Feed Someone a Line

deceive someone
欺骗某人

Mr. Jones had been telling Louise how efficient she was and how much he admired her work at the office. He had promised her a promotion in the near future, but she soon discovered that he was feeding her a line when he passed her by and gave the promotion to someone less capable. Louise was acutely disappointed to find out that Mr. Jones was not telling her the truth, and that he was deceiving her.

On Ice

搁置，暂缓

A: We've been working on this sales report for some time now. Don't you think we should take a break for some dinner?
B: Now that you mention it, I am kind of hungry. Let's put the report on ice awhile and grab a bite to eat.
A: That's fine. I'd be happy to stop working on it and set it aside until we get some food.
B: Great! Let's lock up and go.

Shoot the Breeze

chat informally
    闲聊

A: What are you going to be doing this afternoon?
B: Oh, I don't have anything in particular in mind.
A: Why don't you come over to my place? We can listen to some records and shoot the breeze.
B: That sounds OK to me. I'd like to relax listening to music and visit and chat informally until my folks get back from shopping.

Bite the Dust

go down in defeat
一败涂地; 以失败告终

Andy did exceptionally well in all of the track events, but he bit the dust in the high jump competition. Much to the disappointment of his fans, he went down in defeat, losing to a competitor from the visiting team.

Bend Over Backwards

try very hard
竭尽全力

When Joan first started teaching she didn't like the job very much. She thought it's too hard to be a good teacher. It turned out that she could be a great teacher and loved by all her pupils because she bent over backwards to do the teaching job.

Hit the Hay

go to bed
去睡觉

A: Listen, Kim. We're going to be really busy with moving tomorrow, and we've got to get an early start.
B: I guess you're right. We'll need all the rest we can get.
A: What do you say we hit the hay now?
B: Agreed. Let's go to bed and get a good night's sleep. It's going to be a long day.

Cough Up

give unwillingly
不情愿地给予

Say, Greg. Did you finally get that computer that you wanted so much?
Not yet. I needed to raise a couple of hundred dollars more.
Is it going to take you a while to raise the money?
It would have taken me forever, but dad said he'd cough up the money I need since I'm going to be using the computer for my school work.
Maybe it was difficult for your dad to give you the money - but then, he knows that it's for a good cause.

Jump the Gun

to be hasty
性急的;匆匆的

Denise was planning on telling her grandparents that the doctor said she was going to have twins, but when her dad found out he jumped the gun and told them before Denise could say a word. He was so excited that he became hasty and revealed the news before Denise had a chance to tell them.

Turn Someone Off

disgust someone
使某人感到厌烦

How was your date with Marty last night?
Well, it started off OK, but he really turned me off when we went for a snack after the movies.
Did he say or do something to annoy you?
Frankly, he disgusted me when he tried to talk with his mouth full.
I don't blame you. That would have really bothered me too.

Go Fly a Kite

Go away!
走开!

For the past three hours Jerry had been trying to convince Linda to go to the art exhibition with him. She had been refusing all along and finally in desperation she told him, "Go fly a kite!" Jerry didn't like to be told to go away in such a forceful manner. Nevertheless, he finally stopped trying to get Linda to attend the exhibition.