Hot potato

烫手的山芋，棘手的问题

He didn’t like the task, so he dropped it like a hot potato.

他不喜欢这个任务，所以他想丢掉烫手的山芋一样丢掉了它。

Spill the beans

泄露秘密

No matter how many times mum will ask you about the broken glass, don’t spill the beans.

不管妈妈问你多少次关于打破玻璃杯的事，都不要泄露秘密。

As cool as a cucumber

冷静沉着

He was really nervous but he acted as cool as a cucumber.

他十分紧张，但是表现得沉着冷静。

Salad days

青葱岁月

My salad days, when I was green in judgment, cold in blood.” (William Shakespeare)

在我年纪轻轻的日子里，我阅历尚浅，血气方刚。(威廉•莎士比亚)

Grandpa said, “During my salad days, I did a lot of mistakes”.

爷爷说：“我在年轻时做过很多错事。”

To be full of beans

精力旺盛

The children were too full of beans to sit still.

小孩子一般都精力旺盛，很难稳稳地坐着。