1. be all ears 洗耳恭听

2. a wet blanket 讨人嫌的人

3. pull one's leg = tease someone 开某人玩笑

4. Achilles' heel 致命弱点；个性的瑕疵

5. twenty-four seven = 24 hours a day, 7 days a week = all the time 永远，一直

6.a big shot = an important person 大腕儿，大亨

7. bucket down = rain very heavily 瓢泼大雨

8. a breath of fresh air 使人耳目一新的人

9. below the mark = not measure up 不够水平，不合格

10. be all eyes 目不转睛

11. go for a song = be sold very cheaply 贱卖

12. chip in = contribute money　捐献，集资

13. cast a cloud over 泼冷水，是蒙上阴影

14. two thumbs up 举双手赞成

15. beyond compare 绝佳的，最棒的

16. break one’ s back 辛勤工作

17. backroom boys 幕后英雄

18. get butterflies in one’s stomach = get nervous 紧张不安

19. by the book 照章办事

20. be the apple of one’s eye = be very precious to sb. 非常珍贵

21. castles in the sky / air 空中楼阁

22. sell like hot cakes = sell very well or very quickly 畅销

23. break even 不赔不赚