常見英語俚語詞典(按字母)(2)
in the dark 在黑暗中(茫然,什么也不知道)
in the lime light 站在聚光燈圈里(出風(fēng)頭)
in the spotlight 站在聚光燈圈里(出風(fēng)頭)
it's Greek to me 希臘文(天書)
in the middle of nowhere 周圍什么也沒有(前不見村,后不著店)
joined at the hip 連體嬰(死黨,從不分開的兩個人)
jump the gun 槍未響先偷跑(搶先)
just what the doctor ordered 正是大夫說的(對癥下藥)
keep an ear to the ground 一耳貼地(注意新動向)
keep one's fingers crossed/cross one's fingers 把手指交叉成十字架(暗祈上蒼保佑)
kick the bucket 踢水桶(翹辮子)
kill two birds with one stone一 箭雙雕,一舉兩得
kiss up to 討好
kitty corner 小貓的角落(斜對角)
knuckle sandwich 指節(jié)骨三明治(飽以老拳)
landslide 山崩(壓倒性的勝利)
last straw 最后一根稻草
left a bitter taste in one's mouth 留下滿嘴苦味(留下不愉快的回憶)
left hanging 被晾起來了(被掛起來,懸而不決)
let sleeping dogs lie 別驚動睡著的狗(別無事生非,過去的事不要再提)
let the cat out of the bag 放出袋中貓(泄密,說漏嘴)
light a fire under your butt 在屁股下點一把火(促其行動)
light at the end of the tunnel 隧道末端的光(一線希望)
like hot cakes 象剛出爐的蛋糕(很受歡迎的東西,搶手貨)
like looking for a needle in a haystack 如同在稻草堆里找一根針(大海撈針)
like pulling hen's teeth 跟拔母雞的牙一樣(艱苦不堪)
like shooting fish in a barrel 桶里射魚(甕中捉鱉)
like stealing candy from a baby 娃娃手里騙糖(易事)
ling winded 長舌,碎嘴
loose cannon 松動的大炮(一觸即發(fā)的脾氣)
lose one's marbles 瘋了,神智不清
low blow 不正當(dāng)?shù)墓?,下流手?/p>
make a mountain out of a molehill 把小土堆說成大山(小題大作)
make him and break the mold 上帝造了他以后就把模型砸了(再沒有跟他一樣的人了)
Monday morning quarterback 星期一早晨的四分衛(wèi)(馬后炮)
monkey business 猢猻把戲(胡鬧)
monkey on one's back 背上的猴子(難以擺脫的負(fù)擔(dān))
more than you can shake a finger at 屈指難數(shù)
more than one way to skin a cat 剝貓皮各有巧妙不同(另有辦法)
music to my ears 愛聽的話
my old man 我的老頭(我父親)
nail in the coffin 棺材釘子(致使的一擊,決定成敗的最重要因素)
neck and neck 馬脖子靠著馬脖子(齊頭并進,不分軒輊)
no sweat不出汗(沒什么大不了)
not dealing with a full deck 腦子里少幾張牌(頭腦不正常)
nothing will leave these walls 話不傳出這四堵墻之外(言不入六耳)
off the charts 好得沒治了
off the deep end 暴跳如雷
off the fop of one's head 臨時一想,隨口一說
on a good note 盡歡而散
on a roll 做得很順,勢如破竹
on cloud nine 九霄云上
on fire 著火了(紅火,手氣旺)
on my nerves 惹我心煩
on pins and needles 如坐針氈,坐立不安
on tap 桶裝啤酒(現(xiàn)成的,預(yù)備好的)
on the back burner 擱在靠后的爐子上(靠邊站)
on the ball 看球看得準(zhǔn)(做事有準(zhǔn)備,有把握)
on the edge of my seat 坐在椅子前沿(專心地看和聽)
on the rocks 觸礁,擱淺;加冰塊
on the same page 在同一頁上(進度相同)
on the tip of my tongue 話到舌尖,呼之欲出
once in a blue moon 出藍(lán)月亮的時候(稀罕,少見)
one foot in the grave 一腳已經(jīng)入了墳(入土三尺)
one of a kind 獨一無二
one step ahead of you 領(lǐng)先你一步
out of the pan and into the fire 跳出鍋里,掉進火里(每況愈下)
out of the picture 不在畫面里
out of this world 人世所無,只應(yīng)天上有
pale in comparison 相形失色
peas in a pod一 莢之豆(好哥兒們)
pieces come together 拼圖游戲湊成圖案(諸事順利,達(dá)成完美結(jié)果)
play it by ear不 用看譜(隨機應(yīng)變)
plenty of other fish in the sea 海里的魚多得很(天涯何處無芳草)
poker face 撲克面孔(喜怒不形于色)
pop the question 提出大問題(求婚)
pot calling the kettle black 鍋嫌壺黑(五十步笑百步)
pull oneself up by one's bootstraps 拎著鞋帶把自己提起來(憑自己的力量重新振作起來)
pull the rug out from underneath someone 地毯從腳下被抽出(事出意外)
punch your lights out 揍得你兩眼發(fā)黑
put all of one's eggs in one basket 雞蛋都放在一個籃子里(孤注一擲)
put one's foot in one's mouth 把腳丫放進嘴里(說錯話了)
put one's nose to the grindstone 鼻子沖著磨刀石(專心工作)
put the cart before the horse 車在馬前(本末倒置)
put up the white flag 豎白旗(投降,放棄)
rain on your parade 游行時下雨(掃興,澆冷水)
rain cats and dogs 天上下貓,天上下狗(傾盆大雨)
raise the bar 提高橫竿(更上一層樓)
read someone like a book 對這個人一目了然
red handed 趁著手上的血還沒洗凈時候抓住,在犯罪現(xiàn)場被逮
red tape(扎公文的)紅帶子,官樣文章(繁文縟節(jié))
right down my alley 恰是我的路(正能者多勞的胃口)
rob the cradle 劫搖籃(老牛吃嫩草)
rock the boat晃船(無事生非,制造不安定)
rumple my feathers 逆指羽毛(逆批龍鱗)
seamless 天衣無縫
secret weapon 秘密武器
see right through someone 一眼看穿,洞燭其奸
shoot for the stars sick and tired 射星星(立志要高)
sit shotgun 厭煩
six one way, half a dozen the other一 邊六個,一邊半打(半斤八兩)
skate on thin ice 在薄冰上滑冰(如履薄冰,身歷險境)
skeleton in one's closet 壁櫥里的骷髏(不可告人的事)
skin and bones 皮包骨
sleep on it 睡在上面(考慮一晚上)
small talk 寒喧,閑聊
smooth sailing 一帆風(fēng)順
snowball 滾雪球,越滾越大
snowball's chance in hell 雪球進了地獄(希望不大)
spark 火星(來電)
spineless 沒脊梁(沒有骨氣)
split hairs 細(xì)分頭發(fā)(吹毛求疵)
stab in the back 背后插刀(遭人暗算)
stallion 千里駒(貌美體健的男人)
stand someone up 對方失約,讓人空等
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 roses 停下來聞玫瑰(享受生活)
straw that broke the camel's back壓斷駱駝脊梁的稻草(最后致命的一擊)
straight from the horse's mouth 聽馬說的(根據(jù)最可靠的消息來源)
strike out 三振出局
stud 種馬(貌美體健的男人)
swing for the fence 打全壘打
take a hike 走路(滾蛋)
take a rain check 因雨停賽時送給觀眾下次免費來看的票(另一次機會)
take off 動身
take one for the team 為了全隊挨一下(為了集體利益,犧牲個人利益)
take the word right out of someone's mouth 替我說了(你所說的正是我想要說的)
the ball is in someone's court 球在你那邊(該你行動了)
the walls have ears 墻有耳朵(隔墻有耳)
the whole nine yards 整整九碼(一舉成功,美式足球的攻方一次需推進十碼)
throw in the towel 扔毛巾(認(rèn)輸,放棄)
tie the knot 打結(jié)(結(jié)婚)
toe the line 循規(guī)蹈矩,沿著線走
tongue in cheek 閑磕牙(挖苦地)
too many cooks in the kitchen 廚房里廚子太多(筑室道謀,三個和尚沒水渴)
twinkle in your mother's eye 母親眼中的一閃靈光(未出娘胎)
twisted 脾氣擰,別扭
two left feet 有兩左腳(笨手笨腳)
under my skin 鉆到我的皮下(讓我極不舒服)
under the weather 受了風(fēng)寒
until the cows come home 等到?;丶?空等,白等)
until you are blue in the face 干到臉發(fā)青(也是白干)
unwind 放松發(fā)條(輕松下來)
up for grabs 大家有份
up in the air 掛在空中(懸而未決)
walk in someone's shoes 穿他的鞋走走看(設(shè)身處地,經(jīng)歷相同)
walk on air(高興得)腳不點地,飄飄然
washed up 像是洗過的(筋疲力盡,力氣都放完了)
water off a duck's back 鴨背的水珠(馬耳東風(fēng))
water under the bridge 橋下的水(逝水,覆水)
when hell freezes over 地獄結(jié)冰(絕不可能的事)
weed out 除去雜草(淘汰)
well rounded全 能,全才
when pigs fly 豬飛的時候(絕不可能)
not lift a finger 連手指都不動一動(袖手旁觀)
wound up 上足發(fā)條(緊張,興奮)
wrapped around his/her little finger 化為繞指柔(玩弄于股掌之間)
wring his neck 扭斷他的脖子