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当然！以下是 100 个常用的英文 idiom，附带中文解释，适合学习和日常使用：

1-10: 常见表达​

  1. A piece of cake – 小菜一碟
  2. Break the ice – 打破僵局
  3. Hit the sack – 去睡觉
  4. Bite the bullet – 硬着头皮上
  5. Cost an arm and a leg – 非常昂贵
  6. Let the cat out of the bag – 泄露秘密
  7. Hit the nail on the head – 一针见血
  8. Burn the midnight oil – 熬夜工作
  9. Under the weather – 身体不适
  10. Spill the beans – 说漏嘴

11-20: 动物相关​

  1. Kill two birds with one stone – 一石二鸟
  2. The elephant in the room – 显而易见却无人提及的问题
  3. Hold your horses – 别着急
  4. A wolf in sheep's clothing – 披着羊皮的狼
  5. Curiosity killed the cat – 好奇害死猫
  6. Let sleeping dogs lie – 别惹麻烦
  7. When pigs fly – 绝不可能
  8. A fish out of water – 格格不入
  9. The early bird catches the worm – 早起的鸟儿有虫吃
  10. Monkey business – 胡闹

21-30: 食物相关​

  1. The icing on the cake – 锦上添花
  2. Bring home the bacon – 赚钱养家
  3. In a nutshell – 简而言之
  4. Cry over spilled milk – 为无法改变的事懊恼
  5. A hot potato – 棘手的问题
  6. Take it with a grain of salt – 半信半疑
  7. Butter someone up – 奉承某人
  8. Go bananas – 发疯/兴奋
  9. Walk on eggshells – 小心翼翼
  10. Full of beans – 精力充沛

31-40: 身体部位相关​

  1. Keep an eye on – 留意
  2. Pull someone's leg – 开玩笑
  3. Give someone the cold shoulder – 冷落某人
  4. Have a sweet tooth – 爱吃甜食
  5. Get something off your chest – 一吐为快
  6. Stick your neck out – 冒险
  7. By the skin of your teeth – 勉强成功
  8. Put your foot in your mouth – 说错话
  9. Keep your chin up – 振作起来
  10. Play it by ear – 随机应变

41-50: 金钱相关​

  1. Money doesn't grow on trees – 钱不是大风刮来的
  2. Break the bank – 花大钱
  3. Go Dutch – AA制
  4. Penny-pincher – 吝啬鬼
  5. Born with a silver spoon in one's mouth – 含着金汤匙出生
  6. Save for a rainy day – 未雨绸缪
  7. Throw money down the drain – 浪费钱
  8. Cash cow – 摇钱树
  9. On a shoestring budget – 预算紧张
  10. Money talks – 有钱能使鬼推磨

51-60: 时间相关​

  1. Once in a blue moon – 千载难逢
  2. Beat the clock – 赶时间
  3. Time flies – 光阴似箭
  4. In the nick of time – 及时
  5. Better late than never – 迟到总比不到好
  6. A race against time – 争分夺秒
  7. Kill time – 消磨时间
  8. The eleventh hour – 最后时刻
  9. Turn back the clock – 时光倒流
  10. Time is money – 时间就是金钱

61-70: 情绪相关​

  1. Jump for joy – 欣喜若狂
  2. Down in the dumps – 情绪低落
  3. On cloud nine – 非常开心
  4. Blow off steam – 发泄情绪
  5. Wear your heart on your sleeve – 感情外露
  6. Get cold feet – 临阵退缩
  7. A slap on the wrist – 轻微的惩罚
  8. Bite your tongue – 忍住不说
  9. Fly off the handle – 突然发怒
  10. Have butterflies in your stomach – 紧张

71-80: 工作相关​

  1. Get the ball rolling – 开始行动
  2. Think outside the box – 跳出思维定式
  3. Back to the drawing board – 从头再来
  4. Put all your eggs in one basket – 孤注一掷
  5. The ball is in your court – 轮到你了
  6. Burn bridges – 断绝关系
  7. Cut corners – 偷工减料
  8. Go the extra mile – 加倍努力
  9. Call it a day – 收工
  10. In the same boat – 同病相怜

81-90: 生活哲理​

  1. Every cloud has a silver lining – 黑暗中总有一线光明
  2. Don't judge a book by its cover – 别以貌取人
  3. Actions speak louder than words – 行动胜于言语
  4. The grass is always greener on the other side – 这山望着那山高
  5. Two wrongs don't make a right – 冤冤相报何时了
  6. Rome wasn't built in a day – 罗马不是一天建成的
  7. You can't have your cake and eat it too – 鱼与熊掌不可兼得
  8. Where there's smoke, there's fire – 无风不起浪
  9. Practice makes perfect – 熟能生巧
  10. The early bird catches the worm – 早起的鸟儿有虫吃

91-100: 幽默 & 讽刺​

  1. It's raining cats and dogs – 倾盆大雨
  2. Don't cry over spilled milk – 覆水难收
  3. You hit the nail on the head – 说得太对了
  4. That's the last straw – 忍无可忍
  5. Throw in the towel – 认输
  6. The pot calling the kettle black – 五十步笑百步
  7. Barking up the wrong tree – 找错对象
  8. All bark and no bite – 光说不练
  9. A blessing in disguise – 塞翁失马
  10. Like a bull in a china shop – 笨手笨脚