A Cut Above
Slightly better than
比…地位高的人
- She thinks she's a cut above her neighbours.
她觉得自己比邻居们高出一等。
A Good Deal
To a large extent, a lot
大量；许多
- The new law met with a good deal of opposition at the local level.
新法律在地方上遭到强烈反对。
A Hundred and Ten Percent
More than what seems to be the maximum
努力做超过自己能力的事，即超过自己能力的100%，常在体育运动中用作鼓劲
- Go out there and give a hundred and ten percent and bring home a win!
加油，使出百分之一百二的劲，把胜利带回家。
Along the Lines Of
In general accordance with, in the same general direction as
类似于，与…近似
- I was thinking of doing a meal along the lines of that dinner I did for Annie and Dave.
我想做一顿类似那次给安妮和戴夫做的饭菜。
A Stone’s Throw
A very short distance
很短的距离，掷石之遥
- The apartment is just a stone's throw from the sea.
小屋离海只有一箭之遥。
A Tall Order
A difficult task
是件困难的事情；是件难以做到的事情
- Building the bridge in time for the Olympics will be a tall order.
按时完成那座为奥运会建造的大桥将是一项艰巨的任务。
Move the Needle
Have a measurable effect on something
产生显著的影响
- By holding a trial run, the organizers hoped to move the needle by giving the public a taste — albeit a limited one — of their vision.
通过这次试运行，组织者期待通过让公众感受他们的设计——尽管规模十分有限——能令情况有所改变。
On the Dot
Exactly; at an expected interval
准时，正点
- The plane landed at two o'clock on the dot.
飞机两点钟准时降落。
Whole Nine Yards
The entire amount; everything; all of something
（在特定情形下）能够想要的；能够拥有的；能够做到的（任何东西）
- When I was little, my family always had lots of pets - dogs, cats, hamsters, fish, rabbits - the whole nine yards.
我小时候家里总是有许多宠物：狗、猫、仓鼠、鱼、兔子，应有尽有。 - The weather was terrible but I wanted to go the whole nine yards and get to the top of the mountain.
天气糟透了，但我还是想咬咬牙一路登上山顶。
