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1. they're chalk and cheese.
“chalk and cheese”等同于美国人说的“apples and oranges”，形容两个事物或人是完全不同的或完全无法兼容的，通常的句式为“like / as different as chalk and cheese”，例如：we'll never get on—we're like chalk and cheese。
2. bob's your uncle!
“bob's your uncle”据说源于 arthur balfour，他曾被自己的首相叔叔 robert cecil（昵称为bob）任命在多个颇有声望的职位上，现用于表示很轻松就能完成某项任务。例如，put together a couple of kitchen fitments, buy a coffee machine and bob's your uncle.
3. i've 1 her for donkey's.
“donkey's”通常是”donkey's years”的简写方式，最初可能写作 donkey's ears，指代某物长度上很长，现指很长一段时间。例如，we've been close friends for donkey's years.
4. something for the weekend.
令人难以置信，“something for the weekend”指避孕套，人们通常认为这是售卖避孕套的理发师向顾客推销时的委婉词语，例如”something for the weekend, sir?”
5. at her majesty's pleasure.
“his 2 practice cost him a term at her majesty's pleasure”，如果有人 at her majesty's pleasure，那他就是关押在英国监狱里。形成这一词组是因为君主最初拥有自由裁决是否关押某人的权利。
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