1.curry favour 讨好，奉承，拍马屁

　　curry 咖喱

　　He's always trying to curry favour with the boss.

　　他总是想方设法拍老板马屁。

　　2. be in apple-pie order

　　井然有序;整齐;井井有条

　　apple-pie 苹果派

　　Their house is always in apple-pie order.

　　他们家总是收拾得井井有条。

　　3. jam tomorrow 许而不予的好东西，可望不可及的东西

　　jam 果酱

　　As children we were always being promised jam tomorrow, if only we would be patient.

　　孩提时大人总是许诺只要我们耐心点儿就会给我们好东西。

　　4. (as) cool as a cucumber 镇静，冷静，泰然自若

　　cucumber 黄瓜

　　She walked in as cool as a cucumber, as if nothing had happened.

　　她泰然自若地走进来，好像什么事也没发生过。

　　5. be like chalk and cheese 截然不同;迥异

　　chalk 粉笔

　　cheese 奶酪

　　My brother and I are like chalk and cheese.

　　我哥哥和我截然不同。

　　6. like two peas in a pod (尤指外观)非常相像

　　pea 豌豆

　　The twins are like two peas in a pod.

　　那对双胞胎长得极像。

　　7. bean counter (尤指大公司的)会计师

　　bean 豆类

　　It looked like the project was going to be approved, but the bean counters said it wasn't cost-effective.

　　眼看这个项目就要获批准了，但会计师们认为它不划算。

　　8. bring home the bacon 养家糊口

　　bacon是培根

　　I can't sit around all day - someone's got to bring home the bacon.

　　我不能整天坐着无所事事——家里总得有个养家糊口的人。

　　9. chew the cud 深思，反复思考

　　cud 咀嚼物

　　He sat for a moment chewing the cud before he spoke.

　　他坐着沉思了片刻才开口说话。

　　10. eat crow / eat humble pie 认错;道歉

　　pie 馅饼

　　After boasting that his company could outperform the industry's best, he's been forced to eat humble pie.

　　他吹嘘他的公司可以压倒业内最好的企业，但之后，他就不得不承认言过其实了。

　　11. sour grapes 酸葡萄(指由于得不到而贬低某物)

　　grape 葡萄

　　I don't think it's such a great job - and that's not just sour grapes because I didn't get it.

　　我认为这份工作不怎么样——我可不是因为吃不着葡萄说葡萄酸。

　　12. spill the beans 泄露秘密

　　bean 豆类

　　So who spilled the beans about her affair with David?

　　所以到底是谁把她和大卫的私情泄露出去的?