a big fish in a small pond 小地方的大人物

例句:In her hometown, she was a big fish in a small pond , but after she moved to New York, she was just only one among many millions. 在她家乡,她很了不起。可是搬到纽约后,她就不过是芸芸众生之一了。

a stone's throw  一箭之遥例句: He lives only a stone's throw from here. 他住的地方离这儿只有一箭之遥。

all gone 希望等的 " 消逝 " , 物品等的 " 丢失 " 。

例句:My goodness! My bag is all gone.

天呀!我的包不见了。
Our hopes were all gone.

我们的希望成泡影了。

all for it  对别人的看法或意见 " 完全同意 " , " 完全赞成 "

例句: Go ahead with your plan. I'm all for it.

进行你的计划吧, 我完全赞成。

all in all  常用的片语,表示 " 总的来说 " , " 总而言之 " ,

例句: He has his faults, but all in all, he is a good guy.

as clear as mud  不清晰,混乱

例句: Your explanation is as clear as mud.

你的解释一点都不清晰。

as soft as down  柔软如绒毛

例句: I lay fast asleep on the couch, which was as soft as down, and did not wake until late in the morning.

我在软如绒毛般的长沙发椅上睡着了,一直睡到早晨很晚才醒来。

at full blast  全速地;大规模地

例句: When we visited the place, work on the construction site was at full blast and all the workers seemed to be working very hard.
当我们去参观时,建筑工地的工作已经全面展开,而且所有的人都在忙碌着。

B
be above board 光明正大的
be crazy about  爱的发狂
例句: I am really crazy about Michael Jackson's rock'n'roll.
我对麦克杰克逊的摇滚爱的发狂。

be for the birds 荒唐可笑的;毫无价值的