A captain of industry 行业老大
An important business executive who is an influential leader. SOMETIMES HUMOROUS
EXAMPLE:
“When the mayor began eating lunch here regularly, our downtown restaurant became popular with the city’s most illustrious captains of industry.”
a fair shake 公平交易
A reasonable chance to succeed.
EXAMPLE:
“Although he was a little loud and vain, which troubled all of us a bit, we decided to give the new employee a fair shake before criticizing his behavior.”
a far cry from 大不相同的东西
A great distance from (OFTEN FIGURATIVE)
EXAMPLE:
“After reading the resort’s colorful brochure we had expected a luxury hotel, but the shabby old hotel was a far cry from our expectations.”
fat cat 有钱有势的人
a wealthy and privileged person
EXAMPLE:
"More than one fat cat has been seen visiting the offices of political candidates."
