习语与口号，在语境中理解。

接受（不愉快的事实）；与……和解

It took months for the family to come to terms with the loss of their neighborhood shop.

来来往往；进进出出

The constant coming and going in the hallway made it hard to concentrate.

把线索联系起来；看出事物之间的关联

Once the team compared delivery delays with staffing logs, it could connect the dots and find the real bottleneck.

有利也有弊；产生双向影响

Flexible hours cut both ways: they help parents but complicate team meetings.

偷工减料；为省事或省钱而降低标准

Like the old moguls, they cut corners and insist on staying within budget.

日复一日；天天如此

Tabloid editors put her on the cover day in and day out because eating disorders and fainting fits made good copy, not out of sympathy with her charities.

对你有好处

You look more relaxed after the walk; I think the fresh air did you good.

尽最大努力

I may not finish first, but I promise to do my best in the final round.

白白浪费；付诸东流（指计划、金钱或努力等）

If we skip routine maintenance, the money we spent on the new pumps could go down the drain.

划定界限；设定底线

I don't mind helping after work, but I draw the line at answering messages at midnight.

世界末日；糟糕透顶的事

Missing one train is not the end of the world; another one leaves in twenty minutes.

时不时；偶尔；偶尔；时不时

Every now and then, the library hosts a repair clinic where neighbors fix lamps and small appliances.

以眼还眼；以牙还牙

The two neighbors kept trading complaints, but an eye for an eye would only make the dispute worse.

爱上；坠入爱河；坠入爱河；爱上

They fell in love with the little seaside town during their first visit.

被置若罔闻；没人理会

The residents' repeated requests for safer crossings fell on deaf ears for months.

公然违背；与……截然相反

Ignoring the evacuation order would fly in the face of every safety rule the city had adopted.

跟着做；效仿

The first shop will switch to refillable bottles, and the others may follow suit next month.

这一次；难得一次；难得；这一次；难得一次；这一次

For once, the entire crew arrived early, and we had time to eat breakfast together.

吓得动弹不得

Some people freeze in fear when they hear sudden footsteps behind them.

处于最显眼或最重要的位置

At the annual review, customer safety remained front and center in every budget discussion.

冷静下来；控制好自己

Prudie suggests you not feel flattered by this proposition and get a grip.

从……中获得乐趣

My aunt gets a kick out of sending us photos of the tiny birds in her garden.

临阵退缩；因紧张或害怕而打退堂鼓

Last weekend, the print media got cold feet and spiked the story.

摸清……的门道；逐渐掌握

The long-term spin: Starr is finally getting the hang of the PR game.

听说；获悉（尤指秘密消息）

The board changed venues before reporters could get wind of the confidential meeting.

试一试；给某件事一个机会

I had never tried kayaking, but my friends encouraged me to give it a shot.

饶了我吧；别再为难我了；饶了我吧；别再烦我；给我点时间

Give me a break; I only just got home, and you're already asking me to leave.

泄露秘密；露出马脚

The surprise party was meant to stay secret, but Marco gave the game away when he asked about the cake.

给他们一场难忘的战斗

The underdogs promised to give them a fight to remember in the championship.

全力以赴；倾尽全力

We plan to go all out for the final game with blue banners, painted signs, and a brass band.

走向世界；外出闯荡

After graduation, Sam was ready to go out into the world and find work.

大有前途；会取得成功

With her curiosity and patience, she is going places in the design field.

顺其自然；随遇而安

We had no fixed plan for Saturday, so we decided to go with the flow.

玩得很开心；玩得尽兴

We had a ball at the street fair, even though the rain started before the fireworks.

再试一次

The first attempt missed the target, but Maya decided to have another go.

受够了；忍无可忍

Some customers have had it with the late deliveries and are switching suppliers.

样样都有；拥有想要的一切

The new café seems to have it all: good coffee, quiet tables, and late hours.

两头都占；同时得到两方面的好处

You cannot demand a quiet office and play music on speakers; you cannot have it both ways.

开始犹豫；改变原先的决定

If you have second thoughts about the purchase, the store accepts returns within thirty days.

深深地；热恋地

They fell head over heels in love during the summer course.

心脏仍在怦怦跳；心有余悸

Even after reaching the finish line, her heart was still pounding from the steep climb.

到处；四处（常用于寻找）

We searched high and low for the spare key, then found it in the freezer.

出发；上路

I buckled up and hit the road.

空话；夸夸其谈

The residents wanted a detailed timetable, not another speech full of hot air.

麻烦；困境

The contractor was in hot water after inspectors found that several safety checks had been skipped.

简而言之；概括地说

In a nutshell, the survey found that most residents want safer crossings near the school.

残忍地；冷酷无情地

The historian argued that the general ordered the prisoners killed in cold blood.

按自己的节奏；不着急

I will finish the painting in my own good time rather than rush the final details.

沉浸在自己的世界里

I was so absorbed in the book that I stayed in my own world throughout the ride.

眨眼之间

The sunny afternoon changed into a storm in the blink of an eye.