be hunky-dory挺很好的
A: How do you like the food here? B: Hunky-dory.
skate on thin ice如履薄冰，冒风险
We are skating on thin ice if we continue killing1 wild animals.
toy with the idea of...心里盘算要
Shes toying within the idea of marring a foreigner.
no ifs, ands and buts不要找任何的原因和借口
A: You know I could have done it well, but... B: No ifs, ands and buts. Tell me if you want to save your job.
give someone an inch and hell take a mile得寸进尺
Give my roommate an inch and hell take a mile. Last time, I offered him some candies. Today, he asked for an ice-cream.
have many irons in the fire同时有不少重要的事要做
Although he was out of job, he still wrote to his parents saying he had many irons in the fire.
be in a jam陷入困境
get in a jam
Youve got to help me. Im in a jam. May car refused to work on my way to office.
jaywalk横穿马路
It is dangerous to jaywalk.
in a jiffy不大一会儿
=in a moment, right away. at once
Ill be with you in a jiffy.
have the jitters忐忑不安
The new teacher had a case of jitters2 when he first stood in front of the class.
keep up with the Joneses与其他人比阔，与其他人攀比
He likes keeping up with the Joneses.
get a kick out of doing something从得到非常大的乐趣
He gets a kick put of racing3.
take kindly4 to something/someone想同意
Dont you feel that people in the lab dont take kindly to a nosy5 reporter?
kill someone with kindness好得叫人受不了
The old lady almost killed me with kindness when I lived at her home.
parade ones knowledge买弄学问
He is a well-learned man, bit he never parades his knowledge.
be at large逍遥法外（也可以形容动物不受约束）
The murderer was still at large. The victims parents was determined6 to find enough evidence to sue him to court.
rest on ones laurels7故步自封，吃老本
You are sure to be lagged behind if you rest on your laurels.
turn over a new leaf洗心革面
The juvenile8 delinquent9 promised that he would turn over a new leaf if he could be given lenient10 punishment.
have a hollow leg（喝酒）大量
The best man has a hollow leg. He drinks a lot instead of the bridegroom.
