81、 I have seen worse 我見(jiàn)過(guò)更糟的
    82、 in advance 提前;同義：before hand、 ahead of time
    It’s a really nice apartment. But the owners want two-month rent in advance and I just don ’t have it.
    83、 in case 萬(wàn)一
    Let’s take our suits along in case the sun comes out.
    84、 in next to no time 馬上
    A: Are you going to be using the copying machine long?
    B: I’ll be through in next to no time.
    85、 in the red 赤字 反義：in the black
    86、in the works 正在準(zhǔn)備階段
    An advanced course in theoreticalchemistry is the works.
    87、 keep to oneself
    I’m amazed that you still haven’t gotten to know your neighbors.
    88、 kill time 浪費(fèi)時(shí)間
    Gosh, what can we do to kill the next 10 hours?
    89、 leave…up to somebody
    We’ll have to leave the decision up to him.
    90、 letter of recommendation 推薦信;letter of reference推薦信
    91、 look on the bright sides of things 看事物的光明面
    92、 no kidding 不是開(kāi)玩笑吧
    93、 on the tip of one’s tongue 就在舌尖
    A: Are you sure you can’t remember the name of that record?
    B: It’s just on the tip of my tongue!
    94、 quitting time 下課時(shí)間
    I’m glad it’s almost quitting time.
    95、 take it over 重修
    Don failed physics and had to take it over.
    96、 than necessary 比應(yīng)該的要冷
    The lab was cooler than necessary.
    97、 That’s easer said than done. 說(shuō)來(lái)容易做來(lái)難
    98、 There is nothing to it. 沒(méi)什么、很容易
    I can run this projector. There’s really nothing to it.
    99、 with flying colors 成功
    A: How did Ellen do on her American History exam?
    B: She passed with flying colors.
    100、 You can bet your life 當(dāng)然
    A: Will Prof. Smith come to class on time?
    B: You can bet your life.