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口语谚语汇总
A
Abirdinthehandisworthtwointhebush
ablankslate=abrandnewstart
abonetopick=dispute
(take)acatnap=(take)anap午休
achipofftheoldblock有其父必有其子
acouchpotato=alazybone
acakewalk=apieceofcake
aheadache麻烦事apainintheneck苦事
aloadoffmymind心里大石头落地
ashotinthedark瞎猜
(have)ashortfuse=ill-tempered
aslamdunk灌篮(轻而易举的事)
aslapintheface一耳光
asocialbutterfly社交达人
athickskin厚脸皮
athorninsb’sside芒刺在背
aturncoat叛徒
anuphillbattle上坡作战(逆境求胜)
aweightoffone’sshoulders放下肩头重担
beallears洗耳恭听
beallthumbs笨手笨脚
anaceupmysleeve袖子里的王牌
anopenandshutcase明显的事件
(compare)applesandoranges风马牛不相及的事情
B
bebackinthesaddle重上马鞍(重振旗鼓)
bebackontrack重上轨道(改过自新)
backfirev.弄巧成拙,适得其反
sbbeone’sballandchain亲密爱人
beatadeadhorse徒劳
bebeatenbytheuglystick生的难看
Beggarscan’tbechoosers.饥不择食
betonit有把握,准赢
(You’ll)betyourlife把命堵上,绝对错了
He/Sheisreallyabetterhalf.好的另一半
betweenarockandahardplace进退维谷
He’skindofbigheaded.=He’sarrogant/lofty.傲慢自大
biggerfishtofry有更重要的事情要做
biteoffmorethanonecanchew贪多嚼不烂
bitethebullet强忍痛苦
Birdsofafeatherflocktogether=Thingsofakindcometogether物以类聚
Ittotallyblowupinyourface事情搞砸了
buythefarm去世了
Abutterflyisinmystomach心里紧张,七上八下
buryone’sheadinthesand自欺欺人
burstone’sbubble打破人的幻想,煞风景
burnbridges过河拆桥
bumpinto=runinto
bullinachinashop笨手笨脚的人,动辄弄坏东西的人
bugsb使某人讨厌
breaktheice破冰
bologna瞎说,胡说
breakaleg=goodluck
togobananas=tobecrazy
playsecondbanana做候补,第二选择
topbanana=bemainboss
beabeanbrain白痴,笨蛋
(nottoknowbeansaboutsth只有否定形式,对….一无所知)
beantown:
Boston
Sbturnbeetred因窘迫,羞愧而脸红
C
callitanight一日事毕
can’tteachanolddognewtricks=Badhabitsdiehard.黔馿技穷
cashinmychips睡觉,就寝
circlethewagons严阵以待
cleanupone’sact自我改进
comedowninbucket/comedowninsheets倾盆大雨
coolyourlips冷静下来
costsomeoneanarmandaleg代价昂贵
countonsb=relyonsb
countyourchickenbeforetheyhatch别高兴太早
crock破瓦片
crosstheline过分
Crossthatbridgewhenwecometoit船到桥头自然直
cryoverspilledmilk为过去的失败就懊恼
cushiontheblow说话轻一点,以免打击太重
cuttothechase开门见山,单刀直入
dangleacarrotinfrontofsb开空头支票
cauliflowern.花椰菜havecauliflowerears(拳击运动员因多次受击而肿的耳朵)
tobeabowlofcherries=wonderful
cucumbern.黄瓜ascoolasacucumber镇定自若
D
dailygrind例行差事(贬)
daysarenumberedthat…来日无多
deadcenter正当中(贬)
dead-endstreet死胡同
dominoeffect骨牌效应
Don’tholdyourbreath别期待太高
Don’tlookagifthorseinthemouse收人礼物别挑剔
downtothewire最后关头
downunder一般指南半球的澳洲
downhillfromhere每况愈下
E
emptynest空巢
everycloudhasasilverlining塞翁失马焉知非福
F
fallintoplace落实,就绪
fenderbender小车祸
fighttoothandnail拼命抵抗
fineline微妙差别
fishoutofwater如鱼离水
flashinthepan空欢喜一场,好景不长
forkintheload岔路
fullthrottle加足马力
fruitcaken.aninsaneperson
e.g.Whatafruitcake!
真是疯子
G
getafootinthedoor获得立足点,占一份
gethitched=tietheknot结婚
getoffonthewrong第一印象不好
gettheballrolling=getstarted
get/givethegreen获准行动
getuponthewrongsideofthebed起床下错边
givetheshirtoffone’sback慷慨成性
goonesteptoofar多走了一步
gooutonalimb担风险
gooverboard过火
gotohellinhandbasket一坏不可收拾
gotoone’shead上头上脸,冲昏头脑
gounder沉没(破产)=gobankruptcy
goosebumps起鸡皮疙瘩
graspforstraws抓稻草
H
havetheguttodosth够敢做某事
haveone’scakeandeatittoo熊掌兼得
hindsightis20/20事后的先见之明
hitstride脚步走顺了
hitthebooks用功读书
hitthehay睡觉,就寝
hitthejackpot中头彩
hittheroad出发
holdthekeytomyheart很了解我
holdyourhorse慢着
hangsbouttodry把…坑苦了
getthenewsthroughthegrapevine小道消息
havesourgrapes酸葡萄心理
I
inone’sbackpocket是某人的囊中之物
inthedark茫然,什么也不知道
inthelimelight/inthespotlight出风头
It’sGreektome天书一般…
It’sinthemiddleofnowhere前不着村后不着店,没有进展
bejoinedatthehip死党,连体婴儿
jumpthegun抢先
Whathedidisjustwhatthedoctorordered.对症下药
K
keeptheeartotheground注意新动向
keepone’sfingercrossed祈祷。
保佑
kickthebucket=passaway
killtwobirdswithonestone一箭双雕
kissupto讨好
It’sjustinthekittycornerfromme.和我斜对角
L
landsliden.压倒性胜利
laststraw救命稻草,最后希望
leftabittertasteinone’smouth留下不愉快的回忆
lefthanging悬而不决
letsleepingdogslie别无事生非,往事不再提
letthecatoutofthebag泄密,说漏嘴
lightafireunderthebutt促其行动
lightintheendofthetunnel=arayofhope一线希望
belikehotcakes抢手货
likelookingforaneedleinthehaystack大海捞针
likepullinghen’steeth艰苦不堪
likeshootingafishinabarrel瓮中捉鳖
likestealingcandyfromababy=apieceofcake
lingwinded长舌,碎嘴
loosecannon=beill-tempered
loseone’smarbles神志不清
lowblow下流手段
bealemon烂货
M
meetone’smatch遇到对手
meetone’smaker去见上帝
meetsbhalfway妥协
meet-and-greet见面会
meetone’swaterloo=failatsth
burnthemidnightoil开夜车
moo