as poor as a church mouse: 一貧如洗

to bet on the wrong horse: 預測錯誤

to make a quick buck: 一夜暴富

look like a million dollas: 神光異彩

to be flat broke: 身無分文

money is no object: 錢不是問題

to tighten one's belt: 緊衣縮食

strapped for cash: 缺錢

to work for peanuts: 工資低

to go broke: 破產(chǎn)

as quiet as a mouse: 非常安靜

as blind as a bat: 有眼無珠

as stubborn as a mule: 笨如蠢驢

as busy as a bee: 非常忙碌

as red as a lobster: 很紅

as ugly a as a toad: 非常丑陋

as free as a bird: 輕松自在

as silly as a goose: 非常愚蠢

as wise as an owl: 充滿智慧

as mad as a hornet: 怒氣沖天

all in one piece: 安全又保險

back to square one: 一夜回到解放前

have one too many: 飲酒過量

on cloud nine: 興高采烈

one for the road: 干了這杯再上路

six feet under: 已死

ten to one: 很有可能

kill two birds with one stone: 一石二鳥

put in one's two cents: 表達觀點

black sheep (of the family): 失敗的人（喪門星）

catch someone red-handed: 捉賊捉贓（做壞事時當場抓獲）

get the green light: 允許做某事

the grass is greener on the other side: 要是有別的選擇就好了

green with envy: 羨慕嫉妒恨

once in a blue moon : 極為罕見

in black and white: 白底黑字（清楚地寫著）

roll out the red carpet: 熱烈歡迎

a white lie: 善意的謊言

out of the blue: 突然