1. apickyeater 吃饭挑剔之人
2. appleofoneseye 珍爱之人(或物),宝贝
3. thecoldshoulder 对某人冷淡
4. aslipofthetongue 口误
5. abitterpilltoswallow 吞下苦果
6. anappleadaykeepsthedoctoraway
一天一个苹果,不用请医生(常吃水果有益健康)
7. apieceofcake容易做的事(不费吹灰之力)
8. asfitasafiddle 非常健康
9. abigappetite 胃口很好
10. anadventurouseater 大胆的食客
11. bringhomethebacon挣钱养家
12. biteoffmorethanyoucanchew
贪多而吃不下(尤指接下过多工作而完不成)
13. burnthemidnightoil熬夜
14. bekeptinthedark 被蒙在鼓里
15. behindthetimes过时了,落伍了,不时髦
16. bumpinto 偶然碰到,撞见
17. burnthecandleatbothends 非常忙碌,过度疲劳
18. cryoverspiltmilk 覆水难收
19. Itisnotmycupoftea非我所爱
20. thecalmbeforethestorm暴风雨前的平静
21. bornwithasilverspooninyourmouth生于富贵之家,生来享受富贵