新闻常用短语词汇表

long haul strike while the iron is hot walk and chew gum cut corners give someone the green light have someone's finger in the pie double-check win-win cut and dried business is business cutting edge headhunt in the red parachute get the hang of learn the ropes nitty-gritty on the block crack down on worth one's salt call it a day clinch not by a long shot get the axe in black and white go out of business talk shop common practice put on hold corner the market hit the ground running pick up steam tight budget on cloud nine blow up in someone's face that makes two of us live from hand to mouth one good turn deserves another first come first served six of one and half a dozen of the other it takes two to tango make ends meet catch-22 one's number is up safety in numbers number cruncher nineteen to the dozen throw in the towel take the bull by the horns in dribs and drabs go Dutch of the first water fifth wheel out of the gate forty winks skin in the game on one's uppers suit every pocket sting someone for something on the dot down payment scrimp and save miss the boat pay over the odds fall on one's sword throw good money after bad put one's money where one's mouth is live in clover not for love or money money for jam money burns a hole in one's pocket look like a million dollars live beyond one's means dip into itchy palm breadline hit pay dirt come a long way rake in feather one's nest feed the kitty the other side of the coin out of the picture money to burn on second thought ill-gotten bet one's bottom dollar make a go of fall from grace rob Peter to pay Paul back to square one a bone of contention not hold a candle to first base nest egg get off the ground telephone booth day in day out the other day measure up from hand to mouth cross off talk over take note of construction site better off win out live up to break the ice succeed in come into effect stand a chance well off knock off border on catch on in light of so to speak by virtue of by and large in the black brush aside in the least in proportion to in excess of and the like black out in all directions black and blue in accordance with run off back and forth at the mercy of at regular intervals at any rate and so forth give rise to put forward a clean slate as a rule of thumb a hard nut to crack mortality rate at this rate caution against let oneself in for pay up without so much as vouch for with regard to foreign trade wind up a host of reconcile to on no account on a large scale drown out draw a conclusion none too none the less never mind evade branch out more often than not work like a charm buy out heads will roll derive from may as well all night long many a live off ill at ease come what may jet lag call off in due course city hall in the long run see eye to eye learn something by heart at someone's heels think of as at all events go in for give off carbon dioxide get at see off upside down a case in point preserve from help oneself to on and off wrap up pay off without fail without number face up to except for ever since all the year round on end on earth on credit up in arms dwell on at one time or another draw lots drag on get paid no other than come around raw material to date all about much less come to life to the full to the point concern with to the contrary front runner lost on make out come of age limber up come off on the house by and by buzz off break down set aside blow someone's top beyond question behind schedule bear in mind be remarkable for run down be all ears back up in a big way at the latest at someone's disposal at first sight adequate for at a loss as follows cut out for answer for go over