常用的口语词组

1、常用的口语词组、习语和惯用法aa baby in arms 涉世未深的人a big shot 要人，大人物，大亨a bird in the bush 未到手的东西，未定局的事情a bird in the hand 已到手的东西，已定局的事情a black sheep 败家子a blind alley 前途黯淡a born loaser 废物a bosom friend 知心朋友a good case in point 一个很好的例子absence of mind 心不在焉；发呆a chicken guy 胆小鬼a gay dog 快活的人ahead of schedule 提前，按时a man

2、 of his word 守信的人a man of means 富人a pawn in the game 无名小卒a piece of cake 小菜一碟，非常容易a plain jane 不起眼的女人an apple polisher 马屁精answer the call of nature 上洗手间any minute 很快，马上apply ones mind to 专心于（某事）as alikes as two peas 一模一样as good as 差不多as good as gold （小孩）很乖as right as rain 非常健康，很好的at hand 即将到来，就在近处at

3、 a loss 不知所措at any rate 无论如何at somebodys back 支持某人at the top of the ladder/tree 名列前茅bbabe in the woods 无经验而易受骗的人back up 支持bag and baggage 全部所有物be all bone 骨瘦如柴be all ear 洗耳恭听be at sixes and sevens 乱七八糟，杂乱无章be attached to 喜爱，依恋be born yesterday 无名小辈be bound to 肯定，一定be fed up with 厌倦be on ones back 卧床

4、不起be over the hill 人到中年be really something 真了不起be the talk of the town 满城风雨be up in arms 非常气愤（准备吵架或打架）bang/beat the drum for 为做宣传，热烈支持beat about the bush 说话拐弯抹角，拖延谈及正题beat ones brains out 绞尽脑汁，冥思苦想behind schedule 迟于预定时间between you and me 只有你知我知，不让第三者知道beyond (all) question 毫无疑问，无可争辩beyond compare 无与

5、伦比，绝佳beyond ones hopes/wildest dreams 超出某人的梦想，做梦也想不到beyond ones means 买不起beyond repair 不能修beyond somebody 超出某人的理解力blow hot and cold 摇摆不定，反复无常booked up 没空；有约会；（票）已被预订一空bring the house down 博得满堂喝彩bring to oneself 苏醒bring to one side 不屑一顾burn ones boat/bridges 自绝退路burn the midnight oil 开夜车，工作到深夜bury/hi

6、de/have/put ones head in the sand 不愿接受或正视现实；自欺欺人by and large 大体上，总的来说by the way 顺便说ccall it a day 收工cannot help doing something 忍不住做carry away 激动，感动change color 面红耳赤chase rainbows 做白日梦cheap as dirt 非常便宜check in 登记；报到check out 付账后离开clear the air 消除误会close/shut ones eye to 无视；对置之不理come about 发生come do

7、wn in the world 家道中落come off with flying colors 凯旋；大功告成come to 总计；苏醒；复原come to a bad end 没有好下场come to nothing 不了了之come up in the world 地位提升，发迹come up with 提出，想出；赶上count for little/nothing 无足轻重；微不足道count for much 非常重要；关系重大count on/upon 依靠，指望cross that bridge when one comes to it 船到桥头自然直cry over split

8、 milk 伤心于不可挽回的失误cut corners 走捷径ddash off 急写，匆忙完成delight in 对很喜欢，以为乐do it yourself （diy） 自己动手do somebody a favor 帮（某人）一个忙do somebodys heart good 使（某人）感到愉快to be done in by somebody 上某人当；受某人欺骗do the business 起作用，奏效do something up brown 把（某事）彻底做好dos and donts 行为规则doze off 打瞌睡draw (a) blank 失败；落空draw one

9、s time （被迫）辞去工作draw the line 拒绝drive a hard bargain 精打细算dying for 渴望，非常想eeasy come, easy go. 来得快，去得也快。easy on the eyes 好看eat ones heart out 忧伤过度eat ones words 承认说错了话，收回前言even something up 使公平，使平衡fface the music 毅然面对困难；勇于承担后果fair and square 公平适当fair play 公平无私fall back on 依靠fall behind 落后，跟不上fall flat

10、 达不到预期的效果fall off ones chair 很吃惊fall on deaf ears 不予理会fall on ones face 彻底挫败；惨败fall out with 与争吵fall over each other 争先恐后far be it from me 我绝不认为；我绝不想要far and wide 到处，各地feel free to 尽情figure out 理解；明白fill a prescription 照药方配药fill in/up 把（表格）填好first things first 先说重要的fish in troubled waters 浑水摸鱼；趁火打劫f

11、ly high 地位晋升fly in the face of 公然冒犯for a change 换换口味for free 免费地for fun 好玩for good 永远for the time being 暂时，眼下fresh fields 新的活动区域gget above oneself 目中无人get back at someone 报复get into hot water 陷入困境get off the ground 开始很顺利；取得进展get over 从恢复过来；克服get the sack 被解雇give somebody a free hand 放手让某人干give someb

12、ody a/the glad hand 热烈欢迎某人give oneself airs 装模作样give somebody a lift 让某人搭车give something a miss 避开（某物），略去（某物）give/lend an ear to 倾听；注意give somebody the green light 允许某人做某事go hand in hand 紧密相关go dutch 各付各的账go in one ear and out of the other （对消息、吩咐等）当作耳边风go into particular 详尽谈go to bed with the chick

13、ens 很早就寝go with 与相配good for nothing 一无是处hhand it to somebody 赞扬某人；承认某人的长处hang in the air 未决定；悬搁着hard nut to crack 难对付的人have an eye for 对有眼力；对有识别力have/get cold feet 害怕起来；胆怯起来have ones heart in the right place 好心好意have other fish to fry 另外有事要做，别有要事have the game in ones hand 稳操胜券have a fit 大吃一惊have a h

14、ead on ones shoulders 有生意头脑have it out with 公开摊牌have ones heart in ones boot 没有勇气head for 朝方向走high and mighty 傲慢iin hot water 有麻烦in no time 立刻，马上in season 应时的，当令的in stitches 忍不住大笑in stock 有存货，有库存in the air 悬而未决in the way 挡道jjack-of-all-trades 多面手just as well 还不如kkeep a straight face 保持严肃keep/have on

15、es feet on the ground 讲究实际keep ones nose clean 安分守己；不喝酒keep up with the joneses 攀比know all the answers 见多识广know the score 知道真相llay eyes on 见到lay something at somebodys door 把（责任等）推给某人lead somebody a dance 给（某人）带来不少麻烦leading light 要人lean toward 偏爱leave somebody cold 对某人不感兴趣leave that to somebody 由某人决

16、定let alone 更不要说let the cat out of the bag 泄露秘密live beyond ones means 寅吃卯粮live wire 生龙活虎的人lose face 丢面子lose sight of 看不见mmake a fool of 出洋相make a point of doing something 坚持做某事；决心做make a play for 设法把.弄到手make a go of something 获得成功make believe 假装make good 守诺言，偿还（债务）make a fuss about 大惊小怪，小题大做make ends

17、 meet 使收支相抵make it 成功make sense 有道理，讲得通make somebodys day 使某人快乐make do with 勉强应付，将就使用make way 让路，让位man of his word 守信用的人man of iron 意志坚强的人man of the world 阅历丰富的人，深通世故的人miss the boat/bus 错过机会；坐失良机move heaven and earth 竭尽全力；全力以赴much less 更何况（否定）nnever say die! 不要轻言放弃；别气馁！new broom 新上任的官nine times out

18、of ten 十有八九none other than 不是别人，正是not in the same street with 无法与相比not know somebody from adam 不认识某人nothing less than 不亚于ooff color 身体不好，气色不佳off the top of ones head 不假思索地；不清楚on the top of the world 对一切都满意on sale 减价销售out of luck 运气不佳out of ones way 不顺路out of the blue 突然out of the question 不能考虑的；完全不可

19、能的out of the swim 不了解情况，不熟悉内情；不合潮流out of tune (with) （与）不一致，不协调out of lunch 注意力不集中；心不在焉ppat on the back 表扬，鼓励的话pay lip-service to 只说不做；唱高调pay somebody back in somebodys own coin 以牙还牙peace and quiet 安宁penny wise and pound foolish 小处精明，大处糊涂（浪费）play ones best card 使出绝招polish the apple 逢迎，拍马pocket ones

20、dignity 放下架子pull in （车）开进去pull out all the stops 全力以赴pull somebody through （帮助）克服困难，渡过难关；（使）从疾病中活下来put all ones eggs in one basket 孤注一掷；寄希望于某人（某事）put ones back into something 尽最大努力去做put ones foot in ones mouth 说错话put ones hand in ones pocket 准备花钱；准备解囊捐款put somebody on his honor 信任某人put somebodys min

21、d at rest 使某人心境平和rrack ones brain 绞尽脑汁ring a bell 听起来耳熟rise oneself above the crowd 出人头地roses all the way 一帆风顺rub salt into somebodys wounds 雪上加霜run out 用完run a temperature 发烧ssafe and sound 平安second nature 第二习性see to 确保，务必使serve somebody right 罪有应得set ones mind on 下定决心shed light on 阐明，解释shy away from 回避，避免sink or swim 生死由天sleep like a log 睡得很熟；酣睡stand a chance 有机会stay put 呆在某地不走stay up 熬夜sweep something under the carpet 隐瞒某事不让别人知道ttake after 长得像take a short cut 走