1.       a rule of thumb

2.       conventional wisdom

3.       in the nick of time

4.       run errands for sb

5.       rule the roost/wear the pants

6.       rule of law

7.       ruffle the feather

8.       make your skin crawl

9.       a slip of tongue/pen

10.   mud-slinging

11.   get cold feet

12.   put your best foot forward

13.   foot the bill

14.   fit the bill

15.   maybe I don’t fit in here.

16.   bear down on

17.   grin and bear it

18.   I will call you tomorrow from a land line.

19.   do not be messing with me right now, okey?

20.   freak out

21.   that means you got four minutes to work your magic.

22.   take your best shot. 放马过来吧！

23.   have a bone to pick with sb

24.   the bone of contention

25.   bone-dry; bone-lazy

26.   a shot in the dark

27.   put some strings /put in a few words

28.   palm off/ lemon

29.   you saw the whole picture. You covered all the angles.

30.   I can’t move on until I set things right.

31.   Let's have a show down with John. 我们跟约翰摊牌.

32.   What's up your sleeves? 你变的是什么戏法?  

33.   I am only a small potato. 我只是一个小角色.

34.   Keep stalling him. 继续拖延他吧.

35.   Jack was all steamed up. 杰克非常冲动.

36.   You'd better wise up. 放聪明点.

37.   I was taken in/ for a ride. 我受骗了.

38.   I'm having a swell time. 我玩得很开心 .

39.   John Lee is a some-body,although be was a nobody two years ago.

40.    I'm on the wagon. 我戒酒了.

41.   What do you say? 你的意思怎么样?

42.   Tell it to the marines. 我不会相信的.

43.   There you go again 啊呀!你又来了!

44.   That's it. 不错,就是这样.  What’s up/new? What are you up to?/ what’s going on?