常用的英语idioms(七)
1)go to bat for someone：not only support someone by words, but doing sth. for them 不仅口头上支持，更从行为上支持
例如：I like to go to bat for people who deserve it.
2)take the high road：take morally correct road/path 走高端路线；高姿态
3)run into the ground：to mismanage to a point of ruin；to wear out, especially through excessive use；to discuss ad nauseam
例句：a)Although he has an MBA from Harvard, he still ran the company into the ground.
b)I figure this car has a few more years left in it and I intend to run it into the ground before I purchase another.
c)You've run the upcoming election into the ground and I simply won't listen to another word about it.
4)in tip-top shape：excellent；the best；the highest point
My car is in tip-top shape.
5)super-duper：Use it when people want to emphasize something 极好的
6)in my salad days(from Shakespere来自莎士比亚著作)：青葱岁月
7)to throw a softball：give sb. a very easy question 给人一个简单的问题
8)the punch line：the culminating part of a joke, funny story, event, that gives it its humorous and dramatic point.
笑话或警句令人发笑的最后一行
9)half a battle：a significant part of an effort；the keystone to success
有助于成功的条件
10)to walk all over sb.：to treat someone or something very badly；to beat sb. or sth. soundly in a competition
欺负人；起到某人脖子上
11)nothing short of (a miracle)：to add a lot of emphasis to sth. 用于强调
it wasn't short of a miracle; it arrived at being a miracle.
绝对，恰恰(是奇迹)
12)accept the post of：接受...的职位
13)not have two nickels to rub together：to be extremely poor；to have very little money or no money to spend. primarily heard in US.
极度贫穷(主要用于美式英语中)
14)bursting at the seams：胀破接缝；吃的肚子都撑破了
例句：I ate so much I thought I'd burst at the seams.
15)a nail-biter：really nervous 紧张局势That was a nail-biter.