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a bed of roses
在西方，玫瑰花是“幸福、爱情”的象征，而这条成语原指美丽芬芳的玫瑰花坛，引申一下就指“安逸舒适的环境”。

A: Finally my elder sister got married.Her husband loves her so much and made her a bed of roses.
B: A fortunate woman!

a lucky dog
英美的文化习俗有许多与狗有关的习语，但往往并无贬义，如：Every dog has its good day. “凡人皆有得意时。”

A：Did you watch the horse race last night? The black horse got the first again.
B:Yes, and I bet 1000 dollars on him.
A: Really? You lucky dog.
B: Wish you good luck, too.

a pain in the neck
词的本意是从看戏而来——如果一个坐在中间的人不断进进出出，相信你的脖子也会痛的。现在a pain in the neck已经不仅仅指戏院里那些不安分的观众，还可以进而代指一切让人头疼的人。

A: Alice asked us if we wanted to go the cinema with her and her friends?
B: No, I don't. You might not know that she's a pain in the neck.
A: Really? She seems quite nice and good.
B: I had a date with her once before. It was horrible.

all that
这是英语中的俚语，用来表示某人或某事十分出色、了不起。
A: I finished my paper a week ago.
B: Jesus! You're all that!
A: Well, maybe I just started early.

all your swans are geese
你的一切期望都成了泡影。
A: I have prepared for the English test for a whole week, but I just got a "B".
B: I am sorry to hear that. It seems that all your swans are geese.

an angle
“angle”本身的含义“天使，可爱的人”人尽皆知，但是它也有“可利用之人”这个意思。
A: San has just married Susan, you know?
B: Is that most wealthy girl in his company?
A:That's right, but she is an angel to him. That's to say Sam does not really love her.
B: Poor Susan!

around the corner
它的引申义是“即将到来”。
A: When he party be held?
B: It's around the corner, maybe the day afer tomorrow.

as long as your arm
用来表达一段很长的时间。这也许是因为和人体的其他器官相比，手臂算是较长的缘故吧。
A: They say the admission committee are voting for the applicants who apply for the MBA program
B: I am eager to know the result. But how long do you think I'll have to wait for the final decision?
A: As long as your arm. They have a lot of other things to do.
B: But I cannot let things drag along like that.
A: Yet you cannot force them to do things for you either.

at the crossroads