1. Small beer
“淡啤酒”，通常指“无关紧要的人或事”
例句：
Compared to all that it had happened to him recently, this latest crisis seemed fairly small beer.
比起最近发生在他身上的事，这场危机算不得什么。

2. With a grain/pinch of salt
指对某件事持怀疑态度，不太相信
例句：
He seems confident, but you should take what he says with a grain of salt.
他看着挺自信，不过他说的话你可不能全信。

3. A treat
和“请客”无关，是“非常好”的意思
例句：
The food went down a treat.
这个真好吃!

4. Sweet tooth
指“爱吃甜食”
例句：
Do you have a sweet tooth?
你是不是喜欢吃甜食？

5. Turn the tables
指“扭转局势、改变局面”，一般表示占据优势、劣势的双方互换了位置
例句：
You say your boyfriend's been cheating on you? Why don't you turn the tables on him and start going out with someone else.
你说你的男友对你不忠?为什么不以其人之道还治其人之身?你也可以约会别人啊。
　

6.Bread and circuses
小恩小惠，表示统治者用以抚慰百姓的“粮食和娱乐”
例句：
The whole news story smacks of bread and circuses—a conspiracy to keep the voters’ minds off the major issues of the day!
整篇新闻报道微带小恩小惠的味道，它企图借此转移选民对当前主要问题的注意!

7.Cup of tea
喜爱的东西;感兴趣的事情
例句：
That’s not my cup of tea.
这不是我喜欢的茶。

Another cup of tea
是“另一回事，又作别论”之意
例句：
It’s true that I have promised to give you any help you need， but lending you my homework for you to copy will be another cup of tea.
不错，我答应过什么事儿都帮你，但把作业借给你抄袭可不在内。

8.Carrot and stick
胡萝卜加大棒，常用来比喻“软硬两手”
例句：
We shall operate on the Italian donkey at both ends， with a carrot and with a stick.
我们将用胡萝卜加大棒使这头意大利蠢驴听话。

9.Pie in the sky
渺茫的幸福；无法实现的计划
例句：
Their plans to set up their own business are just a pie in the sky.
他们要创办自己公司的计划犹如天上的馅饼，希望十分渺茫。

10.Say cheese
笑一笑
例句：
Come on everyone， say cheese for the camera.
各位，对着镜头笑一笑。

TO ENJOY YOUR AFTERNOON.🍹