Weekly idiom collection 3
1.Above board 光明正大 No shortcuts on my tax documents please, I want everything open and above board.• 请不要在我的税务文件上走捷径，我想让每件事情都公开且光明正大。
2.All hands on deck/全员上阵 This big project is going to take a lot of work –we need all hands on deck to make sure we finish it on time. 这个大项目将会需要很多工作—我们需要全员上阵，以确保我们按时完成。
3.Up in arms/非常愤怒；竭力反对 The whole office is up in arms after hearing the news of the recent pay cuts 在听到最近减薪的消息后，整个办公室都非常愤怒
4.Speak volumes/意味深长 Example The expression on her face spoke volumes, and I knew her reaction wouldn’t be good.• 例如 她脸上的表情意味深长，我知道她的反应不会好。
5.Neither here nor there/毫不相干 Even though we talked a lot about our tastes in food, it was neither here nor there as we had to cater to our guest’s tastes。虽然我们谈了很多关于我们的食物口味，但这都毫不相干，因为我们不得不迎合客人的口味。
6.Off chance/微乎其微的机会;极小的可能性/ She decided not to come out for lunch with us, on the off chance that her manager would call her into a meeting. 她决定不和我们出来吃午饭，有微乎其微的可能，她的经理会给她电话参加会议。
7.Drop in the bucket/杯水车薪 He gives a proportion of his monthly income to that charity, but he knows it’s only a drop in bucket for them. 他把他月收入的一部分给那个慈善机构，但是他知道这只是杯水车薪。
8.Keep someone at arm’s length/敬而远之avoid contact with someone or something 避免与某人或某事联系 Example Mr. Jones is not my favorite person, so I tend to keep her at arm’s length.例如 我不喜欢琼斯，所以我倾向于对她保持距离。
9.Head and shoulders above/远远超出 much superior to, physically, intellectually or spiritually 身体、智力或精神上胜出很多 This young student is head and shoulders above the others in his class 这位年轻的学生远远超出他班级里的其他人。
10.Rhyme or reason/道理 好的原因或者道理，经常是负面的，与“没有”联用 Examples His erratic behavior today was without rhyme or reason – no one can understand it. 例如 他今天古怪的行为毫无道理—没人能理解。
11.A bone to pick/有账要算 I have a bone to pick with you – yesterday you told me you’d meet me for dinner and you didn’t show up! 我有账要跟你算——昨天你告诉我你会来找我吃饭，结果你没来！
12.Out of the blue/突如其来 Without any warning, by surprise I haven’t heard from Amy in over ten years, but yesterday she called me out of the blue. 我有十年多没听到艾米的消息，但昨天她突如其来地打电话给我。
13.heart of hearts/心底 heart of hearts: person’s deep, secret, innermost feelings 心底：人的深层、秘密和内心的感受 In my heart of hearts I think you’re the kindest person in the entire world 我从心底里认为你是整个世界上最善良的人
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