Be wide of the mark (idiom)

　　● to be wrong.（錯誤的，離題太遠）

　　Examples:　　

　　1.Her theory turned out to be pretty wide of the mark.　　

　　2.Yesterday's weather forecast was a little wide of the mark, then.

　　Puff up with pride, be puffed up with pride (idiom)

　　●When you puff (up) with pride or when you are puffed (up) with pride, you are very proud and stand or sit up straighter because of it.

　　 （躊躇滿志，傲氣十足）

　　Examples:　　

　　1.When his daughter's name was announced as the winner, he puffed up with pride.

　　2. He was too puffed up with his own importance, too blinded by vanity to accept their verdict on him.

　　Give a good account of oneself (idiom)

　　●To behave or perform well; to make a favourable impression through one's performance.

（顯身手，好好表現自己）

　　Examples:　　

　　1.Harry gave a good account of himself over the last few months, or

　　2.The company will probably give a good account of itself in the next quarter.

　　A hue and cry (idiom)

　　● A loud public protest or opposition.

　　（叫囂，吵鬧）

　　Examples:　　

　　1.The city council raised a hue and cry about the mayor's proposed budget.　　

　　2.Local people raised a terrible hue and cry about the plan to close the village school.

　　Take an oath (idiom)

　　●To make an oath; to swear to something.（宣誓）

Examples:　　

　　1.You must take an oath that you will never tell anyone about this.

　　2.When I was a witness in court, I had to take an oath that I would tell the truth.