Egg是个有趣的蛋美国俚语

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2024年3月29日发(作者:单银木)

egg 用于一些名词短语或句中,构成五花八门的“蛋”:

1. a good egg 好人;好东西

2. golden eggs 大利益(来自希腊神话杀鹅取卵的故事)

3. a goo egg /a duck's egg 零分

4. dumb egg 傻瓜

5. old egg 老朋友;老兄

6. good egg 讨人喜欢的人;好小伙子

7. hard-boiled egg 无情的人;吝啬鬼

8. nest egg 留窝蛋;储备金

9. roc's egg 镜花水月,虚幻的事物(roc是阿拉伯传说中的白色巨鸟)

10. Put all eggs in a basket 孤注一掷

11. in the egg 早期

12. a bad egg 坏人, 坏蛋

13. an egg head理想主义者

与狗狗相关的俚语短句

He is a lucky dog. 他是个幸运儿。

Lead a dog's life 过穷困潦倒的日子

Not have a dog's chance毫无机会

Top dog 当权派;头儿

Treat sb. like a dog 不把某人当人看

A hunting dog 猎犬

A lazy dog 懒汉

A gay dog 一个快乐的人

A dirty dog 下流坯

Dog-days n.[pl.] 三伏天, 大热天; 无所作为的时期, 无精打彩的日子

A good dog derves a good bone. 好狗应该啃好骨头, 有功者受赏。

A living dog is better than a dead lion. 死狮不如活狗。

A staff (stick) is quickly [soon] found to beat a dog with.欲加之罪, 何患无辞。

An old dog barks not in vain. 老狗不乱吠;

An old dog will learn no new tricks. (=You cannot teach old dogs new tricks.)

老狗学不了新把戏(老年人很难适应新事物)。

As (like) a dog with two tails非常开心

Barking dogs ldom bite. 爱叫的狗 不咬人; 咬人的狗不露齿。

Be (old) dog at (a thing) 对„„有经验; 对„„很内行

Beware of a silent dog and still water.

提防不吠的狗, 小心静止的水。

Come like a dog at a whistle 一呼即来

Every dog has his day. 凡人皆有得意日。

Every dog is a lion at home. [Every dog is valiant at his own door.]

狗是百步王, 只在门前凶。

Fight dog, fight bear.

打个青红皂白

Give a dog a bad [an ill] name(and hang him).

一旦给人加一个坏名声, 他就永远洗刷不掉; 人言可畏。

It is ill to waken sleeping dogs. [let sleeping dogs lie; don't wake a sleeping dog.]

别多事, 别惹麻烦。

Love me, love my dog.

你若把我当朋友, 也要把我的朋友当朋友; 爱屋及乌。

Scornful[Hungry] dogs will eat dirty puddings.

人到危急时, 平时所不屑做的也要做; 急不暇择, 饥不择食。

Teach an old dog new tricks

使守旧的人接受新事物

Teach the dog to bark

教狗怎么叫(意指多此一举)

The dog returns to his vomit.

狗回头吃自己吐出来的东西; 重犯旧日罪恶。

俚语集锦

cret weapon 秘密武器

e right through someone 一眼看穿,洞烛其奸

shoot for the stars sick and tired 射星星(立志要高)

sit shotgun 厌烦

six one way, half a dozen the other一 边六个,一边半打(半斤八两)

skate on thin ice 在薄冰上滑冰(如履薄冰,身历险境)

skeleton in one's clot 壁橱里的骷髅(不可告人的事)

skin and bones 皮包骨

sleep on it 睡在上面(考虑一晚上)

small talk 寒喧,闲聊

smooth sailing 一帆风顺

snowball 滚雪球,越滚越大

snowball's chance in hell 雪球进了地狱(希望不大)

spark 火星(来电)

spineless 没脊梁(没有骨气)

split hairs 细分头发(吹毛求疵)

stab in the back 背后插刀(遭人暗算)

stallion 千里驹(貌美体健的男人)

stand someone up 对方失约,让人空等

stick a fork in him, he's done 用叉子戳他一下看看,他烤熟了吧

stop and smell the ros 停下来闻玫瑰(享受生活)

straw that broke the camel's back压断骆驼脊梁的稻草(最后致命的一击)

straight from the hor's mouth 听马说的(根据最可靠的消息来源)

strike out 三振出局

stud 种马(貌美体健的男人)

swing for the fence 打全垒打

take a hike 走路(滚蛋)

take a rain check 因雨停赛时送给观众下次免费来看的票(另一次机会)

take off 动身

take one for the team 为了全队挨一下(为了集体利益,牺牲个人利益)

take the word right out of someone's mouth 替我说了(你所说的正是我想要说的)

the ball is in someone's court 球在你那边(该你行动了)

the walls have ears 墙有耳朵(隔墙有耳)

the whole nine yards 整整九码(一举成功,美式足球的攻方一次需推进十码)

throw in the towel 扔毛巾(认输,放弃)

tie the knot 打结(结婚)

toe the line 循规蹈矩,沿着线走

tongue in cheek 闲磕牙(挖苦地)

too many cooks in the kitchen 厨房里厨子太多(筑室道谋,三个和尚没水渴)

twinkle in your mother's eye 母亲眼中的一闪灵光(未出娘胎)

twisted 脾气拧,别扭

two left feet 有两左脚(笨手笨脚)

under my skin 钻到我的皮下(让我极不舒服)

under the weather 受了风寒

until the cows come home 等到牛回家(空等,白等)

until you are blue in the face 干到脸发青(也是白干)

unwind 放松发条(轻松下来)

up for grabs 大家有份

up in the air 挂在空中(悬而未决)

walk in someone's shoes 穿他的鞋走走看(设身处地,经历相同)

walk on air(高兴得)脚不点地,飘飘然

washed up 像是洗过的(筋疲力尽,力气都放完了)

water off a duck's back 鸭背的水珠(马耳东风)

water under the bridge 桥下的水(逝水,覆水)

when hell freezes over 地狱结冰(绝不可能的事)

weed out 除去杂草(淘汰)

well rounded全 能,全才

when pigs fly 猪飞的时候(绝不可能)

not lift a finger 连手指都不动一动(袖手旁观)

wound up 上足发条(紧张,兴奋)

wrapped around his/her little finger 化为绕指柔(玩弄于股掌之间)

wring his neck 扭断他的脖子

美语俚语1

1. clock in 打卡

Don't forget to clock in, otherwi you won't get paid.

别忘了打卡,否则领不到钱。

2. come on to 对„„轻薄;吃豆腐

Tanya slapped Bill after he came on to her.

Tanya在Bill对她轻薄之后打了他一巴掌。

3. come easily 易如反掌

Languages come easily to some people.

语言学习对有些人来说易如反掌。

4. don't have a cow别大惊小怪

Don't have a cow! I'll pay for the damages.

别大惊小怪的!我会赔偿损失的。

5. push around 欺骗

Don't try to push me around!

别想耍我!

6. keep one's shirt on保持冷静

Keep your shirt on.. He didn't mean to offend you. That's just the way he talks.

保持冷静。那只是他说话的惯常方式,他并非有意要冒犯你。

7. cool it冷静点

Cool it. You are making me mad.

冷静点,你快把我逼疯了。

8. joy ride兜风

Let's go for a joy ride.

让我们去兜兜风吧。

9. rap说唱乐

Do you like rap music? I have trouble understanding the words.

你喜欢说唱音乐吗?我听不太懂其中的歌词。

10. red-letter day大日子

This is a red-letter day for Susan. She made her first sale to a very important client.

今天是susan的大日子,她和一个非常重要的客户做成了第一笔生意。

11. go up in smoke成为泡影

Peter’s vacation plans went up in smoke when a crisis aro in the office.

办公室出了问题,peter的假期泡汤了。

12. hit the road上路

We should probably hit the road. It’s going to take us two hours to get home.

我们该上路了吧?到家得两个小时呢!

13. shape up表现良好,乖

You’d better shape up if you want to stay on.

如果你还想留下来的话最好乖一点儿。

14. scare the shit out of someone吓死某人了

Don’t sneak up behind me like that. You scared the shit out of me.

不要那样从后面突然吓我。你吓死我了。

15. pull strings运用关系 (源于“拉木偶的线”)

He pulled some strings and managed to get us front row ats for the concert.

他运用关系替我们拿到音乐会前排的位子。

16. come again 再说一遍

Come again? I didn't quite understand what you said.

再说一遍好吗?你刚说的话我不明白。

17. come clean 全盘托出,招供

The criminal decided to come clean.

罪犯决定供出事实。

18. spring for 请客

Let me spring for dinner.

我来请客吃饭吧。

19. spill the beans 泄漏秘密

Don't spill the beans. It's suppod to be a cret.

别说漏了嘴,这可是个秘密哦!

20. stick in the mud 保守的人

Cathy is such a stick in the mud. She never wants to try anything new.

Cathy真保守,她从不想尝试新事物。

21. john厕所

I have to go to the john. Wait for me in the car.

我要去厕所,在车里等我一下。

22. keep in line管束

He needs to be kept in line. He's too wild.

他太野了,要好好管束一下。

23. jump the gun草率行事

Don't jump the gun. We have to be patient for a while.

不要草率行事。我们应该耐心等一会儿。

24. jump to conclusion妄下结论

Don't jump to conclusion. We have to figure it out first.

不要妄下结论,先把事情搞清楚。

25. lemon次、差

This car is a real lemon. It has broken down four times.

这辆车真差,已经坏了四次了!

可疑的

His story sounds fishy. We should e if it's really true.

他的故事听起来可疑。我们应该看看到底是不是真的。

out 乐死了

Chris flipped out when I told him that we won the game.

我告诉克里斯我们赢了比赛时,他乐歪了。

28. fix someone up 撮合某人

I think Xixi and Macaulay would make a perfect couple. Let's fix them up. (Haha,just kidding:)

我想习习和macaulay会是理想的一对,我们来撮合他们吧。(呵,开个玩笑,习习和macaulay不会生气吧?:)

29. take a shine to 有好感

He really likes you. There are very few people he takes a shine to right away.

他真的喜欢你,他很少对人一见面就有好感的。

30. third wheel 累赘,电灯泡

You two go on ahead. I don't want to be a third wheel.

你们两个去好了,我不想当电灯泡。

31. rip off 骗人的东西

What a ripoff! The new car I bought doesn't work!

真是个骗人货!我买的新车启动不了!

32. rock the boat 找麻烦

Don't rock the boat! Things are fine just the way they are.

别找麻烦了,事情这样就够好了。

33. blow it 搞砸了,弄坏了

I blew it on that last exam.

我上次考试考砸了。

34. in hot water 有麻烦

He is in hot water with his girlfriend recently.

近段时间他跟女友的关系有点僵。

35. put one's foot in one's mouth 祸从口出

Wally is always saying such stupid thing. He has a real talent for putting his foot in his mouth.

沃力尽说这种蠢话。他真有惹是生非的本事。

36. flop(表演、电影等)不卖座,失败

The movie was a flop. Nobody went to e it.

这部电影卖座率奇低,没有人去看。

37. drop in/by/over 随时造访

Feel free to drop in anytime. I'm usually home and I'd love the company.

欢迎随时来坐坐。我通常在家,也喜欢有人做伴。

38. drop a line 写信

Drop me a line! 给我写信!

39. duck 躲闪,突然低下头

Remind little Bobby to duck his head when he crawls under the table so he won't hit his head.

提醒小波比爬到桌下时要低头才不会受伤。

40. go with the flow 随从大家的意见

Sharon is an easy-going person. She just goes with the flow.

沙伦是个随和的人。人家怎么说,她就怎么做。

41. act up 胡闹,出毛病

The children started to act up as soon as the teacher left the room.

老师一离开教室,孩子们就闹起来了。

42. ad lib 即兴而作,随口编

The comedian ad libbed most of his routine.

那个喜剧演员大多是即兴表演。

43. blah-blah-blah 说个不停

All she does is go "blah-blah-blah" all night.

她整夜说个不停。

44. hit it off 投缘,一见如故

They hit it off instantly and have been good friends ever since.

他们一见面就很投缘,从此成了好朋友。

45. zit 青春痘

Why is it that every time I have a hot date, I break out with a big zit on my face?

为什么每次我有重要约会时,脸上都会冒出一个很大的青春痘呢?

46. put someone on the spot 让某人为难

Don't put me on the spot like this. You know I can't give you confidential information.

别这样让我为难,你知道我不能给你机密消息的。

47. racket 非法行业,挂羊头卖狗肉

The police are determined to break up the racket.

警方决定打击这个非法行业。

48. have it good 享受得很

She really has it good. Everybody caters to her every need.

她真是享受得很,大家都依着他。

49. Don't knock it 不要太挑剔

Don;t knock it! You won't be able to find another job that pays so well.

别挑剔了!你未必可以找到另外一个待遇这么好的工作!

50. pig out 狼吞虎咽

We pigged out on potato chips and cookies until our bellies ached.

我们大吃薯条和曲奇,直到肚子撑到痛为止。

美语俚语2

1. down in the dumps垂头丧气

The players were down in the dumps after their team lost the championship game.

球员输掉决赛那一场后个个垂头丧气。

2. hor around嬉闹

We've hord around long enough. It's time to get to work.

我们闹够了,该去工作了。

3. pass something up放弃某事物

You can't pass up this job. This kind of opportunity comes only once in a lifetime.

你可不能错过这个工作,这种机会一辈子才有一次。

4. go whole hog全力以赴

She went whole hog in planning he New Year's Eve party.

她全心全力筹办新年晚会。

5. shoo-in长胜将军

There's no way he can lo. He's a shoo-in.

他不会输的,他是长胜将军。

the ball rolling开始

Let's get the ball rolling.

让我们开始吧。

7. get on the ball用心做

If you hope to keep your job, you'd better get on the ball and meet the deadline.

如果你还想要你的那份工作,你最好用心做,赶上最后期限!

8. lady-killer帅哥

He's a real lady-killer.

他是个不折不扣的帅哥。

9. lay off停止,解雇

Lay off! I don't need you to tell me what to do!

别再讲了!我不需要你告诉我怎么去做!

10. knock it off=cut it off停止

Knock it off! I'm trying to get some sleep.

别吵了!我正想睡觉呢!

11. have a passion for钟爱

I have a passion for blue dress.

我钟爱蓝色的衣服。

12. pep talk打气,鼓励的话

The coach gave his team a pep talk at half time, hoping to lead them to victory.

教练在半场时候给球员们打起,希望将他们引上胜利之途。

13. pick someone’s brains请教某人

I don’t understand any of this medical terminology. Do you mind if I pick your brains since you’re

so knowledgeable in this area?

我对医学术语一无所知。你在这方面如此在行,我能不能请教你一下?

14. pass out醉到了

He pasd out after three beers.

喝了三杯啤酒后他就醉倒了。

15. way back好久以前

We’ve been friends since way back.

我们老早就是好朋友了。

16. hit someone with a problem让某人面对问题

I’m sorry to hit you with this problem. I don’t know who el to turn to.

很抱歉把这个问题抛给你,我不知道还可以找谁求助。

17. have it bad for狂恋

He really has it bad for her, but she has no ideas.

他狂恋着她,而她却不知道。

18. hung over宿醉未醒

Don’t disturb him. He’s still hung over from last night.

别吵醒他,他宿醉未醒。

19. has-been过时的人或物

Lisa is a has-been. No one will hire her any more.

丽莎已经过气了,没人会再雇佣她。

20. have a bone to pick with有账要算

I have a bone to pick with you. You still owe me the fifteen dollars you borrowed.

我有账跟你算,你向我借的十五美金还没还呢!

21. let the cat out of the bag 泄漏秘密

I won't let the cat out of the bag.

我不会泄漏秘密的。

22. in the market for 想买,积极物色

People are always in the market for something new and different.

人们总想买点新奇且与众不同的东西。

23. meddle in 干涉,搅和

Harold asked his boss stop meddling in his personal life.

哈罗德要求老板别再干涉他的私生活。

24. screw loo脱线,神经不对头

Bill must have a screw loo somewhere; he's acting really strangely.

Bill一定是哪根筋不对,他的行为真奇怪。

25. ll someone on 以...说服某人

She sold me on her idea. I think it will work.

她用她的看法说服了我,我想那行得通。

26. hang in there忍耐一下

Hang in there. Things will look up soon.

忍耐一下。事情很快就会好转的。

27. hands-off无为而治,顺其自然

He takes a hands-off approach when it comes to raising his children.

他用顺其自然的方式教养小孩。

28. gag me with a spoon我快吐了

Gag me with a spoon! Plea don’t tell me such disgusting stories any more.

我快吐了!请别再说这么恶心的故事了。

29. get a move on赶快

Get a move on. You can’t park your car here.

赶快!你不能在这儿停车。

30. cook up想出

He cooked up a wonderful way to surpri his wife on her birthday.

他想出一个在他太太生日时让她惊喜的妙法。(呵,女人心中的好丈夫!)

31. roll with the punches逆来顺受

You have to roll with the punches if you want to survive in this business.

如果你想在这一行生存下去,就得逆来顺受。

32. right off the bat立刻

I was all prepared to put up a fight, but he gave in right off the bat.

我正准备和他大打一场,但是他马上就投降了。

33. get one’s feet wet参与,开始做

It’s not good to concentrate all your efforts on just writing. You should get your feet wet and trying

painting or dancing.

单单写作对你不好,你应该涉猎一下绘画或舞蹈。

34. get after盯着,责备

Ann’s mother gets after her to hang up her clothes.

安的妈妈盯着她,要她把衣服挂好。

35. pan out成功,奏效

Unfortunately, the deal did not pan out. I lost a thousand dollars.

这笔生意不幸没有成功,我损失了1,000美元。

36. screw someone over欺负某人

After working in the office for ten years, Alice was fired for no apparent reason. How can they

screw her over like that?

爱丽斯工作了十年之后,无缘无故被炒鱿鱼。他们怎么可以这样欺负她呢?

37. down to the wire等到最后一刻才开始做事

Peter always waits until the last minute to do his work. I could never leave it down to the wire like

that.

彼得总是等到最后一刻才开始做事,我从不像他那样等到最后一刻才开始干。

38. buck抗拒

You can’t buck the system.

你无法抗拒整个制度。

39. blockhead笨蛋

Arnold is a blockhead if I ever saw one.

阿诺德是我见过的最笨的人。

40. blow the lid off揭发(丑闻)

That newspaper story blew the lid off the Senator’s illegal business deals.

报纸的报道揭发了参议员的非法勾当。

41. round up集合

Round everybody up. It’s time for our business meeting.

叫大家集合,开会时间到了。

42. put someone up留宿某人

I can put you up for a couple of days. My apartment is big enough for two people.

你可以在我这里住几天,我的公寓可以住两个人。

43. take care of business负责

Who’s going to take care of business while I am away?

我不在的时候谁负责?

44. take out on拿„„出气

Don’t take your frustrations out on me.

别把气出在我身上。

45. hot stuff大人物

He thinks he’s hot stuff. But everybody el thinks he’s a jerk.

他自以为了不得,但其他人认为他是个傻瓜。

46. nitty-gritty细节,基本情况

Let’s get down to the nitty-gritty. I want to hear what happens next.

让我们来认真了解详细的情况,我想知道后来发生了什么。

47. no good很糟

This typewriter is no good. Every time I u it, the ribbon falls out.

这台打字机很糟,每次开始用,色带就掉下来。

48. have someone’s number清楚某人的底细,看穿某人

She dare not do anything to me, I have her number.

她不敢对我怎么样的,因为我对她的底细一清二楚。

49. hot number新鲜、迷人的人或事务,

Tom thinks Sherry is a hot number.

Tom认为Sherry是个。

50. off the hook逃脱,溜掉,不受罚

I’ll let you off the hook this time, but don’t do that again.

这次不罚你,下次不要这样。

美语俚语3

1. hunky-dory没问题

Everything here is hunky-dory. Don’t worry.

别担心,这里一切都没问题。

2. I kid you not我不骗你

I kid you not. I saw this woman talking to her hand.

我不骗你,我看见这个女人跟她的手说话。

3. pop one’s cork大发脾气

I’ve never en Teresa pop her cork before. I always thought she was a very laid-back person.

我从来没见过Teresa发脾气。我原来一直以为她是个好好小姐。

4. poke one’s no into something多管闲事

Gladys is always poking her no into other people’s business. I don’t e how she has time to

take care of her own affairs.

格拉迪斯总是爱管闲事,我不知道她怎么会有时间处理她自己的事。

5. pull a fast one欺骗

He tried to pull a fast one on us, but we caught on before he got away with it.

他想要欺骗我们,但在他阴谋得逞之前我们就知道了。

6. beats me我不知道

Beats me. We haven’t learned that.

我不知道,我们还没学过那个。

7. beat it走开

Beat it! I’m busy right now.

走开!我现在正忙着。

8. beat a dead hor白费口舌,白费力气

I’ve already made up my mind. There’s no n beating a dead hor.

我已经下了决心,不要再白费口舌了。

9. John Hancock签名

Put your John Hancock right here.

请在这里签名。

10. keep it under raps保密

Don’t tell anyone about the party. Let’s just keep it under eraps.

不要把晚会的事告诉任何人,这件事不要泄漏出去。

11. kick around讨论;多考虑一下

Let’s kick around a few more proposals before we come to a final decision.

我们最后决定之前多考虑几个方案吧。

12. junkie吸毒者

The junkie stole money in order to buy more drugs.

这名吸毒者为了买更多的毒品而偷钱。

13. put away大吃大喝

I’ve never en anybody put away so much food and still look so thin.

我从未见过这么能吃的人还这么瘦。

14. put a move on挑逗

He tried to put the moves on her, but she turned him down.

他想要挑逗她,但她拒绝了他。

15. put one’s ass on the line两肋插刀,不惜一切

I put my ass on the line for you. I know you’ll do the same for me someday.

我为你两肋插刀,我知道有朝一日你也会为我这么做。

16. drag讨厌

What a drag! There’s nothing to do here!

真是讨厌!这里没什么可干的!

17. a drop in the bucket沧海一粟

The amount of money Mr. Howell spent on a new Rolls-Royce was just a drop in the bucket

compared to his annual salary.

豪威尔先生买一辆新劳斯莱斯汽车的钱和他的年薪相比不过是沧海一粟。

18. drop dead去死

Suzy told Mike, “Drop dead!” when he kept teasing her about her weight.

麦克不停的取笑苏齐的体重时,苏齐说:“你去死吧!”

19. down and out穷困潦倒

Sarah was down and out after losing her job and her apartment.

萨拉丢掉工作和房子后变得穷困潦倒。

20. all that jazz诸如此类

He only cares about basketball, TV, girls, and all that jazz.

他只关心篮球、电视、女孩这一类事情。

21. know-it-all万事通

Grace is always correcting other people. She thinks she’s a know-it-all.

格雷斯总是在纠正别人,她觉得自己是万事通。

22. kooky古怪的

That man is really kooky. He has fifty-three cats!

那个人真怪,他养了53只猫!

23. let someone have it让某人好看

Next time I e Rick, I’m going to let him have it.

下次我看到李克时要他好看。

24. a leg up占上风

All Jeff’s hard work is paying off. He’s a leg up on the rest of his competitors.

杰夫的努力是有报答的,他在竞争对手中占了上风。

25. low-life落魄潦倒的人

Chris is such a low-life. He sleeps on the park bench and drink booze all day.

克利斯真是落魄潦倒,他睡在公园板凳上而且整天喝酒。

26. call it quits不

After being in the ud car business for 40 years, Harry finally called it quits.

做了40年旧车生意后,哈利终于洗手不。

27. chip in出钱

We all chipped in to buy Jennifer a going-away prent.

大家都出钱买一个送别礼物给Jennifer.

28. a chip off the old block一个模子印出来的;酷似(父母的人)

Scott certainly is a chip off the old block. He reminds me so much of his father when he was that

age.

斯克特酷似他爸爸,他让我想起他爸爸在他这年龄时的许多事。

29. clean up one’s act信心革面,重新做人

You’d better clean up your act if you want to go to a good school.

如果你想进好学校就要洗心革面,奋发图强

30. cliffhanger吊人胃口的东西

TV ries like Dallas usually end the ason with a cliffhanger.

象《达拉斯》这样的电视连续剧经常以吊人胃口的方式结束一个时节。

31. bullheaded顽固,牛脾气

Terry is so bullheaded; he won’t listen to anybody el’s opinion.

特利这么顽固,他听不进别人的意见。

32. bum rap责骂

Loui got a bum rap for taking sides with Richard.

路易斯因为偏袒理查德而受到责骂。

33. bummer令人恶心的经历

That show was a real bummer.

那场表演令人倒尽胃口。

34. burn someone up激怒某人

It burns me up when people don’t do their job right.

有人没把份内的事做好就令我生气。

35. catch on to突然了解

It took Cindy a long time to catch on to what Bill was saying.

辛迪许久以后才突然明白比尔所说的话。

36. drown one’s sorrows借酒消愁

After Megan dumped Chuck, Chuck went to the bar to drown his sorrows over a beer.

自从梅甘甩了查克后,查克就到酒吧借酒消愁。

37. creepy恐怖的

That was a creepy movie. I’ll probably have nightmares tonight.

那是一部恐怖片,今晚我也许会做恶梦。

38. cross a bridge when/before one comes to it船到桥头自然直

Stop worrying about your piano recital. You’ll cross that bridge when you come to it.

别担心你的钢琴独奏会,船到桥头自然直。

39. cranky脾气暴躁

Grandpa is really cranky if he doesn’t have his afternoon nap.

祖父如果不睡午觉就会很暴躁。

40. deal someone in让某人参加

Deal me in. I want to play too.

让我参加,我也要玩。

41. big deal重要的事

It’s no big deal. I don’t mind helping you out.

这没什么大不了的,我不介意帮助你摆脱困境。

42. bottom line总之,归根结底

The bottom line is that our sales need to pick up if we’re going to make a profit this year.

总之,如果我们今年要盈利的话,销售量一定得增加。

43. give someone a break让某人松口气

The boss gave her a break and let her try again.

老板让她松口气,让她再试一次。

44. break a leg祝演出等成功(表面意思“摔断腿”的反话)

I know you are going to be great in the play tonight. Break a leg!

我知道你今天晚上的比赛会很成功,祝你顺利!

45. go for it去做吧!

Why not? Go for it?

为什么不呢?大胆的去做吧!

46. ahead of the game领先,占优势

He got ahead of the game by finishing her work early.

他因提早完成工作而领先他人。

47. all right already好啦好啦,别念叨啦

All right already, I’m coming!

好啦好啦,别念叨啦,我来了!

48. all-out尽力,全力以赴

We made an all-out effort to learn English.

我们全力以赴学英语。

49. all hell broke loo一团糟

When the flood hit, all hell broke loo.

洪水一泛滥,一切乱糟糟。

50. add insult to injury越搞越糟,越描越黑

Her awkward attempt to explain her error merely added insult to injury.

她笨拙地企图解释所犯的错误,结果只是越描越黑。

美语俚语4

1. Ed loves to give his sister a hard, just to make her mad.

埃德爱和他姐姐过不去,故意惹她生气。

2. goner无可救药的人

Mark’s a goner. He didn’t finish his chores before going out.

麦克镇事无药可救,他日常工作没做完就出去了。

3. make a killing大有所获

He made a killing on that deal. I wish I had bought some shares.

那笔生意他大有所获,真希望我当初也加入了。

4. no sweat不麻烦,没问题

No sweat. I’ll have he report done for you in an hour.

没问题,我会在一小时之内让认为你做出这份报告。

5. pisd off生气

I really pisd off at Harry. He took the credit for all my work.

我对哈利真的很生气,我拼命工作他却坐享其成。

6. on the up and up光明正大,诚实无欺

I checked out his story, he’s on the up and up.

我核实过他所讲的事情,他诚实可靠。

7. uppity自命不凡

Don’t be so uppity. You don’t think we’re good enough for you?

不要那么自以为了不起,你难道认为我们配不上你吗?

8. up shit creek惨兮兮

If Mom catches you smoking in the hou, you’ll be up shit creek.

如果你在家里抽烟让妈妈逮到,你就惨了。

9. push comes to shove事态严重

When push comes to shove, only your true friends will still stand by you.

当事态严重时,只有真正的朋友还会支持你。

10. push someone ’s button惹火某人,激怒某人

Nobody makes me as mad as Dave does. He really knows how to push my buttons.

没有人象戴夫那样惹我生气。他真知道怎样惹我发火。

11. all wet错误的

I’m afraid your idea is all wet.

我想你的想法是完全不对的。

12. back off缓和,软化,减轻

The city council had to back off from its criticism of the utility department.

市议会必须慎对公用事业部门的批评。

13. as … as all get out „„极了

Mother is as mad as all get out.

母亲气疯了。

14. bent out of shape气坏了,大发雷霆

Mother is really bent out of shape becau we came home so late last night.

因为我们昨天回去那么晚,所以母亲大发雷霆。

15. bar one只此一家,别无分号

This is the best ice cream anywhere in the state of Texas, bar one.

这是德克萨斯州最好的冰淇淋,别无分号。

16. butter up对„说好话

Maybe if we butter up mother, she’ll let us go to the movies.

如果我们对妈妈说点好听的,也许她会让我们去看电影。

17. butt in插嘴,打岔

Amy loves to butt in and offer her advice even when it’s not wanted.

不管时机对不对,艾米都喜欢插嘴提意见。

18. button one’s lip住口;闭嘴

Tell Cindy to button her lip or el she’ll be in big trouble.

告诉辛迪闭嘴,否则她就惨了。

19. buy time拖延时间

I think we should try to buy more time.

我想我们应该设法拖延时间。

20. chew someone out责骂某人;谴责某人

Follow the rules and you won’t get chewed out.

遵守规定你就不会挨骂。

21. cheap shot下流手段

The candidates ended up taking cheap shots at each other during the debate.

辩论中,候选人最后都用下流手段攻击对方。

22. on cloud line飘飘然(原以为在九重天上)

Daphne was on cloud nine for days after Chip asked her to the prom.

琪普邀请戴夫妮参加学校班级舞会,她兴奋了好几天。

23. cough it up(不情愿地)付钱

Cough it up. I know you have the twenty dollars.

付钱吧,我知道你有这二十美金的。

24. corny陈词滥调,毫无新意

Fred’s jokes are always so corny.

弗雷德的笑话总是如此毫无新意。

25. on the dot准时

He arrives on the dot. I was sure he’d be late.

他准时到了,我本以为他会迟到的。

26. fall for上当

We played a trick on him and he fell for it.

我们捉弄他,他上当了。

27. fiddle around玩弄

Don’t fiddle around with the television t. You’ll end up breaking it.

不要玩电视机,你会弄坏的。

28. half-baked肤浅的,半吊子

How do you come up with all the half-baked ideas? You should think them out more carefully.

你怎么会想出这些肤浅的主意的?你应该仔细的考虑考虑。

29. goof up犯错,出岔子

Don’t goof up. This project is too important.

别出岔子,这个计划太重要了。

30. play dirty用诈术

The only way that Dan knows how to win is to play dirty. I’m going to vote for Brian instead.

丹只会用诈术来赢,我要投布莱恩一票。

31. potluck聚餐(各家带一道菜的聚餐方式)

We’re having a potluck Friday night, so bring a dish to pass.

星期五晚上我们要聚餐,带一道菜来参加吧!

32. play games捣鬼

Don’t play games with me, Jane. I’m on to your tricks and manipulations.

简,别跟我捣鬼,我对你的诡计一清二楚。

33. raw deal卑鄙的行为

What a raw deal! I derve the promotion more than he does.

卑鄙!我比他更应该升职。

34. stay out of不介入

I’m going to stay out of their argument.

我不打算介入他们的争执。

35. walk out on丢开不管

You can’t walk out on me. I really need your help.

你不能丢下我不管,我真的需要你的帮助。

36. off-the-wall古怪的,离奇的

He said some really off –the-wall things. Where does he come up with them?

他说了一些非常离奇的事,他从那里听来的?

37. on the right track走对路了

If you learn ten new ntences every day, you are on the right track to speaking fluent English.

如果你每天坚持学十个句子,就有希望说流利的英语了。

38. on a roll顺利;手气、运气好

Don’t stop me now. I’m on a roll.

现在别叫我停,我手气正好。

39. funky蛮特别的

We listened to some funky music.

我们听了一些蛮特别的音乐。

40. phony假的

That cupboard does not open, it’s a phony. It’s there for decoration.

那个柜子打不开,是假的,那是装饰用的。

41. be asleep麻痹了

My foot’s asleep.

我的脚麻了。

42. not my day运气不佳

Everything is going wrong. This is really not my day!

什么事儿都出错,我今天真是运气不佳!

43. think back回想

Think back. It’s very important.

这很重要,你回想一下。

44. get changed换衣服

I’ll get changed right away.

我马上穿好衣服来。

45. go with搭配,相称

This tie doesn’t go with my jacket.

这条领带和我的外衣不相称。

46. be terrible with无法记牢

I’m terrible with names.

我对人名的记性很差。

47. dog’s life悲惨的生活

He’s leading a dog’s life.

他过着猪狗不如的生活。

48. fast buck容易得来的钱财

I heard he made a fast buck at the race track.

我听说他赌马发了横财。

美语俚语5

1. get burnt遭殃

Every time I play the nice guy, I get burnt.

每次做好人,总是我遭殃。

2. shake a leg迅速行动

Shake a leg, they’re getting impatient.

快动身吧,他们已经等得不耐烦了。

3. jet lag由不同地区的时间差所造成的身心不适

I’m still suffering from jet lag.

我的时差还没调整过来。

4. noon sharp正午

He’ll be here at noon sharp.

他中午会到这儿。

5. no picnic难以捱过

Work today was no picnic.

今天的工作不轻松。

6. the crack of dawn破晓

I woke up at the crack of dawn.

我一早就醒了。

7. will be终归会来

What will be will be!

是福不是祸,是祸躲不过!

8. put it out摒弃在心门外

Put it out of your mind!

忘了它吧!

9. Get the picture?

我说的话你明白了吗?

’t atch my breath气短不继

I can’t catch my breath.

我喘不过气来了。

11. up and running生龙活虎的

He’ll be up and running in a few days.

几天后他又会生龙活虎。

12. rested up从疲劳或患病中恢复

I’ve rested up.

我已休息够了。

13. live off依赖

He lives off his parents.

他依赖他的父母生活。

14. sharp犀利

He has sharp eyes.

他的眼光犀利。

15. put in a good word推荐,美言

Can you put in a good word for me to get that job?

你能帮我美言几句,好让我得到那份工作吗?

16. decent pay令人轻视不得的薪水

I make ( a ) decent pay.

我的薪水相当可观。

17. build contacts建立专业性之联系

Temping is a great way to build contacts.

打临时工是建立人际关系的良方。

18. mark time旷费时日,而不尽力工作

He’s just marking time.

他只是在捱时间,没在办事。

19. by hook or by crook无论如何

I’ve gotta finish this by five o’clock, by hook or by crook.

无论如何我都得在5点前把它做完。

20. call it quits叫停

Sometimes, I just want to call it quits.

我有时真想辞职了事。

21. be lit up like a Christmas tree喝醉之后非常高兴

Mr. Bigdrink was lit up like a Christmas tree at the party last night.

在昨天的社交晚会上,大酒徒先生喝醉以后高兴极了。

22. think better of改变主意

When I saw Jim’s behavior, I thought better of dating him.

当我见到Jin的举止后,我改变主意,打算不跟他约会了。

23. have another think coming大错特错

If he thinks I’d marry him, he has another think coming.

如果他认为我会跟他结婚,那就大错特错了。

24. windbag饶舌的人

John is such a windbag. He can talk for hours at a time without saying anything.

约翰是一个饶舌大王。他能够一连好几个小时滔滔不绝地讲毫无内容的话。‘

25. a bay window大肚皮

Anyone who drinks beer too much is bound to get a bay window.

喝啤酒太多的人,必然会落得一个大肚皮。

26. go public公开宣布

Mr. Smith went public today that he was retiring.

史密斯先生今天公开宣布他要退休了。

27. make the grade称职;合乎水准、要求

If you don’t make the grade, you can’t be a member of the club.

如果你不合格,就不能成为俱乐部的一员。

28. get the drift了解

Stop me when you get the drift. I don’t want to bore you with something you already understand.

你听懂了就叫停,我不想用你已经知道的事烦你。

29. day in court申诉的机会

When Mr. Jones was explaining what has happened, Mr. Smith was silent. He knew he would get

his day in court.

琼斯先生解释所发生的事情时,史密斯先生沉默不语,他知道他会有机会申辩的。

30. feel someone out探听某人的意向

John asked Dave to feel Jane out about whether she’d be interested in going out with him.

约翰要求戴夫探听简是否有兴趣和他出去。

31. get the hang of进入状态,摸到窍门

I think if I practice rving a couple of times, I’ll get the hang of it.

我想如果我多练习几次发球,我就会摸到窍门了。

32. out to lunch神经病,神志不清

Richard stands on his head in the shower. He’s really out to lunch.

理查德在浴室倒立,他真是有病。

33. rap sheet犯罪记录,前科

This isn’t his first offen. He has a rap sheet a mile long.

这不是他第一次犯罪,他前科累累。

34. red tape官样文章,繁琐的程序

I need this information as soon as possible. See if you can cut through the red tape.

我要尽快拿到这份文件,看能不能缩短申请的程序。

35. a fair shot相当大的希望

You have a fair shot at the scholarship.

你很有希望拿到奖学金。

36. t someone back使某人破费

That dinner t be back sixty dollars.

那顿晚饭花了我60美元。

37. pull a fast one欺骗

He tried to pull a fast one on us, but we caught on before he got away with it.

他想要欺骗我们,但在他阴谋得逞前我们就明白了。

38. pull rank摆架子

Don’t try to pull rank on me. We’re all equals here.

别对我摆架子,这里人人平等。

39. red my lips注意听

Read my lips. I don’t like broccoli.

听好了,我不喜欢绿花椰菜。

40. burp打嗝

Don’t burp so loud. It’s not polite.

不要这么大声打嗝,那样不礼貌。

41. put on airs摆架子

I can’t stand Mary. She always putting on airs becau she thinks she’s better than everybody el.

我受不了玛丽,她老摆架子,因为她自以为比别人好。

42. put…on the line赔上,不惜

I’d gladly put my reputation on the line for you. You’re my clost friend.

我愿意为你搭上我的名誉,你是我最好的朋友。

43. rag烂报

The National Enquirer is a real rag.

《国家探索》是份烂报。

44. chicken feed=peanuts小钱

I make chicken feed compared to you.

和你比起来,我赚的只是小钱。

45. brown-no拍马屁

Harold is always brown-nosing the oss.

哈罗德总是拍老板的马屁。

46. eye-opener令人大开眼界的事

Listening to him talk about his adventure in China was a real eye-opener.

听他谈在中国的历险令人大开眼界。

47. fake someone out骗过某人

The quarterback faked the other team out by keeping the ball instead of passing it.

四分卫持球不传,骗过了对方。

48. fall flat失败;碰壁;未达到预期效果

His joke fell flat becau no one understand it.

他的笑话没人听懂,所以没有收到效果。

49. cover for掩护

Don’t worry about mother, I’ll cover for you this time.

别担心妈妈那边,这一次我会为你掩护的。

50. bite the bullet咬紧牙关,忍受痛苦

You just bite the bullet and get it over with.

咬紧牙关完成这件事吧。

美语俚语6

1. big picture(事情的)主要部分;重点

Concentrate on the big picture for now. Don’t worry about the minor details.

先把精神集中在重点上,不要担心次要的细节。

2. bite the dust死亡,报销

This pen just bite the dust.

这支钢笔报销了。

3. bleeding heart老好人

The liberal candidate was accud by his conrvation opponent of being a bleeding heart on

welfare issues.

自由派候选人在福利问题上被保守派对手斥为老好人。

4. bad news讨厌鬼

Marcy is nothing but bad news around here.

马西珍视这一带的讨厌鬼。

5. bad blood不和,敌意

Ever since Howard borrowed 5,000 dollars from Mike and never paid him back, there has been

bad blood between them.

自从霍华德向麦克借了5000美元不还之后,他们之间就有了嫌隙。

6. cheapo小气鬼,没格调的人

Brian is a real cheapo. He won’t even spend the money to buy his mother a birthday prent.

布莱恩真是个小气鬼,他甚至不愿意花钱给他妈妈买生日礼物。

7. cheapie便宜货

It’s a cheapie. I spent only a couple of bucks on it.

这是个便宜货,我花一两块钱买的。

8. chow down吃饭

Let’s chow down. I’m so hungry.

吃饭吧,我饿死了。

9. clam up住口,不说话(原意为“蚌壳合起来”)

When Vinnie entered the room, Mary clammed up.

维尼一进入房间,玛丽就闭嘴了。

10. chill out缓和情绪,冷静下来

Chill out. Things are not as bad as they em.

冷静一点,事情并不象表面上那么糟。

11. out in left field疯了

He’s out in left field. Nobody ever understands what he is talking about.

他必定疯了,没人知道他在说些什么。

12. out of it迷迷糊糊,昏昏沉沉,心不在焉

Sara’s always out of it, she has no idea of what goes on in the world today.

萨拉总是迷迷糊糊的,现在世界发生什么事完全不知道。

13. out of luck运气不好

You’re out of luck. The last bus left half an hour ago.

你运气不好,末班车半小时前就开走了。

14. out of this world太棒了,好极了

This food is out of this world. I’ll have to get your recipe.

这味道好极了!我得向你要点烹饪秘诀。

15. out of whack坏了

This phone is out of whack. You can’t dial out.

这个电话坏了,拨不出去。

16. be caught dead 献丑,出洋相

I wouldn't be caught dead in that ugly outfit.

我才不要穿那样难看的衣服献丑呢!

17. not by a long shot 绝不可能

There's no way he could have won, not by a long shot.

他绝不会已经赢了。

18. off the top of one's head 不假思索,马上

I can't tell you the information off the top of my head. I'll have to look it up.

我没办法告诉你这个消息,我要查一下。

19. life in the fast lane 刺激的生活(fast lane快车道)

Jane like to live life in the fast lane.

简喜欢过刺激兴奋的生活。

20. bow out 不,退出

Mr. Black often quarreled with his partners, so he finally bowed out of the company.

布莱克先生经常和同伙吵架,因此他最终退出了公司。

21. bend over backwards 不遗余力

Sue will eng over backwards to help her friends.

休会尽力帮助朋友。

22. all ears 全神贯注

Whenever you tell Jonny some gossip, he's all ears.

每当你讲闲话给琼尼听时,他总是全神贯注。

23. get lost 滚开

A stray cat was lurking outside the fish market and the ower yelled at it," Get lost!"

一只野猫在卖鱼的市场前探头探脑,摊主对它大叫:“滚开!”

24. pump up 热切期望

Everybody on campus is pumped up about Saturday's big game. The winning team will get the

national title.

校园里大家都热切期望着星期六的大赛,赢的队伍将成为全国冠军。

25. put someone out 给某人添麻烦

Plea don't go to so much trouble. I don't want to put you out.

请不要费那么多工夫,我不想给你添麻烦。

26. punch line好笑的部分

I can’t tell the joke, I forgot the punch line.

我无法将这个故事,我忘了当中最好笑的部分。

27. put-down羞辱,贬损

I’ve had enough of your put-downs. You’re not perfect either.

我受够了你的羞辱,你也好不到哪里去。

28. cop-out溜走

Don’t cop-out on me now. You promid you’d go.

别想溜,你说过你会去的。

29. blabbermouth大嘴巴,爱说闲话的人

I don’t like Don becau he’s a blabbermouth.

我不喜欢唐,因为他爱说人闲话。

30. break it up 停止谈天、吵架、打架(原意为“分开”)

Break it up! I will not permit fighting in this classroom.

住手!我不准有人在这个教室里打架。

31. rub elbows 交际,接触

It’s important for you to go to the parties and rub elbows with everyone. That’s how contacts are

made.

参加这些晚会与大家接触接触是很重要的,关系就是这样建立起来的。

32. rub it in 火上浇油

You don’t have to rub it in. I already feel bad enough as it is.

你不要火上浇油了,我已经够难过啦。

33. run something by again重复某事务

Can you run that by again? I didn’t quite understand your last point.

请再说一遍好吗?最后一点我听不太懂。

34. say what 你说什么?

Say what? I didn’t hear what you said.

你说什么?我没听到。

35. sit tight耐心等待

Just sit tight. The doctor will be with you in a minute.

耐心等一下,医生马上就来看你。

36. get with it 留意(周遭的事物)

George really needs to get with it. He’s still wearing bellbottoms.

乔治真的该留意一下时尚,他仍然穿着喇叭裤。

37. get over自„„中恢复过来

I don’t think anybody really gets over his first love.

我认为没有人能够真正忘掉初恋。

38. gross someone out让某人觉得恶心

Mike grosd Sue out when he waved a snake in front of her face.

麦克在苏前面摇晃着一条蛇,使她恶心死了。

39. hang out溜达,逛逛

In here free time, Kathy likes to hang out at the mall with her friends.

凯西有空闲喜欢和朋友到商场逛逛。

40. have a ball寻乐子,痛快地玩

We intend to have a ball at the amument park today.

我们打算今天到游乐场玩个痛快。

41. scatterbrain糊涂虫

What a scatterbrain! She forgot to plug in the coffee maker.

真是个糊涂虫!他忘了给咖啡壶插电。

42. screw up弄错

The hotel screwed up our rervations so we didn’t have a room for the night.

旅馆把我们预定的房间弄错了,因此晚上没地方可住。

43. spaced out魂不守舍

He didn’t hear what you said. He’s spaced out.

他没听到你说的话,他魂不守舍。

44. up front预先

In order to hold your rervation, I’ll need a 10% down payment up front.

为了保留你预定的东西,我要先收10%的定金。

45. wimp软骨头,没用的家伙

Harold is a real wimp. He lets everybody take advantage of him.

哈罗德真没用,每个人都可以占他便宜。

46. chicken out退缩

Bill was going to ask Lisa out on date, but he chickened out at the last minute.

比尔本来要约丽莎出去,但是最后却不敢开口。

47. clamp down on加强取缔

The police are clamping down on drunk drivers.

警方加强取缔酒后开车。

48. break the news to告诉坏消息

Paul had to break the news of her friend’s death to Paula.

鲍尔必须告诉葆拉她朋友的死讯。

49. the breaks运气不佳

Sorry, Susie, that’s the breaks.

抱歉,苏西,运气实在不好。

50. broken record反复讲同样的话(原意为“坏了的唱片”)

Plea stop talking about your problems. You sound like a broken record.

拜托别谈你的问题了,你真像张坏了的唱片。

英语俚语集萃

a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush 一鸟在手,胜似二鸟在林

a blank slate 干净的黑板(新的一页,新的开始)

a bone to pick 可挑剔的骨头(争端,不满)

a cat nap 打个盹儿

a ouch potato 躺椅上的马铃薯(懒鬼)

a headache 头痛(麻烦事)

a knock out 击倒(美得让人倾倒)

a load off my mind 心头大石落地

a pain in the neck 脖子疼(苦事)

a piece of cake 一块蛋糕(小菜一碟,易事一件)

a shot in the dark 盲目射击(瞎猜)

a sinking ship 正在下沉的船

a slap in the face 脸上挨了一耳光(公然受辱)

a social butterfly 社交蝴蝶(善于交际,会应酬的人)

a thorn in someone''s side 腰上的荆棘(芒刺在背)

a turn coat 反穿皮袄的人(叛徒)

a weight off my shoulders 放下肩头重担

an ace up my sleeve 袖里的王牌

ants in one's pants 裤裆里有蚂蚁(坐立不安)

back in the saddle重上马鞍(重整旗鼓)

back on track重上轨道(改过自新)

backfire逆火(弄巧成拙,适得其反)

ball and chain 铁球铁链,甜蜜的枷(老婆)

beat a dead hor 鞭打死马令其奔驰(徒劳)

beaten by the ugly stick 被丑杖打过(生得难看)

bet your life 把命赌上(绝对错了)

better half 我的另一半

big headed 大脑袋(傲慢,自大)

bigger fish to fry 有更大的鱼要炸(有更重要的事要办)

bite the bullet 咬子弹(强忍痛苦)

birds of a feather flock together 羽毛相同的鸟总飞成一群(物以类聚)

blow up in you face 在眼前爆炸(事情完全弄砸了)

break a let 折断一条腿(表演真实,演出成功)

break the ice 破冰(打破僵局)

brown no 讨好,谄媚

bull in a china shop 瓷器店里的蛮牛(笨拙的人,动辄弄坏东西的人)

burst your bubble 扎破泡泡(打破人的幻想,煞风景)

bury one's head in the sand把头埋在沙里(自欺欺人)

butterflies in my stomach肚里有只蝴蝶(心里紧张,七上八下)

buy the farm买下农场(归道山,死了)

cash in my chips兑换筹码(睡觉,就寝)

circle the wagons把篷车围成一圈(严阵以待)

clean up one's act自我检点,自我改进

come down in sheets整片整片地下(倾盆大雨)

cross the line 跨过线(做得太过分了)

cross that bridge when we come to it 到了桥头就过桥(船到桥头自然直)

cut to the cha 抄捷径去追猎物(不绕圈子,开门见山,单刀直入)

daily grind 例行苦事,每天得干的苦工

days are numbered 来日无多

dead center 正当中

dead-end street 死路,死巷子

domino effect 骨牌效应

down to the wire 最后关头

down under 南边(常指面半球的澳洲)

downhill from here 从此都是下坡路(自此每况愈下)

drop the ball 掉了球(失职)

empty nest 空巢(儿女长大离家)

get hitched 拴起来(结婚)

get off on the wrong foot 起步便错(第一印象不佳)

get the ball rolling 让球滚起来(动起手来)

goo bumps 鸡皮疙瘩

hit the road 上路

hold your hors 勒住你的马(慢来)

hang somebody out to dry 把„„晾起来了(把„„坑苦了)

in one's back pocket 在某人裤子后口袋里(是某人的囊中之物)

in the dark 在黑暗中(茫然,什么也不知道)

in the spotlight 站在聚光灯圈里(出风头)

it's Greek to me 希腊文(天书)

joined at the hip 连体婴(死党,从不分开的两个人)

jump the gun 枪未响先偷跑(抢先)

kick the bucket 踢水桶(翘辫子)

kill two birds with one stone一 箭双雕,一举两得

last straw 最后一根稻草

left a bitter taste in one's mouth 留下满嘴苦味(留下不愉快的回忆)

light a fire under your butt 在屁股下点一把火(促其行动)

light at the end of the tunnel 隧道末端的光(一线希望)

like shooting fish in a barrel 桶里射鱼(瓮中捉鳖)

ling winded 长舌,碎嘴

Monday morning quarterback 星期一早晨的四分卫(放马后炮的人)

my old man 我的老头(我父亲)

out of the pan and into the fire 跳出锅里,掉进火里(每况愈下)

plenty of other fish in the a 海里的鱼多得很(天涯何处无芳草)

poker face 扑克面孔(喜怒不形于色)

pop the question 提出大问题(求婚)

pot calling the kettle black 锅嫌壶黑(五十步笑百步)

punch your lights out 揍得你两眼发黑

put all of one's eggs in one basket 鸡蛋都放在一个篮子里(孤注一掷)

put one''s foot in one's mouth 把脚丫放进嘴里(说错话了)

rob the cradle 劫摇篮(老牛吃嫩草)

skate on thin ice 在薄冰上滑冰(如履薄冰,身历险境)

skeleton in one's clot 壁橱里的骷髅(不可告人的事)

skin and bones 皮包骨

sleep on it 睡在上面(考虑一晚上)

small talk 寒喧,闲聊

smooth sailing 一帆风顺

stab in the back 背后插刀(遭人暗算)

stallion 千里驹(貌美体健的男人)

stud 种马(貌美体健的男人)

swing for the fence 打全垒打

take a hike 走路(滚蛋)

until you are blue in the face 干到脸发青(也是白干)

unwind 放松发条(轻松下来)

up for grabs 很容易得手

up in the air 挂在空中(悬而未决)

when hell freezes over 地狱结冰(绝不可能的事)

weed out 除去杂草(淘汰)

well rounded全 能,全才

when pigs fly 猪飞的时候(绝不可能)

not lift a finger 连手指都不动一动(袖手旁观)

wrapped around his/her little finger 化为绕指柔(玩弄于股掌之间)

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