12.出師不利 get off one the wrong foot

例12. 他的主意不錯(cuò)，可一開始就出師不利。

His idea was good, but he got off on the wrong foot when he started doing it.

13.口才  the gift of gab

例13. 我?guī)缀鯖]見過像莉莉這樣有口才的女孩子。

Seldom have I met a girl who’s had such a gift of gab like Lee Lee's.

14.還嫩點(diǎn)兒  still wet behind the ears

例14. 想陷害我？你還嫩點(diǎn)兒

Attempt to do me in? You are still wet behind the ears.

(be wet behind the ears 的字面意思是“像剛生下來的嬰兒一樣，耳朵后的根毛還是濕的那)

15. 糊涂蟲  a nitwit

例15.  你真是個(gè)糊涂蟲，怎么能當(dāng)他的面講他女朋友的壞話那？

You're a real nitwit. Why should you badmouth his girlfriend in his face?

16. 飯量小 eat like a bird

例16. 她的飯量特別小，有一小塊面包就足夠了。

She eats like a bird. A small piece of bread will be enough for her.

17.痛失良機(jī) Let something slip through one’s fingers

例17. 你真蠢！這樣一個(gè)發(fā)大財(cái)?shù)臋C(jī)會(huì)千載難逢，你怎能眼睜睜的讓他跑掉那？

You can’t be more stupid! How could you let such a golden opportunity to make big money slip through your fingers? It was an opportunity that comes once in a blue moon.

18.抓住機(jī)會(huì) jump at the chance

例18. 這樣的好機(jī)會(huì)，你應(yīng)該抓住

You should have jump at such a good chance.

19.嘴硬 never say uncle

例19. 那個(gè)孩子的嘴特別硬，打死他都不肯認(rèn)錯(cuò)

That boy never says uncle. He wouldn't admit he's wrong for the life of him.

20.有門道 have the means of 

例1. 在掙錢方面，張先生可有門道了

Mr.Zhang has always had the means of making money.

21.找到竅門get the hang of 

例21. 我已經(jīng)找到學(xué)習(xí)英語動(dòng)詞的竅門了。

I've now got the hang of learning English verbs.

22.占上風(fēng) gain the upper hand

例22. 比賽一開始，我們隊(duì)占上風(fēng)?？傻阶詈髤s失利了

At the beginning of the game our team gained the upper hand. But by and by, we lost our strength.