for good 永远

例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good.
每天少吸烟一点,你就可能会永远戒掉烟.



get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静

例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess.
我希望他尽快地安定下来.他的生活一团糟.



get one's goat 使人发怒或厌恶

例句: It really got Mr. Brown's goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets.
不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气.



get out of the bed on the wrong side　指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁,难以相处

例句:What's the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side.
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气?



give an ear to:听一听

例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints
of the workers.
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨.



grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草

例句: The criminal tried to grasp at a straw by feigning mental disorder.
罪犯装疯,企图抓住一根救命稻草.



hang in the balance 未见分晓

例句:After the surgery, the patient became very sick and her life hung in the balance for nearly a week.
手术后,那个病人非常虚弱,将近一个星期他的生命在垂危中.



hang-up　(情感上的)障碍, 大难题

例句: Mary has a real hang-up about cats and doesn't like to be in the same room with them.
玛丽对猫有一种摆脱不掉的厌烦,因此不愿意和猫在同一个房间.



high and dry 被抛弃的,处于痛苦之中的

例句: George took all the money away and left his companions high and dry,with nothing to buy the tickets.
乔治带走了所有的钱,把他的同事抛弃了,连买车票的钱也没有.



high and low 到处

例句: I looked high and low for my pen,but I couldn't find it anywhere.
我到处找我的钢笔,但我怎么也找不到它.



hit upon:偶然想出

例句:He crouched there for a long time before he hit upon a plan to defeat his antagonist.
他蹲在那里很长一段时间后,突然想出了一个挫败他对手的计划.



in a bind:窘迫

例句: when he asked me to marry him, I felt in a bind.
当他向我求婚时,我感到很窘迫,



in the dog house　窘迫,陷入困境

例句: The whole team was in the doghouse because they lost the game.
由于输掉了比赛,整队都陷入困境.



in luck　幸运

例句: Mary dropped her glasses and they did not break, so she was in luck.
玛丽的眼镜掉在地上而没有摔坏,所以她是幸运的.



ins and outs:错综复杂事物的因果

例句: After careful investigation, he got to know the ins and outs of the accident.
经过仔细的调查,他终于弄清了事件的前因后果.