Sb Idiom
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at sb's command
The dog went for the man at its master's command．主子一声令下，狗就向那人扑去。
2．at sb．'s service受某人支配
She has a large vocabulary at her command．她掌握大量的词汇。
at sb's convenience
Please come at your convenience．请在你方便的时候来。
at sb 's disposal
After twenty hours of classes each week， the students have a lot of free time at their disposal．每周上20节课之后，学生们有大量自由支配的时间。
Jack put his car at her disposal．杰克的车她可随便使用。
The money is at the disposal of the committee．这笔钱由委员会自由支配。
at sb's heels
He kept at my heels．他紧紧跟着我。
Famine often follows at the heels of war．战争之后常常跟着饥荒。
at sb's mercy
He is now at your mercy．他现在由你控制。
The ship was at the mercy of wind and waves in the storm．在风暴中，那条船任凭风浪吹打。
at sb's service
I am at your service at any time．我随时为你效劳。
My bike is at your service．我的自行车你随便用好了。
beyond sb's power
It is beyond his power to get the work done within a week．他无法在一周内完成这项工作。
catch sb's eye
The dress in the window caught her eye when she passed the store，橱窗里的服装吸引了她。
do sba good turn
They did him a good turn by lending him the money during the crisis．他们在危机中把钱借给他，帮了他大忙。
do（sb．）good／do good to（sb．）be beneficial to sb．对（某人）有益处
Outdoor sports will do you good．室外运动对你健康有益。
I don't know what good that would do？我不明白那样有什么好处？
The medicine does good to your headache．这种药对治疗你的头痛很有用。
What good would it do to blame others？埋怨别人有什么好处？
do（sb．）harm／do harm to（sb．）cause injury对（某人）有害
A few drinks will do you no harm．稍微喝几杯对你不会有害。
Leave it alone for a time，talking about it may do harm．把这事搁一段时间，现在谈论这事没有好处。
do sbout of
The clever salesman did the child out of all her money．那个狡诈的商人骗走了孩子所有的钱。
She did him out of ＄1，000．她骗走了他1000美元。
2．deprive剥夺
He thinks that they did him out of that job．他认为是他们剥夺了他的那份工作。
The boss did me out of the job．老板把我解雇了。
draw sb's attention to
The teacher was not wrong to draw the child's attention to the errors in spelling，but he should have centred on the child's ideas in composition．这位老师要孩子注意拼写错误并不错，但是他应该把注意力集中在孩子在作文里所表达的思想上。
He drew my attention to a point I had overlooked．他提醒我注意我所忽略的一点。
drop (sb) a line
As soon as I get to the United States，I'll drop you a line．一到美国，我就给你写封短信来。
find favour with sb／find favour in
He found favour in the eyes of many people．他获得很多人的好感。
This textbook quickly found favour with the students．这本教科书很快获得了学生的好评。
This was obviously a reasonable suggestion；it didn't， however，find favour with your employer．很明显，这是一个合情合理的建议，但是你的雇主却没有接受。
get off sb's back
Get off my back！Don't you see how busy I am？少罗嗦！你没看见我是多么忙吗？
Can't you get him off my back？你可不可以叫他不要烦我？
get on sb's nerves
The noise gets on my nerves． 那声音使我心烦意乱。
The child got on his parents' nerves by asking too many questions．那孩子问的问题太多，令他父母心烦。
give sba pain
Bruce's laziness gives his mother a pain．布鲁斯的懒惰使他母亲烦恼。
His bad manners give his teacher a pain．他的粗鲁使他的老师头痛。
give sbhis due
You should give a good worker his due．你对好的工人应有功必赏。
grease sb's palm
Some politicians will help you if you grease their palms．有的政客只要你给他们好处就会给你帮忙。
We had to grease the palm of the waiter to get a table in the crowded restaurant．在客满的饭店我们只有给服务员小费才能找到桌位。
hang heavy/on sb's hands
The vacation time hung heavy on Bell's hands because all his classmates were away．假期对比尔来说过得太慢了，因为他的同班同学都走了。
hang heavy sb．'s hands
The vacation time hung heavy on Bell's hands because all his classmates were away．假期对比尔来说过得太慢了，因为他的同班同学都走了。
hang on sb．'s hands
The vacation time hung heavy on Bell's hands because all his classmates were away．假期对比尔来说过得太慢了，因为他的同班同学都走了。
in sb．'s behalf
Don't be uneasy on my behalf．不要为我担心。
Thank you for all the trouble you have taken in my behalf．谢谢你为我解决问题所尽的努力。
Public sympathy was active in his behalf．公众对他深表同情。
2．as the representative代表
The chairman signed the document on behalf of the company．董事长代表公司签署了文件。
in sb's favour
Bob made good grades in high school，and that was in his favour when he looked for a job．鲍勃在中学时成绩优秀，这在他找工作时，对他有利。
People always make in ferences in her favour．人们常作出有利于她的推断。
in sb's line
Storekeeping is not in my lines．开店与我性情不合。
You may make a speech or write a poem，but such things are not in my line．你可以演说或写诗，但这些不是我的特长。
in sb's power
I will do all in my power to help you．我一定尽力帮助你。
It is not in my power to grant you the loan of five thousand dollars．我无权给你5000美元的贷款。
in sb's shoes
I wouldn't be in your shoes for all the wealth in the world．给我世界上所有的财富，我也不愿处于你那个地位。
If I were in your shoes I'd ask for more money．如果我处于你的地位，我会要更多的钱。
He's always in debt；I wouldn't be in his shoes for anything．他总是向别人借钱，我无论如何不愿过他那种日子。
Supposing you put yourself in his shoes， would you have behaved differently in the circumstances？假如你处在他的位子上，在那种情况下你会做得和他不一样吗？
in sb's view
In my view，there is much oil here．依我看，这儿石油很多。
in sb's way
The chance to work for a printer was put in my way．一个在印刷厂工作的机会摆在我面前。
2． in sb．'s path as a hindrance；placed so as to block the way 妨碍；阻碍；挡路
A big tree had fallen across the street and was in our way as we drove．一棵大树倒在大街上，挡住了我们的路，车开不过去。
My son is always getting in my way．我儿子总是妨碍我。
jump down sb's throat
He jumped down my throat at the mere mention of the subject．一提到这事，他就粗暴地回答我。
Even if I'm wrong，you needn't jump down my throat like that．即使我错了，你也用不着这样粗暴地对待我。
knock off sb's feet
When Charlie was given the prize，it knocked him off his feet．当向查理授奖时，他不知所措。
leave sbto himself
I decided to leave Jim to himself after he had refused to accept any of my suggestions．吉姆拒绝我的任何建议之后，我决定一切由他去。
The children were left very much to themselves during the holidays．孩子们在假期中可以自由活动。
make sb's blood boil
When someone called him a liar it made his blood boil．当有人说他是个扯谎的人时，他十分恼火。
It made Mary's blood boil to see the children make fun of the crippled girl．玛丽看到孩子们在取笑那位残废的女孩时，勃然大怒。
meet sb．'s eye
When John walked out of the woods，a clear blue lake met his eye．约翰走出树林时，清澈的湖水展现在他眼前。
She was afraid to meet my eye．她不敢正眼看我。
meet sbhalf way
In an effort to end the strike，the owners agreed to meet the strikers halfway．为了努力结束这场罢工，老板自己和罢工者和解了。
The two sides finally met halfway —the workers gave up their pay claim but got the cut in working hours that they wanted．双方最后都作出了让步—工人们放弃增加工资的要求，但得到了他们想要的劳动时间的减少。
John has definite ideas about things，but he's not unreasonable，he always tries to meet you halfway．约翰对事情有明确的意见，但他不是不讲理的，他总是努力和你折衷一下。
melt in sb's mouth
Mother's apple pie really melts in your mouth．妈妈做的苹果饼真是好吃极了。
off sb's hands
The responsibility is off my hands．我已完成那项任务。
2．disposed of售出
He had a lame horse which he wished to get off his hands．他有一匹瘸马要卖。
3． no longer in sb．'s care or possession不再由（某人）照管或负责
Now my two sons are off my hands：one of them is working in a factory and the other teaching in a school．现在我两个儿子都自立了，一个在工厂做工，一个在学校教书。
on/in sb's behalf
Don't be uneasy on my behalf．不要为我担心。
Thank you for all the trouble you have taken in my behalf．谢谢你为我解决问题所尽的努力。
Public sympathy was active in his behalf．公众对他深表同情。
2．as the representative代表
The chairman signed the document on behalf of the company．董事长代表公司签署了文件。
on sb's account
I hope you didn't bring tea to the picnic just on my account．我希望你不要为了我而带茶来参加野餐。
Barry studied hard on his mother's account．贝利为使母亲高兴而用功读书。
on sb's back
I can't get any work done with the children on my back from morning till night．孩子们从早到晚打搅我，我什么事也干不成。
on sb's bad side
Sally's boyfriend got on Father's bad side by keeping her out too late after the dance．萨莉的男朋友在舞会后没带她早点回家，她的父亲因此不喜欢他。
The boy's on his mother's bad side because he is lazy．妈妈不喜欢那男孩，因为他懒。
on sb．'s behalf
Don't be uneasy on my behalf．不要为我担心。
Thank you for all the trouble you have taken in my behalf．谢谢你为我解决问题所尽的努力。
Public sympathy was active in his behalf．公众对他深表同情。
2．as the representative代表
The chairman signed the document on behalf of the company．董事长代表公司签署了文件。
on sb's chest
Jane looks unhappy because she has the quarrel with Sue on her chest．简显得不高兴，因为她和苏吵了架，心里有些烦闷。
on sb's good side
Diligent pupils get on their teachers'good side．老师总是喜欢勤奋的学生。
Successful workers stay on the good side of their bosses．成功的工人总给老板留下一个好印象。
on sb's hands
After everyone had bought a ticket to the dance， the club treasurer had over＄100 on his hands．每人买了舞会票以后，俱乐部财务主管手头还有100多美元。
I've enough work on my hands already and don't want any more．我已承担了大量工作，所以不想再接受任何任务了。
Time hangs heavy on his hands．时间慢得使他难受。
on sb's heels
Little children like to follow on the heels of their elder brothers and sisters．小孩喜欢跟他们的哥哥姐姐学。
on sb's mind
What's on your mind？你在想什么？
I'm glad you want to talk about this． It's been on my mind for weeks．我很高兴你要谈论这件事。我已想了好几个星期了。
on sb's part
The other team blamed their defeat on unfairness on the part of the referee．另一支球队把他们的失败归咎于裁判的不公正。
on sb's shoulders
The success of the program rests on your shoulders．此项计划的成功就取决于你了。
open sb's eyes
That incident opened my eyes to the trur character of the man．那次事件使我认清了这个人的真正品质。
Mary didn't believe that her cousin could be mean until the cousin opened Mary's eyes by scratching and biting her．玛丽不相信她堂弟如此卑鄙，直到他抓伤并咬了她，她才看清事实。
She couldn't understand that until her brother opened her．eyes．她不能领会，后来还是她哥哥使她明白了。
An Sb idiom dictionary is a great resource for writers, students, and anyone looking to expand their vocabulary. It contains a list of words with similar meanings with Sb, allowing users to choose the best word for their specific context.
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