41. Better luck next time. 下次运气更好

42. come in handy 派得上用场

43. rains cats and dogs 倾盆大雨

44. First come, first served. 先来先招待;捷足先登

45. It’s not my day! 今天运气真糟

46. That’s news to me. 这可是新闻呢

47. There’s no way to tell. 没办法知道

48. read sb. like an open book 清楚某人心里的想法

49. You’ve got me there. 你考到我了

50. Easy does it. 慢慢来;小心一点;别生气了

51. on the tip of one’s tongue 差一点就说出口;差一点就记起来的

52. The more, the merrier. 越多越好

53. let someone off the hook 让某人摆脱麻烦、解脱困境

54. beside the point 离题的;不是重点

55. burn the candle at both ends 白天晚上都要忙;花费很多精力

56. meet a deadline 截稿

57. out of sight, out of mind 眼不见为净;离久情疏

58. rub someone the wrong way 惹恼某人

59. step on one’s toes 触怒到某人

60. be fed up with 对……感到厌烦

61. give credit where credit is due. 称赞该被赞美的人

62. go from bad to worse 每况愈下

63. hit the jackpot 中大奖，走运

64. It all depends on what one means bysth. 看某人对于……是指什么意思

65. accidentally/on purpose 不小心/故意

66. in one’s book 在某人的字典里;对……而言

67. No pains, no gains 一份耕耘，一份收获

68. You ain’t seen nothing yet. 你还没看过更好(烂)的

69. to give a rain check 改天的邀请

70. That’s what friends are for. 这就是好朋友啊

71. It’s a pain in the neck. 很讨厌而难避免

72. It’s the thought that counts. 心意最重要

73. the tip fo the iceberg 冰山一角;危险的细微的征兆

74. jump down someone’s throat 粗暴地回答某人;无理地打断某人的话

75. save sth. for a rainy day 以备不时之需

76. behind the scenes 在幕后;在黑暗中

77. by the skin of one’s teeth 刚好，勉强，侥幸

78. Don’t rock the boat. 不要破坏现状、捣乱

79. worth its weight in gold 很有价值的

80. speak of the devil 说曹操曹操到