in a bind　 窘迫
例句： when he asked me to marry him, I felt in a bind.
　　　　　当他向我求婚时， 我感到很窘迫。

in the dog　house　 窘迫，陷入困境
例句： The whole team was in the doghouse because they lost the game.
　　　　　由于输掉了比赛，整队都陷入困境。
in luck　 幸运
例句： Mary dropped her glasses and they did not break, so she was in luck.
　　　　　玛丽的眼镜掉在地上而没有摔坏，所以她是幸运的。
ins and outs　 错综复杂事物的因果
例句： After careful investigation, he got to know the ins and outs of the accident.
经过仔细的调查，他终于弄清了事件的前因后果。
It's in God's hands 　听天由命
例句： It's in God's hands and we have prepared for the worst.
　听天由命吧， 我们已经做最坏的准备了。
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Lay stress on / upon 　着重，重视
例句： In his speech Mr. Brown laid stress on the sagacity of cats.
　　　　　布朗先生在他的讲座里强调了猫的灵性。

let sleeping dogs lie 　莫惹是非
例句： Don't tell the teacher what you have done. Let
　　　　sleeping dogs lie.
　　　　　不要告诉老师你做了什么。莫惹是非。

lose one's temper　 发脾气
例句： he lost his temper when he broke the key in the lock.
　　　　　他把钥匙弄断在锁里了，就发起了脾气。
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make ends meet 　使收支平衡
例句： I have to take two part-time jobs at the same time to make ends meet.
　　　　　为了收支平衡， 我不得不同时作两份兼职。

make use of 　使用，利用
例句： He will make use of all the odds and ends.
　　　　　他会利用所有这一切零碎东西。

monkey business 　胡闹
例句： he told the boys to quit their monkey business, or he
　　　　would call a teacher.
　　　　　他告诉那些男孩子不要再胡闹，不然他就叫老师。
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on and off　 间断地
例句： It rained on and off all day long。
今天断断续续地下着小雨。
on the up and up　 坦率，诚实
例句：How can we know whether a person is on the up and up by his appearance!
从一个人的外表我们怎么能知道他是坦率的呢！

out and about 　户外活动
例句： Mr Smith recovers quickly，and he'll be out and about very soon.
史密斯先生复原得很好，很快他就能到户外活动了。
out and out   完全地，彻底地
例句：What I said is an out and out truth.
我说的全都是事实。
out of sorts　 发脾气的
例句： Don't talk to him, he is out of sorts.
　　　　　别跟他说话，他在发脾气。
out of temper　 发怒的，发脾气　
例句： The children were frightened to find him out of temper.
　　　　　孩子们一见他发脾气，都吓坏了。
over and over 　多次地，重复地