Come hell or high water
Angela: "Will you be at the family reunion next year?"
Andy: "Yes- we'll be there, come hell or high water!"
安吉拉：明年全家团聚，你们会来吗？
安 迪：会，我们会来—不管任何情况发生！
"Come hell or high water" makes clear that some future event will happen and no other event will stop it from happening.
中文意思：无论如何；不管什么事情发生。
Skeletons in the closet
Angela: "He's a very popular senator but he will never be elected president; he has too many skeletons in the closet."
安吉拉：他是个很受欢迎的参议院，但是他永远也不会被选为总统，他有很多丑事。
"Skeletons in the closet" are things about your past which you would prefer not to tell to other people.
中文意思：家丑；丑事。
