1. Blue in the face

　　蓝色blue通常表现的情绪是抑郁、苦闷。Blue in the face指因为情绪激动、生气引起的脸色发青，有脸红脖子粗的意思。

　　例句：

　　You can criticize him until youre blue in the face, but youll never change his personality.

　　即使你苦口婆心地批评他，也改变不了他的个性。

　　2. Head in the clouds

　　把头埋在云彩里多么不切实际的事情呀!所以，head in the clouds的意思就是活在幻想中，可以指某人在胡思乱想，心不在焉。

　　例句：

　　A: The teacher asked you a question, but you didnt even here him!

　　老师问你问题，但是你甚至没听到!

　　B: Sorry, my head was in the clouds.

　　抱歉，我刚才开小差了。

　　3. Heart in your mouth

　　类似于心都提到嗓子眼了;吓得要命。Heart in your mouth表示的是极端的恐惧和焦虑。

　　例句：

　　I had my heart in my mouth when that happened, as I just did not know what was going to happen

　　当时我的心都提到嗓子眼了，不知道接下来会发生什么。

　　4. Give someone a black eye

　　除了熊猫之外，一般来说，眼睛黑了自然是被打了。Give someone a black eye的意思是将某人打得鼻青脸肿。

　　例句：

　　I had never punched anybody in my life but I hit out and gave him a black eye.

　　我一生中从未打过人，但我却动手打青了他的一只眼睛。

　　5. turn up ones nose at

　　把鼻子朝着某人，也就是 不拿正眼看待别人，那肯定就是鄙视、轻视人家啦!

　　例句：

　　Ever since she won the speaking contest, she turns her nose up at everyone.

　　自从她演讲比赛得奖以后，就谁也瞧不起了。