a pain in the neck 是表示脖子里有个地方很疼吗?be a tall order 是指一份大订单吗?hit the roof 是要把屋顶掀翻吗?
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1 above all
首要
2 across the board
全面地
3 a different ball game
完全不同
4 after all
毕竟;终究
5 again and again
反复
6 ahead of schedule
提前
7 all over again
重新
8 a load of rubbish
一派胡言
9 a pain in the neck
惹人讨厌的人或事
10 as a matter of fact
事实上
11 as a result
结果
12 as a rule
通常
13 as far as I know
据我所知
14 as long as
只要
15 as well
也
16 at any rate
不管怎样
17 at the back of your mind
在心底
18 at this rate
这样继续下去
19 be a tall order
任务艰巨
20 be my guest
请随便
21 bear in mind
记住
22 bear with me
请稍等
23 before you know it
转眼之间
24 behind bars
坐牢
25 believe it or not
信不信由你
26 be off to
去……地方
27 beside the point
无关,不重要
28 be up to
做什么
29 by accident
偶然
30 by all means
当然可以
31 by and large
总的来说
32 by any chance
或许
33 by the way
顺便
34 can do without
用不着,希望没有
35 change your mind
改变主意
36 come to think of it
想起来了
37 couldn’t care less
不在乎
38 day in, day out
日复一日
39 do your best
竭尽所能
40 do you know what I mean?
你懂我的意思吗?
41 don’t get me wrong
别误会
42 don’t hold your breath
别指望
43 drag your feet
做事拖拉
44 easier said than done
说起来容易做起来难
45 every bit as…
完全一样……
46 every last single
每一个
47 feel like…
想要做……
48 first and foremost
首要的是,首先
49 first of all
首先
50 first thing
一大早
51 for all I care
与我无关
52 for all I know
我不知道,说不定
53 for a start
首先
54 for good
永久
55 from time to time
有时
56 funnily enough
说来真怪
57 get a move on
赶快
58 get the picture
了解情况
59 give or take
相差
60 good riddance
总算摆脱了
61 had better
最好
62 hands off
别碰;不要干涉
63 have got a bone to pick with somebody
对某人不满
64 have a go
试一试
65 have a good time
玩得开心
66 have fun
玩得开心
67 have had enough of
受够了
68 have had it
没法用了;完蛋了
69 haven’t the foggiest idea
一无所知
70 help yourself
请自便
71 hit go through the roof
勃然大怒
72 How do you like …?
你喜欢……?
73 I beg your pardon
对不起
74 I can’t help it
我忍不住,我无法控制
75 I’d love to
我喜欢
76 I don’t blame you
我不怪你
77 I dread to think
我不敢去想
78 if I were you
如果我是你
79 I know for a fact that... 2
我知道
80 I know what you mean
我能理解
81 in a manner of speaking
从某种意义上说
82 in a nutshell
简而言之
83 in any case
无论如何
84 in dribs and drabs
零星地
85 in my opinion
依我看
86 in public
公开地
87 in the long run
长远来看
88 in the news
成为新闻
89 it beats me
把我难倒了
90 I told you so
我早告诉过你