Terms for subject Informal containing the

English	Chinese
about the same	大致一样
about the same	几乎相同
acquire the habit	养成…的习惯 (of)
arrive on the scene	到场
bang in the middle	在正当中
be the limit	使人无法容忍
be the limit	太过分
be wide of the mark	离题太远
be wide of the mark	打歪
be wide of the mark	弄错
be wide of the mark	离目标很远
blow the cobwebs away	使面貌一新
catch the point of	M 抓住〔了解〕M 要点
cover over the cracks	草率掩饰错误［困难等］
cut the cackle	别胡扯 (and come to the horses)
cut the cackle	闲话少叙 (and come to the horses)
cut the cackle	言归正传 (and come to the horses)
cut the cackle	少废话 (and come to the horses)
down the line	彻底地
down the line	沿路［街］一直向前
down to the ground	全然
feel the cold	感觉到冷
fill the bill	符合要求
for the life of me	无论如何
for the record	有案可査的
for the record	正式的
get the breeze up	害怕〔惊慌〕起来
give sb. the fidgets	使人烦躁不安
go in at one ear and out at the other	当做耳旁风
go in at one ear and out at the other	左耳进右耳出
go off the deep end	走极端
half the time	长时间地
half the time	几乎经常
half the time	几乎总是
half the time	常常
half the time	一半时间
harp on the same string	老调重弹
harp on the same string	反复讲〔写〕同一题目
have the breeze up	害怕〔惊慌〕起来
hold the floor	作令人厌烦的长篇发言
hold the floor	拖长发言时间来控制会议
jump the gun	追求
jump the gun	竭力谋求
jump the gun	提前行动
not for anything in the world	决不
not in the same street as	在能力等方面难以和…相比
not in the same street with	在能力等方面难以和…相比
off the beam	出错
off the books	退会
off the books	除名
on the beam	正确
on the level	直率的［地］
on the level	诚恳的
on the level	诚实的［地］
on the map	出名的
be on the straight	办好
be on the straight	品行端正
be on the straight	指原来犯过罪的人老实做人
paper over the cracks	草率掩饰错误［困难等］
pass the buck to	推卸责任于
pass the buck to	向…推诿
paste over the cracks	草率掩饰错误［困难等］
play close to the vest	把…保守秘密
put the lid on	制止
put the lid on	是对…的决定性打击
put the lid on	结束
put the lid on	限制
put the lid on	达到…的顶点
something of the kind	诸如此类
something of the kind	类似于此的
something of the kind	类似的事物
something of the kind	像那一类的事物
take the lid off	揭露…的真相
take the mickey	嘲弄 (out of)
take the mickey	取笑 (out of)
take the wrong way	走错了路
that's the ticket	那正合适
the creeps	毛骨悚然的感觉
the flu	流行性感冒
the like of him	像他这样的人
be all the rage	风行一时
be all the rage	很风流行
the sniffles	感冒
the worst of it is that	最坏 〔最不幸〕的是
to the max	完全
to the max	最大程度地
under the	私下
under the	偷偷地
under the	秘密地
under the	私下地
under the knife	在接受外科手术
what's the matter with..	…出了什么事〔毛病〕
work one's finger to the bone	拼命地干活
work one's finger to the bone	不住手地工作