Achilles heel
致命要害；薄弱环节；致命处
English has always been his Achilles heel.
英语一直是他的致命伤。
A weight off your shoulders
放下肩头重担；如释重负
After the project is completed, I felt like a weight was lifted off my shoulders.
项目完成后，我觉得自己的负担减轻了。
Give sb the cold shoulder
故意冷落…，有意怠慢…
She didn't like him and gave him the cold shoulder.
她不喜欢他，故意冷落他。
Shoulder to shoulder
肩并肩地
They were sitting shoulder to shoulder on the sand.
他们肩并肩地坐在沙滩上。
A shoulder to cry on
可以倾诉的对象，可以向其寻求安慰的人
Stand shoulder to shoulder with sb
站在（某人）一边，全力支持（某人）
He hoped that his family could stand shoulder to shoulder with him.
他希望他的家人能全力支持他。
At the top of one's lungs
用尽量大的声音，尽量大声地，声嘶力竭地
The girl yelled at the top of her lungs to get the attention of her father.
那女孩大喊大叫，想引起她父亲的注意。
Blood is thicker than water
血浓于水；家人总比外人亲
Butterflies in one's stomach
紧张不安；因害怕而引起的发抖
I had butterflies in my stomach when I introduced myself in front of my colleagues.
当我在同事面前自我介绍的时候，我心里很紧张。
Find your feet
适应环境
It's difficult for me to find my feet in my new company.
在新公司里，我很难适应新环境。
Gut feeling
直觉
My gut feeling was that the man had lied to me.
我的直觉是那个男人对我撒了谎。
Hands are tied
束手无策，无能为力
He told me that he couldn't help me because his hands were tied.
他告诉我他帮不了我，因为他无能为力。
Head start
领先；抢先起步的优势；有利的开端
Speaking English well gives you a head start in work.
英语说得好会让你在工作中领先一步。
Joined at the hip
交情极深；结成了亲密伙伴；关系非常好
They are joined at the hip.
他们的交情极深。
New hand
新手
Old hand
老手；熟练工人；有经验者
He is an old hand at fixing cars. He has been doing it for 10 years.
他是修理汽车的老手。他做这行已经10年了。
Sight for sore eyes
悦目之物；令人高兴的事；受欢迎的人
You're a sight for sore eyes!
非常高兴见到你！
scratch one's back
相互帮助
scratch one's head
搔头皮；迷惑不解
save one's neck
免受绞刑；免于遭难
Pain in the neck
极讨厌的人或事; 头痛的事
Study English is really a pain in the neck.
学英语真是令人头疼。
Weak at the knees
吓得两腿发软
The bad news made her go weak at the knees.
那个坏消息使得她两膝发软。
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