800句美国最常用习语口语The 800 Most Commonly Used Idioms in

本文格式为Word版，下载可任意编辑——800句美国最常用习语口语The800MostCommonlyUsedIdiomsin“IDIOM〞-anexpressionintheusageofalanguagethatispeculiartoitselfeithergrammatically(asno,itwasn?tme)orinhavingameaningthatcannotbederivedfromtheconjoinedmeaningsofitselements.

Inotherwords,it?sAmericanSlangwhichyoumaynotalwaysget.Infact,idiomscanmakeyoutotallylostinconversations!WeAmericansseemtorollthemoffourtonguesveryeasilyandwearesobusygabbingthatwereallyarecluelesswhenweevenusethem!

Yetidiomsarenothingtosneezeat.IfyouwishtomakeakillinginAmerica,youmustkeepyournosetothegrindstoneandnothaveyourheadalwaysintheclouds.You?llfindthatifyouhangin,andknockyourselfoutwithhardwork,beforeyouknowit,youwillhavemasteredthesehipexpressionsandcomethroughwithflyingcolors.

Ibentoverbackwardsputtingthislisttogetherforyou.IfiguredifIgaveyouahandinhelpingyouunderstandhowAmericanEnglishisusedonadailybasis,soonyou?llseethatyounolongerarejustscratchingthesurfaceinlearningthelanguage.You?llrealizethatyouhavepulledthisoffeversosuccessfully.Beforeyouknowit,notonlywillyourpronunciationbereeling,butsoonyou?llbesoundinglikeanative,understandingthelingo,andrealizingthatyoufinallyhaveitmade!(Translation)

Inotherwords,it?sAmericanSlangwhichyoumaynotalwaysunderstand.Infact,idiomsmaymakeyoutotallyconfusedinconversations!WeAmericansseemtosaythemveryeasilyandwearesobusytalkingthatwereallyareunawarewhenweevenusethem!

Yetidiomsarenoteasy.IfyouwishtobesuccessfulinAmerica,youmustworkhardandnotbedaydreaming.You?llfindthatifyoudon?tgiveup,andarediligent,

beforeyouknowit,youwillhavemasteredthesepopularexpressionsandfinishwithtremendoussuccess.

IdideverythingIcouldputtingthislisttogetherforyou.IfiguredifIassistedinhelpingyouunderstandhowAmericanEnglishisusedonadailybasis,soonyou?llseethatyounolongerarejustmerelybeginningtounderstandthelanguage.You?llrealizethatyouhaveaccomplishedsomethingremarkable.Soon,notonlywillyourpronunciationbegreat,butsoonyou?llbesoundinglikeanative,understandingourexpressions,andrealizingthatyouareenjoyingtremendoussuccess!

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?2023-2023PronunciationW,LLC–ALLRIGHTSRESERVED(inalphabeticalorder)aboveboard1.

–legitimate,legal.Sheknowsitshouldn?tbekeptasecret.Shewantstokeepeverythingaboveboard.acrosstheboard2.

–includingeveryoneoreverything.The

companyhadasuccessfulyear.Allsalarieswereincreasedby10%acrosstheboard.

airone?sdirtylaundryinpublic3.

–discusspersonalproblems

openly.Heisaveryprivateperson.Ifhehasaprobleminhisfamilyhedoesn?twanttoairhisdirtylaundryinpublic.allalong4.

–allthetime.Shewasacceptedintotheuniversity,butsheknewallalongthatshe?dgetin.allears5.

–eagertolisten.Iwasexcitedtohearabouthervacation.Whenshetoldmeaboutit,Iwasallears.allthumbs6.

–clumsy,unabletofixthings.Don?taskmetoputthatclockbacktogether.I?mallthumbs.anarmandaleg7.

–alargeamountofmoney.Itcostanarmandalegtofixthestove.antsinone?spants8.

–nervous,anxious.Hewasn?tsureifhewouldbechosentowintheaward.Hehadantsinhispants.

appledoesn?tfallfarfromthetree,the9.

–beingsimilarto

aparentorfamilymember.Heactsjustlikehisfather.Youknow,theappledoesn?tfallfarfromthetree.appleofone?seye10.

–someonespecial,usuallyasonordaughter.

Althoughheloveshisson,hisdaughteristheappleofhiseye.atfault11.

–responsibleformakingerrors.Heisatfaultforalltheerrorsonthecomputer.atodds12.

–indisagreement.Heisatoddswithhisboss.atone?sbeckandcall13.

–alwaysreadytodowhatisordered.

Whenevershecallshim,he?salwayshelpingher.Heisatherbeckandcall.The800MOsTCOMMOnlyUseDIDIOMsInAMerICA

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?2023-2023PronunciationW,LLC–ALLRIGHTSRESERVEDatone?swit?send14.

–anxious,frantic.Ineedtospeakwithhimto

finishthereportbytomorrowbuthe?snotavailable.I?matmywit?send!attheendofone?srope15.

–desperate,withnowheretoturn.I?ve

triedeverywhichwaytofigureoutthisproblembutIcan?t.I?mattheendofmyrope!backonone?sfeet16.

–financiallyorphysicallyhealthyagain.Since

salesimproved,heisdoingbetterandhe?sgettingbackonhisfeet.backoutof17.

–withdraw,endanobligationorpromise.Imadea

dealwithmyfriendtohelphimatwork.WhenIbecametoobusy,Ihadtobackoutofit.

backtothedrawingboard18.

–rethinkanidea,needtostart

over.Whenmysupervisortoldmethatourideawouldnotwork,wehadtogobacktothedrawingboardtocomeupwithsomethingelse.backbone19.

–courage.Hehasnobackbonebecausehewasafraidtoreprimandher.backseatdriver20.

–passengerwhotellsyouhowtodrive.I?llnever

driveJoetotheairportagain.HekeptonwantingmetotakeanotherroadwhichIknewwaswrong.Heissuchabackseatdriver.bailoneout21.

–help.Thanksforpickingmeupwhenmycarbrokedown.Youreallybailedmeoutofabadsituation.ballparkfigure22.

–approximateamount.WhenIaskedthe

contractorhowmuchitwouldbetoremodelthekitchen,hegavemeaballparkfigure.bangforthebuck23.

–valueforthemoneyspent.Newspaper

advertisingworkswellforusbecausewegetthebestbangforthebuck.bankonit–besureof,counton.24.

I?llbetheretohelpyou.Youcanbankonit.banker?shours25.

–shortworkhours.HeloveshisjobbecauseonFriday,hegetstoworkbanker?shours.barkupthewrongtree26.

–makeawrongchoiceorafalse

assumption.IfhethinksthatI?mgoingtohelphimpainthishouse,wellhe?sbarkingupthewrongtree.batathousand27.

–haveaperfectrecord.Heissohappythat

everyoneheinvitedtothepartyiscoming.He?sbattingathousand.bataneyelash28.

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?2023-2023PronunciationW,LLC–ALLRIGHTSRESERVEDbawlout29.

–reprimand.Theteamwasbawledoutaftertheylostthegame.

bebesideone?sself30.

–beveryupset.IwassomadwhenIheard

thatshewasmakingupstoriesaboutmethatIwasbesidemyself.beataroundthebush31.

–avoidgivingaclearanswer.Ididn?twant

tohurthisfeelingsandtellhimthathewasn?tselectedfortheteam.SowhenheaskedmeifIhadanyinformation,Ibasicallybeataroundthebush.

beatsomeonetothepunch32.

–dosomethingbeforesomeoneelse

can.Shewasgoingtobuythelastreddressthatthestorehad,butIbeathertothepunchandboughtitfirst.beattherap33.

–escapepunishment.Therewasnotenoughevidencetoconvicthim,sohebeattherapandwassetfree.behindthe8-ball34.

–introuble.Mydepartmentislateonitsdeadline.Wearebehindthe8-ball.bendoverbackwards35.

–tryveryhard.He?llbendoverbackwardstohelpanyofhisfriends.bideone?stime

85.

–cancel.Thegamewascalledoffbecauseofrain.callonthecarpet86.

–reprimand.Hewascalledonthecarpetforlosingallthefinancialstatements.callsomeone?sbluff87.

–havesomeoneprovewhathesays.Idon?t

thinkBobknowsasmuchashesays.Ithinkweshouldcallhisbluff.calltheshots88.

–beincharge,giveorders.Weknewwhothesupervisorwasbecauseshecalledalltheshots.can89.

–fire,dismiss.Iwascannedandnolongeramworkingforthecompany.canofworms90.

-complexproblemorcomplicatedsituation.It

openedupalargecanofwormswhenthecompanydecidedtotalkabouttheunioncontract.carriedaway91.

–adverselyinfluencedbystrongemotion.Hewas

carriedawaybyhiseffectivesalesapproachandboughttheremainderofhisproducts.catchon92.

–understand,figureout.Iambeginningtocatchontothisalgebra.

catchsomeonered-handed93.

–findoneintheactofdoing

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?2023-2023PronunciationW,LLC–ALLRIGHTSRESERVEDsomethingwrong.Thepolicecameandthebankrobberwascaughtredhandedcaughtshort

94.

–Ididn?thaveenoughmoneytopaythebill.Iwascaughtshort.chalkup95.

–record,score.Chalkupanotheronefortheteam.Theywonthechampionship.changeofheart96.

-achangeinthewayonefeelsaboutsomething.

Iwasn?tplanningtospendtheholidayswithmyfamily,butafterspeakingwithmymother,Ihadachangeofheart.chickenfeed97.

–asmallamountofmoney.Takingthewholefamilyonthatcruiseiscertainlynotgoingtobechickenfeed.chipin98.

–contribute.Weareallgoingtochipinandgivetheteacheragift.chipofftheoldblock99.

–childwholooksoractsjustlikehisor

herparent.Heremindsmesomuchofhisfather.He?sachipofftheoldblock.

chiponone?sshoulder100.

–quarrelsomeattitude,quicktoanger.I

wasafraidtoaskherforafavor.Itlookedlikeshehadachiponhershoulder.cinch101.

–easy.Addingandsubtractingwasalwaysacinch.clampdown102.

–becomestricter.Becausehecamehomefromthe

partysolate,hisfathersaidhewillstarttoclampdownonhiscurfew.cleanup103.

–makeabigprofit.Sincehestartedhisnewbusiness,he?sreallycleaningup.clear104.

–gothrough.Whenwillthischeckclearmybank?cleartheair

105.

–calmangerandremovemisunderstanding.We

weretiredoffighting,sowedecidedtostarttalkingandcleartheair.closeshave106.

–narrowescape.Itwasacloseshavegettingoutoftheburningbuilding.coastisclear107.

–noenemyisinsight.Tealongway108.

–makegreatprogress.Heacross109.

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?2023-2023PronunciationW,LLC–ALLRIGHTSRESERVEDcomeapartattheseams110.

–beupsetandlosecontrol.Ialmost

cameapartattheseamswhenIeclean111.

–tellthetruth.IcamecleanwhenIknewIwascaughtinalie.

comehellorhighwater112.

–nomatterwhathappens.Comehell

orhighwater,I?eoffit113.

–stopkidding,boastingormakingbelieve.Herbert

saidhewastheonlyonewhocoulddothejob.Ieonstrong114.

-overwhelmwithexcessivelystronglanguageor

personality.Tethroughwithflyingcolors115.

–succeed,win,exceed.

Whenhegraduatedwithhonors,eback116.

–tobesuccessfulagain.Theactressmadeanoutstandingcomebackonthestage,afterherboutwithpneumonia.con117.

–lie,swindle,trick.Hisbossconnedhimintoworkingontheweekendfornopay.cooksomeone?sgoose118.

–createbigproblemsforsomeone.He

knewthatwhenhewascaughtinaliehisgoosewascooked.coughup119.

–givemoneyunwillingly,giveupasecret.Yousaidthat

youwouldhelppayfortheirwedding.Well,it?sbeenthreemonths–coughitup.counton120.

–relyon,trust.Icouldalwayscountonmybestfriend.coverforsomeone121.

–protectsomeone.Pleasecoverme,ifIendupnotknowingwhattosayatthemeeting.crackdown122.

–Thepolicearebeginningtocrackdownonteenagerswhoareouttoolateatnight.creamofthecrop123.

–thebestofagroup,top-choice.Th