1.听到风声get wind of something

如果他们听到风声，知道我们在搞什么，我们就很被动了。

If they get wind of what we are doing, we’ll then be in a very passive position.

2.苗头 a straw in the wind

他有被晋升的苗头。

There’s a straw in the wind: he’ll be promoted.

3．卡壳儿get stuck

前面的5道题他都作对了，最后一道题却卡了壳。

He got all the five questions right, but got stuck in the last one.

4．哪里哪里 shucks

你真是太勇敢了。 You were so brave.

哪里哪里，这算不了什么。 Shucks, it wasn’t anything.

5.乱七八糟be at sixes and sevens

她的房间总是乱七八糟的，连个下脚的地方都没有。

Her room is always at sixes and sevens, even without room to swing a cat in.

6.受……支配 be at the mercy of

如果你不想受人家支配，你就必须单干，经营你自己的一摊儿。

If you don’t want to be at the mercy of others m you’ll have to start a business of your own.

7.扭转局势tip the scales

起初，A队配合得不是很好并且连丢6分，，只是教练换上了6号球员以后才扭转了局势。

At the beginning, Team A did not have very good teamwork and they lost 6 scores in a run, But the coach tipped the scales by replacing someone with the Number Six player.