come to light(99上~week17)

(1)idiom: come to light
(2)meaning:  to become known or to be discovered. 被發現、揭露；真相大白
(3)example:

Many surprises have come to light since(自從) then.

(to get) cold feet(99上~week15)

(1) idiom: to get cold feet
(2) meaning: fear of doing something. 膽小、害怕做某事。事到臨頭打退堂鼓; 臨陣退縮
(3) example:

 Sandy said I should try bungee jumping(高空彈跳), but I had cold feet.

As you sow, so shall you reap

(1) idiom:  As you sow, so shall you reap 種瓜得瓜，種豆得豆

(2) meaning:  Things will happen to you good or bad, according to how you behave. 根據你的行為表現，事情的結果就會有好或有壞。(出自聖經詩篇126:5)

(3) example:  You should stop being so cruel(殘酷) to other people. As you sow, so shall you reap.

(4)說明：sow~種植，reap~收割

It never rains but it pours.

(1) idiom:  It never rains but it pours. 禍不單行
(2) meaning:

Bad things do not just happen a few at a time, but in large numbers all at once. (壞事要不就是很少發生，要不就是一發不可收拾。)

(3) 說明：Never~從不，rain~下雨，pour~傾盆大雨

Pride goes before a fall.(99上~week 9)

(1) idiom: Pride goes before a fall.
(2) meaning:驕者必敗。(出自聖經．箴言16:18）
(3) 說明: pride~驕傲。before~之前。fall~跌倒、失敗

Look before you leap.(99上~week 7)

(1) idiom: Look before you leap.
(2) meaning: 三思而後行
(3) 說明：leap~跳躍

Better late than never (99上~week5)

(1)idiom:Better late than never .

(2)meaning: 永不嫌晚、遲到總比不到好。

Live and learn. (99上~week3)

(1) idiom: Live and learn.


(2) meaning:活到老學到老。

on the run

(1) be very busy or active
eg. She's been on the run all day. It's not surprising tht she's tired.

(2)be running away or hiding from the police
eg. Four prisoners escaped this morning. Three of them were caught but one is still on the run.

(3) in the process of being defeated
eg.The rebels are on the run. Victory is ours.

all ears(98下~week 13)

(1) idiom: all ears
(2) meaning: listen attentively (洗耳恭聽)
(3) example: The story is interesting. Go on. I’m all ears.

make sb’s day(98下~week 11)

(1) idiom: make sb’s day
(2) meaning: to make somebody very happy (讓人開心)
(3) example: Thanks for sending me those flowers. It really made my day!

all thumbs(98下~week 9)

(1)idiom: all thumbs
(2)meaning: Lacking physical coordination, skill, or grace; clumsy. 　(動作缺乏協調；動作笨拙)
(3)example: I dropped my coffee cup. I’m all thumbs today.

butter up(98下~week 7)

(1) idiom: butter sb up
(2) meaning: to praise or flatter someone excessively. (說過度諂媚的話，拍馬屁)
(3) example: He’s always buttering up his boss.

never mind(98下~week 5)

(1) idiom: never mind
(2) meaning: don’t bother; it’s all right (沒關係，別在意)
(3) example: Never mind! I’ll do it myself !

apple of my eye(98下~week 3)

(1) idiom: apple of my eye
(2) meaning: one that is treasured.(所珍視的人)
(3) example: Her only girl was the apple of her eye. (她的獨生女是她的掌上明珠)


備註: my 可以替換成 your, his, her---某某人的。