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英语常用谚语短语

英语常用-谚语、短语

Abandonthesinkingship

Abandononeselftosth.

Ihavenomoneyaboutme

It’saboutfinished

Aboutturn!

aboutface!

向后转

beallabroad感到莫名其妙/离题

athomeandabroad国内外

intheabsenceof（人）不在时外出期间

beabsorbin全神贯注于

seeover见下页

seeabove见上文

intheabstract抽象地大体而言理论上

abstracted=absent-minded

abuseone’spower滥用权力

meetwithanaccident

accidentinsurance事故保险

academic学术的academy专科学校学会研究院

accent重音强调

He’sanoldhandatit.

How’syouroldman?

你父亲怎么样

Beiteversohumble,there’snoplacelikehome.

Agreelikecatsanddogs.完全不和

Alltimeisnotimeisnotimewhenitispast.

Asadogwithtwotails.非常开心

Aswellbehangedforasheepasforalamb.一不做二不休

Asyoumadeyourbed,youmustlieinit.自作自受

Attheeleventhhour.在最后时刻

Barkingdogsseldombite.

Businessisbusiness.公事公办

Letbygonesbebygones.既往不咎

Goldcan’tbepureandmancan’tbeperfect.

Misfortunemaybeanactualblessing.塞翁失马，焉知非福

Usebrawnratherbrain有勇无谋

Arealmannevergoesbackonhiswords.君子一言驷马难追

Nothingbeatsfailurebutatry.

Allthepeoplewhoworkharddon'tsucceed,buttheonlyonewhosucceedarethosewhoworkhard.

Letthecatoutofthebag.泄密

Fightdog,fightbear.打个青红皂白一决雌雄

Everydoghasitsday.

Faithwillmovemountains.精诚所至金石为开

Greatmindsthinksalike.英雄所见略同

Hasthecatgotyourtongue？

为什么不吭声

It’sgoodtolearnatanotherman’scost.前车之鉴

It’silltowakensleepingdog.别惹麻烦，别多管闲事

Ittakestwotomakeaquarrel.一只碗不响

Leadadog’slife过着穷困潦倒的生活

Lookers-onseemostofthegame.旁观者清

Morehaste,lessspeed.欲速则不达

Moveheavenandearth想尽一切办法

Nothaveadog’schance.毫无机会

Returntoone’ssheep/muttons.回到本题

Seenaplesanddie.不到黄河不死心

Sendsomebodytothechair把······送上死刑台

Teachthedogtobark多此一举

Themorningsunneverlasts.好景不长

Thewaterthatbearsboatsisthesamethatswallowsitup.水能载舟亦能覆舟

Thereisnosmokewithoutfire.

Wherethere’slife,there’shope.留得青山在不愁没柴烧

Aftermeat,mustard;afterdeath,doctor.

Asisoverbutshouting.大势已去

Alllayloadonthewillinghorse.人善被人欺，马善被人骑

Birdsofafeatherflocktogether.物以类聚

Worldisbutalittleplace,afterall.

Lightcome,lightgo.易得易失

Sixfeetofearthmakesallmanequal.墓穴之中人人平等

Bornwithasilverspooninhismouth.生在富贵人家

Havebutfewfriends,thoughmanyacquaintances.结交可以多朋友应宜少

notbekeenabout对···不热衷

eg.Iliketraverlingbutnotverykeenaboutflying.

undertheweather身体不适

eg.Shesaidthatshewasn'tsick,butjustfeelingundertheweather.

thinktheworldof喜欢

eg.It'sobviousthattheythinktheworldoftheirson.

makeone'smark出名

eg.She'sveryyoungbutshe'salreadybeenmakinghermarkontheworld.

popthequestion求婚

eg.Hefinallypoppedthequestionafterthreeyearsofwaiting.

takealikingto爱好

eg.Heneverhadtakenmuchofalikingtocats.

hititoff志趣相投

eg.Unfortunately,idon'treallyhititoffwithmyboss.

haveagoodmindto考虑做或许会

eg.Shesaidshehadhadagoodmindtostayathomeandnursehercold,butshecametoworkanyway.

ingoodhands得力助手

eg.Mrs.Thmpsonisaexcellentnursesoyouarereallyingoodhands.

giveonethejitters使某人精神紧张或者害怕

eg.Hismonstercostume（恐怖的装扮）gaveherthejitterseverytimeshelookedathim.

nothingtowritehomeabout不值得一提

eg.Thesceneryisnothingtowritehomeabout.

alongwayfrom绝非是差远着

eg.Iamstillalongwayfromfinishingmyhomework.

standoneup让某人等待失约

eg.Lastnightwasthethirdtimethatshestoodmeupfordinner.

getamoveon赶快

eg.Iwishyoucouldgetamoveon,I'vebeenwaitingforanhour.

inthesamebreath同时

eg.HesaidhehatedhotweatherandinthesamebreathmentionedhewasgoingtoThailand.

makealastminutedash最后冲刺

eg.HesatinfrontofTVallmorningandthenrightbeforewehadtoleave,hemadealastminutedashtogetready.

nottoputitpastone相信某人会

eg.Shesaidshewouldn'ttoputitpasthimtocheatontheexam.她相信她会在考试中作弊

ontopof了如指掌

eg。

She'ssobusyherself,butshe'salwaysontopofwhatallherfriendsaredoing.

holdonto紧抓住

eg.You'llfalloutofthetree,ifyoudon'tholdontothatbranch.

tobeabreeze轻而易举的

eg,Thetestwasabreeze!

Igotonehundredpercent.

blowone'stop发脾气

eg.Don'tblowyoutopoversuchasillymistake.

getat暗示

eg.Heseemedtobegettingatsomethingbutshedidn'tknowwhatitwas.

putoneup允许某人逗留在某人家里

eg.Ifwecan'tfindaplacetostay,myfriendssaidtheywouldputusupforafewnights.

intwosansthrees三三两两

eg.TopractiseEnglishconversation,theteacherhadthestudentssitintwosandthrees.

hangaround闲逛

eg.Hismotherisalwaystellinghimtostophangingaroundinbarsbuthedoesn'tlisten.

closecall九死一生

eg.Didyouseehowclosethatcarcametohittingthatlittleboy?

Thatsurewasaclosecall.

bitethebullet忍耐

eg.Althoughthepainwaseccruciating,Pauljusthadtobitethebulletuntilhelparrived.

likecatsanddogs激烈地

eg.Youdon'twanttogooutsidenow,doyou?

It'sstillraininglikecatsanddogs.

downindumps沮丧忧虑

eg.Steve'sreallybeendowninthedumpseversincehisgirlfriendlefthim.

haveone'shandsfull非常忙碌

eg.I'msorryIcan'thelpyourightnowbecauseIhavemyhandsfull.

bornyesterday易上当的

eg.YoumustthinkIwasbornyesterdayifI'dbelievethatphony（虚假的）excuse!

scarethepantsoffofone惧怕

eg.RidingontheFerriswheel（摩天轮）scaresthepantsoffofme.

letsb.inonsth.把某事泄露给某人让某人参与某事

eg.-Jeffisaskingalotofquestionsaboutthetrip.

-Maybeweshouldlethiminonourplans.

beskepticalabout对···感到怀疑

eg.Mariawasskepticalaboutthestrenger'soffertohelpher.

givesomeonetheax.解雇

eg.Thebossgavehimtheax.forcomingtoworklate.

icingonthecake好上加好

eg.It'sjusttheicingonthecake.那真是锦上添花

off-colored低俗的低级的

eg.IfeltPeter'smannerswerealittleoff-colored.

layoffsth.停止做某事

eg.Ireallyneedtolayofffastfood.Iamgainingweight.

beatit=goaway滚开

eg.Hekeptbotheringme,andIfinallytoldhimtobeatit.

Whatareyoudrivingat?

你是什么意思

uptoone'sears专心于埋首于

eg.Shehadbeenuptoherearsdoinglaundryalldaylong.

overone'sdeadbody除非我死

eg.Overmydeadbodywillheeverstepfootinthehouseagain.

notfeelingsohot不舒服

eg.I'mnotfeelingsohot,soI'llgotobedearly.

rottentothecore糟糕透了

eg.Thatguywentfrombadtoworse,he'srottentocatchhisbreath.

forthebirds糟糕透了

eg.Livinginabigcitylikethisoneisstrictlyforthebirds.

sleeponit考虑

eg.Jamewasveryimpressedwiththeoffer,butstillwantedtosleeponitbeforemakingafinaldecision.

wolfdown狼吞虎咽

eg.Becauseshehadoversleep,Annhadtowolfdownherbreakfastinthetest-cabonthewaytowork.

themunches胃口不断

eg.Ialwaysgetthemunches（想吃东西）wheneverI'mstuding.

steptoonestoes冒犯别人

eg.Agoodpolitician（政治家）knowshowtoalwayssaytherightthingattherighttimeandneversteponanyone'stoes.

fillsomeonein告诉某人

eg.CouldyoufillmeinonwhathappenedatEva'sparty?

underacloud被遗弃

eg.Johnsonranintoheavydebt,andwasunderacloud.Hisfriendsdidn'tdarelendhimanymore.

underone'sthumb被控制

eg.Mymotheralwaystellsmewhattodo.Ireallyfeelunderherthumb.

Heiswearingtwohats.身兼两职

takesth.withagrainofsalt对某事有保留持怀疑态度

eg.I'dliketotakeitwithagrainofsalt.

Youareinforatreat.=You'lllikeit.

smallbeer1>口味较淡的啤酒

2>少量啤酒

3>比喻规模或格局不大的事物或自以为了不起的人

eg.Hethinksnosmallbeerofhimself.

havegotto/havegot=gotta（口语）

Igottago.=Imustgo.

Gottamatch?

=Haveyougotamatch.

wanna=wantto

gonna=goingto

kinda=kindof

eg.I'mfeelingkindoftired.有点儿

eg.-Doyoulikeredwine?

-Yes,kindof.在某种程度上，可以这么说

Whatthehell.究竟到底

eg.Whatthehellisthatthingonyourhead.

Wakeup,man,youcan'tsleepallday!

老兄

Iwasstoodupbyhim.=Hestoodmeup.他放我鸽子

怎么骂的有风度

Hey!

Wiseup!

（Don'tbesilly/stupid!

非常不礼貌）

Putuporshutup!

要么去做，不然闭嘴

Youeatwiththatmouth?

Youaredeadmeat，你死定了

Don'tyoudare!

=Howdareyou.

Don'tpushmearound.不要摆布我

=Youaresobossy（像老板一样）,Idon'tlikethat.

Youwanttostepoutside?

想去外面单挑吗？

=Doyouwanttopickafight?

I'mstudyingtheABCofEnglishgrammar.基础（知识）

fromAtoZ从头到尾自始自终

eg.IknowthewholestotyfromAtoZ

Igavethestrangerthedouble-o.仔细端详

likeQinthecorner不被重视却又不可或缺

eg.JackislikeQinthecornerinourteam.

IOU=Iownyou借据

eg.LastweekyoubrothergavemehisIOUfor$50.

OntheDL（downlow）秘密地，隐蔽地

eg.DuringtheWorldWar2,herunclewasarrestedontheDL.