1.A blot on the landscape 煞风景的人或物
2.A chip off the old block 酷似其父
3.A church mouse 一贫如洗的人
4.A drop in the bucket/ocean 九牛一毛，沧海一粟
5.A dog in the manger 站着茅坑不拉屎的人
6.A flash in the pan 昙花一现
7.A/the fly in the ointment 美中不足，扫兴的事
8.A fly on the wall 不易察觉的人，偷听讲话的人
9.An eyesore 刺眼的东西
10.A house of cards 不可靠的想法或计划
11.A lion in/on the way/path 拦路虎
12.A pain in the neck 令人讨厌的人或事
13.A thorn in sb.'s flesh/side 令人烦恼的人或事
14.As close as a clam 非常吝啬
15.A snake in the grass 潜伏的危险
16.As easy as talking candy from a baby 非常容易
17.As free as (the) air 非常自由，不受限制的
18.As heavey as lead 像灌了铅似的沉重
19.As plain as the nose on your face 显而易见
20.As plentful as blackberries 多如牛毛
21.As sure as eggs is eggs 肯定，无疑
22.As tough as old boots 非常硬的，非常坚强的
23.Be caught red-handed 被当场抓住
24.Be on the high ropes 自高自大，趾高气昂
25.Big mouth 喋喋不休的人
26.Bite one's head off 把某人骂的狗血淋头
27.Chatter like a magpie 喋喋不休
28.Bite the hand that feeds one 忘恩负义，以德报怨
29.Buttonhole a person 强留客人长谈
30.Castles in the air 空中楼阁，不切实际的计划
31.Cheerful as a lark 非常快活
32.Chew the/one's cud 反思，沉思
33.Climb the wall(s) 撞墙，发疯
34.Cold fish 怪人，冷冰冰的家伙
35.Cold as charity 冷漠，缺乏同情心
36.Couch potato 整天看电视的人
37.Cuckoo in the nest 破坏他人家庭幸福的人
38.Drink like a fish 牛饮
39.Feather one's own nest 中饱私囊，营私自肥
40.Fish bowl 毫无隐秘的状态
41.Fish or cut bait 做出抉择
42.Follow like sheep 盲目跟从
43.Folloe one's nose 凭直觉
44.Get hot under the collar 发怒
45.Get on like a house in fire 进展很快
46.Hand in glove with sb. 关系密切，相互勾结
47.Handwriting/writing on the wall 不祥之兆
48.Hang by the wall 置之不用，束之高阁
49.Happy hunting ground 理想之地，天堂
50.Hate like poison 对.......恨之入骨
51.Have the guts(to do sth.) 有胆量（做某事）
52.Have a face as long as a fiddle 愁容满面
53.Have one's heart in one's mouth 焦急万分
54.Have a finger in the/every pie 染指，干预
55.Hit a man who is down 落井下石
56.Hitch one's wagon to a star 怀有雄心壮志
57.Hold the purse strings 掌管金钱财务
58.Hot air 吹牛，夸夸其谈
59.Hot potato 棘手的问题，难题
60.In apple-pie order 井井有条
61.Know sth. like the palm of one's hand 了如指掌
62.Keep one's ear to the ground 注意舆论动向
63.Like a bat out of hell 离弦的箭
64.Like a bear with a sore head 脾气粗暴
65.Like a bird 迅速的，爽快的
66.Like a bolt from the blue 晴天霹雳
67.Like a cat on hot bricks 焦躁不安
68.Like clockwork 有规律的，顺利的
69.Like a fish out of water 处境不利，感到生疏
70.Like a lamb 温顺的，胆怯的
71.Like a needle in a bottle/bundle of hay 极度困难，如海底捞针
72.Like a lead balloon 毫无作用，效果
73.Like fire/wildfire 飞快的，迅速广泛的
74.Like greased lightning 迅如闪电的，飞快的
