2.       do not pull my leg.不要开我玩笑了

3.       in one's birthday suit 赤身裸体、一丝不挂

4.       eat one's words 承认说错，收回前言

5.       handwriting on the wall 不祥之兆

6.      see the handwriting on the wall 预测凶兆（to foresee a future disaster or decline in somebody's fortunes）

7.       bring down the house 博得全场喝彩（to provoke a great deal of laughter or applause）

8.       on the house 买单（given free by somebody who would normally charge）

9.       safe as houses 像家一样的安全感（U.K. completely safe and secure）

10.  put your house in order 合理安排你的生活、工作或者其他事业（to organize your life, work, or other enterprise properly）

11.  play house 玩过家家to take part in a children's game of pretending to be a family, with children playing the roles of both adults and children (informal)