make ends meet 　使收支平衡 　　例句： I have to take two part-time jobs at the same time to make ends meet. 　　为了收支平衡， 我不得不同时作两份兼职。 　　make use of 　使用，利用 　　例句： He will make use of all the odds and ends. 　　他会利用所有这一切零碎东西。 　　monkey business 　胡闹 　　例句： he told the boys to quit their monkey business, or he would call a teacher. 　　他告诉那些男孩子不要再胡闹，不然他就叫老师。 

　　on and off　 间断地 　　例句： It rained on and off all day long。 　　今天断断续续地下着小雨。 　　on the up and up　 坦率，诚实 　　例句：How can we know whether a person is on the up and up by his appearance! 　　从一个人的外表我们怎么能知道他是坦率的呢！ 　　out and about 　户外活动 　　例句： Mr Smith recovers quickly，and he'll be out and about very soon. 　　史密斯先生复原得很好，很快他就能到户外活动了。 　　out and out 　完全地，彻底地 　　例句：What I said is an out and out truth. 　　我说的全都是事实。 　　out of sorts　 发脾气的 　　例句： Don't talk to him, he is out of sorts. 　　别跟他说话，他在发脾气。 　　out of temper　 发怒的，发脾气　 　　例句： The children were frightened to find him out of temper. 　　孩子们一见他发脾气，都吓坏了。 　　over and over 　多次地，重复地 　　例句：The foreigner repeated what he said over and over，but I still couldn't understand him. 　　外国朋友一遍一遍地重复，但我仍然没有听懂他说什么。

　　pull one's leg　 愚弄 　　例句： If you remain stuck-up, they will often try to pull your leg. 　　假如你还是目中无人的话，他们会常常想愚弄你的。 　　put away　 把…收起来 　　例句： Put away the heavy clothes. The weather is becoming much warmer. 　　把厚衣服收起来吧， 天气越来越暖和了。 　　　　set the world on fire 　做显赫的事情 　　例句： People do not count him as a hero for he has not set the world on fire. 　　人们并不把他看作民族英雄，因为他并未做出惊天动地的事情。 　　silly as a goose　 像鹅一样蠢 　　例句：Since he is as silly as a goose, he will not get a promotion. 　　既然他如此的不开窍，他肯定得不到提升的。 　　slip of the tongue　 说溜了嘴 　　例句： The mayor really made a slip of the tongue! 　　市长可真是说溜了嘴了！ 　　so long as　 只要 　　例句： Any man will be equal to the task, so long as he is careful. 　　任何人都会胜任这个工作，只要他细心。 　　stand one's ground　 坚持己见；坚守阵地 　　例句： John's friends said he was mistaken, but he stood his ground. 　　约翰的朋友都说他错了，可是他仍然坚持己见。

　　on and off　 间断地 　　例句： It rained on and off all day long。 　　今天断断续续地下着小雨。 　　on the up and up　 坦率，诚实 　　例句：How can we know whether a person is on the up and up by his appearance! 　　从一个人的外表我们怎么能知道他是坦率的呢！ 　　out and about 　户外活动 　　例句： Mr Smith recovers quickly，and he'll be out and about very soon. 　　史密斯先生复原得很好，很快他就能到户外活动了。 　　out and out 　完全地，彻底地 　　例句：What I said is an out and out truth. 　　我说的全都是事实。 　　out of sorts　 发脾气的 　　例句： Don't talk to him, he is out of sorts. 　　别跟他说话，他在发脾气。 　　out of temper　 发怒的，发脾气　 　　例句： The children were frightened to find him out of temper. 　　孩子们一见他发脾气，都吓坏了。 　　over and over 　多次地，重复地 　　例句：The foreigner repeated what he said over and over，but I still couldn't understand him. 　　外国朋友一遍一遍地重复，但我仍然没有听懂他说什么。

　　waste one's breath 　白费唇舌 　　例句： it's no use talking to him, you'll only waste your breath. 　　和他谈话没有一点用处，你只是在白费唇舌。 　　　　You can't beat it. 　这是第一流的，比不上的。 　　You can't beat me. 　表示自己了不起。 　　例句：When it comes to playing football, you can't beat Billy. 　　论踢足球，没有人比得上比利。

　　 1. Head　　The head is thought to be the most important part of the human body. So a leader is often compared to a head (首脑). Thus we have Head of State or the head of a delegation.　　The head is where the brain is located. It is naturally associated with ideas and intelligence. Very often, we need other people's ideas and opinions when we want to do something well. The is because two heads are better than one (三个臭皮匠顶个诸葛亮).

　　2. Eye　　The eyes are extremely precious to us. That is why we say" Mind your eye (当心)! when we reminding someone to be careful.　　Not only human beings and animals have eyes, many things also have" eyes"- the eyes of a ship, the eye of a needle, the eye of a typhoon, and so on.

　　3. Ear　　The ear is the organ of hearing. A piece of light music is easy on the ear. (悦耳动听). We are usually all ears (专心聆听) for bit news.　　When they think somebody is overhearing, English people use either of the two proverbs: Walls have ears (隔墙有耳) and Pitchers have ears (壶罐有耳). They also think that little pitchers have big ears（小孩子耳朵尖）. Nice boys and girls respect other people. They will not secretly listen to others' private conversations.

　　5. Lip　　We have two lips: the upper lip and the lower lip. If one's two lips are closed, one cannot speak. So it goes without saying that "don't open your lips (不要开口)" means " don't speak".　　His lips are sealed. Are his lips really stuck together by wax or glue? No, his lips are sealed when asked about something that he must keep secret. Sometimes a top secret is betrayed because it has escaped someone's lips (脱口而出). Then the incident may become a piece of news that is on everybody's lips (众口相传).

　　6. Tongue　　We all know we cannot speak without the tongue. So the tongue is closely related to speech. To hold one's tongue (保持沉默) means "to keep silent". A person who has too much tongue (太多嘴) is disliked by all, for he is too talkative. Mother tongue is not the tongue of a mother: it is a person's native language.　　"Don't you have a moth below your nose (你鼻子底下不是有张嘴吗)?" The Chinese say so to blame a person who did not say what he should have said. But this not the right way to express the idea in English. English people would say, "You have a tongue in your head, haven't you?"

　　7. Face　　Face has to do with the idea of respect and dignity both in Chinese and English. You lose your face (丢面子) if you fail again and again, but a decisive victory will save your face (挽回面子) after all your failures.　　When you feel unhappy, you pull a long face (拉长脸). The idea is conveyed in Chinese in the same way. But "about face (向后转)" does not refer to the face. It is a military order to turn round and face in the opposite direction. It is the exact equivalent of " about turn".

　　8. Shoulder　　The shoulders can bear heavy things. Your father has a great responsibility for the family on his shoulder. When faced with difficulty, the family should stand shoulder to shoulder (肩并肩) to overcome it. You should not turn a cold shoulder (不理睬) to your family members. Nor should you give your friends the cold shoulder (冷落朋友). Both expressions mean treating others coldly.