An idle youth,a needy age.少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。
A rotten apple 害群之马
There is no sure formula for success. 成功无定法。
Birds of a feather flock together. 物以类聚，人以群分
too entrenched to dislodge 牢不可破
turf occupied by ……(占据了)的空间
red tape 繁文缛节
make/grab (the) headlines 使…成为头条，即宣扬…
(not) worth their salt 形容某人是个(不)值得信赖的、做事能力(弱)强的人
take it with a pinch of salt 对某件事情(it)将信将疑(可用被动语态)
Life is transient. 人生苦短
exponential increase 指数级增长
obscure corner of 不起眼的角落(被忽略的部分)
in/out of the saddle 在位/落马
put icing on the cake 锦上添花
talent scout 人才侦探，星探
Search me. 我不知道
like a moth to the flame 如同火焰之于飞蛾(形容诱惑力大)
by leaps and bounds 十分迅速
break even 收支平衡
not to put too fine a point on it 实话实说，不客气地说
History rewards the bold. 勇气可嘉
In hot water= in trouble
embark on (doing) sth 着手做
A dwarf B B被A超越
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I- I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference. —— Robert Frost
A pain in neck 讨厌的人或事情
