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Bite off more than you can chew
好高骛远
Meaning: to do something to get rid of stress, to do something to relax after a period of hard work
意思是：承担超出你所能承受的
Example: I bit off more than I could chew when I signed up for the extracurricular activities after school.
当我在放学后报名参加课外活动时，我吃得太多了。
Blow off steam
发泄情绪
Meaning: to do something to get rid of stress, to do something to relax after a period of hard work
意思是：做一些事情来摆脱压力，在一段时间的努力之后做一些事情来放松。
Example: After two weeks of exams Andrew and his friends went camping for the weekend to blow off steam.
经过两周的考试，安德鲁和他的朋友们周末去野营消遣。
Bookworm
书呆子
Meaning: Someone who reads a lot.
意思是：一个经常阅读的人。
Example: Everyone knows she’s a real bookworm so she only got books for her birthday.
每个人都知道她是个真正的书呆子，所以她只有生日的书。
Brainstorm
头脑风暴
Meaning: to think of new ideas
意义：思考新的想法
Example: Annie didn’t have a clue how to get started with the project so she decided to brainstorm with her group.
安妮不知道如何开始这个项目，所以她决定和她的小组一起集思广益。
Burn the midnight oil
熬夜
Meaning: to work or read late into the night
意思是：工作或阅读到深夜
Example: I had to burn the midnight oil to get ready for the test.
为了准备考试，我不得不熬夜。
By heart
熟记
Meaning: from memory
意思：从记忆中
Example: Jane knows all the idioms by heart.
简熟记所有的成语。
Cut to the chase
直入主题
Meaning: get straight to the point
意思是：直奔主题
Example: Cut to the chase – what’s your idea for the project?
例句：开门见山-你对这个项目有什么想法？
Eager beaver
对工作极有热忱的人
Meaning: someone who is enthusiastic about school or work and works very hard
意思是：对学校或工作充满热情并努力工作的人
Example: She’s such an eager beaver, she never missed a lesson and always does her homework.
她真是个热心的人，从不缺课，总是做作业。
Hit the books
开始学习
Meaning: to study
意义：学习
Example: I can’t go out this weekend, I have to hit the books because an exam is coming up.
这个周末我不能出去，因为考试就要来了，我不得不看书。
Piece of cake
小菜一碟
Meaning: something easy
意思是：简单的事情
Example: This test was a piece of cake, I didn’t have to study so much!
这次考试是小菜一碟，我用不着学那么多！
Pitch in
努力投入
Meaning: contribute, help out
意思：贡献，帮助
Example: Although Mary was in our group she didn’t pitch in with the project.
虽然玛丽在我们组，但她没有参与这个项目。
Ring a bell
听起来熟悉
Meaning: sound familiar
意思：听起来很熟悉
Example: Ben didn’t cover all the material for the exam, most questions didn’t ring a bell for him.
本没有涵盖考试的所有材料，大多数问题都没有给他敲响警钟。
Skip class
逃课
Meaning: not go to class
意思是：不去上课
Example: Lee had to go to the doctor’s this morning so he skipped class.
李今天早上不得不去看医生，所以他逃课了。
Teacher’s pet
宠儿
Meaning: a student who is favored by the teacher
意思是：受老师宠爱的学生
Example: Nobody likes a teacher’s pet.
没有人喜欢老师的宠物。
To be under the weather
身体不舒服
Meaning: to fill ill
含义：生病
Example: I’m under the weather, I think I’ll skip class.
我不舒服，我想我要逃课了。
With flying colours
出色完成
Meaning: with distinction, successfully
意义：与众不同，成功
Example: I passed my final exam with flying colours.
我以优异的成绩通过了期末考试。
（来源：沪江英语）
