heap coals of fire on one's head  . be kind or helpful to somebody who has done wrong to you，so that he is ashamed以德报怨使之羞愧

Although he had been unkind to us，we heaped coals of fire on his head by helping him in his misfortune．虽然他对我们一向不友好，但是，他患难时，我们以德报怨，帮了他的忙，使他感到很羞愧。

Alice heaped coals of fire on Mary's head by inviting her to a party after Mary had gossiped about her．爱丽丝在玛丽说了她的坏话之后，邀请她参加晚会，使她惭愧。

hear about . learn about听说

I've just heard about his illness．我刚听说他病了。

hear from . receive a letter from somebody 收到信

He hears from his son every month．他每个月都收到儿子来信。

hear from . receive a reprimand from受到…申斥

You'll hear from your father when he gets home．你父亲回家后要责骂你的。

If the maid didn't have dinner ready，she would hear from him．如果女仆没有把晚饭准备好，她会受到他的训斥的。

hear of . know about；be told of；hear mention of听到；听说

How did you hear of our product? 你怎么听说我们的产品的?

hear of . entertain the idea of；consent to；permit or listen to（   used in negative form）听从；同意；准许；采纳（常用否定结构）

Mother just won't hear of such an idea．母亲就是不同意这样的主意。

I would not hear of his complaint．我不想听他的抱怨。

I will not hear of you making a trip with him．我不会准许你和他一起去旅行。

The soldiers were demanded to start off，but none of them would hear of parting with the villagers．战士们接到命令出发，但是他们当中没有人愿意离开老乡们。

hear out  . listen to the end听完；听到底

Let's hear him out；don't interrupt him before he finishes telling the whole story．让他把话讲完，事情没说完之前不要打断他。

Don't judge the man guilty without at least hearing his story out．你连这个人的话都没有听完，就不能判断他有罪。

We decided to hear him out before making any judgements on what he had done．我们决定先听他讲完，再判断他干了什么事。

heart and soul . eager love；strong feeling；great enthusiasm；wholly and eagerly忠心；热情；全心全意地；尽心尽力地

We should serve the people heart and soul．我们应该全心全意地为人民服务。

When I played the piano，my heart and soul is in it ．当我弹钢琴时，我全身心地投入了。

John plays tennis badly，but with heart and soul．约翰网球打得不好，但他打得很认真。

She wants a puppy with all her heart and soul．她极想要一条小狗。

They were heart and soul against the new rules．他们竭力反对那些新规则。

 heart in one's mouth .  heart in one's boots . A feeling of great fear or nervousness深为惊恐紧张

when the bear came towards us from the forest. our hearts were in our mouths．这只熊从森林里朝我们走来时，我们非常害怕。

Our monitor got up to make his first speech with his heart in his mouth．我们班长很紧张地站起来发表他的第一次演讲。

 heart of gold . kind，generous，or forgiving nature仁慈的心；心地宽厚；有一颗金子般的心；善良的心

He has a heart of gold．I never saw him angry at anyone．他心地宽厚，我从没有见过他对任何人发过脾气。

Mrs．Brown is a rich woman with a heart of gold．布朗太太是位慷慨好施的富有女士。

heart of stone . A nature without pity心狠；铁石心肠

Mr．Smith has a heart of stone．He whipped his horse until it fell down．史密斯先生真是心狠。他鞭打他的马直到它倒下为止。

He couldn't refuse her；he hasn't got a heart of stone．他不能拒绝她，他不是冷酷无情的人。

 heart stand still . be very frightened or worried提心吊胆；惊恐至极；十分担心

Her heart stood still when she saw her son run into the street in front of a car．看到她儿子跑到街上一辆小汽车前面时她吓坏了。

Everybody's heart stood still when the President announced that war was declared．总统宣战时每一个人都忧心忡忡。

heart to heart . speaking freely and seriously about something private without hiding anything贴心地；坦城地；开诚布公地

For over an hour we sat there talking heart to heart．我们坐在那儿开诚布公地谈了一个多小时。

heat up . make or become hot使热；变热

I wanted my bath heated up a little more．我要洗澡水再加热一点。

Would you go into the kitchen and heat up some coffee? 请去厨房热些咖啡好吗?

The room was rather cold when we arrived，but soon began to heat up．我们到达时屋里很冷，但很快就热起来了。

heat up . intensify；become intense 加剧；激化

That year Hitler heated up the aggressive war in Europe．那年希特勒在欧洲加紧进行侵略战争。

help on . promote by aid助成；促进

Your support helped them on to victory．你的支持促进了他们去争取胜利。

What you have said today will help us on very much，I'm sure．我相信你今天讲的对我们将是一个很大的促进。

help oneself（to） . serve oneself with（food and drink）；take what is needed or what one wants自己随便吃；自取（所需）

Please help yourself to anything you like．请随便吃你所喜欢的东西。

He helped himself freely to the furniture of the house．他随便地使用房间里的家俱。

help out . help in doing or getting；assist as much as possible；help somebody out of a difficulty帮忙；尽力协助；帮助克服困难

There was only a young girl to help out in the kitchen．厨房里只有一个年轻的女孩在帮忙。

On a number of occasions when we were short of staff we were helped out by retired members coming back on a part-time basis．有几次我们缺少职工，就请退休人员回来做零活，帮帮忙。

I've often helped Bob out when he's short of money．鲍勃手头拮据时，我常常资助他。

They helped us out a lot during those difficult months．在那些困难的月份里他们帮了我们很多忙。