1. butter someone up 過分恭維

I’ve seen you buttering up the boss.

我看見你巴結老板來著。

2. couch potato 懶在家的人，宅在家的人

He is a real couch potato. He just sits and watches TV at home all day.

他很懶，整天坐在家里看電視。

3. the big cheese 很有影響力的人

That’s Brandon. He’s the big cheese around here. So you want to get on his good side.

Brandon是這里很有影響力的人物，所以你要想辦法獲得他的青睞。

4. go bananas/go nuts 發瘋

My mom will go bananas when she finds out I crashed her car.

媽媽要是發現我把她的車子撞壞，她一定會發瘋的。

5. spill the beans 泄露秘密

Come on! Tell me! Spill the beans! What did he say?

快!告訴我，他到底說了什么呢?

6. sharp cookie 很聰明的人

You can’t fool Lucy. She’s a sharp cookie.

你不會騙到Lucy的，她很聰明。

7. cool as a cucumber 鎮定自若

She always stays as cool as a cucumber when things go wrong.

有問題發生時，她都會保持鎮定自若的。