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美语发音视频教程800Idioms

aboveboard

legitimate,legal.

Sheknowsitshouldn’tbekeptasecret.Shewantstokeepeverythingaboveboard.

acrosstheboard

includingeveryoneoreverything.

Thecompanyhadasuccessfulyear.Allsalarieswereincreasedby10%acrosstheboard.

airone’sdirtylaundryinpublic

discusspersonalproblemsopenly.

Heisaveryprivateperson.Ifhehasaprobleminhisfamilyhedoesn’twanttoairhisdirtylaundryinpublic.

allalong

allthetime.

Shewasacceptedintotheuniversity,butsheknewallalongthatshe’dgetin.

allears

eagertolisten.

Iwasexcitedtohearabouthervacation.Whenshetoldmeaboutit,Iwasallears.

allthumbs

clumsy,unabletofixthings.

Don’taskmetoputthatclockbacktogether.I’mallthumbs.

anarmandaleg

alargeamountofmoney.costanarmandalegtofixthestove.antsinone’spantsnervous,anxious.

Hewasn’tsureifhewouldbechosentowintheaward.Hehadantsinhispants.

appledoesn’tfallfarfromthetree

thebeingsimilartoaparentorfamilymember.

Heactsjustlikehisfather.Youknow,theappledoesn’tfallfarfromthetree.

appleofone’seye

someonespecial,usuallyasonordaughter.

Althoughheloveshisson,hisdaughteristheappleofhiseye.

atfault

responsibleformakingerrors.

Heisatfaultforalltheerrorsonthecomputer.

atodds

indisagreement.Heisatoddswithhisboss.

atone’sbeckandcall

alwaysreadytodowhatisordered.

Whenevershecallshim,he’salwayshelpingher.Heisatherbeckandcall.

atone’swit’send

anxious,frantic.

Ineedtospeakwithhimtofinishthereportbytomorrowbuthe’snotavailable.I’matmywit’send!

attheendofone’srope

desperate,withnowheretoturn.

I’vetriedeverywhichwaytofigureoutthisproblembutIcan’t.I’mattheendofmyrope!

backonone’sfeet

financiallyorphysicallyhealthyagain.

Sincesalesimproved,heisdoingbetterandhe’sgettingbackonhisfeet.

backoutof

withdraw,endanobligationorpromise.

Imadeadealwithmyfriendtohelphimatwork.WhenIbecametoobusy,Ihadtobackoutofit.

backtothedrawingboard

rethinkanidea,needtostartover.

Whenmysupervisortoldmethatourideawouldnotwork,wehadtogobacktothedrawingboardtocomeupwithsomethingelse.

backbone

courage.

Hehasnobackbonebecausehewasafraidtoreprimandher.

backseatdrive

passengerwhotellsyouhowtodrive.

I’llneverdriveJoetotheairportagain.HekeptonwantingmetotakeanotherroadwhichIknewwaswrong.Heissuchabackseatdriver.

bailoneout21.–

help.

Thanksforpickingmeupwhenmycarbrokedown.Youreallybailedmeoutofabadsituation.

ballparkfigure

approximateamount.

WhenIaskedthecontractorhowmuchitwouldbetoremodelthekitchen,hegavemeaballparkfigure.

bangforthebuck

valueforthemoneyspent.

Newspaperadvertisingworkswellforusbecausewegetthebestbangforthebuck.

bankonit

besureof,counton.

I’llbetheretohelpyou.Youcanbankonit.

banker’shours

shortworkhours.

HeloveshisjobbecauseonFriday,hegetstoworkbanker’shours.

barkupthewrongtree

makeawrongchoiceorafalseassumption.

IfhethinksthatI’mgoingtohelphimpainthishouse,wellhe’sbarkingupthewrongtree.

batathousand

haveaperfectrecord.

Heissohappythateveryoneheinvitedtothepartyiscoming.He’sbattingathousand.

bataneyelash

showemotion.

Hewasfilledwithemotionduringhisspeech,butshedidn’tbataneyelash.

bawlout

reprimand.

Theteamwasbawledoutaftertheylostthegame.

bebesideone’sself

beveryupset.IwassomadwhenIheard

thatshewasmakingupstoriesaboutmethatIwasbesidemyself.

beataroundthebush

avoidgivingaclearanswer.

Ididn’twanttohurthisfeelingsandtellhimthathewasn’tselectedfortheteam.SowhenheaskedmeifIhadanyinformation,Ibasicallybeataroundthebush.

beatsomeonetothepunch

dosomethingbeforesomeoneelsecan.

Shewasgoingtobuythelastreddressthatthestorehad,butIbeathertothepunchandboughtitfirst.

beattherap

escapepunishment.

Therewasnotenoughevidencetoconvicthim,sohebeattherapandwassetfree.

behindthe8-ball

introuble.

Mydepartmentislateonitsdeadline.Wearebehindthe8-ball.

bendoverbackwards

tryveryhard.

He’llbendoverbackwardstohelpanyofhisfriends.

bideone’stime

waitpatientlyfortherightopportunity.

I’mjustgoingtobidemytime.Iknowthateventuallyapositionwillopen.

bigshot

importantperson.

Sincehewasgivenapromotion,he’sbeenactinglikeabigshot.

bigstink

anangryandloudcomplaint.

Shemadeabigstinkwhenhermealwasservedcold.

birdsandbees

factsaboutsexandbirth.

Thegirl’smothertoldherdaughteraboutthebirdsandthebeesduringthesummerholidays.

bitoffmorethanonecanchew

tryingtodomorethanonecanphysicallyandmentallyhandle.ItoldherIwouldhelpherinher

job,butitseemsthat’sallI’vebeendoinglately.IthinkIbitoffmorethanIcouldchew.

biteone’stongue

keeponeselffromspeaking.

Ihadtobitemytongueinordernottotellhimthathewontheraffle.

bitethedust

die,disappear.

OuroldTVdidn’tworkyesterday.Iguessitfinallybitthedust.

blab

talktoomuch.

Sheisalwaysblabbingabouthersupervisor’spersonallifetoherfriends.

blabbermouth

personwhotalkstoomuchandtellssecrets.

HeissuchablabbermouththatthereisnowayBobwillbesurprisedforhisparty.

blacksheep

afamilymemberwithabadreputation.

John’swayoflifeissodifferentfromallofours.Heisknownastheblacksheepofthefamily.

blinddate

adatearrangedfortwopeoplewhodon’tknoweachother.

Manymarriedcoupleshavemetonablinddate.

blowit

loseachance,makeamistake.

IknewIblewitwhenIforgotmylinesintheplay.

blowover

end,pass.

Sheknewhercoworkerswilleventuallyforgethowshemessedupthefilingsystemintheoffice.Shecouldn’twaitfortheincidenttoblowover.

blowthewhistle

expose,betray.

Ijustfoundoutthathe’sbeenstealingfromourcompanyforthepastyear.Idon’twantittocontinueandI’vedecidedtoblowthewhistle.

boildown

makeshorter,condense.

Thiswholecomplicatedsituationjustboilsdowntosomethingsimple…it’seitherayesorano.

bomb

fail,beunsuccessful.

ThewholecastwasverysadthattheshowbombedonBroadway.

bonetopickwithsomeone

complaint,argument.

Iheardthatyouhaverejectedmyproposal.I’mupsetandhaveabonetopickwithyou.

boobtube

televisionset.

Whatisontheboobtubetonight?

bookworm

personwhoreadsalot.

Thelibraryistheperfectplaceforhertoworkbecausesheissuchabookworm.

booze

liquor.

heykeptbottlesofboozebehindthebar.

botchup

makeamistake,ruin.

Iaskedforherhelpwithmywatercolorpainting.Butwhenshedecidedtoaddsomepurplepaint,Iknewthatshecompletelybotcheditup.

bottomline

endresult,ultimatecause.

Heneverpracticedthepiano,sothebottomlineis,hecan’tplayverywell.

bounce

notacceptablebecauseofinsufficientfundsinthebank.

Ifyourcheckbounces,Iwillneedtochargeyouextramoney.

brain

intelligentperson.

Sheissuchabrain,shewillfigureouthowtosolvetheproblem.

brainstorm

verysmartidea.

Ihavegotabrainstorm!

Let’sstartgivingoutfreesamplesofourproducts.

breadandbutter

basicneedsoflife（food,shelter,clothing）.

Thevotersareworriedaboutbreadandbutterissueslikejobsandtaxes.

breakone’sneck

tryveryhard.

Shebrokehernecklastnighttryingtofinalizetheproposal.

breaktheice

overcomeformalityorshynesswithothers.

Hestartedthemeetingbytellingajoke.Hewashopingthejokewouldbreaktheice.

breakthenews

tellasurprisingfact.

Shebrokethenewsandtoldhimthatshewasgoingtomovetoanothercity.

breakup

separate.

Theyneededtobreakuptheirengagementbecauseshefellinlovewithsomeoneelse.

breakeven

haveexpensesequaltoprofits.

Thecompanydidnotmakeaprofitthisyear.Wejustbrokeeven.

breatheaword

tell.

Pleasedon’tbreatheawordofthistoanyone.

breeze

easy.

Lastnight’shomeworkwasabreeze.

bringhomethebaco

earnthefamily’sincome.

Hestayshomeandraisesthechildrenandshebringshomethebacon.

broke

havingnomoney.

Ican’tgototherestauranttonightbecauseI’mbroke.

brownbag

bringone’slunchfromhome.

ForthemeetingonFriday,we’vealldecidedtobrownbagit.

buck

dollar.

I’mlowthisweekoncash.CanIborrowafewbuckstogetmethroughtheweek?

buckledown

studyorworkveryhard.

Lastsemesterhisgradeswereverylow,sothisyearhedecidedtobuckledown.

buddy-buddy

veryfriendly.

She’sgottentobeverybuddy-buddywithherboss.

bug

annoy,bother.

Itbugsmeeverytimeheaskstoborrowapencil.

bulldoze

intimidate,coerce.

Ididnotwanttoworkonthefundraisingcommittee,butIfeelIwasbulldozedintoit

bum

worthlessperson.

AslongasIhaveknownhim,heneverworkedandalwaysborrowedfromotherpeople.Heissuchabum!

burnaholeinone’spocket

moneytobespentquickly.

Thebonushereceivedmusthaveburnedaholeinhispocket.Heendedupbuyingacarthenextday.

burythehatchet

makepeace.

Althoughwehadgottenintoabigfightlastmonth,wedecidedtoburythehatchetandbecomefriendsagain.

buttin

interfere.

Pleasedon’tbuttintoourconversation,it’spersonal.

butterup

flatterforselfishreasons.

IbutteredupmybossbeforeI

askedhimofffortheupcomingholiday.

byhookorbycrook