1 hold your horses

勒住你的马（慢来）

You need to hold your horses. = You need to wait and be less anxious.

你得慢慢等，别急。

例子：Stop fidgeting and tapping your knife. We will leave when I finish eating, so hold your horses.

别这么坐立不安敲你的餐刀，我一吃完咱们就走，所以耐心的等，别急。

1 get/give the green light

绿灯亮了（获准行动）

I got the green light. = I got approval to start.

我得到允许，可以动手了。

例子：My boss gave me the green light on my idea for the project, so I am going to start it as soon as my partner gets back from his business trip.

我的上司批准我去实行我的计划，所以一等我的同事出差回来，我就可以动手了。

1 nail in the coffin

棺材钉子（致命的一击）

That was the nail in the coffin. = That was the thing that really made the result final.

那是决定成败的最重要的因素。

例子：She didn't return my calls and gave back the ring, but moving

to Alaska was the nail in the coffin and I knew that it was over.

她不回我的电话，而且把戒指退回给了我。但她搬到阿拉斯加去才是棺材钉子。我以此知道我们的关系已经完了。