美國人最流行的口語(3)
151. on the spur of the moment. 一時沖動;一時興起
152. Every little bit counts. 一點一滴都算
153. drive sb. to the wall. 使某人發(fā)瘋/受不了;使某人束手無策
154. get sth. off one’s chest. 傾吐心中的事;落下心中的大石頭
155. Two wrongs don’t make a right. 報復于事無補
156. the blind leading the blind. 外行領導外行
157. in the same boat. 同命相連
158. Appearances can be deceiving. 外表是會騙人的
159. only time will tell. 只有時間會證明
160. Don’t put all your eggs in one basket. 別孤注一擲
161. take the good with the bad. 好的與壞的都要一起接受
162. take the bull by the horns. 當機立斷;大膽果斷地解決問題
163. That’s the last straw. 使人無法忍受的最后一擊
164. You can’t please everyone. 你無法使每一個人都滿意
165. An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth. 以眼還眼. 以牙還牙
166. Money doesn’t grow on trees. 金錢得來不易
167. cost sb. an arm and a leg. 花大筆錢
168. have the upper hand. 占優(yōu)勢
169. everything but the sink. 所有的東西
170. Boys will be boys. 男孩就是男孩
171. Not be able to get a word in edgewise. 插不上話
172. go back to square one. 回到原地
173. It’s never too late to learn. 學習永遠不嫌晚;亡羊補牢猶未晚
174. Leave well enough alone. 維持現(xiàn)狀;對現(xiàn)在已經(jīng)很滿意了. 不用變更
175. on a first-name basis. 直呼其名很熟的
176. Nothing to write home about. 沒什么值得說的;不值得推薦
177. packed in like sardines. 擠得要命
178. There are other fish in the sea. 天涯何處無芳草;還有別的機會
179. What you see is what you get. 你看到什么就是什么
180. come out smelling like a rose. 一枝獨秀
181. hear through the grapevine. 聽到謠言
182. read you loud and clear. 聽得很清楚;很了解你
183. have a sweet tooth. 喜歡甜食喜歡某物
184. know sb. like the back of one’s hand. 很了解某人
185. It’s not the end of the world. 不是世界末日
186. come away empty-handed. 一無所獲
187. breathe down someone’s neck. 緊跟在某人后面;監(jiān)督某人
188. cost sb. a pretty penny. 很貴
189. fill someone’s shoes. 接替某人的職位
190. act the mustard. 達到標準
191. like a dream come true. 如夢成真
192. zero in on sth. 專注于;對準兩個介詞并用. 奇怪
193. put/ lay sth. on the line. 坦白的說. 冒……風險
194. like a fish out of water. 感到尷尬不適應
195. All systems are go. 準備好了。這句話研究了半天. 居然不是語法錯誤?
196. end of the road. 終點;最后
197. just what the doctor ordered. 正合需要
198. pull the wool over someone’s eyes. 欺騙;蒙蔽某人
199. The first step is always the hardest. 萬事開頭難
200. Time change, people change. 時間會變. 人也會變
201. Birds of a feather flock together. 物以類聚. 人以群分
202. give sb. an inch and he’ll take a mile. 得寸進尺
203. Don’t press your luck. 不用得寸進尺
204. saved by the bell 在緊要的關頭得救
205. finders keepers. 誰撿到就是誰的
206. by the book. 按照規(guī)定