01.

暴怒

To blow a fuse

• The customer is going to blow a fuse if we don’t deliver it on time.

  如果我们不按时发货，顾客会发火的。

  
  

• I had a slight accident with the car, but please don’t blow a fuse.

  车子出了一点小事故，但是请别生气。

  
  

02.

结束，终止

To pull the plug

• The government has pulled the plug on any future people being able to take advantage of this particular tax loophole.

  政府已经禁止以后的人利用这个特殊的税收漏洞。
  

  
  

• The business was not doing very well in the last 3 months, and the owners decided to pull the plug.

  在过去的3个月里，生意做得不太好，老板们决定停止营业。
  

  
  

03.

产生误会或误解

To get your wires crossed

• I think we've got our wires crossed here. What I'm talking about is next week's meeting, and you seem to be talking about was last week's meeting.

  我认为我们产生误解了。我说的是下周的会议，而你似乎说的是上周的会议。

  
  

• We got our wires crossed; I thought you were picking Jack up.

  我们产生了误解，我以为你去接杰克了。

  
  

04.

换位思考，站在别人的角度思考问题；意见一致

To be on the same wavelength

• After the first few brief conversations, we already knew that we were on the same wavelength.

  在最初几次简短的交谈后，我们已经知道我们意见一致。
  

  
  

• Members of our team must be on the same wavelength, otherwise，we won't win!

  我们队的成员一定要步调一致，否则我们不会赢！
  

  
  

05.

指某些事情的要点

The nuts and bolts (of something)

• When it came to the nuts and bolts of running a business, he was clearly unable to cope.

  当谈到经营企业的具体细节时，他显然无法应付。

  
  

• Adam has worked in this business for 20 years; he knows the nuts and bolts.

  亚当在这个行业工作了20年；他知道所有的细节。

  
  

06.

指非常正确

To be right on the button

• She was right on the button when she said I'd regret moving out.

  她说我会后悔搬出去，这是对的。

  
  

• When you said that after eating a salad I would be hungry half an hour later,you were right on the button.

  你说吃完沙拉半小时后我会饿的时候，这是对的。