251. There’s no time like the present.没有比现在更合适的时候了。
252. see/read the handwriting on the wall预感不祥之兆
253. Two’s company, three is a crowd.两个人刚刚好，三个人太多了。
254.Every family has a skeleton in the closet.家家有本难念的经。
255. hardly have time to breathe没有喘息的时间
256. keep your eyes on the ball专心
257. leave no stone unturned不遗余力;彻底
258. I mean it.我是说真的
259. make one’s hair stand on end使人害怕;毛骨悚然
260. The walls have ears.隔墙有耳
261. bring home the bacon维持生计;获得成功
262. They lived happily ever after.他们从此过着幸福的生活
263. blow the whistle on sb./ sth.揭发;制止某人(某事)
264. Ignorance is bliss.不知便是福
265. People who live in glass houses should’t throw stones.自己有短处，就总揭发别人的短处。
266. pull out all the stops用尽一切的实力
267. take the wind out of one’s sails使某人顿时泄气，威风扫地
268. in the seventh heaven在无比的幸福快乐中
269. The end justifies the means.为目的不择手段
270. call a spade a spade有话直说
271. A woman’s work is never done.家务永远做不完
272. one’s name will be mud某人将声名狼藉
273. play second fiddle to sb.充当副手
274. the rhird time’s the charm第三次总是幸运的
275. shape up or ship out好自为之，不然就离开
276. Old dogs can’t learn new tricks.老人不容易适应新事物。
277. Life’s full fo surprise.人生充满了惊喜。
278. So quiet that you could hear a pin drop.安静地连根针掉地上都听得见。
279. turn back the clock时光逆转
280. Fancy meeting you here.怎么会在这里遇见你。
281. bury one’ head in the sand鸵鸟心态;不正视现实
282. You only live once.人生只有一次
283. Home is where the heart is.家总是让人思念的地方
284. Has the cat got your tongue?(猫把你舌头叼走啦?)为什么不说话?
285. When the cat’s away. the mice will play.阎王不在，小鬼跳梁。
286. Every cloud has a silver lining.黑暗中总有一丝曙光;否极泰来。
287. for the record正式地或明确地说;郑重声明
288. Good things come to him/ her who waits.好酒沉瓮底
289. Where there’s a will. there’s a way.有志者，事竟成
290. sit like a bump on a log坐着跟大木头一般
291. That’s the pot calling the kettle black.乌鸦骂猪黑
292. bang/beat one’s head against a brick wall做徒劳无功的事
293. An apple a day keeps the doctor away.日食一苹果，医生远离我。
294. To err is human, to forgive divine.犯错是人之常情，原谅是超凡入圣
295. Don’t count your chickens before they’re hatched.如意算盘别打得太早
296. live and learn.活到老，学到老。
297. My time is your time.请你吩咐!
298. My hands are tied.我很忙，无能为力。
299. To make a long story short.长话短说。
300. It’s a date.一言为定。
