地道表达

Dog and pony show
A flashy presentation, often in a marketing context
盛大表演，这些表演常通过较多的炒作抓住别人的兴趣

find your feet
to adjust to a new place or situation
习惯于新环境；（在新的形势下）立足，站稳脚跟

Skeleton in the closet
An embarrassing or shameful secret
丑事，隐情

A Hundred and Ten Percent
More than what seems to be the maximum
努力做超过自己能力的事，即超过自己能力的100%，常在体育运动中用作鼓劲

A face only a mother could love
A very ugly face
长得非常丑，一张只有母亲能爱的脸

Hook, line, and sinker
To be completely deceived
完全相信（某人的谎言）

Criticize the Paint Job on the Titanic
To obsess over small flaws and miss serious ones
过于着眼于小瑕疵，而忽略了大问题

Fly off the handle
Lose one’s temper suddenly and unexpectedly
心头冒火（多因他人的所作所为）

Over my dead body
Under no circumstances
只要我还有一口气就不能那样做；除非我死了

in the dark
Not knowing very much about something
蒙在鼓里，浑然不知

Toe the line
To follow regulations
服从；听从

Beauty is only skin deep
External appearance is a superficial basis for judging someone
美貌是肤浅的，美貌不过一张皮