实用习语集锦　1.
Earn an honest penny: (来源：http://www.
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com) make money honestly.
以正当手段遥遥 　　Example: Though once a prisoner, Tom is now earning an honest penny by being a regular truck-driver.

　　2.
Earn one's living: gain money by working.
遥遥过生活 　　Example: Some uneducated and unskilled people earn their living by doing manual work.

　　3.
Ears burn: feel embarrassed at hearing people talk about you.
耳朵发烧（指遭人说坏话而难堪） 　　Example: Jessie overheard people commenting badly on her and this made her ears burn.

　　4.
Ease off/up (on someone/something): become less strong, less severe.
减轻、缓和
　　Examples: 　　(1).
The toothache has eased off .
　　(2).
It looks as if the rain is beginning to ease off.
　　(3).
Tell them to ease up and not to work so hard.
　　(4).
Please ease off on the workers; they are getting tired.

　　5.
Facts and figures: precise information.
遥的资料 　　Example: In the report, please include all the facts and figures as long as they are true and reliable.

　　6.
Fade away/out: (i) become fainter.
散开 　　Example: The music in the hall faded away after a while.
(ii)leave quietly.
慢慢消失 　　Example: She was so nasty that the interviewers faded her out and sent
for someone else.

　　7.
Faint heart never won fair lady: a timid or discouraged person won't get the best of anything in life.
怯懦的
人永远博不到美人欢心 　　Example: Try again!
Faint heart never won fair lady, or anything worth
having.

　　8.
Gain access to a place: enter a place.
进入某处 　　Example: You can gain access to the house through this gate.

　　9.
Gain/obtain currency: become widely known or very common; be believed or accepted.
传开 　　Example: Reports concerning bad government affairs often gain currency
in foreign press.

　　10.
Handsome is as handsome does: a good heart is more important than good looks.
行为美才是真美 　　Example: He looks ugly, but he treats all very well.
Handsome is as
handsome does.

　　11.
Handy for something: near something; something is easily reached.
离……很近（非常方便） 　　Example: My apartment is in a convenient location handy for shops and
other amenities.

　　12.
In a daze: