fill the bill . be just what is needed； be good enough for something 正合需要；合乎条件

With regard to putting him up for the summer， our cottage will just fill the bill．关于给他安排暑假的住处问题，我们的小别墅正适合他的需要。

The boss was worried about hiring a deaf boy， but after he tried Tom out for a few weeks，he said that Tom filled the bill．老板担心雇用一个耳聋的孩子，但试用汤姆几个星期以后，他说汤姆正符合他的条件。

fill up . （cause to） become completely full（使）装满；客满

The lake is filling up after the heavy rain．大雨之后湖水涨满。

Please fill up the tank．请把油箱装满。

She filled his glass up a second time．她第二次给他斟满了杯。

All the theatres were quickly filling up．所有的剧院很快客满了。

The vacancy in the office must be filled up．办公室的空缺必须补充。

fill up . complete something such as blanks，forms，填写（空格、表格等）

I want you to fill up this form according to my instructions．我想让你按我的指示填写这张表格。

find fault with . criticize unfavorably；speak badly about吹毛求疵；对…不满

You have no reason to find fault with him．你无理对他挑剔。

It is reasonable to find fault with anyone who tries to lead you on．对骗你的人感到不满是合理的。

Some persons are prone to find fault with others when they should be blaming themselves．有些人当他们应当责备自己的时候却对别人吹毛求疵。

find favour with somebody  . find favour in . somebody 's eyes appear favourable to somebody  and be well received by him获得某人的好感；得宠于某人；（建议等）被某人接受

He found favour in the eyes of many people．他获得很多人的好感。

This textbook quickly found favour with the students．这本教科书很快获得了学生的好评。

This was obviously a reasonable suggestion；it didn't， however，find favour with your employer．很明显，这是一个合情合理的建议，但是你的雇主却没有接受。

 find it in one's heart . find it in oneself . be able or willing because of one's nature忍心；情愿（常用于否定和疑问句中）

He could not find it in his heart to tell her about her mother's death．他不忍心告诉她关于她母亲的死讯。

I couldn't find it in my heart to refuse．我不忍心拒绝。

How can I find it in my heart to disappoint the children? 我怎么忍心让孩子们失望呢?

He cannot find it in himself to condemn a mother who stole bread for a hungry child．他不忍心判决一个由于孩子饥饿而偷面包的母亲有罪。

find oneself . find out what one is fitted for and succeeds in that发现自己适合某种工作；发现才能所在

Mary tried several lines of work，but at last found herself as a teacher．玛丽尝试过几种行业，但最后发现自己最适合当教师。

Sometimes young people move around a long time from job to job before they find themselves．有时年轻人要花许多时间尝试各种工作以后才发现适合自己干的工作。

find out . discover； learn发现；查出

The teacher was very angry when he found out that the student had been cheating．老师发现那个学生作弊极为气愤。

As soon as all the facts have been found out， we can begin to formulate a theory．全部事实一经查明，我们就能着手提出一个意见。

She will find out all his secrets．她将发现他所有的秘密。

The burglars were trying to find out how to open the safe．夜盗想发现怎样打开保险柜。

find out .make enquiries about打听

Will you try to find out when the trains leave? 请设法打听一下火车发车的时间好吗?

 Do you find out Mr Johnson's address for me? 你能帮我查一下约翰逊先生的地址吗?

Please ring him up and find out about the plans for the summer vacation．请给他打个电话，问问他打算如何度暑假。

finish off . finish up  .  end quickly； bring or come to an end；eat or drink up completely结束；完成；吃光；喝光

He finished the work off yesterday．他昨天把工作干完了。

The meeting finished off with a prayer．会议最后以祈祷而结束。

Let's finish off the wine．我们把这些酒喝光吧。

We can finish off with a glass of brandy．我们最后来一杯白兰地就结束吧。

Let's finish up everything on the table．让我们把桌上的东西全吃光吧。

finish off . finish up  . kill；destroy毁掉；杀掉

They finished off the criminal．他们杀掉了那个罪犯。

Her illness last year nearly finished her off．去年她那一场病差点送了她的命。

fire away .  say what you have to say without further delay赶快讲（多用于祈使句）

Now，we are all ready to listen to your story， so fire away．现在我们都准备听你讲故事，你快讲吧。

All right，fire away with your questions．好吧，你就开始提问吧。

fire away .  continue firing连续射击

Our soldiers were firing away at the enemy．我们的士兵连续向敌人射击。

 fire off . （a series of questions，accusations，） make them rapidly一连提出（一系列的问题，责难等）

No sooner had the speaker finished than a person in the audience fired off many questions at him．演讲者刚讲完，一个听众一连向他提了许多问题。

His answers were fired off even more quickly than the questions had been．他一个问题接一个问题地回答，其速度比提问者还要快。