1. Earn an honest penny：
make money honestly.以正當(dāng)手段賺錢
Example： Though once a prisoner, Tom is now earning an honest penny by being a regular truck-driver.
2. Earn one's living：
gain money by working.賺錢過生活
Example： Some uneducated and unskilled people earn their living by doing manual work.
3. Ears burn：
feel embarrassed at hearing people talk about you.耳朵發(fā)燒（指遭人說壞話而難堪）
Example： Jessie overheard people commenting badly on her and this made her ears burn.
4. Ease off/up
（on someone/something）：
become less strong, less severe.減輕、緩和
Examples：
（1）。 The toothache has eased off .
（2）。 It looks as if the rain is beginning to ease off.
（3）。 Tell them to ease up and not to work so hard.
（4）。 Please ease off on the workers； they are getting tired.
5. Facts and figures：
precise information.精確的資料
Example： In the report, please include all the facts and figures as long as they are true and reliable.
6. Fade away/out：
（i） become fainter.散開
Example： The music in the hall faded away after a while.
（ii）leave quietly.慢慢消失
Example： She was so nasty that the interviewers faded her out and sent for someone else.
7. Faint heart never won fair lady：
a timid or discouraged person won't get the best of anything in life.怯懦的人永遠(yuǎn)博不到美人歡心
Example： Try again！ Faint heart never won fair lady, or anything worth having.
8. Gain access to a place：
enter a place.進(jìn)入某處
Example： You can gain access to the house through this gate.
9. Gain/obtain currency：
become widely known or very common； be believed or accepted.傳開
Example： Reports concerning bad government affairs often gain currency in foreign press.
10. Handsome is as handsome does：
a good heart is more important than good looks.行為美才是真美
Example： He looks ugly, but he treats all very well. Handsome is as handsome does.
11. Handy for something：
near something； something is easily reached.離……很近（非常方便）
Example： My apartment is in a convenient location handy for shops and other amenities.
12. In a daze：
in a confused condition.處于茫然狀態(tài)
Example： After the natural calamity, those who survived were in a daze.
13. In a dream：
in a state of mind in which one doesn't pay attention to the real world.生活在夢幻中
Example： Some people are alert, but some are not and they seem to have lived in a dream.
14. Jump for joy：
show great pleasure.高興得直跳
Example： The moment she heard the good news getting the much-coveted job, she jumped for joy.
make money honestly.以正當(dāng)手段賺錢
Example： Though once a prisoner, Tom is now earning an honest penny by being a regular truck-driver.
2. Earn one's living：
gain money by working.賺錢過生活
Example： Some uneducated and unskilled people earn their living by doing manual work.
3. Ears burn：
feel embarrassed at hearing people talk about you.耳朵發(fā)燒（指遭人說壞話而難堪）
Example： Jessie overheard people commenting badly on her and this made her ears burn.
4. Ease off/up
（on someone/something）：
become less strong, less severe.減輕、緩和
Examples：
（1）。 The toothache has eased off .
（2）。 It looks as if the rain is beginning to ease off.
（3）。 Tell them to ease up and not to work so hard.
（4）。 Please ease off on the workers； they are getting tired.
5. Facts and figures：
precise information.精確的資料
Example： In the report, please include all the facts and figures as long as they are true and reliable.
6. Fade away/out：
（i） become fainter.散開
Example： The music in the hall faded away after a while.
（ii）leave quietly.慢慢消失
Example： She was so nasty that the interviewers faded her out and sent for someone else.
7. Faint heart never won fair lady：
a timid or discouraged person won't get the best of anything in life.怯懦的人永遠(yuǎn)博不到美人歡心
Example： Try again！ Faint heart never won fair lady, or anything worth having.
8. Gain access to a place：
enter a place.進(jìn)入某處
Example： You can gain access to the house through this gate.
9. Gain/obtain currency：
become widely known or very common； be believed or accepted.傳開
Example： Reports concerning bad government affairs often gain currency in foreign press.
10. Handsome is as handsome does：
a good heart is more important than good looks.行為美才是真美
Example： He looks ugly, but he treats all very well. Handsome is as handsome does.
11. Handy for something：
near something； something is easily reached.離……很近（非常方便）
Example： My apartment is in a convenient location handy for shops and other amenities.
12. In a daze：
in a confused condition.處于茫然狀態(tài)
Example： After the natural calamity, those who survived were in a daze.
13. In a dream：
in a state of mind in which one doesn't pay attention to the real world.生活在夢幻中
Example： Some people are alert, but some are not and they seem to have lived in a dream.
14. Jump for joy：
show great pleasure.高興得直跳
Example： The moment she heard the good news getting the much-coveted job, she jumped for joy.