1. Earn an honest penny:

make money honestly.以正当手段赚钱

　　Example: Though once a prisoner, Tom is now earning an honest penny by being a regular truck-driver.


　　2. Earn one's living:

gain money by working.赚钱过生活

　　Example: Some uneducated and unskilled people earn their living by doing manual work.


　　3. Ears burn:

feel embarrassed at hearing people talk about you.耳朵发烧（指遭人说坏话而难堪）

　　Example: Jessie overheard people commenting badly on her and this made her ears burn.


　　4. Ease off/up

(on someone/something):

become less strong, less severe.减轻、缓和


　　Examples:

　　(1). The toothache has eased off .

　　(2). It looks as if the rain is beginning to ease off.

　　(3). Tell them to ease up and not to work so hard.

　　(4). Please ease off on the workers; they are getting tired.


　　5. Facts and figures:

precise information.精确的资料

　　Example: In the report, please include all the facts and figures as long as they are true and reliable.


　　6. Fade away/out:

(i) become fainter.散开

　　Example: The music in the hall faded away after a while.

(ii)leave quietly.慢慢消失

　　Example: She was so nasty that the interviewers faded her out and sent for someone else.


　　7. Faint heart never won fair lady:

a timid or discouraged person won't get the best of anything in life.怯懦的人永远博不到美人欢心

　　Example: Try again! Faint heart never won fair lady, or anything worth having.


　　8. Gain access to a place:

enter a place.进入某处

　　Example: You can gain access to the house through this gate.


　　9. Gain/obtain currency:

become widely known or very common; be believed or accepted.传开

　　Example: Reports concerning bad government affairs often gain currency in foreign press.


　　10. Handsome is as handsome does:

a good heart is more important than good looks.行为美才是真美

　　Example: He looks ugly, but he treats all very well. Handsome is as handsome does.


　　11. Handy for something:

near something; something is easily reached.离……很近（非常方便）

　　Example: My apartment is in a convenient location handy for shops and other amenities.


　　12. In a daze:

in a confused condition.处于茫然状态

　　Example: After the natural calamity, those who survived were in a daze.


　　13. In a dream:

in a state of mind in which one doesn't pay attention to the real world.生活在梦幻中

　　Example: Some people are alert, but some are not and they seem to have lived in a dream.


　　14. Jump for joy:

show great pleasure.高兴得直跳

　　Example: The moment she heard the good news getting the much-coveted job, she jumped for joy.