疯狂口语表示法500例二

疯狂口语表示法500例二

·haveone'sheartseton……一心想要……

Oncehehadhisheartsetonsomething,he'llacceptnoturning-back.

·one'sheartinone'smouth吓得要命

MyheartwasinmymouthwhenIheartsomeonetappingonmywindowonerainingnight.

haveone'sheartinone'smouth;withone'sheartinone'smouth

·nothavethehearttodosomething不忍心去做

Howcanyouhavethehearttokillmypet?

·takesomethingtoheart往心里去/认真承受意见等

Tomdecidedtotakehisfather'swordstoheartandwashhishandsoffsmoking.

·beintheseventhheaven高心极了

MarywasinseventhheavenwhenshefinallycametoParis,thecenteroffashion.

·moveheavenandearth想尽一切方法

Believeme.Ipromisetomoveheavenandearthtohelpyou.

·coolone'sheels等的双脚发凉，久等

Let'smeetatthegalleryat7o'clock.eat7sharp.Don'tmakemecoolmyheels.

·taketoone'sheels逃走

Thenaughtyboytooktohisheelsafterheshould'trick-or-treat'.

·shootfromthehip信口开河

Don'ttakeJay'swordstoheart.Heshouldn'thaveshotfromthehip.

·byhookorbycrook千方百计得，不择手段得

Herosetothatpositionbyhookorbycrook.

·blowhotandcold出尔反尔，喜怒无常

Doyouthinkhe'llsupportyou?Heisthetypewhoblowshotandcold.

·makeithotfor……刁难某人

Outsectionmanagerisawoman.Ourgeneralmanageralwayslooksdownuponherandmakeseverythinghotforher.

·havethelotsforsomeone迷恋某人

Youhavetostopher.Shehasthelotsforamarriedman.

·bringdownthehouse博得满堂喝彩

Thefirst-prizewinnerofthespeechcontesthasbroughtdownthehouseforseveraltimes.

·beoverthehump已度过难关

TheAsianfinancialcriseshasalmostparalyzedAsianeconomy.Butweareoverthehumpnow.

·haveahunchthat……预感到……

Ihaveahunchthatthebearmarketwillbeoversoon.

·behunky-dory挺不错的

A:Howdoyoulikethefoodhere?B:Hunky-dory.

·skateonthinice如履薄冰，冒风险

Weareskatingonthiniceifwecontinuekillingwildanimals.

·toywiththeideaof……心里盘算要……

She'stoyingwithintheideaofmarringaforeigner.

·noifs,andsandbuts不要找任何的理由和借口

A:YouknowIcouldhavedoneitwell,but……B:Noifs,andsandbuts.Tellmeifyouwanttosaveyourjob.

·givesomeoneaninchandhe'lltakeamile得寸进尺

Givemyroommateaninchandhe'lltakeamile.Lasttime,Iofferedhimsomecandies.Today,heaskedforanice-cream.

·havemanyironsinthefire同时有很多要紧的事要做

Althoughhewasoutofjob,hestillwrotetohisparentssayinghehadmanyironsinthefire.

·beinajam陷入困境

getinajam

You'vegottohelpme.I'minajam.Maycarrefusedtoworkonmywaytooffice.

·jaywalk横穿马路

Itisdangeroustojaywalk.

·inajiffy不大一会儿

=inamoment,rightaway.atonce

I'llbewithyouinajiffy.

·have(acaseof)thejitters忐忑不安

Thenewteacherhadacaseofjitterswhenhefirststoodinfrontoftheclass.

·keepupwiththeJoneses与别人比阔，与别人攀比

HelikeskeepingupwiththeJoneses.

·getakickoutofdoingsomething从……得到很大的乐趣

Hegetsakickputofracing.

·takekindlytosomething/someone愿意承受

Don'tyoufeelthatpeopleinthelabdon'ttakekindlytoanosyreporter?

·killsomeonewithkindness好得让人受不了

TheoldladyalmostkilledmewithkindnesswhenIlivedatherhome.

·paradeone'sknowledge买弄学问

Heisawell-learnedman,bitheneverparadeshisknowledge.

·beatlarge逍遥法外〔也可以形容动物不受约束〕

Themurdererwasstillatlarge.Thevictim'sparentswasdeterminedtofindenoughevidencetosuehimtocourt.

·restonone'slaurels故步自封，吃老本

Youaresuretobelaggedbehindifyourestonyourlaurels.

·turnoveranewleaf洗心革面

Thejuveniledelinquentpromisedthathewouldturnoveranewleafifhecouldbegivenlenientpunishment.

·haveahollowleg〔喝酒〕海量

Thebestmanhasahollowleg.Hedrinksalotinsteadofthebridegroom.

·pullsomeone'sleg开某人的玩笑

Nevereverpullhisleg.Heisamanwithoutasenseofhumor.Hetakeseverythingseriously.

·keepsomeoneatarm'slength与某人保持间隔

Mybossismyuncle.Inordertoavoidunnecessarymisunderstanding,I'dbetterkeephimatarm'slengthinpany.

·letsomeonedown使某人绝望

Joereallyletmedownbyhavingbrokenhispromisesforseveraltimes.

·can'tforthelifeofone怎么……也不行

IthoughtIcouldrecitemyspeechbackwards,butwhenIstoodinfrontoftheaudien

ce,Icouldn'tforthelifeofmerememberwhattosay.

·airone'slineninpublic家丑外扬

Thewifewasoftenbeatenbyherhusband,butshenevertoldothers.Shedidn'twanttoairherlineninpublic.

·keepastiffupperlip意志坚决，坚强不屈

Onefailuremeansnothing.You'vegottokeepastiffupperlip.

·beatloggerheadswith……互不相让

Thetwopartieswereatloggerheadswitheachotheroverthenewtaxpolicy.

·abornloser一事无成者

Nobodyisabornloser.Allyouneedisperseverance.

·louseupsomething把某事搞得一团糟

Heletthecatoutofthebag,whichlousedupthewholedeal.

·notdo……forloveormoney死也不会……

Stoptrying.Iwon'tbetraymyfriendforloveormoney.

·feelalumpinone'sthroat心里感到很难受

Ifeltalumpinmythroatonhearingherstoryoffightingwiththedeadlydisease.

·makedowith……用……凑合

Wearetootiredtocook.Wecanmakedowithtwobagsofinstantnoodles.

·themaninthestreet普通的人，老百姓

Theintervieiththemaninthestreetshowsthat90%ofthemaresatisfiedwiththeTVfrograms.

·beone'sownman不受别人支配，自己管自己

Ourmonitorisnoteasytocopewith.Heismuchhisownman.

·stealamarchonsomeone抢在别人前面，暗渡陈仓

Westoleamarchonourrivalsbyreducing5%ofourpriceandgotbackourmarket.

meatanddrink精神寄托

Tosomeoldpeople,raisingpetsistheirmeatanddrink.

·beatthemercyof受……支配

Whenyougetthiskindofdisease,yourlifeisatthemercyofGod.

·blowsomeone'smind把某人搞得晕晕乎乎

Readershadratherhighopinionofhisnewbook,whichblewhismind.

·haveagoodmindtodosomething很想去干某事

WhenIseeyoungandrobustmenelbowtheirwayontothebus,Ihaveagoodmindtosmackthem.

·haveaone-trackmind死脑筋，一根筋

Markhasaone-trackmind.Allhecaresisearningmoney.

·mindone'sownaffairs少管闲事

Youarenothingbutanoldgossip!Can'tyouonlymindyourownaffair?

·weighonsomeone'smind心事重重

Thefailureofsigningthecontracthasbeenweighingonhismind.Hecouldn'tsleepatnight.

·beoftwominds拿不定主意

Jillwasoftwomindsaswhethertospendthemoneyonbooksoronclothes.

·havemoneytoburn有花不完的钱

Thenewrichhasmoneytoburn.

·onceinabluemoon千载难逢

Ourbossisamiser.Hegivesusatreatonlyonceinabluemoon.

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·bedowninthemouth垂头丧气

Sandrawasdowninthemouthbecauseshedidn'tmaketheappointment.

·keepmumaboutsomething对某事保持沉默

Thehighofficialkeptmumabouthisscandal.

·facethemusic承担责任，甘受责备

Youarecaughtstealing.Youhavetofacethemusic.

·hitthenailonthehead说到点子上

IliketodiscusswithHelen.Shealwayshitsthenailonthehead.

·callsomeonenames辱骂某人

Theneighborskeepdroppinglitterinfrontofherdoor.Shecouldn'tbearitanymoreandcallthemnames.

·beneckandneck不分上下

Thetwoworkshopsareneckandneckinmonthlyoutput.

·getupthenerveto……鼓起勇气去……

Thepatientgotupthenervetoaskthedoctorhowlonghecouldliveintheworld.

·getonsomeone'snerves使某人心烦

Thereisanairportinthevicinity.Thenoisegetsonmynerves.

·anobody无名小辈

Heissomebodyinthesmalltown,butheisanobodyinthecapitalcity.

·leadsomeonearoundbythenose牵着别人的鼻子走

Allnationsshouldexercisetheirownjudgment.Theyshouldn'tbeledaroundbysomebigcountries.

·pokeone'snoseintosomething乱打听别人的私事

Ihatethosejournalistswhopoketheirnoseintopeople'sprivatelife.

·beanotchabovesomeone略胜一筹

Instudy,weareneckandneck;butinsports,heisanotchaboveme.

·situpandtakenoticeofsomething/someone对……刮目相看

Heusedtoknownothingaboutchemistry.Nowhetalkslikeachemist,Ihavetositupandtakenoticeofhim……

·havesomeone'snumber知道某人的内幕

Don'twasteyourtongueswithhim.I'vegothisnumber.Whatheistryingtodonowistosetatrapandletusjumpintoit.

·bequicktotakeoffense特别爱生气

Idon'tthinkheisaqualityleader.Heistooquicktotakeoffense.

·haveonetoomany喝多了

Thebridegroomhadonetoomanyattheweddingceremonyandwasshootingcats.

·beontheoutswithsomeone与……失和

Forsomereason,thetwocountrieshavebeenonoutsforalongtime.

·apainintheneck使人讨厌的事

WorkingforVIPswasanhonorforme,butnowithasbeeapainintheneck.Idon'tknowhowtobalance

therelationships.

·greasesomeone'spalm贿赂，给某人好处

ItisreportedthatSydneyhasgreasedthepalmsofsomeonemembersofIOCfortherighttohold2000OlympicGames.

·getpeanuts微缺乏道的钱

Hegetspaidpeanutsalthoughheoftenworksextrahours.

·castpearlsbeforeswine对牛弹琴，明珠暗投

Mybossisanidiot.Workingforhimisjustlikecastingpearlsbeforeswine.

·feellikeasquarepeginaroundhole感到格格不入，不合适

Aftergraduation,Iremainedasateacherincollege.Wheneverourformerclassmateshaveaget-together,Ialwaysfeellikeasquarepeginaroundhole.Alltheytalkaboutarewaystomakemoney,expensivehotels,luxuriousentertainment,thingsIhavenoexperiencestosharewiththem.

·pinchpennies节省

Thoughheisatycoon,hepinchespenniesindailylife.

·robPetertopayPaul拆东墙，补西墙

Youborrowmoneyfrommetopaythebankloan.ItislikerobbingPetertopayPaul.

·benopicnic不是件轻松的事

Tolearnoneforeignlanguageispossible.Buttobeabilingualisnopicnic.

·sugarthepill给人一点甜头抚慰一下

Soniadidn'twanttoworkextrahoursquiteoften,butthemanagersugaredthepillbypromisingheratripabroadattheendoftheyear.

·beonpinsandneedles坐立不安

Heisaverymodestman.Whenotherspraisehim,hefeelonpinsandneedles.

·putthatinyourpipeandsmokeit你好好考虑考虑吧

此句常用于祈使句

Don'ttakeitoutonme.Itishewhomakesyoulosesomuchmoney.Putitinyourpipeandsmokeit!

·playuptosomeone拍某人的马屁

Theyoungactressplayeduptothedirector,hopingtogetaroleintheTVseries.

·taketheplunge踌躇一段时间后断然决定去干……

Themanderfinallytooktheplungeandlaunchedthefinalattack.

·playpossum装糊涂，装傻

Heoftenquarrelswithhiswife.Whenheestomeforadvice,Icandonothingbutplaypossum.

·dropsomethinglikeahotpotato赶紧抛弃，放弃

Hehasbeendreamingofowninghisowncar.Butwhenheknewacarwouldcosttenyears'ofhissalary,hedroptheidealikeahotpotato.

·singsomeone'spraises颂扬某人

Thelawyerisquitesuccessful.Hisclientssinghispraisestoothers.

·bepastprayingfor不可救药

WhenIsentmycattothevet,hesaidthatitwaspastprayingfor.

·besittingpretty享受安乐生活

Ourpanysurvivedtheeconomiccrisisandnoearesittingpretty.

·pocketone'spride放下架子

Thelaid-offworkersfromthestate-ownedenterprisesshouldpockettheirprideandseekforre-employment.

·putsomeoneupto……唆使某人去……

Howdareyoutohavelodgedaplaintagainstmewiththedirector?Whoputyouuptoit?

·popthequestion求婚

Canyoutellmehowyoupoppedthequestiontoyourwife?MaybeIcanlearnsomethingfromyou.

·callitquits作罢

MaryandTomhadbeeninloveforseveralyears.Butthesedays,theybegantorealizethattheyhadverylittleinmon.Theydecidedtocallitquits.

·chewtherag闲聊

chewtherag也有争吵的意思

Iftheyhavetime,thesewivesarealwayssittingtogetherandchewingtherag.

·flyintoarage大发雷霆

Theoldfatherflewintoaragewhenhisdaughterdidn'tobeyhiswill.

·breakrankswithsomeone与……分道扬镳

反义词为：closerankswithsomeone

Peoplewithinonepartygraduallyhadconflictsonsomepoliticalissues.Someofthemdecidedtobreakrankswithothersandsetupanewparty.

·smellarat觉察可疑

Heisawell-knownmiser.Ismellaratwhenheinvitesmetohishomefordinner.Iwaswonderingifheisaskingfavorsofme.

·beatahastyretreat急忙撤退

Thehoodlumwasabouttodullytheladywhenhesawapatrolmaningtowardsthem.Hebeatahastyretreat.

·takesomeoneforaride欺骗某人，玩弄某人的感情

Theyweretakingusforaride.Iturnedoutthattheticketstheysolduswithlowpricewereinvalid.

·ripsomeoneoff敲某人竹杠

Thelocalvillainripsusoffbycollecting100yuanforprotectionchargeeverymonth.

·beontherocks陷入困境，完蛋

ThefoameconomywasstruckbytheAsianfinancialcrisis.Japan'seconomywasontherocks.

·rubitin哪壶不开提哪壶

WouldyoupleasetalkinChinese?YouknowI'mapretty