one failure means nothing. you've got to keep a stiff upper lip.
? be at loggerheads with...互不相让
the two parties were at loggerheads with each other over the new tax policy.
? a born loser一事无成者
nobody is a born loser. all you need is perseverance.
? louse up something把某事搞得一团糟
he let the cat out of the bag, which loused up the whole deal.
? not do...for love or money死也不会
stop trying. i won't betray my friend for love or money.
? feel a lump in one's throat心里感到很难受
i felt a lump in my throat on hearing her story of fighting with the deadly disease.
? make do with...用凑合
we are too tired to cook. we can make do with two bags of instant noodles.
? the man in the street普通的人，老百姓
the interview with the man in the street shows that 90% of them are satisfied with the tv fro grams.
? be one's own man不受他人支配，自己管自己
our monitor is not easy to cope with. he is much his own man.
? steal a march on someone抢在他人前面，暗渡陈仓
we stole a march on our rivals by reducing 5% of our price and got back our market.
? meat and drink精神寄托
to some old people, raising pets is their meat and drink.
? be at the mercy of受支配
when you get this kind of disease, your life is at the mercy of god.