from your lips to God's ears 希望你說的能實現

From your lips to God's ears'

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When you say this to someone, it means that you hope what they are saying will come true.

weigh in on 認同

weigh in on the outcome 認同、參與結果

camel's nose under the tent 事情的開始

If the camel once gets his nose in the tent, his body will soon follow.

that what is happening now could just the beginning of what will happen.

put thumb on the scales 試著去影響事情的結果

If you put your thumb on the scales, you try to influence the result of something in your favour.

go up in smoke 付之一炬

go up in smoke

to be wasted The research project was canceled, and five years of hard work went up in smoke.

go down in flames also go up in flames

to fail or end suddenly and completely We've seen two big mass-transit plans go down in flames in the last two years. The idea of self-respect went up in flames a long time ago.

trim one's sails 刪減支出

trim one's sails, Informal. to cut expenses; economize:

We're going to have to trim our sails if we stay in business.

sitting on the fence 很難做出決定

sitting on the fence
If you are on the fence, you are not on one side or the other -- this means you have trouble making up your mind about that particular issue.

lay a glove on someone 打擊某人

If you lay a glove on someone, you strike a blow against them in an argument, dispute, etc.  (Mostly used in the negative)

to one's credit 感謝某人

Idioms

19.

do someone credit, to be a source of honor or distinction for someone. Also, do credit to someone.

20.

on credit, by deferred payment: Everything they have was bought on credit.

21.

to one's credit, deserving of praise or recognition; admirable: It is to his credit that he freely admitted his guilt.

make waves 興風作浪

make waves

to shock or upset people with something new or different Her clothes have made waves on the fashion scene around the world.

Usage notes: often used in the form not make waves: We decided not to make waves with our parents and agreed to have a realwedding.

up one's sleeve 留一手

up (one's) sleeve

Hidden but ready to be used: I still have a few tricks up my sleeve.

give credit where credit is due 憑良心說

Give credit where credit is due.

Prov. Acknowledge someone's contribution or ability. Jill: Jane, that was a wonderful meal. Jane: I must give credit where credit is due;Alan helped with all of the cooking. Ellen: Roger is pompous, petty, and immature. I think he's completely worthless. Jane: Now, Ellen,give credit where credit is due; he's also extremely smart.

not a minute too soon 及時趕到

not a minute too soonused to say that something happened when it was almost too late:Help arrived - and not a moment too soon.

call around 狂打電話找人

call around (about someone or something)

to telephone a number of different people in succession about something. I'll call around about Tom and see if I can find out anything.

one at a time 一次又一次, 一個接著一個

one by one and one at a time

the first one, then the next one, then the next one, etc.; each in turn. I have to deal with problems one by one. I can't handle them all atonce. Okay, just take things one at a time. The children came into the room one by one.