2024届高考英语复习俗语表达讲义素材

高考英语俗语表达

Flame

★addfueltothefire/flames：火上浇油

★anoldflame：旧情人

★shotdowninflames：一通咒骂［tobejudgedharshlyandrejected.］

【例】

1.IthoughtI,dwrittenafinecampaignspeech,butitwasshotitdowninflames

bymyteam.

2.Ican'tbelieveIwasshotdowninflamesinfrontoftheboardoftrustees!

★drawnto(something)likeamothtoaflame：形容被某事深深吸引

【例】Ihadalwayslikedart,andonceIgottocollege,Iwasdrawntotextiledesign

likeamothtoaflame.

★burstintoflame：点火；着火；突然烧起来

【例】Therugburstintoflamesassoonasthecandlelandedonit.

★goupinflames：毁于一旦；破灭；着火

【例】MypresentationwentupinflameswhenthesiideshowstoppedworkingandIforgot

therestofmyspeech.

★flamewar：口水战；互联网上的激烈争论

【例】Themessageboardadministratorssuspendedeveryoneinvolvedinthatflamewar.

★stoketheflames(ofsomething)：拱火；激化矛盾

【彳列】Thelastthingwewantistostoketheflameswithsomeill-conceivedresponse

tothetragedy.

Hunt

★witchhunt：政治迫害

★haveacloginthehunt：在比赛中支持某个特定的人［一般在否定句中使用］

【例】

A:“Areyougoingtowatchthebiggametonight?”

B:〃Nah,myteam'snotplaying,soTdon'thaveadoginthehunt.”

★hunthighandlow(forsomeoneorsomething)：至处找

【例】We,vebeenhuntinghighandlowforanapartmentwecanafford,butthehousing

marketinthistownisatrocious.

★runwiththehareandhuntwiththehounds：两面讨好

【例】Manyhavecriticizedthegovernmentofrunningwiththehareandhuntingwith

thehoundsregardingtheterritorialdisputebetweenthetwonations.

★huntdown：追捕到，穷追直至找到(罪犯、敌人等)

【例】Thepolicehavevowedtohuntdowntheperpetratorsofthiscrime.

★huntandpeck：［美国口语］看着键盘打字

★huntafter：寻找；追求；探求；追猎

High

★alostballinthehighweeds：形容毫无头绪

［区i］］Iwas1ikealostballinthehighweedsouttherebecauseTdon'tnormally

playsecondhasp.

★beinhighgear：引申为全力进行；积极开展；如火如荼

【例】We'veexpandedourdevelopmentteamandareinhighgearworkingonournext

project.

★ahighprofile：高调；引人注目的形象，焦点

★belivinghighonthehog：生活得很阔气，过奢侈的生活

【例】TheytvebeenlivinghighonthehogeversinceDavidwonthelottery.

★end(something)onahighnote：用一个令人愉快/成功的方式来结束一件事

【例】AfterwinningtheOscar,shedecidedtoendheractingcareeronahighnote.

★climbon(one*s)highhorse：趾高气扬；不可一世

【例】Mysisterwasatroublemakerasateenager,yetshealwaysclimbsonherhigh

horseandlecturesmeabouteverything.

★getoffhighhorse：放下身段/架子；别自以为是

★havefriendsinhighplaces：有位高权重的朋友；有路子

★byhellorhighwater：采取一切必要的手段

【例】Byhellorhighwater,Iamgoingtomakeittoyourwedding!

Low

★atalowebb：处于低潮；衰败

【例】Theeconomyisatalowebbwithnohopeofrecoveryinthenearfuture.

★all-timelow：(股票价格等的)历史最低点［反义词:all-timehigh：史上最高］

★beinlowspirits：情绪低落［反义词：beinhighspirits：兴高采烈］

★keepalowprofile：保持低姿态；避免引人注H

★beinlowwater：缺少资金；手头拮据

【例】I*minlowwaterunti1Igetpaidnextweek,soisthereanychancewecanpostpone

ournightout?

★lowmanontheladder/lowmanonthetotempole：资历最浅/最没地位的人

【例】IknowF11belowmanontheladderwiththisinternship,butitwillatleast

givemeaplacetostartmycareer!

★low-hangingfruit：容易实现的目标

★thelowestofthelow：品德最差或社会最底层的人

Heat

★beattheheat：解暑；避暑

★catchheatfromsomeone：把某人惹火［Tobethetargetofsomeone，sanger］

【彳列】IfImisscurfewagain,I'mreallygoingtocatchheatfrommyparents.

★deadheat：势均力敌；不分上下

【例】TheirracetimeshavebeensocloselatelythatIbetthey*11beinadeadheat

thewholetime.

★Ifyoucan,ttaketheheat,getoutofthekitchen.如果你扛不住压力/能力不行,

你就走人别干。

★puttheheatonsomeone：施压；威胁逼迫

【例】Weneedtoputtheheatonthoseguyssothattheyfinallypaytheirdebtto

us.

★whiteheat：白热化

［例］Hehasbeenworkingatwhiteheattofinishhismidtermpaperbeforethedeadline.

★turnuptheheaton：加大对某人的压力；做某事更有决心［反义词：taketheheatoff

someone］

【彳列】Thecompanystartedturningupthpheatwithitsexpansionintothemohi1pphone

market.

Steam

★aheadofsteam：初见成效

【例】Thatinfusionofcashgaveourbusiness:heheadofsteamitneededtokeep

producingatthislevel.

★blowoffsteam：发泄不满

【例】Whenworkgetsfrustrating,Iliketogobowlingtoblowoffsomesteam.

★besteamedup：(变得)非常气愤，非常激动

【例】rmsteamedupafterhearinghertalkaboutyoulikethat.

★employasteamenginetocrackanut：大材小用；杀鸡用牛刀

★pickupsteam：(信念、计划、项目等)变得越来越重要，开始发展壮人

[例]They'vebeensluggishinthefirsthalf,buttheteamhasfinallystartedpicking

upsteam.

★runoutofsteam：失去势头；精疲力竭

【例】Afterspendinghoursworkingonthisproject,I'mrunningoutofsteam一can

wetakeabreak?

★havesteamcoiningoutof(one's)ears：形容某人非常愤怒

【例】Dadisgoingtohavesteamcomingoutofhisearswhenheseesthathugedent

youputinhiscardoor.

★gathersteam：高涨[Tcgraduallygrowinstrength,momentum,power,influence,etc]

【例】They*vebeensluggishinthefirsthalf,buttheteamhasfinallystarted

gatheringsteam.

Cut

★cutone'seyeteeth(onsomething)：获得世事经验

【例】Jenmaybeyoung,butshecuthereyetee讣ataprestigiousjournal,soher

perspectiveandexpertisewillbeinvaluabletous.

★acutabove：优于；比...高一等/胜一筹

【例】Yourshirtisbeautiful,butmineisacutaboveyours.

★becutoutfor：适合；有天赋做某事

【例】DadsaysI'mnotcutoutforthemi1itary,butIthinkIcanthriveinthat

environment.

★can'tcutthemustard：不符合条件

【例】Ineedanewworkerfromthetempagency-theoneyousentoverkeepsmixing

upordersandjustcan*tcutthemustard.

★cut(one's)comb：挫某人的锐气；灭...的威风

【例】rmreallyproudofthisaccomplishment,sostoptryingtocutmycomb!

★cut(one's)ownthroat：自食其果；自寻死路

【例】Iknowyou*remadatyourdad,butdon,tcutyourownthroathere-runningaway

isonlygoingtomakeyourlifeharder.

★cutcorners：走捷径

【例】Don*tcutcornersonthisproject-ithastobedonethoroughly,nomatterthe

cost.

★cutnoicewithsomeone：某事物对某人不起作用，无影响

【例】rmsorry,butthatridiculousrationalecutsnoicewithmeandwillnotchange

mymind.

Ice

★（someone）couldsellicetoEskimos：形容某人口才了得,非常有说服力，销售技巧高

超

【例】Ican'tbelieveyouwereabletosellanextra200unitstothehospital.You

couldsellicetoEskimos!

★be（walking）onthinice：如履薄冰；处境不妙［近义词：walkoneggs］

【例】You,rewalkingonthinicebycontinuingtocomeinlate.Tfthebossnotices,

you'llbefired.

★breaktheice：打破沉默（或僵局）

【例】EveryonewasdeathlysilentafterJohnwentballisticandleftthemeeting.I

triedbreakingtheicewithajoke,butitdicin'thelp.

★home-iceadvantage：主场优势

★likeapigonice：笨手笨脚的；摇摆不定的［Veryclumsyandunsteady.］

【例】Joshlookedlikeapigoniceaftersteppingontothatsiipperypatch.

★thereisnocowontheice：比喻不用担心（某事或某物）

【例】Iknowyou'reupsetaboutburningtheroast,butit'sreallynotabig

deal.There，snocowontheice.

Pot

★achickenineverypot：象征美好富裕的未来［胡佛总统1928年在总统竞选时使用］

列】Ifeartherewillnotbeachickenineverypotduringthiseconomicdownturn.

★apotofgold：一大笔金钱

【例】You，renotgoingtofindapotofgoldgoingintothisbusiness,butit's

definitelylucrativeenoughtomakealiving.

★everypothasalid：姻缘天注定

【例】Ifthosetwoweirdosfoundlove,Iguessitreallyistruethateverypothas

alid.

★awatchedpotneverboiIs：心急吃不了热豆腐

【例】Wouldyoustoprefreshingthepage?Theresultswillbepostedsoonenough,

andawatchedpotneverboils!

★get/pour/putaquartintoapintpot：做不可能做到的事

★inthemeltingpot：仍在变化的；尚未定型的

【例】Theprojectisinthemeltingpotatthemoment,so\vc'dbetterwaitfora

whilebeforewemakeanydecisions.

★potiscallingthekettleblack：五十步笑百步

Store

★beinstore：即将发生

【彳列】Therearemanyadventuresinstoreforyou,butfirstyoumustcompleteyour

training.

★lieinstore：将发生（某种情况）

【例J】Nooneknowswhatliesinstore,butwecantrytoprepareaccordingly.

★belikeakidinacandystore：形容对周围的事物过于兴奋，以致表现出可笑的行为

【例】Liamlovesfootballsomuchthathe'slikeakidinacandystoreanytimehe

stepsint.othestadium.

★dimestore：折扣商店

★setgreatstoreby：重视;认为...极为必要

【例】Mybrotherisnotonetosetgreatstorebyobeyingsocialrulesoretiquette.

★mom-and-popstore；夫妻店；家庭经营的小零售店

★giveawaythestore：(在谈判、交易中)让步

【例】Youhavetomakeyourbusinessattractivelyaffordable,butyoucantgiveaway

thestoreoryou'11neverturnaprofit.

Iron

★(as)hardasiron：非常坚硬；极其坚强

【例】Alifetimeofmanuallabormadethemusclesinmyfather,sarmsashardasiron.

★anironfistinavelvetglove：外柔内刚

★havealotofironsinthefire：同时有几件事要办，形容很忙

【例】Ihavealotofironsinthefireatworkrightnowandit'sgoingtobetricky

tobalanceallofthemoverthenextfewweeks.

★cast-ironstomach：铁胃；健康的胃

【例】Youmusthaveacast-ironstomachifyou，reeatingpickleswithpeanutbutter!

★ironoutthewrinkles：解决小问题

【例】Ourlatestsoftwareupdateisnearlyfinished-wejustneedtoironoutafew

wrinklesbeforeit'sreadyforrelease.

★newofftheirons：崭新的

【例】Sheinsiststhatthetuneisnewofftheirons,butIcouldswearIheardit

duringmytimeinFrancelastsummer.

Market

★beinthemarketfor：想要购买

★abuyersmarket：买方市场［指商品供过于求，卖主之间竞争激烈，买主处于主动地位的

市场。］

★asellcr，smarket：卖方市场［指商品供不应求，买主争购，卖方掌握买卖主动权的市场。］

★bringone*spigstomarket：做自己擅长的事

【例】She'satalentedwriter,butshe'snotdisciplinedenoughtobringherpigs

tomarket.

★cornerthemarketon(something)：垄断市场

【例】Thatcompanyissopopularrightnowthatthey，vereallycorneredthemarket

onvideogames.

★floodthemarket：涌入市场

【例】Don*tgetoneofthosecheapphonesthatseemtobefloodingthemarketthese

days.

★glutonthemarket：供应过剩

【例】Mobilephonesareaglutonthemarketthesedays,whichiswhythey,reso

affordable.

★likeablinddoginameatmarket：失控

★fleamarket：跳蚤市场

Horse

★(as)healthyasahorse：形容非常健康

★adarkhorse：黑马；实力难测的竞争者

★aonp-horsptown：简陋的小镇

［英文释义：Averysmallandunremarkabletownthatistypicallyregardedasdullor

boring.］

【例】Ican，twaittograduatehighschoolandgetoutofthisboring,one-horsetown!

★astalkinghorse；用以掩人耳目的人或物；借口

【例】rmafraidthatthisdealisjustastalkinghorseforamorenefariouslong-term

plan.

★aTrojanhorse：特洛伊木马，内奸；比喻隐藏的危险

★don'tputthecartbeforethehorse：不要本末倒置

★beatadeadhorse：白费口舌；徒劳；在已经失去意义的问题上白花力气

★clotheshorse：室内的晾衣架；很会打扮的人；穿衣过分讲窕的人

★holdone*shorses：稳住阵脚；忍耐；沉住气

★beonone，shighhorse：趾高气扬；藐视他人

[Don'tridethehighhorse：不要摆架子]

Job

★aJob'scomforter：指好意安慰却使他人更加痛苦的人

【例】LarryisarealJeb'scomforter.Iknowhewasjusttryingtooffercomforting

words,buthemadeMaggiefeelworseaboutherfinancialsituation.

★ahatchetjob：恶意中伤；批评

【例】Themoviecriticdidarealhatchetjobonthenewfilminlastwcek，spaper.

★insidejob：内贼作案

【例J】Therobberymusthavebeenaninsidejob——onlythreepeoplehaveaccesstothe

safe.

★besleepingonthejob：不努力工作；逃避责任

【例】Ifthebossfindsoutyou*vebeensleepingonthejob,you*regoingtoendup

gettingfired!

★doasnowjobon(someone)：花言巧语欺骗某人

★liedownonthejob：磨洋工；偷懒

★adead-endjob：没有前途的工作

Chance

★asportingchance：极大的可能

(列】rveseenhimpractice,andthere，sasportingchancehe'11winthecompetition.

★aone-in-a-mi11ionchance/haveBuckley*schanceofdoing：形容概率彳支小

【例】Consideringyouonlystudiedfor10minutes,youhaveaone-in-a-millionchance

ofpassingthistest!

★chance(one's)arm：冒险一试

★fancy(one's)chances：认为有(成功)的可能[Tothinkthatoneislikelytosucceed.]

【例】Ifancymychancesinthecompetitionbecause1knowIcanrunfasterthanthe

othergirls.

★haveadog'schance：形容机会很小

★asnowbalTschanceinhell：某件事情发生的可能性很小,几乎不可能

【例】Hehasasnowball,schanceinhellofgettingthejob.

Wood

★ababeinthewoods：不谙世事；初出茅庐

【例】BythistimeIwasn'tsuchababeinthewoods,andonethingTinsistedon

wasthat,thpyprovideacontract..

★cannotseethewoodforthetrees：一叶障目，不见泰山

★deadwood：枯木；无用的人；无用的物

【例】Basedontheseconsistentlylownumbers,it'stimetocutthedeadwoodoutof

yourdepartment.

★don'Ihalloobeforeyouareoutofthewoods：未离困境莫先高兴

★knockonwood：祈祷好运

【例】Hopefully,knockonwood,we'llcontinuetoavoidsicknessthiswinter.

★fieldshaveeyes,andwoodshavecars：隔墙有耳；没有不透风的墙

Fair

★afairfieldandnofavour：公平无私；一视同仁

★Afairexchangeisnorobbery：公平交易并非强夺

★afaircrackofthewhip：(做某事的)合理机会；机会均等

【例】Julie'snotaskingforspecialtreatment,justgiveherafaircrackofthe

whipatthetryouts.

★afairshake：公平的待遇［givesbafairshake：一视同仁］

【例】Thisnewpaydealmeansafairshakeforalltheworkers.

★byfairmeansorfoul：不择手段

【例】Theywilldoeverythingtheycantowin,byfairmeansorfoul.

★fairandsquare：光明正大地

★faircow：指令人不悦、惹人恼怒的物或事

【例】Thiswindisafaircow一let，sgoinside.

★fairplay：公平竞争［foulplay：严重犯规］

Play

★playbyear：见机行事；随机应变

★playahunch：凭直觉做决定

【例】There，snopenaltyforguessing,soifyou*renotpositivewhichansweris

correct,justplayahunchanddon，tsecond-guessyourselftoomuch.

★playforone，sownhand：为私利而做某事

*Ifyouplaywithfire,yougetburned：玩火者必自焚

★give(something)fullplay：充分发挥某物

★bechild,splay：轻而易举

★makeaplayforsth：设法获得某物

★playthemarket：投机倒把

★comeintoplay：开始发挥重要作用

Hour

★(one,s)finesthour：某人鼎盛时期/春风得意之时

★abadquarterofanhour：不愉快的短暂时刻

【例】Theteamperformedbrilliantly-therewasn'tabadquarterofanhourinthe

entirematch.

★attheeleventhhour：在最后一，刻

【例】Iwasshockedthattheyreachedanagreementattheeleventhhourafterweeks

ofsquabbling.

★bankers*hours：指工作时间短

【例】Youwon,tbeabletoreachheronaSaturday一shekeepsbanker，shours.

★rushhour：上下班高峰期

★improvetheshininghour：充分利用自己的时间；利用良机

★keeplatehours：熬夜；晚睡

★(the)man/womanofthehour：当红人物

【例】Janetwaswomanofthehourattheofficeaftersecuringthebiggestcustomer

theirbusinesshadeverhad.

crowd

★crowdthemourners：施压；操之过急[Topressureortrytoinfluencesomeone.]

【例】Ifyoucrowdthemourners,noonewillhelpyou.

★gowith/followthecrowd：随大流

【例】Dressinthewayyoulikeandtrynottofollowthecrowd.

★standoutfromthecrowd：脱颖而出

★Twoiscompany,three'sacrowd：俩人结伴，三人不欢。

★playtothecrowd：迎合大众；取悦观众

【例】Ratherthanactinginawaythatbestsuitstheroleandtheplayasawhole,

hepreferstoplaytothecrowdandsoakupthespotlightwhenhecan.

★passinacrowd：过得去，马马虎虎

【例】Thejacketisn'tanythingspecial,butitwouldpassinacrowd.

★farfromthemaddingcrowd：远离尘嚣

【例】Havingtogotobigeventslikethisalwaysmakemelongtobefarfromthe

maddingcrowd.

Work

★acoldpieceofwork：形容某人难相处/难对付

★anastypieceofwork：难相处的人或难处理的事

【例】IhearAmy'sboyfriendisacoldpieceofwork.

★(throw/put)aspannerintheworks：出难题；从中捣乱

【例】It'11reallyputaspannerintheworksiftheboarddecidesnottoincrease

ourfundingforthisproject.

★AllworkandnoplaymakesJackadullboy.只工作不玩耍，聪明孩子也变傻

★dirtywork：让人不开心的工作；苦活

★busywork：琐碎杂事

★donkeywork：艰苦单调而又无趣的工作

★drive/run/workyourselfintotheground：把自己弄得精疲力竭

★have(one's)workcutoutfor(one)：面临艰巨的任务

【例】IknewIhadmyworkcutoutformewhenIsawhowmessytheplayroomwas.

Letter

★abread-and-butterletter：一封感谢款待的信

【例】Nowthatyou'rebackfromyourstaywithAuntieJean,besuretowritehera

bread-and-butterletter.

★adeadletter：一纸空文；形同虚设

【例】Inthisconflict,internationalhumanitarianlawisadeadletter.

★aDearJohnletter：分手信

★apoisonpenletter：匿名信

★amanofletters：文人；学者；作家

★ared-letterday：值得纪念的日子；喜庆的日子

★stickt.o/followtheIpf.t.profthp1aw：遵守法律条文

Day

★ablackday：倒霉的日子

★Evenabrokenclockisrighttwiceaday：瞎猫碰上死耗子

[释义：Evenpeoplewhoareusuallywrongcanberightsometimes,evenifjustby

accident.]

★aone-daywonder/ninedays,wonder：昙花一现的人（或事物）

★aseven-daywonder：昙花一现；轰动一时的人或事

★beasclear/plainasclay：显而易见

★callitaday：结束；到此为止

【例】Thispackageisthelastone.Oncewegetthisshipped,wecancallitaday.

★day-tripper：当天结束旅程的旅客

【例】Theysavemoneybybeingday-trippersandavoidingcostlyhotelfees.

★Romewasnotbuiltinaday：罗马不是一天建起来的/伟业非一日之功；不积蹉步无以

致千里

★seizetheday：把握今朝；及时行乐

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