mind one's own business . attend to one's own duties and not interfere with those of others不要多管闲事
You had better mind your own business．你最好少管闲事。
“How's that new contract with Smith coming on? ”“Mind your own business！”“同史密斯订的新合同怎么样了? 管闲事！”
mind out . take care小心；留神
Mind out，the steps are slippery！注意，台阶很滑！
You'll trip over the stone if you don't mind out．如果你不留神，你会被石头绊倒的。
mind you . please note请注意
Mind you，there will be a big storm tonight．注意，今晚有暴风雨。
“We spent a lot of money last month．”“Yes，but mind you，it was Christmas，and we did have all the presents to buy．”“上个月我们花了很多钱。”“是的，不过你听我说，这是圣诞节，我们的确有许多礼物要买。”
miss by a mile . be very wrong； be far from right极不正确
He tried to guess on the examination，but his answers missed by a mile．他在考试中试图猜题，可他的答案离题万里。
miss by a mile . fail badly；not succeed at all彻底失败
Temple stood for election， but in the final counting he missed by a mile．坦普尔参加了竞选，但最后计票时遭到了惨败。
miss out . lose a good chance错失良机
You missed out by not coming with us；we had a great time．你没有同我们一起去真是错失了良机，我们玩得可开心啦。
You'll miss out unless you get to the shop on the first morning of the sale．商店开张的第一天早上要是不去的话，你会错过良机的。
miss out . fail to put in遗漏；略去
The printers have missed out a line．印刷工人遗漏了一行字。
Would you like to check the report in case I've missed out anything important? 你检查一下我的报告好吗? 漏掉了一些重要内容。
You may miss out the third paragraph of the article while reading it ．你读这篇文章时可略去第三段。
mistake for . take for 误认为
She mistook him for your brother．她误认为他是你哥哥。
She looks so young that people often mistake her for her daughter．她非常年轻，人们经常把她误认为是她女儿。
mix up . confuse混乱；搞混
The airline staff mixed my luggage up with yours．飞机航班服务员把我的行李和你的混淆了。
People are always mixing me up with my twin brother．人们总是分不清我和我的孪生弟弟。
We got mixed up in our directions，took the wrong road，and drove many miles out of our way．我们搞错方向上错了路，结果绕开正路开了许多英里。
Even the twin's mother mixed them up．甚至这对双胞胎的母亲也会把他们搞混。
mix up . mix thoroughly；mingle together搅匀；拌和
She mixed their medicine up in a glass．她在杯子里调匀他们的药。
Dinner will be ready as soon as I finish mixing up this salad dressing．我把色拉调料一调好，咱们就吃饭。
mix up . involve使卷入；使牵连进
How did you become mixed up in such affairs? 你怎么会牵涉到这些事情里面去的?
They advised him not to be mixed up with such people．他们劝他不要和这种人搞在一起。
monkey around . monkey about . play or interfere with something mischievously胡闹；恶作剧
Don't monkey about any more；it,is,time you learned to behave yourself．别再胡闹下去了，你该学学怎么做人了。
One of you is going to get hurt if you don't stop monkeying around．再不停止胡闹的话，你们中的一个就会受伤了。
monkey around . monkey about . tinker（often out of curiosity）摆弄（常指出于好奇心）
It is dangerous to let the child monkey around with matches．让孩子玩火柴，太危险了！
Jim likes to monkey around with automobile engines．杰姆喜欢瞎玩汽车引擎。
mop up . clean up with a mop擦掉；抹去
He quickly mopped up the water on the floor．他迅速抹去了地板上的水。
mop up . eliminate消灭；肃清
The army has now mopped up the enemy．部队把敌人消灭了。
Two companies were left behind to guard and mop up the recaptured territory．留下两个连守卫收复的失地，并对这个地方进行扫荡。
mop up . finish off；complete（a project or task）完成（任务）；结束
They promised to mop up what was left of the work as soon as they could．他们答应尽快地结束余下的工作。
The new product is mopping up on the international market．这种新产品在国际市场上销售迅猛。
more…than . rather than与其说…不如说…；是…而不是…
He is more diligent than clever．与其说他聪明，倒不如说他勤奋。
It was more a command than a question．这话不是提问，而是一个命令。
Everything in the world should be regarded more as in motion than as at rest．世界万物都应该看成是在运动之中，而不是处于静止状态。
The so called good quality product is more in name than in reality．这种所谓的优质产品名不符实。
more often than not . very often常常；多半
More often than not，I take a cold bath every evening in summer．夏天我常常晚上洗个冷水澡。
During foggy weather，the trains are late more often than not．有雾时，火车常常误点。
He is a fairly good runner． He wins more often than not．他是一名相当好的赛跑运动员，常常跑赢。