※ a cold fish 冷若冰霜的人，不动感情的人
She is really a cold fish. She won't even say hello.
她连个招呼都不愿意打，真是个冷若冰霜的人。
※ a hard crust 不易动感情；厚脸皮
He has such a hard crust that he didn't evey cry over the death of his best friend.
他真是个木头人儿，知道最好的朋友去世了都不哭一声。
※ apple-pie order 井井有条，整齐，有秩序，有条理
The secretary did an excellent job by making an apple-pie order for the student records in the school.
秘书干得很出色，把学生档案整理得井井有条。
※ as cool as a cucumber 悠然自得地；镇定自若地
When I asked her if she knew where the missing file was, she acted as cool as a cucumber. I don't think she took it.
当我问她是否知道丢失的档案在哪儿时，她镇定自若，我想不是她拿的。
※ bite off more than one can chew 做自己力所不能及的事；贪多嚼不烂
If you take 27 units this semester, I think you will be bitting off more than you can chew.
如果你这个学期学27个单元的话，我想你会吃不消的。
※ bring home the bacon 收入足以养家；完成预定目标或任务
Since Randy lost his job, his wife now brings home the bacon.
自从兰迪失业以后，他的妻子就担起了养家糊口的重任。
※ cold turkey 突然停止做某事（通常指突然完全戒除吸烟、酗酒或毒瘾）
When my doctor told me I would die soon if I continued to smoke, I stopped cold turkey.
当医生告诉我，如果继续抽烟我就会很快死去时，我立刻戒烟了。
※ couch potato 习惯懒散的人（尤指把大部分时间用在看电视上的人）
Please go out for a walk, don't become a couch potato.
出去散散步，不要变成懒汉。
※ cream of the crop 精华，精英
Only the cream of the crop can expect to go to Harvard.
只有精英才有希望进哈佛读书。
※ crusty 动辄发火的，急性子的（尤指上年纪的人或其行为）
The novel is about a crusty old man who discovers buried treasure on a tropical island.
这本小说写的是一个脾气执拗的老人的故事，他在热带的一个岛上发现了埋在地下的珍宝。
※ full of beans 精力充沛，劲头十足
You seem full of beans. Where did you get all that energy?
你看起来生气勃勃，哪儿来的那么多的精力？
※ have a bone to pick with (someone) 因…抱怨（某人），因…对（某人）不满
I have a bone to pick with my secretary for always coming to work late.
我的秘书上班总迟到，我对她非常不满。
※ in a pickle 处境困难
I was in a bad pickle when I lost my job.
我失业后，日子很不好过。
