Book 1 [1-50]

Question 1

make someone stay away from or not to do something
使人不想做
👨🏽 Did you go anywhere last weekend?
👩🏻‍🦰 The rain ___ me ___ going out.

Answer 1

put someone off something

Question 2

you have to accept the fact; be realistic
面對現實吧
👨🏽 I’m tired of being broke all the time.
👩🏻‍🦰 ________ - you are not going to have any money until you get a job.

Answer 2

let’s face it

Question 3

no one who is sane
只要是正常人的話
👨🏽 _______ would buy a car like that.
👩🏻‍🦰 Well, my uncle did.

Answer 3

nobody in their right mind

Question 4

don’t exaggerate the importance of something
別太激動
👨🏽 I failed the test - my life is ruined.
👩🏻‍🦰 ______. It’s only one test.

Answer 4

let’s not get carried away

Question 5

to do something evil
鋌而走險
👨🏽 I’m thinking about stealing money from my parents.
👩🏻‍🦰 If you want to ________, that’s up to you, but I don’t want to have anything to do with it.

Answer 5

dance with the Devil

Question 6

a person who annoys you by giving you advice you don’t want
後座司機
👨🏽 No, no, no. I think you’re going the wrong way.
👩🏻‍🦰 Would you please be quiet for a moment? Stop being ________.

Answer 6

a backseat driver

Question 7

to defeat somebody by a large margin
打得落花流水
👨🏽 Did you watch the game last night?
👩🏻‍🦰 Our team _______ the other side, didn’t they?

Answer 7

beat the socks off someone

Question 8

to have different views
看不對眼
👨🏽 Bob argues with Bill about almost everything.
👩🏻‍🦰 They just __________.

Answer 8

to not see eye to eye

Question 9

to become friendly with someone
一拍即合
👨🏽 Do you like your new partner?
👩🏻‍🦰 Yes, we _______ the first time we met.

Answer 9

to hit it off

Question 10

giving all the details of an event
一五一十
👨🏽 Come on, tell me what’s going on.
👩🏻‍🦰 Don’t worry, I’ll give you _________.

Answer 10

a blow by blow account

Question 11

sudden success that disappears quickly
曇花一現
👨🏽 What do you think about the new singing group?
👩🏻‍🦰 They’re only _________.

Answer 11

a flash in the pan

Question 12

to arrange a date for somebody
幫某人介紹異性朋友
👨🏽 What are you doing this Saturday, John?
👩🏻‍🦰 Nothing. That’s why I’m wondering if you could ______ with your sister?

Answer 12

to fix someone up

Question 13

to scold or rebuke someone
找某人麻煩
👨🏽 I’m not ________, I just want you to get better grades.
👩🏻‍🦰 OK, OK, I’ll do my best.

Answer 13

to give someone a hard time

Question 14

to support a family or earn a living
養家活口
👨🏽 Who ____________ in your family?
👩🏻‍🦰 My brother makes the most money, but we all work.

Answer 14

to bring home the bacon

Question 15

to leave
上路
👨🏽 It’s about time we __________.
👩🏻‍🦰 Yes, let’s go. It’s getting late.

Answer 15

to hit the road

Question 16

it will never happen
門兒都沒有
👨🏽 Would you go on a date with me?
👩🏻‍🦰 Sure, I’ll go out with you _______.

Answer 16

when pigs fly

Question 17

two different ways of looking at the same situation
一體的兩面
👨🏽 Love and hate are ______.
👩🏻‍🦰 Stop being so cynical.

Answer 17

two sides of the same coin

Question 18

neutral, not extreme
中立派
👨🏽 What’s his slant on this issue?
👩🏻‍🦰 He’s always ______ when it comes to politics.

Answer 18

middle-of-the-road

Question 19

not the kind of thing that someone likes
不合某人胃口
👨🏽 Do you like politics?
👩🏻‍🦰 No, it’s not ______.

Answer 19

not one’s cup of tea

Question 20

to be far from achieving something
尚待努力
👨🏽 Jill said she wants to be a famous singer.
👩🏻‍🦰 Well, she still ________.

Answer 20

have a long way to go

Question 21

to be surprised or curious about something
感到訝異
👨🏽 I can’t believe that Florence Griffith Joyner died so young.
👩🏻‍🦰 Yeah, it has ________ among her fans.

Answer 21

to raise one’s eyebrows

Question 22

to casually look for something
留意
👨🏽 I’m still looking for a job. Can you help me find one?
👩🏻‍🦰 Sure, I’ll ______ for a job for you.

Answer 22

to keep an eye out for something

Question 23

relaxed and easy-going
輕鬆自若的
👨🏽 She doesn’t seem very nervous about her exam.
👩🏻‍🦰 Yes, she’s a very ______ person.

Answer 23

laid-back

Question 24

to put a label on someone or something
貼標籤
👨🏽 He’s just another yesman in the management department.
👩🏻‍🦰 Well, you shouldn’t ______ people like that.

Answer 24

to pigeonhole

Question 25

to irritate or annoy someone
惱人
👨🏽 The noise in Taipei really ________.
👩🏻‍🦰 So why don’t you wear earplugs?

Answer 25

to get on someone’s nerves

Question 26

people or things that are useless or no longer needed
米蟲
👨🏽 Did you hear about the company’s new personnel policy? They’re firing a lot of people.
👩🏻‍🦰 Yes, the boss wants to get rid of the _______.

Answer 26

deadwood

Question 27

hot weather in autumn
秋老虎
👨🏽 Why is it so hot in mid-October?
👩🏻‍🦰 I guess it’s just _______.

Answer 27

an Indian summer

Question 28

to remain calm, to not become angry
不要激動
👨🏽 Come on, hurry up; we’re going to be late.
👩🏻‍🦰 I’m almost ready. _______, I’ll be only another minute or two.

Answer 28

to keep one’s shirt on

Question 29

a person who acts as though he/she knows everything
自以為博學的傢伙
👨🏽 You seem to dislike your new co-worker.
👩🏻‍🦰 Yes, I do. He’s such _______.

Answer 29

a know-it-all

Question 30

to leave no evidence of what has been done
消滅證據
👨🏽 Who ruined your computer?
👩🏻‍🦰 I don’t know. Whoever it was ________.

Answer 30

to cover one’s tracks

Question 31

over emotional or sentimental
肉麻兮兮的
👨🏽 Didn’t you like the movie?
👩🏻‍🦰 No, the ______ dialogue was really terrible.

Answer 31

mushy

Question 32

to be careful
以防萬一
👨🏽 Do you think we should bring an umbrella with us?
👩🏻‍🦰 Yeah, I think we should - ________.

Answer 32

to be on the safe side

Question 33

to put your job or reputation at risk
快保不住
👨🏽 Why do people say the manager’s career is _______?
👩🏻‍🦰 He made a big mistake and they won’t overlook it.

Answer 33

on the line

Question 34

to take someone’s place or do their job while they are away
替某人代班
👨🏽 Louise is ill today.
👩🏻‍🦰 Do you know who’s _____ for her?

Answer 34

to stand in for someone

Question 35

to overcome other people’s doubt and become successful
揚眉吐氣
👨🏽 The actress won an Oscar even though the critics said she was terrible.
👩🏻‍🦰 Now, she ________.

Answer 35

to have the last laugh

Question 36

to not go through with something because of fear
腳軟
👨🏽 Mark wanted to go bungee jumping, but he _____ at the last minute.
👩🏻‍🦰 I still think he would have liked it.

Answer 36

to get cold feet

Question 37

to behave appropriately for one’s age
依年齡行事
👨🏽 I’m sick of you fooling around all the time. Why can’t you just ______?
👩🏻‍🦰 That’s just the way I am.

Answer 37

to act one’s age

Question 38

overcome by problems or difficulties
窮途末路
👨🏽 Why don’t you say something to defend yourself?
👩🏻‍🦰 I don’t know what to say - I’m simply _______ over this situation.

Answer 38

to be at one’s wits’ end

Question 39

begin with nothing, to start from the very beginning
從頭開始
👨🏽 It looks like I have lost all the work I did on the computer this afternoon.
👩🏻‍🦰 Then I am afraid you’ll have to ________ again.

Answer 39

to start from scratch

Question 40

something that no one can be certain about
誰知道
👨🏽 Will the mayor win the election?
👩🏻‍🦰 Well, it’s ______.

Answer 40

anybody’s guess

Question 41

suddenly and unexpectedly
突如其來
👨🏽 Why are you so busy today?
👩🏻‍🦰 The boss dropped this big assignment on me _______.

Answer 41

out of the blue

Question 42

to go crazy
抓狂
👨🏽 Our toys are all over the place.
👩🏻‍🦰 They sure are. We’d better clean them up or mom will _______ when she gets home.

Answer 42

go bananas

Question 43

someone who doesn’t go out very often
居家之人
👨🏽 He hardly steps outside when he’s off work.
👩🏻‍🦰 He’s a typical _______.

Answer 43

homebody

Question 44

to reveal a secret
洩漏秘密
👨🏽 Have you heard that Fred and Jean are going out?
👩🏻‍🦰 Yes, I know, but I thought it was a secret. I guess someone ______.

Answer 44

let the cat out of the bag

Question 45

to do something that many others are doing
趕時髦
👨🏽 It seems that everyone is ______ the Godzilla ______.
👩🏻‍🦰 Yeah, even my grandmother bought a Godzilla model.

Answer 45

to jump on the bandwagon

Question 46

to play several different roles or do many different jobs
身兼數職
👨🏽 David ______ in the company.
👩🏻‍🦰 No wonder he seems to be busy all the time.

Answer 46

to wear many hats

Question 47

a source of many unexpected problems
自找麻煩
👨🏽 What do you think about the plan to build more factories?
👩🏻‍🦰 Environmentally, it’s like ________.

Answer 47

to open Pandora’s box

Question 48

to be strongly critized for something you have done
飽受攻擊
👨🏽 I can’t believe Judy made such a big mistake.
👩🏻‍🦰 I’m sure that she will ______ for it.

Answer 48

to come under fire

Question 49

suggest that something be considered
提出
👨🏽 What do you think of the idea Jane ______?
👩🏻‍🦰 We’ll consider it.

Answer 49

to put forward

Question 50

end a friendship with someone
和某人鬧翻
👨🏽 Why is Susan so sad?
👩🏻‍🦰 She’s just ______ with her best friend.

Answer 50

to fall out with someone