a big fish in a small pond 小地方的大人物

　　例句：In her hometown, she was a big fish in a small pond ， but after she moved to New York, she was just only one among many millions. 在她家乡，她很了不起。可是搬到纽约后，她就不过是芸芸众生之一了。

　　a stone's throw 　一箭之遥例句： He lives only a stone's throw from here. 他住的地方离这儿只有一箭之遥。

　　all gone 希望等的 " 消逝 " ， 物品等的 " 丢失 " 。

　　例句：My goodness! My bag is all gone.

　　天呀!我的包不见了。

　　Our hopes were all gone.

　　我们的希望成泡影了。

　　all for it 　对别人的看法或意见 " 完全同意 " ， " 完全赞成 "

　　例句： Go ahead with your plan. I'm all for it.

　　进行你的计划吧， 我完全赞成。

　　all in all 　常用的片语，表示 " 总的来说 " ， " 总而言之 " ，

　　例句： He has his faults, but all in all, he is a good guy.

　　as clear as mud 　不清晰，混乱

　　例句： Your explanation is as clear as mud.

　　你的解释一点都不清晰。

　　as soft as down 　柔软如绒毛

　　例句： I lay fast asleep on the couch, which was as soft as down, and did not wake until late in the morning.

　　我在软如绒毛般的长沙发椅上睡着了，一直睡到早晨很晚才醒来。

　　at full blast 　全速地;大规模地

　　例句： When we visited the place, work on the construction site was at full blast and all the workers seemed to be working very hard.

　　当我们去参观时，建筑工地的工作已经全面展开，而且所有的人都在忙碌着。

　　be above board 光明正大的

　　be crazy about 　爱的发狂

　　例句： I am really crazy about Michael Jackson's rock'n'roll.

　　我对麦克杰克逊的摇滚爱的发狂。

　　be for the birds 荒唐可笑的;毫无价值的

　　这些雅思写作短语素材如果运用的好确实能让雅思写作看起来更生动也增色不少。