31、Be tickled pink.

　　惊喜万分，受宠若惊

　　释义：

　　to be excited and happy

　　例句：

　　She was tickled pink by all the compliments she’d received.

　　她对人们对她的赞许，感到受宠若惊。

　　32、A baker's dozen.

　　13

　　释义：

　　thirteen

　　例句：

　　Check out our baker’s dozen language learning tips.

　　去看一下我们的13条语言学习小贴士。

　　33、Comfort food.

　　吃起来很有幸福感的美食

　　释义：

　　food that makes you feel better, because it reminds you of your childhood

　　例句：

　　After a tiring day, it’s so nice to make some comfort food and settle down with a good book.

　　在一天的劳累过后，能吃点让我感到幸福的美食、读一本好书，简直太棒了。

　　34、Skeleton crew.

　　骨干人员数，人员数精简至极

　　释义：

　　the minimum number of people needed to keep a service/office operating

　　例句：

　　Can you come back after the holidays? We’re operating with a skeleton crew at the moment.

　　假期之后你可以回来吗?我们现在的人员已经精简至极了。

　　35、Let the chips fall where they may.

　　顺其自然，随它去吧

　　释义：

　　to let something happen, no matter what happens next

　　例句：

　　I must tell John how I feel about him, let the chips fall where they may.

　　我必须告诉John我对他的感觉，剩下的就顺其自然吧。

　　36、No-brainer.

　　一个很容易的决定

　　释义：

　　an easy decision

　　例句：

　　-Do you think I should propose to Judy?

　　-Come on, it’s a no-brainer. She’s such a fantastic woman!

　　-你觉得我应该向Judy求婚吗?

　　-我去，这还不简单。她是个多么好的一个女人啊!

　　37、A stone's throw.

　　超级近

　　释义：

　　very near

　　例句：

　　The hotel was a stone’s throw from the beach. I loved it.

　　酒店离海滩超级近，我喜欢。

　　38、Hear on the grapevine.

　　道听途说

　　释义：

　　to hear a rumour or unconfirmed story

　　例句：

　　I heard on the grapevine that Charlie and Sarah are dating at the moment.

　　我听人家讲哦，Charlie和Sarah现在在约会呢。

　　39、Sit on the fence.

　　保持中立，骑墙

　　释义：

　　to stay neutral and not take sides

　　例句：

　　-Well don’t you think I’m right, he’s been acting differently hasn’t he?

　　-I’m sitting on the fence with this one, you’re both my good friends.

　　-喂，你不觉得我才是对的吗?是他变卦了，不是吗?

　　-对于这件事我保持中立，你们两个都是我的朋友。

　　40、Take what someone says with a pinch of salt.

　　持保留意见

　　释义：

　　regard something as exaggerated, or only believe a part of something

　　例句：

　　-Did you hear what Tina said happened in the office yesterday?

　　-Oh, I would take anything she says with a pinch of salt.

　　-你听到昨天Tina在办公室说的话了吗?

　　-哦，我对她的话持保留意见。