Long
★have/draw/pull/wear a long face：哭丧着脸；板着脸
例：Jill had such a long face yesterday after she learned that she failed her exam.
★a long row to hoe：麻烦的工作，艰巨的任务
例：I know finishing this thesis will be a long row to hoe, but I’m actually looking forward to the challenge.
★a long leash：形容被给予很大的自由，未受到严格的监管/牵制
例：Her parents giver her quite a long leash, so it doesn’t surprise me that she gets up to as much trouble as she does.
★a long shot：形容成功的可能性不大；不大会成功的尝试
例：Her candidacy was a long shot from the beginning, and her landslide defeat was no surprise.
★be long in the tooth：指年纪大；尤指年纪太大（而无法做某事）
例：Our poor cat is so long in the tooth that he struggles just walking around the house these days.
★cast a long shadow：形容影响深远
例：Cancer has cast a long shadow over almost every family in the country.
Card
★a card up (one’s) sleeve：暗中留着的一手；秘而不宣的计划
例：I figured the defense attorney had a card up her sleeve, and here it is—a new eye-witness.
★a few cards shy of a (full) deck：比喻人的智力或精神状态不太正常
例：He says he’s going to start a business selling bees as pets—I think he may be a few cards shy of a full deck.
★a house of cards：筹划不周难以成功的计划；不牢靠的计划
例：So your plan is to just cram and miraculously get good grades on all of your exams? That sounds like a real house of cards to me!
★be in the cards：某事可能发生；有把握
例：If you keep performing at this level, I think a promotion is in the cards.
★go in with good cards：大有成功的可能
例：I studied so hard for this exam that I feel like I’m going in with good cards for once.
★keep (one’s) cards close to (one’s) vest：守口如瓶；秘而不宣
例：We’re all curious about what the boss has been discussing in those meetings with the lawyers, but she’s keeping her cards close to her vest.
★show (one’s) cards：摊牌；吐露自己的真实打算
【近义词：lay one’s cards on the table；tip/show one’s hand；have a showdown】
Fight
★bare-knuckle fight：残酷的斗争
例：We always knew it would be a bare-knuckle fight to get this legislation approved, so we’re prepared to do whatever it takes.
★a straight fight：一对一的竞选
★an uphill fight：艰难的博弈
★couldn’t fight (one’s) way out of a wet paper bag：形容某人软弱无力
例：You can definitely beat that scrawny kid—come on, he couldn’t fight his way out of a wet paper bag!
★fight tooth and nail/claw：竭尽全力或激烈斗争
例：The senator vowed to fight the proposal tooth and claw.
★fight a losing battle：进行一场毫无成功希望的斗争
★fight fire with fire：以毒攻毒；以其人之道还治其人之身
★fight the good fight：为正义而战
例：They’ve been fighting the good fight for positive change in the company’s sexist culture.
Paper
★a paper tiger：纸老虎
例：The new management team tries to command respect through lots of blustery speeches, but all of us workers just see it as a paper tiger.
★a paper trail：书面记录
★can’t carry a tune in a paper sack：形容在音乐方面没有天赋
例：I think it’s lovely that George wants to be in his church choir, but that boy can’t carry a tune in a paper sack!
★give somebody their walking papers：解雇某人
例：After messing up that account, I’m terrified that my boss is going to give me my walking papers.
★look good on paper：从理论上看起来合理（实际不然）
例：Your idea looks good on paper, but I don’t think it would work in a real-world environment.
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