give sb a piece of one's mind：scold or reprimand sb. 谴责；严厉训斥
Tom has been drunk for a few nights in a row, so his wife gave him a piece of her mind yesterday.
汤姆连续几天晚上都喝得酩酊大醉，所以昨天他老婆臭骂了他一顿。
furrow one's brow：哭丧着脸；不高兴
My sister furrowed her brow and kept to herself（不与人交往, 离群独居）without saying even a single word the whole morning.
我妹妹哭丧着脸，连一句话也不说，独自呆了一整上午。
add fuel to the fire：pour oil on the flames　火上浇油
Leave it to me and don't meddle with my business. You are just adding fuel to the fire.
别管我！请不要管我的闲事。你纯粹是在火上浇油。
in anguish：in great distress　极度痛苦
Judas lost all his money in gambling, so now he is in anguish and regret.
犹大赌博把钱都输光了，所以他现在十分痛苦，懊恼不已。
accuse sb. of：指控；指责某人
The American government accuses North Korea of nuclear development.
美国政府指责北朝鲜从事核武器开发。
take sth. into serious consideration：严肃认真地考虑某事。
We can put the plan into practice，but first of all we must take every possible factor into serious consideration.
我们能够实施该项计划，但是首先我们必须认真考虑每个可能的因素。
put someone on a pedestal：喜爱；宠信
Mary thinks she’s special because all the boys put her on a pedestal. 玛丽认为自己很特别，因为所有的男孩子都对她宠爱有加。
dote on：溺爱；宠爱
The parents dote on their only daughter and try to satisfy her desires at all costs.
这对父母溺爱他们的独生女儿，不惜一切代价满足她的要求。
fly off the handle：激动；发脾气
Seeing the window broken into pieces, Father flew off the handle and demanded fiercely, "Who on earth broke the window? "
看见窗户破成碎片，父亲大动肝火，厉声问道：“究竟是谁把窗户打破了？”

【经典实例】
Jane: Hi, Tom! Would you like to play poker with us tonight?
Tom: Oh, I'd love to, but I'm really sorry I have to finish my term paper that is due tomorrow.
Jane: A far-fetched （牵强的）excuse indeed. You are trying to excuse yourself from getting together with us for fun.
Tom: Absolutely not! The thing is, last time I didn't finish my paper on time, and the professor gave me a failing grade on the final test. Plus, he gave me a piece of his mind.
Jane: In that case, you just stay in the dorm. But we'd like to amuse ourselves playing cards.

詹尼：喂，汤姆！今晚和我们一起玩扑克牌好吗？
汤姆：哦，我挺乐意的，不过我真的非常抱歉。学期论文明天就要上交了，我还没写完呢。
詹尼：这理由有些牵强吧！你在找借口，不想和我们一起开心地聚一聚。
汤姆：绝对不是！问题是：上次我没有按时完成论文，期末考试教授就每给我及格。而且，他还把我骂得狗血喷头的。
詹尼：那你就呆在寝室里吧。不过我们可要打牌消磨时光。