1. butter someone up 過(guò)分恭維

I’ve seen you buttering up the boss.

我看見(jiàn)你巴結(jié)老板來(lái)著。

2. couch potato 懶在家的人，宅在家的人

He is a real couch potato. He just sits and watches TV at home all day.

他很懶，整天坐在家里看電視。

3. the big cheese 很有影響力的人

That’s Brandon. He’s the big cheese around here. So you want to get on his good side.

Brandon是這里很有影響力的人物，所以你要想辦法獲得他的青睞。

4. go bananas/go nuts 發(fā)瘋

My mom will go bananas when she finds out I crashed her car.

媽媽要是發(fā)現(xiàn)我把她的車(chē)子撞壞，她一定會(huì)發(fā)瘋的。

5. spill the beans 泄露秘密

Come on! Tell me! Spill the beans! What did he say?

快!告訴我，他到底說(shuō)了什么呢?

6. sharp cookie 很聰明的人

You can’t fool Lucy. She’s a sharp cookie.

你不會(huì)騙到Lucy的，她很聰明。

7. cool as a cucumber 鎮(zhèn)定自若

She always stays as cool as a cucumber when things go wrong.

有問(wèn)題發(fā)生時(shí)，她都會(huì)保持鎮(zhèn)定自若的。