Bite off more than you can chew

好高騖遠(yuǎn)

Meaning: to do something to get rid of stress, to do something to relax after a period of hard work

意思是：承擔(dān)超出你所能承受的

Example: I bit off more than I could chew when I signed up for the extracurricular activities after school.

當(dāng)我在放學(xué)后報(bào)名參加課外活動(dòng)時(shí)，我吃得太多了。

Blow off steam

發(fā)泄情緒

Meaning: to do something to get rid of stress, to do something to relax after a period of hard work

意思是：做一些事情來(lái)擺脫壓力，在一段時(shí)間的努力之后做一些事情來(lái)放松。

Example: After two weeks of exams Andrew and his friends went camping for the weekend to blow off steam.

經(jīng)過(guò)兩周的考試，安德魯和他的朋友們周末去野營(yíng)消遣。

Bookworm

書(shū)呆子

Meaning: Someone who reads a lot.

意思是：一個(gè)經(jīng)常閱讀的人。

Example: Everyone knows she’s a real bookworm so she only got books for her birthday.

每個(gè)人都知道她是個(gè)真正的書(shū)呆子，所以她只有生日的書(shū)。

Brainstorm

頭腦風(fēng)暴

Meaning: to think of new ideas

意義：思考新的想法

Example: Annie didn’t have a clue how to get started with the project so she decided to brainstorm with her group.

安妮不知道如何開(kāi)始這個(gè)項(xiàng)目，所以她決定和她的小組一起集思廣益。

Burn the midnight oil

熬夜

Meaning: to work or read late into the night

意思是：工作或閱讀到深夜

Example: I had to burn the midnight oil to get ready for the test.

為了準(zhǔn)備考試，我不得不熬夜。

By heart

熟記

Meaning: from memory

意思：從記憶中

Example: Jane knows all the idioms by heart.

簡(jiǎn)熟記所有的成語(yǔ)。

Cut to the chase

直入主題

Meaning: get straight to the point

意思是：直奔主題

Example: Cut to the chase – what’s your idea for the project?

例句：開(kāi)門(mén)見(jiàn)山-你對(duì)這個(gè)項(xiàng)目有什么想法？

Eager beaver

對(duì)工作極有熱忱的人

Meaning: someone who is enthusiastic about school or work and works very hard

意思是：對(duì)學(xué)校或工作充滿(mǎn)熱情并努力工作的人

Example: She’s such an eager beaver, she never missed a lesson and always does her homework.

她真是個(gè)熱心的人，從不缺課，總是做作業(yè)。

Hit the books

開(kāi)始學(xué)習(xí)

Meaning: to study

意義：學(xué)習(xí)

Example: I can’t go out this weekend, I have to hit the books because an exam is coming up.

這個(gè)周末我不能出去，因?yàn)榭荚嚲鸵獊?lái)了，我不得不看書(shū)。

Piece of cake

小菜一碟

Meaning: something easy

意思是：簡(jiǎn)單的事情

Example: This test was a piece of cake, I didn’t have to study so much!

這次考試是小菜一碟，我用不著學(xué)那么多！

Pitch in

努力投入

Meaning: contribute, help out

意思：貢獻(xiàn)，幫助

Example: Although Mary was in our group she didn’t pitch in with the project.

雖然瑪麗在我們組，但她沒(méi)有參與這個(gè)項(xiàng)目。

Ring a bell

聽(tīng)起來(lái)熟悉

Meaning: sound familiar

意思：聽(tīng)起來(lái)很熟悉

Example: Ben didn’t cover all the material for the exam, most questions didn’t ring a bell for him.

本沒(méi)有涵蓋考試的所有材料，大多數(shù)問(wèn)題都沒(méi)有給他敲響警鐘。

Skip class

逃課

Meaning: not go to class

意思是：不去上課

Example: Lee had to go to the doctor’s this morning so he skipped class.

李今天早上不得不去看醫(yī)生，所以他逃課了。

Teacher’s pet

寵兒

Meaning: a student who is favored by the teacher

意思是：受老師寵愛(ài)的學(xué)生

Example: Nobody likes a teacher’s pet.

沒(méi)有人喜歡老師的寵物。

To be under the weather

身體不舒服

Meaning: to fill ill

含義：生病

Example: I’m under the weather, I think I’ll skip class.

我不舒服，我想我要逃課了。

With flying colours

出色完成

Meaning: with distinction, successfully

意義：與眾不同，成功

Example: I passed my final exam with flying colours.

我以?xún)?yōu)異的成績(jī)通過(guò)了期末考試。

（來(lái)源：滬江英語(yǔ)）