doom and gloom/gloom and doom

?a general feeling of having lost all hope, and of pessimism (= expecting things to go badly) 悲觀失望；無望；前景暗淡
??Despite the obvious setbacks, it is not all doom and gloom for the England team.

fair and square/fairly and squarely
?honestly and according to the rules 誠實；光明正大
??We won the election fair and square.

?(BrE) in a direct way that is easy to understand 直截了當(dāng)
??I told him fair and square to pack his bags.

?(BrE) exactly in the place you were aiming for 不偏不斜
??I hit the target fair and square.

high and dry
?(of a boat, etc.) in a position out of the water 高出水面；擱淺
??Their yacht was left high and dry on a sandbank.

?in a difficult situation, without help or money 處境艱難；無依無靠；身無分文

huff and puff
?to breathe in a noisy way because you are very tired 氣喘吁吁；上氣不接下氣
??Jack was huffing and puffing to keep up with her.

?to make it obvious that you are annoyed about sth without doing anything to change the situation 發(fā)脾氣；憤然不理；生悶氣；氣呼呼
??After much huffing and puffing, she finally agreed to help.

name and shame
?(BrE) to publish the names of people or organizations who have done sth wrong or illegal 公布行為不當(dāng)或違法者的名單；公布黑名單
??Mr Miliband suggests naming and shaming those who pay less.

slice and dice
?(computing) to divide information into small parts in order to study it more closely or to see it in different ways 切割，分割（信息）
??The software lets you slice and dice the data and display it in different formats.

thrills and spills
?(informal) the excitement that is involved in dangerous activities, especially sports （危險活動，尤指體育運(yùn)動的）緊張和刺激

wear and tear
?the damage to objects, furniture, property, etc. that is the result of normal use （正常使用造成的）磨損，損耗，損壞
??The insurance policy does not cover damage caused by normal wear and tear.

wheel and deal
?(usually used in the progressive tenses) to do a lot of complicated deals in business or politics, often in a dishonest way （在商界或政界）工于心計；（以不正當(dāng)?shù)姆绞剑┻M(jìn)行紛繁復(fù)雜的交易，周旋
??He still wheels and deals around the globe.

wine and dine
?to go to restaurants, etc. and enjoy good food and drink; to entertain sb by buying them good food and drink （去餐館等）大吃大喝；用酒宴款待
??The firm spent thousands wining and dining potential clients.