take it back 收回所说的话,为所说的道歉

例：It wasn't nice of you to make fun of your little brother, take it back and never do it again. 我很讨厌你取笑你弟弟，你应该道歉而且以后别再这么做。

I can't believe you told your gf she was fat! If you don't take it back, you may never see her again. 我真不敢相信你告诉你女友说她很胖，如果你不道歉，你以后可能会再也见不到她了。



who's with me ? 谁愿意加入我的行列 / 谁同意我

例：I'm going to that new Japanese restaurant to eat some sushi, who's with me?我要去那个新的日本餐馆吃寿司，你和我去吗？



take the wheel 掌控

例：My little sister is terrible at cooking ! She should let me take the wheel for this dinner party.我姐姐不擅长厨艺，她应该让我来主持晚宴。

I really don't understand how to fix this computer , Can you take the wheel ?我真的不懂修电脑，你能帮我搞定吗？



play one's part 各尽其责,扮演好自己的角色

例：Five of us are going camping next week so I need to play my part and get the food organized , the others are looking after the tent and equipment. 我们五个人下周要去玩，因此我的工作是把食物准备好，其它四人，一个去准备账蓬，还有一人去准备器材.

We had a conference at work today and were told that everyone needs to play their part , if we're to successfully finish all our new projects. 今天我们在单位开了一个会，会上说：“每个人都要把自己的活做好了，要不然我们这么多新项目就不能顺利完成”.



be thrown to the wolves 完全抛弃,送入虎口

例：After the Beijing soccer team did really badly last season they all blamed the captain , He was really thrown to the wolves by his teamates. 北京队比赛完毕后，他们彻底输掉了这个赛季。他们都谴责教练，他完全被他的队员抛弃了。

When our chairman criticized the work of our company my boss told him it was all my fault , He totally threw me to the wolves and I was very upset . 当董事长批评公司业绩的时候，老板说责任都在我，我完全被出卖了，我感到非常的伤心。



high stakes 生死关头

例：The company is playing for high stakes, if the takeover bid goes well then they'll make a huge amount of money,if not, they might go bankrupt . 这家公司到了生死关头，如果他们预算的好，他们会赚很多钱，否则的话他们会破产。

It's high stakes for the Beijing team in tonight's game , if they lose it'll be the end of their season.今天的比赛对北京队来说是生死悠关的，如果他们输了，他们这个赛季就不会出现了。



there is much more to 没有看起来那么简单

例：John looks like a dumb athlete, but there's much more to him than that ,He also has a law degree from Princeton and is a good painter. John 看起来像个体育白痴，但是他没有那么简单，他在Princeton大学取得了法律学位，而且他还是个好的画家。

Many people expect Sue to be naive because she grew up in the countryside but there is much more to her than that, She has traveled all over the world. 大家都认为Sue天真幼稚，因为她在乡下长大，但是她没有那么简单，她游遍了全世界。



make / in full retreat 全面撤退

例：They were trying to climb to the top of the mountain but when a storm came they had to make a full retreat and get back to the camp. 他们试图爬到山的顶峰，但是由于暴风雪他们不得不全面退回了营地。

The company tried to open branches in America but it has been in full retreat since it lost millions of dollars. 公司原打算在美国开展子公司，但由于损失了上亿元，因此全面退了回去。



give away the ending 先讲出结果

例：I prefer to go to movies on my own because if I go with friends sometimes, they ruin it by giving away the ending. 我喜欢一个人看电影，因为有时跟朋友去他们总是先讲出结局。

I read the book before I saw the film, so I already knew what was gonna happen the book had gave away the ending . 看这部电影以前我读过原著，所以我已经知道电影的情节和结局。



grant sb one's request 同意某人的请求

例：I needed to take a few days off university to go home and my professor agreed to grant me my request. so I'll set out tomorrow. 我需要离开大学回家几天，我的教授同意并批准了我的要求。

The embassy grant me visa request so now I can book my airline ticket. 大使馆批准了我的要求，所以现在我可以订我的机票了。