82、in advance 提前;同義:before hand, ahead of time
It’s a really nice apartment. But the owners want two-month rent in
advance and I just don ’t have it.
83、in case 萬一
Let’s take our suits along in case the sun comes out.
84、in next to no time 馬上
A: Are you going to be using the copying machine long?
B: I’ll be through in next to no time.
85、in the red 赤字 反義:in the black
86、in the works 正在準備階段
An advanced course in theoretical chemistry is the works.
87、keep to oneself
I’m amazed that you still haven’t gotten to know your neighbors.
88、kill time 浪費時間
Gosh, what can we do to kill the next 10 hours?
89、leave…up to somebody
We’ll have to leave the decision up to him.
90、letter of recommendation 推薦信;letter of reference 推薦信
91、look on the bright sides of things 看事物的光明面
92、no kidding 不是開玩笑吧
93、on the tip of one’s tongue 就在舌尖
A: Are you sure you can’t remember the name of that record?
B: It’s just on the tip of my tongue!
94、quitting time 下課時間
I’m glad it’s almost quitting time.
95、take it over 重修
Don failed physics and had to take it over.
96、than necessary 比應(yīng)該的要冷
The lab was cooler than necessary.
97、That’s easer said than done. 說來容易做來難
98、There is nothing to it. 沒什么,很容易
I can run this projector. There’s really nothing to it.
99、with flying colors 成功
A: How did Ellen do on her American History exam?
B: She passed with flying colors.
100、You can bet your life 當然
A: Will Prof. Smith come to class on time?
B: You can bet your life.