前言
1 Having a Ball欢度时光
2 Footing the Bill付账
3 Making Ends Meet平衡收支
4 Raking It In大捞一笔(发横财)
5 Caught Short 缺钱
6 An Arm and a Leg非常昂贵
7 A Nest Egg私房钱
8 Falling Behind无法持续
9 When the Chips Are Down最糟糕的状况
10 Keeping One’s Head Above Water平安度过
11 One for the Books无法预期
12 An Eager Beaver工作狂
13 Bringing Home the Bacon养家活口
14 On a Shoestring一点点钱
15 A Pep Talk激励
16 In Seventh Heaven非常快乐
17 A Brainstorm 奇思妙想
18 The Crearm of the Crop顶尖
19 Pulling Strings 背后操作
20 In the Swing of Things适应
21 A Hustler骗钱高手
22 High Off the Hog舒适的生活
23 Getting down to Brass Tacks切入问题核心
24 Straight from the Horse’s Mouth当面得知
25 Coming Through with Flying Colors得心应手
26 The Black Sheep 麻烦分子、害群之马
27 In a Jam陷入困境
28 On the Go不停奔走
29 Raising Cain引起骚动
30 Behind the 8-Ball麻烦大了
31 Jack-of-All-Trades多才多艺
32 Out on a Limb身陷险境
33 Twiddling One’s Thumbs无所事事
34 Play it by Ear见机行事
35 Off the Top of One’s Head 顺其自然
36 The Rat Race无休止的竞争
37 Keyed Up紧张的
38 Pounding the Pavement找工作
39 A Hard Nut to Crack棘手的事
40 Back to the Drawing Board重来一次
41 Passing the Buck推卸责任
42 A Song and Dance借口
43 The Apple of One’s Eye掌上明珠
44 Keeping in Touch保持联络
45 Hitting It Off相处融洽
46 A Chip off the Old Block有其父必有其子
47 Seeing Eye to Eye意见相同
48 On the Rocks 前行无路
49 An Old Flame 昔日的恋人
50 A Wet Blanket 扫兴的人
51 A Knockout大美女
52 A Sourpuss难缠的人
53 A Lemon次品
54 High and Low到处
55 The Boob Tube电视机
56 Sprucing Up 打扮整齐
57 A Pad房间
58 Hitting the Bottle饮酒
59 In the Same Boat处境相同
60 A Pill讨厌的家伙
61 Dishing it Out批评
62 Settling the Score报复
63 The Last Straw忍耐的极限
64 A Kick in the Pants拒绝
65 A Bum Ticker虚弱的心脏
66 Turning the Tables形势逆转
67 Mudslinging中伤
68 A Road Hog公路霸王
69 A Blabbermouth饶舌
70 A Bookworm书虫
71 Use Your Noodle动脑筋
22 Putting Yourself Out任劳任怨
73 The Lowdown 真相、真情
74 A Heart-to-Heart Talk谈心
75 Wishy-Washy摇摆不定
76 Going to Pieces失去控制
77 Hold Your Horses耐心等候
78 Through the Grapevine传闻
79 On the Q.T.机密
80 A Quack 庸医
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