1. get back at somebody
报复某人
E.g. Jimmy was not deterred by the foreman’s threat to get back at him some day.
工头威胁Jimmy说总有一天要对他进行报复，可是Jimmy并没有被吓倒。
2. hear somebody out
听取某人
E.g. She needed him to hear her out and render advice.
她需要他把话听完并提出建议。
3. icing on the cake
锦上添花
E.g. I hope our efforts to make you the cause of icing on the cake.
愿我们的努力使你的事业锦上添花。
4. live up to
达到
E.g. Sales have not lived up to expectations this year.
销售额今年还没有达到预期目标。
5. make a nice living
过上好日子
E.g. Bacause of this, our farmers make a very nice living, and our economy is very stable.
正因为这个，我们的农民们生活都很富裕，我们的经济发展也十分稳定。
6. not my thing
不是我的强项
E.g. Math is not my thing.
数学不是我的强项。
7. once and for all
永久地
E.g. Let’s settle the matter once and for all.
让我们彻底解决这个问题吧。
8. poached egg
荷包蛋
9. rough and tumble
打闹
E.g. My daughter would rather join in a rough and tumble with her brothers than play with dolls.
我女儿宁愿与她的兄弟们乱打胡闹，也不愿一人玩她的洋娃娃。
10. silver lining
（不幸或失望中的）一线希望
E.g. The fall in inflation is the silver lining of the prolonged recession.
通货膨胀率下降是长期经济衰退中的一线希望。
