By the book
To follow instructions exactly
照规矩办事
- This is a private deal - we don't have to do everything by the book.
这是笔私下的交易——我们没必要办什么事都循规蹈矩。
A million and one
Very many
非常多的，许许多多的，极多的
- I can't talk right now - I have a million and one things to do this morning.
我现在不能闲聊——今天上午我有一大堆的事情要做。
Take Five
To take one brief (about five minutes) rest period
稍事休息，放松一下（一般五分钟左右）
- After study for such a long time, let's take five.
学习了这么长时间，让我们休息五分钟吧。
At the eleventh hour
It happens when it is almost too late
最后一刻，最后时刻
- We only received the signatures at the eleventh hour.
我们在最后一刻才收到签字。
Zero in on
Focus closely on something; take aim at something
把注意力全部集中于
- We must decide on our target market, then zero in on it.
我们必须确定目标市场，然后将其锁定。
Be in seventh heaven
Extremely happy
极为快乐
- Since they got married, they've been in seventh heaven.
他们结婚后极其幸福。
Six feet under
Dead and buried
入土，死去
- There's no point worrying about it - we'll both be six feet under by then.
不用为此担心——到时候我们俩都已入土了。
Nine-to-five job
A routine job in an office that involves standard office hours
（早九点到晚五点的）正常办公时间的工作；朝九晚五的工作
- I thought, naively, that this would be a nine-to-five job.
我天真地以为这是份朝九晚五的工作。
On cloud nine
Very happy
高兴极了；异常兴奋；乐不可支
- "Was Helen pleased about getting that job?" "Pleased? She was on cloud nine!"
“海伦得到那份工作高兴吗？”“岂止是高兴？她简直飘飘然了！”
