1)go ballistic: a)大发雷霆，暴怒
b)暴涨；大增（常指意料之外的，或不受欢迎的）
The singer went ballistic after one member of his band failed to show for a sound check.
这位歌手大发雷霆，因为他的一位乐队成员没有到场试音。
2)to fire on all cylinders：全速前进
3)pop the question: a common, informal way of saying ''propose marriage". 求婚（俚语）
Guess what？My partner popped the question, and we're getting married next month!
你猜怎的？我对象向我求婚了，我们下个月要结婚!
4)kick the can down the road: to avoid or delay dealing with a problem 拖延问题；踢皮球
I don't think we should kick the can down the road and let out grandkids solve that problem.
我认为我们不该拖延问题，并且让我们的孙辈解决这个问题。
5)pull the rug (out) from under someone: to suddenly stop supporting someone 突然停止支持某人
They want to pull the rug out from under the people who really need health care.
6)pull the other one
:British English spoken used to tell someone that you think they are joking or not telling the truth 你开什么玩笑
例如：Your dad’s a racing driver? Pull the other one! 你爸爸是赛车手？开什么玩笑！
7)do unto others as you would have them do unto you: 己所不欲勿施于人
8)streak across:
9)dispense with: 无需；免除；省掉 get rid of
More modern heating systems dispense with the need for a tank.
更现代化的取暖系统不再需要水箱。
10)dispense justice: 主持公道；执行正义
Her failure there, she says, was that she was unable to dispense justice equally.
她说，她在这里的失败，是没有能力执行公正的审判。
11)blow off steam: 发泄；发脾气take relaxation
When I argue with someone, I need to go for a run to blow off steam.
12)work up a sweat:
13)milk it for all it's worth: take the most advantage of 充分利用
He's been milking the bit of celebrity his book brought for all it's worth, but if he doesn't write something new soon, he'll just fade away as another has-been.
他一直在竭尽所能地利用他的书带来的名气，但如果他不尽快写点新的东西，他就会作为另一个过气人物而消失。
14)out and about: 到外面活动
Despite considerable pain she has been getting out and about almost as normal.
尽管很疼，她已经在几乎像正常人一样到外面活动了。
15)speak volumes for: 充分说明
These facts speak volumes for her honesty.
这些事实都有力地证明了她为人诚实。
16)ring in:celebrate the start of something 迎新庆祝
Let's ring out the old year and ring in the new.
让我们一起伴着钟声来辞旧迎新吧。
How did you ring in the new year？
你如何庆祝新年呢？
17)kick sth. to the curb: 踢到路边 get rid of sth.
Let's kick this pandemic to the curb in 2022.
18)in spite of oneself: 不由自主地
He laughed in spite of himself.
他不禁噗呲一笑。
19)swing by: to go somewhere to pay a visit 路经；短暂拜访
I'll swing by your place at 5 to get you. (I'll be your house at 5 to pick you up.)
我将于5点到你家接你。
20)so much as that: to such an extent or great degree
that“……到这种程度以至于……”
The British Isles are noted for their dampness, and Ireland so much so that the people of Ireland have this saying, “In England, it rains all day; in Scotland, it rains all night; but in Ireland, it rains both day and night.”
英伦三岛一以潮湿闻名，爱尔兰更是如此，以致于爱尔兰人有句俗话，“英国是整天下雨，苏格兰是整夜下雨，而爱尔兰是整天整夜下雨。”