p.a. (paper ass) 没头脑的人
packed like sardines 拥挤得象沙丁鱼罐头一样
packed snow 路上被踩过的雪
paddle one's own canoe 独自闯出自己的前途
pain in the neck 极讨厌的人或物
paint the town red 疯狂地庆祝
particular about food 对食物很讲究
pass away 过世
pass out 昏倒;分发
pass over 忽略
past master 技艺精湛的人
pay down (分期付款)付头款
pay one's own way 各自付费
pay the price 付出代价;得到报应
penny for your thoughts. 告诉我你想什么
perhaps some other day 改天吧.
Perish the thought! 打消这念头!
person after my own heart 他人的作为符合我的心意
pick holes 挑毛病
pick sb out 看中某人
pick up 一点点学习
pick-me-up 喝酒、汤等刺激一下神经
pipe course 容易的课程或工作
pipe down 安静些
plain home cooking 家常便饭
plain sailing 一帆风顺;轻而易举之事
play ball with 与……合作
play it straight 诚实
play truant 逃学
plenty of fish in the sea 比喻多得很
plug along 为生活而拼命工作
poorly off 穷困潦倒
pot calling the kettle black 五十步笑百步
pour oil on troubled waters 平息事态
prices are soaring 物价飞涨
pull a long face 拉长脸不悦
pull a long oar 独自去作
pull no punches 不客气,动真格的
pull off 成功;完成
pull one's leg 开某人的玩笑
pull oneself together 恢复镇定
pull through 克服困难;恢复健康
push one's luck 在已有利情况下做多余冒险
put an end to 结束
put aside 储蓄
put heads together 一起商讨问题
put heat on 对某人要求严厉
put it on the cuff 赊帐
put it this way 这样说;这样做
put off 延期
put on a show 假装给人家看
put on weight 胖了
put one out of the way 杀某人
put one's foot down 坚决反对
put one's foot in it 说错话
put one's foot in one's mouth 说错话
put one's heart and soul in sth 全心全意做某事
put sb in charge of 让某人负责某事
put sb in the ring 和某人赛一场
put that in one's pipe and smoke it 威胁别人好好想清楚
put through 接通电话;做妥一件工作
put up 举起;住宿
put up a good show 好好表现自己
put up with 忍受
put your best foot forward 尽量使你的仪容整洁
quality work 细活儿
queer(strange) fish 怪人
quit smocking 戒烟
quite all right 没关系
rain or shine 不论晴雨
rainy day 贫苦困难的日子
raise hell 破口大骂
raise the roof 变得异常愤怒
really something 了不起
red tape 官样文章
red tape 繁文缛节
reflect on 回忆
regular guy 好人,靠得住的人
released from, be 被释放;解脱
remember sb to another 代某人问候别人
right down one's alley 正好是某人所精通的
right or wrong 无论如何
right-hand man 得力的助手
ring a bell with sb 使某人回忆起某事
road hog 驾车乱抢路的人
rock the boat 破坏别人的计划;使遇到危险
roll out the red carpet 铺上红色地毯
rotten to the core 腐烂透顶
rough hours 读书时的艰苦生活
rough sb up 对某人粗卤
round-about way 采用间接的方法
row in one boat 从事相同事业;相同命运
royal road 容易取得成功的捷径
rubber check 空头支票
rubber stamp 人云亦云的人
run across 偶然碰见
run down 撞倒;诋毁;破旧的
run into 突然碰到某人
run of the town 轰动一时的人
run out of sth 用完
run sb out of the town 把某人逐出市外
run up against 遇到
run wild 到处跑
sad dog 放荡的人;易闯祸的人
sad news 餐厅的帐单
sail under false colors 挂羊头卖狗肉;冒充
salt of the earth(world) 社会中坚
same old stuff 陈旧货色
save lots of grief 省掉许多麻烦
save one's breath 节省口舌
save the day 反败为胜;挽救了大局
save up 储蓄
say it with flowers 笑容可掬,细生细气
say no more. 别再说了.
Says you! 你是胡扯!
scare the devil out of sb 吓得魂不附体
scratch sb a note 写封信给某人
screw-ball 有怪僻的人
search me. 我不知道.
second sight 超人的预见力
secret sorrow 难言之隐
see after 照顾
see eye to eye 我们意见相同.
see it through 使某事顺利通过
see my point 了解;明白
see off 送行
see to it 留心、细致地办好某事
see you around. 再见.
sell like hot cakes 销售得很快
sell sb down the river 出卖某人
send in 提出;交出
serve sb right 活该
service station 加油站
set about 考虑;留意
set back 拖延
set forth 说明
set my heart on 对……倾心
set the world on fire 震惊天下
settle down 安定
seventh heaven 极乐世界
shake a leg 跳舞;赶快
shake and make up 言归于好
Shame on you! 你真丢脸!
she's a smart dresser. 她是一个注重服饰的人.
she's been two-timing me. 她背着我和其他男人约会.
she's got it! 她迷倒了许多人.
she's not the only fish in the sea. 她并不是世界上唯一的女人.
shed of 领先
shedding crocodile tears 猫哭老鼠
shit of luck 倒霉
shoe is on the other foot 今日不同往昔
show off 炫耀
show sb the ropes 传授秘诀
show sb the(back) door 下逐客令
show up 露面;出现;突出
sick of, be 讨厌
side money 外快
side-kick 莫逆之交
sign up for 报名参加
sink in the scale 降低
sitting pretty 过着舒服的生活
sixes and sevens 乱七八糟
sixth sense 第六感
size up 打量
sleep in this morning 睡个懒觉
slip one's memory 一时忘记
slow-poke 行动迟缓的人
slowly but surely 稳扎稳打
small potato 小人物
smoke like a chimney 烟鬼
smoke o.p.b 吸别人的烟
snake in the grass 隐藏的危险
snap out of it 突然改变情绪;振作起来
snowed. (学生)被一个问题弄糊涂.
so that's it 原来如此
So what? 那又怎么样?
soft-soap 谄媚
somehow or other 莫名其妙地
sore spot 伤心事,旧疮疤
sorry to have kept you waiting. 抱歉,让您久等了.
sounds just like 看样子就象
speak of the devil 说曹操曹操到
speak the same language 志同道合
spell out sth 讲清楚
spill the beans 露马脚
spoil the show 演杂了