每天最费脑筋的就是这几句话。算了，不瞎说了，直接学习我们纸牌屋第三季第三集的地道英语表达法吧。
1, Dead set 铁了心了，坚决地
She wanted to move to Los Angeles but her parents were dead set against it.
她想搬去洛杉矶住，但她父母坚决反对。
A source told media that Katie Holmes was dead set on keeping full custody of Suri.一位消息人士告诉媒体说，汤姆的前妻凯蒂.赫尔姆斯铁了心要争到对女儿苏瑞的完全监护权。
2, Out of place 不合适; 不在应在的位置; 不恰当; 不协调;格格不入
She was out of place in the midst of the church .
处在教会人士之中她觉得有些格格不入。
3, Crawl with ... 爬满，满是
His hair crawls with lice.
他的头发长满了虱子.
4, Brass tacks 正经的要事,得考虑的关键问题,基本事实，实质问题;
I do not come here to listen to your silly jokes. Let’s get down to brass tacks and decide on a schedule for our work.
我不是来听你这些无聊的笑话的，让我们言归正传，订一个工作日程!
5, It's safe to say ... 可以可靠地说，可以很肯定地说
I think it is safe to say we have made a clean getaway .
我觉得可以肯定地说我们已经安全逃脱了。
6, Not another word 够了，打住，别再说了
Not another word , please . Don't you have anything to regret ?
请别再说了。难道你就没有什么后悔的事儿吗？
7, Draw a blank 一片空白，记不起来,落空，徒劳无功
He keeps trying to pass that math exam, but each time he tries it he draws a blank
他一直要考好数学，但每次努力都失败。
Whenever I try to recall your name, I draw a blank.
每次我努力回忆你的名字，我脑海总是一片空白。
8, To know which side one's bread is buttered on/to know where one's bread is buttered 清楚什么人会对自己有好处，明白如何做才对自己有利
Fred sure knows which side his bread is buttered on. After the old boss retired, Fred's been chasing after the new boss exactly the same way.
弗雷德可真明白谁对自己有用，因此尽量地讨好老板。自从他以前的老板退休以后，他就跟以前一摸一样地去拍新老板的马屁。
They know where their bread is buttered and where their next meal is coming from .
他们非常清楚怎么做对他们才有利。
9, To and fro 来回地，往复地;
My mom walked to and fro in my room .
我妈在我房里来回地走动。
10, (谚语)There is more than one way to skin a cat .
做事情，解决问题的方法有很多种。
Don't be so stubborn about this problem because there is more than one way to skin a cat.
对这问题不必太固执,因为有许多方法可以解决。
Calling it a day , folks . Keep it up . I will see you next episode . Have a good day .
