1. with flying colors 成功

　　A： How did Ellen do on her American History exam？

　　B： She passed with flying colors.

　　2. You can bet your life 當然

　　A： Will Prof. Smith come to class on time？

　　B： You can bet your life.

　　a change of pace 節奏變換

　　You cant do these chemistry experiments all day long. You certainly need a change of pace.

　　3. a far cry from 相距甚遠

　　The published book is far cry from the early manuscript.

　　4. and how 的確

　　A： Shes a good dancer.

　　B： and how.

　　5. a matter of time 時間問題

　　It is only a matter of time.

　　6.a phone call away 一個電話之遠，愿意過來幫忙。

　　If you need my help， do let me know. Just remember I am a phone call away.

　　7. a while back 不久以前

　　8.all along 一直

　　I knew it all along.

　　9.anything but 絕對不

　　I was anything but happy about going.

　　10.account for 解釋

　　How do you account for it？