153. drive sb. to the wall 使某人发疯/受不了;使某人束手无策
154. get sth. off one's chest 倾吐心中的事;落下心中的大石头
155. Two wrongs don't make a right. 报复于事无补 156. the blind leading the blind 外行领导外行 157. in the same boat 同命相连
158. Appearances can be deceiving. 外表是会骗人的 159. only time will tell 只有时间会证明
160. Don't put all your eggs in one basket. 别孤注一掷 161. take the good with the bad 好的与坏的都要一起接受 162. take the bull by the horns 当机立断;大胆果断地解决问题
163. That's the last straw. 使人无法忍受的最后一击 164. You can't please everyone. 你无法使每一个人都满意 165. An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth. 以眼还眼,以牙还牙
166. Money doesn't grow on trees. 金钱得来不易 167. cost sb. an arm and a leg 花大笔钱 168. have the upper hand 占优势
169. everything but the sink 所有的东西 170. Boys will be boys. 男孩就是男孩
171. Not be able to get a word in edgewise. 插不上话 172. go back to square one 回到原地
173. It's never too late to learn. 学习永远不嫌晚;亡羊补牢犹未晚
174. Leave well enough alone. 维持现状;对现在已经很满意了,不用变更
175. on a first-name basis 直呼其名(很熟的)
176. Nothing to write home about. 没什么值得说的;不值得推荐
177. packed in like sardines 挤得要命
178. There are other fish in the sea. 天涯何处无芳草;还有别的机会
179. What you see is what you get. 你看到什么就是什么 180. come out smelling like a rose 一枝独秀 181. hear through the grapevine 听到谣言
182. read you loud and clear 听得很清楚;很了解你 183. have a sweet tooth 喜欢甜食(喜欢某物)
184. know sb. like the back of one's hand 很了解某人 185. It's not the end of the world. 不是世界末日 186. come away empty-handed 一无所获
187. breathe down someone's neck 紧跟在某人后面;监督某人 188. cost sb. a pretty penny 很贵
189. fill someone's shoes 接替某人的职位 190. act the mustard 达到标准 191. like a dream come true 如梦成真
192. zero in on sth. 专注于;对准(两个介词并用,奇怪) 193. put/ lay sth. on the line 坦白的说,冒……风险
194. like a fish out of water 感到尴尬不适应
195. All systems are go. 准备好了。(这句话研究了半天,居然不是语法错误?)
196. end of the road 终点;最后
197. just what the doctor ordered 正合需要
198. pull the wool over someone's eyes 欺骗;蒙蔽某人 199. The first step is always the hardest. 万事开头难 200. Time change, people change. 时间会变,人也会变
201. Birds of a feather flock together. 物以类聚,人以群分 202. give sb. an inch and he'll take a mile 得寸进尺 203. Don't press your luck. 不用得寸进尺 204. saved by the bell (在紧要的关头)得救 205. finders keepers 谁捡到就是谁的 206. by the book 按照规定
207. That's fair enough. 这样很公平 208. raise one's eyebrows 吃惊
209. keep one's head above water 使……免于负债
210. bark up the wrong tree 精力用在不该用的地方;错怪人;目标错误
211. from the bottom of one's heart 由衷地 212. Love is blind. 爱情是盲目的 213. That's all, folks. 就这样了,各位 214. feel sth. in one's bones 直觉到
215. It's sink or swim. 无论成功或失败(全靠自己)
216. steal one's thunder 抢别人的功劳;窃取别人的方法;抢别人的风头
217. Where there's smoke, there's fire. 无风不起浪事;事出有因
218. Bad news travels fast. 坏事传千里 219. eat one's heart out 沮丧;伤心
220. stand the last of time 接受时间的考验 221. a bed of roses 逞心如意的生活