on and off 间断地
例句： It rained on and off all day long。
今天断断续续地下着小雨。
on the up and up 坦率，诚实
例句：How can we know whether a person is on the up and up by his appearance!
从一个人的外表我们怎么能知道他是坦率的呢！
out and about 户外活动
例句： Mr Smith recovers quickly，and he'll be out and about very soon.
史密斯先生复原得很好，很快他就能到户外活动了。
out and out 完全地，彻底地
例句：What I said is an out and out truth.
我说的全都是事实。
out of sorts 发脾气的
例句： Don't talk to him, he is out of sorts.
别跟他说话，他在发脾气。
out of temper 发怒的，发脾气
例句： The children were frightened to find him out of temper.
孩子们一见他发脾气，都吓坏了。
over and over 多次地，重复地
例句：The foreigner repeated what he said over and over，but I still couldn't understand him.
外国朋友一遍一遍地重复，但我仍然没有听懂他说什么。
pull one's leg 愚弄
例句： If you remain stuck-up, they will often try to pull your leg.
假如你还是目中无人的话，他们会常常想愚弄你的。
put away 把…收起来
例句： Put away the heavy clothes. The weather is becoming much warmer.
把厚衣服收起来吧， 天气越来越暖和了。
set the world on fire 做显赫的事情
例句： People do not count him as a hero for he has not set the world on fire.
人们并不把他看作民族英雄，因为他并未做出惊天动地的事情。
silly as a goose 像鹅一样蠢
例句：Since he is as silly as a goose, he will not get a promotion.
既然他如此的不开窍，他肯定得不到提升的。
slip of the tongue 说溜了嘴
例句： The mayor really made a slip of the tongue!
市长可真是说溜了嘴了！
so long as 只要
例句： Any man will be equal to the task, so long as he is careful.
任何人都会胜任这个工作，只要他细心。
stand one's ground 坚持己见；坚守阵地
例句： John's friends said he was mistaken, but he stood his ground.
约翰的朋友都说他错了，可是他仍然坚持己见。
take a chance 冒险
例句： We will take a chance on the weather and have the party outdoors.
我们将冒天气的险在室外聚会。
through and through 完全地，充分地
例句：You can trust him，for he's honest through and through.
你可以信任他，他是真正诚实的。
turn the cold shoulder on 冷淡
例句：He will not turn the cold shoulder on me when I am in trouble.
他不会在我困难时疏远我。
up and about 病愈
例句： I'm much better now，I've been up and about for almost a week.
我现在感觉好多了，我已经病愈差不多一个星期了。
ups and downs 盛衰，浮沉
例句： Life is hard．There are a lot of ups and downs in one's life.
生活是艰辛的，生活中充满了大多的盛衰的浮沉。
waste one's breath 白费唇舌
例句： it's no use talking to him, you'll only waste your breath.
和他谈话没有一点用处，你只是在白费唇舌。
You can't beat it. 这是第一流的，比不上的。
You can't beat me. 表示自己了不起。
例句：When it comes to playing football, you can't beat Billy.
论踢足球，没有人比得上比利。
