語言點：
1. face the music 接受批評/懲罰
2. in deep trouble
※ in hot water，in deep shit
3. to the tune of 強調(diào)數(shù)字之大
e.g. The company is in debt to the tune of ￡1.2 billion.
4. get to the bottom of sth 查個水落石出（5月晨讀有）
5. on top of trends
e.g. The Gap is on top of trends. They always have the latest styles in their stores.
※ ahead of the fashion curve
6. eating one's lunch 搶飯碗
Ever since Walmart came into town, our local stores have been doing poorly. Walmart is eating their lunch.
7. cash in on ※ monetize 靠...賺錢/牟利
e.g. The fans are helping this new breed of Chinese internet star to monetize/cash in on their popularity
發(fā)國難財 cash in on the national crisis
8. run in place 原地跑
e.g. We’ve been running in place for years.
9. clean house 裁員，清除不必要的人（或事物）
e.g. After the corruption was revealed, the police chief decided it was time to clean house.
10. You took the words right out of my mouth! 我也正想這么說！
※Tell me about it! 你算說對了件余！
11. pros and cons 優(yōu)缺點 ※Janus
12. go back and forth on an issue 思來想去蚁堤，猶豫不決，糾結(jié)
13. be of two minds about... 舉棋不定刽辙，猶豫不決
e.g. I'm of two minds about where to go.
14. call
tough call 艱難的決定
good call on sth 好主意
15. wishy-washy 不堅定的
e.g. If there's anything I can't stand it's an indecisive, wishy-washy customer.
16. bite the bullet 硬著頭皮對付不愉快的（或艱難的）
e.g. We’ll just have to bite the bullet and get on with it.
17. test the waters 試水窥岩，摸底 （注意有s）
e.g. She's testing the waters for a presidential bid.
※brick(s)-and-mortar （磚和砂石漿）實體的??a?brick-and-mortar?store
18. the best of both worlds 兩全其美，二者兼得
e.g. She works in the city and lives in the country, so she gets the best of both worlds.
（※5月晨讀有宰缤，surf and turf颂翼，既可以吃海鮮又可以吃肉，兩全？稹）
19. put a stake in the ground 邁出重要的第一步
20. live to regret a decision 后悔
21. my gut tells me 我的直覺告訴我
22. a far cry from 相去甚遠
e.g. The movie is a far cry from the book.
23. go all out to do sth / for sth / on doing sth 盡全力
e.g. The team went all out for a win.
※ make an all-out effort 盡全力
24. mince words 拐彎抹角朦乏，玩轉(zhuǎn)地說，兜圈子
Becoming里面遇到過這個詞氧骤，說到米歇爾奧巴馬的媽媽不喜歡住在白宮呻疹，還是喜歡住自己的以前的房子：
“I love those people, but I love my own house,” she told a reporter after the election, not mincing any words.
※ hedge 拐彎抹角
e.g. Just answer ‘yes’ or ‘no’—and stop hedging.
※ call a spade a spade 有啥說啥;直言不諱
e.g. Why don't you just call a spade a spade and say that he's a liar?
25. pretty penny 一大筆錢
e.g. Their new house must have cost a pretty penny.
※ handsome→They will make a handsome profit on the property.
26. deliver 履行，兌現(xiàn)筹陵，實現(xiàn)
e.g. We don't promise what we can't deliver.
※ People have a tendency to overpromise and underdeliver. 說得多做的少刽锤。
27. pull out all the stops? 使出渾身解數(shù)镊尺，看家的本領(lǐng)都拿出來
e.g. The company pulled out all the stops to advertise their new product.
※ 前面go all out ...
※ （5月晨讀）knock oneself out...
28. pull the wool over one's eyes 蒙蔽雙眼
e.g. Are you telling me the truth or are you trying to pull the woo over my eyes?
※ hoodwink 哄騙
e.g. Many people are hoodwinked by the so-called beauty industry.
29. Where to begin？不知從何說起（尤其是有很多苦水要倒姑蓝、對很多事情不滿的時候）
30. get right on sth 馬上就辦
e.g. I'm gonna get right on that.
31. mess around/about(英) 混日子鹅心，浪費時間
※horse around （馬男里的）
※ lark/much/goof/ faff/fiddle around
32. be swamped 忙
語音點：
1. ?market ?share 主重音在后
2. wishy-washy 主重音在前
3. president 讀z
4. product line 重音在前
5. clean house 重音在后
