“boil sth down”不是“把某物煮沸到底”

“in sb's good books”不是“在某人的好书里”

“bring sb. to book”不是“带某人进书里”

“throw the book at sb.”不是“向某人扔书”

“get the boot”不是“得到靴子”

“there's one born every minute”不是“每分钟都有新生儿诞生”

“on the bottle”不是“在瓶子上”

“bottoms up”不是“底部朝上”

“bounce back”不是“反弹”

“bread and water”不是“面包和水”

“burn one's boats”不是“烧掉某人的船”

“but me no buts”不是“但是我没有但是”

“on the button”不是“在按钮上”

“cakes and ale”不是“蛋糕们和麦芽酒”

“have one's cake and eat it”不是“得到某人的蛋糕并吃掉它”

“be calculated to do sth”不是“被计算做某事”

“in the can”不是“在罐子里”

“not hold a candle to”不是“不要手握蜡烛”

“cap in hand”不是“手上的帽子”

“give sb. his cards”不是“给某人他的卡片”