put someone up to...唆使某人去
How dare you to have lodged1 a complaint against me with the director? Who put you up to it?
pop the question求婚
Can you tell me how you popped the question to your wife? Maybe I can learn something from you.
call it quits取消
Mary and Tom had been in love for several years. But these days, they began to realize that they had very little in common. They decided2 to call it quits.
chew the rag闲聊
chew the rag也有争吵的意思
If they have time, these wives are always sitting together and chewing the rag.
fly into a rage大发雷霆
The old father flew into a rage when his daughter didnt obey his will.
break ranks with someone与分道扬镳
反义词为：close ranks with someone
People within one party gradually had conflicts on some political issues. Some of them decided to break ranks with others and set up a new party.
smell a rat知道可疑
He is a well-known miser3. I smell a rat when he invites me to his home for dinner. I was wondering if he is asking favors of me.
beat a hasty retreat急忙撤退
The hoodlum was about to dully the lady when he saw a patrolman coming towards them. He beat a hasty retreat.
take someone for a ride欺骗某人，玩弄某人的感情
They were taking us for a ride. I turned out that the tickets they sold us with low price were invalid4.
rip someone off敲某人竹杠
The local villain5 rips us off by collecting 100 yuan for protection charge every month.
be on the rocks陷入困境，完蛋
The foam6 economy was struck by the Asian financial crisis. Japans economy was on the rocks.
rub it in哪壶不开提哪壶
Would you please talk in Chinese? You know Im a pretty bad English speaker. You dont have to rub it in.
give someone the runaround敷衍搪塞
My washing machine broke down, When I went to the repair shop, they gave me the runaround.
be in a rut千篇一律，一筹莫展
His life is in a rut. Office, library, and home are the three places he goes everyday. It is time he had a holiday for a change.
play it safe谨慎
Our car works very well. But to play it safe, we will bring a spare tire.
safe and sound安全无事
He came back from the battlefield safe and sound.
the salt of the earth好心肠的人，没坏心眼的人
The taxi driver who saved the drowning boy from the river is the salt of the earth.
take something with a grain of salt听话优惠扣，不可以轻信
He is a braggart7. Take his words with a grain of salt.
tip the scales扭转局势
In the boxing ring, the two sides were evenly matched. But the short break seemed to tip the scales in favor of the boxer8 in red.
throw someone off the scent9转移某人的视线
The murder wrote a last letter for the victim and left it in the site, hoping to throw the police off the scent.
start from scratch从零开始，白手起家
There are so many spelling mistakes. I have to write it again from scratch.
talk sense into someone开导某人
Ive tired to talk sense into him, but he still chose to work in the countryside.
an open sesame秘籍，诀窍，重点
Having connections with VIPs is not an open sesame to success.
the lions share最大的一份，绝大部分
He designed the most important part of the machine. So he deserves the lions share of the award.
