常见英语习语30个

2024年3月23日发(作者：吊唁短信)

1. My best friend dated my brother for five years. They just split up two weeks

ago – it was a bad breakup, and now I’m walking on eggshells around both of

them.

-being very cautious so as not to upt or offend someone.

2. My cousin gave me a free plane ticket to Hawaii, and my boss gave me two

weeks off to travel. I just found out my favorite band is doing a show in Hawaii at

the same time I’ll be there – that’s just the icing on the cake!

-an additional benefit to something that is already good

3. The Yankees are the best baball team of all time. The proof is in the

pudding – they’ve won more championships than any sports franchi in history.

-you can be sure that something is true if it is tested

4. I’m currently taking 6 college cours in addition to working full-time. That

means I’m busy every day from 6 AM to 11 PM, and I’m getting behind on my

schoolwork. I think I bit off more than I could chew this mester.

-I took on more responsibilities than I can handle

5. Changing a country’s trajectory takes time – the economic policies enacted

three years ago just now beginning to bear fruit. (bear/bore/born)

-produce successful results

6. When the salesman starts talking about how buying an expensive new car

will make your life really great, you should take it with a grain of salt.

-not believe it to be completely true or correct

7. I don’t trust that newspaper. Their reporting isn’t very balanced; they tend

to cherry-pick the information in favor of one particular political party.

-to choo only specific items (the best parts) and ignore the rest

8. My friends went to the art muum, but I decided to come to the beach

instead. Contemplating paintings for hours is not really my cup of tea.

-you don’t like it very much

9. I was sick and couldn’t go to the party. Don’t rub salt in the wound by

telling me how great it was.

-to make a sad person feel even wor

10. My 3-year-old daughter already knows how to u the computer. She’s

one sharp/smart cookie!

-intelligent