a big shot  大人物
a breath of fresh air  新鲜事物
a blind alley   僵局
a babe in arms  天真幼稚的人
a far cry from   与……有很大差距
fit of  阵阵
drops in the ocean 沧海一粟
a fair-weather friend  酒肉朋友
an all-weather friend  患难之交
in relief  如释重负地
a standing ovation  起立欢呼，鼓掌
a rainy day  财政拮据的困难日子
a silver tongue (silvery tongue)  好口才
plush role  成功的角色
make the most of even the smallest parts  尽可能地做到最好
A stitch in time saves nine.  小洞不补，大洞吃苦
accede to   就任
whit elephant  累赘
wet blanket  扫兴之人(或事)
abstain from  避开
abuse of alcoholic bevarage  滥用酒精饮料
abound in  富于
abhorrent to  与……相抵触
role of a puppet  傀儡角色
active volcano  活火山
accross the board 全面地
act my age  举止与年龄相称，有大人气
achille's heel  致命的缺点
act up  发作，捣鬼，耍脾气
acquire a taste for  开始喜欢
to add insult to injury   雪上加霜(的是)         
to add fuel to the flame  同上
breath a sigh of relief  松了口气
adorn ... with  用……佩戴
adjacent...to  毗邻
aggainst all the odds  说到底
air current  空气流通                         
agree to differ  同意保留各自意见
airs and graces  装腔作势
walk on pins and needles  如坐针毡
all and sundry  所有人
wield thunder and flame  呼风唤雨
all over the place  到处乱七八糟
all things being equal  在同等条件下
all right with  觉得……还不错
You low down scum of the earth!  你个人渣
all over again 又来一遍
allude to  提及
a break from  与……保持距离
all told  总之
allow for  考虑到，顾及，体谅
allow of   容许有……的可能
I'm over you!  我太了解你了！
all well and good  好的，也行
slam the door 关上门
an old flame  旧情人
amenable to  对……做出相应
answer the call of nature  上洗手间