more than I could c[阅读全文]

摘要: Birds of a feather flock together means that people who are similar to each other often spend time together. Example: "Those guys work at the same company and go to the same bars. They do everything[阅读全文]

摘要: To say that one is stuck "between a rock and a hard place" stresses that there are two forces which are restricting one's movement. Often it is the opposite direction of these forces that causes th[阅读全文]

摘要: Better late than never means that it is better to do something late than to never do it at all. Example: "The movie has already started. Do you still want to go in?" Reply: "Sure. Better late than[阅读全文]

摘要: You are "beating around the bush" when you talk about things indirectly, not stating exactly what you mean. Example: "Why don't you just come out and say what you want to say? Stop beating around[阅读全文]

摘要: You bend over backwards when you put yourself in an uncomfortable position in order to help another person. Example: "We bent over backwards to help him, and he never even thanked us!" It is difficu[阅读全文]

摘要: You are beating a dead horse when you insist on talking about something that cannot be changed. Example: "I'd like to talk with you again about what happened." Reply: "Oh, come on. Let's not beat[阅读全文]

摘要: When you are looking for something that is not where you are looking, you are "barking up the wrong tree." Example: "I know you think I stole your umbrella. But really, I don't have it. You are ba[阅读全文]

摘要: When the project you are working on fails, and you have to start again, you go back to the drawing board. Example: "It looks like my plan to kill the weeds in the garden has failed. Back to the drawi[阅读全文]

摘要: When you have been thinking about a problem, and you are not able to come up with a good answer, you are at wit's end. Example: "Can you help me to solve this problem? I'm at wit's end." Your "w[阅读全文]

摘要: Something that is very light is as light as a feather. Example: "Wow, you lift that box so easily!" Reply: "Oh, come on. It is as light as a feather." A Feather falls slowly, pushed by the wind, a[阅读全文]

摘要: If you would do something quickly and easily, without thinking about it, you would do it at the drop of a hat. Example: "Would you travel around the world if you had the money?" Reply: "At the drop[阅读全文]

摘要: A person whose vision is very poor is as blind as a bat. Example: "Without his glasses, my dad is as blind as a bat." Bats are animals whose visions is very poor in the daytime. They use sound to fl[阅读全文]