1. 豁然开朗huo-ran-kai-Lang: as if a light went on:
As if the light went on, he suddenly realized what happened.
2. 活见鬼了huo-jian-gui-le: ridiculous/ they're out of their minds:
I never joined the club and they are trying to collect a membership fee! They must be out of their minds.
3. 活受罪huo-shou-zui: live in the hell on earth/ lead a hellish life:
Just get a divorce and stop leading such a hellish life.
4. 活字典huo-zi-dian: a walking encyclopedia:
She has a lot of knowledge. She's a walking encyclopedia.
5. 鸡飞狗跳ji-fei-gou-tiao: turn upside down:
The rumor of layoffs has the office turned upside down.
6. 叽里咕噜ji-li-gu-lu: gabble/ jabber:
I don't know what they are gabbling about.
7. 急性子ji-xing-zi: impetuous/ jumping the gun:
She is an impetuous person,she never thinks things through.
8. 家常便饭jia-chang-bian-fan: routine/ all in the day's work:
Politicians know that dealing with the opposition is all day's work.
9. 家丑jia-chou: family scandle/ the skeleton in the closet/ dirty laundry:
Don't air your dirty laundry in public.