“swallow the anchor”不是“吞掉锚”

“surface mail”不是“表面邮件”

“Sunday driver”不是“星期天的司机”

“such as it is / was”不是“这样的”

“strong stomach”不是“强壮的胃”

“take a chance”不是“利用机会”

“sweet water”不是“甜水”

“sweet talk”不是“吃着糖谈论”

“take sb. to task”不是“带给某人任务”

“take sb. for a ride”不是“带某人兜风”

“take one's medicine”不是“吃药”

“take a leaf from sb.'s book”不是“从某人的书里拿出一片叶子”

“take the words out of sb.'s mouth”不是“要某人嘴里说出的话”

“take the floor”不是“弄地板”

“take the bear by the tooth”不是“抓熊的牙齿”

“take sb. to the cleaners”不是“把某人带到洗衣店”

“tell its own tale”不是“讲自己的故事”

“the cat gets one's tongue”不是“猫抓住了某人的舌头”

“the apple of one's eye”不是“眼中的苹果”

“the daddy of them all”不是“他们的爸爸”