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1、常常用用英英语语俚俚语语a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush 一鸟在手,胜似二鸟在林a blank slate 干净的黑板新的一页,新的开始a bone to pick 可挑剔的骨头争端,不满a cat nap 打个盹儿a ouch potato 躺椅上的马铃薯懒鬼a headache 头痛麻烦事a knock out 击倒美得让人倾倒a load off my mind 心头大石落地a pain in the neck 脖子疼苦事a piece of cake 一块蛋糕小菜一碟,易事一件a shot in the dark 盲目射击瞎猜a s
2、inking ship 正在下沉的船a slap in the face 脸上挨了一耳光公然受辱a social butterfly 社交蝴蝶善于交际,会应酬的人a thorn in someones side 腰上的荆棘芒刺在背a turn coat 反穿皮袄的人叛徒a weight off my shoulders 放下肩头重担an ace up my sleeve 袖里的王牌ants in ones pants 裤裆里有蚂蚁坐立不安back in the saddle 重上马鞍重整旗鼓back on track 重上轨道改过自新backfire 逆火弄巧成拙,适得其反ball and c
3、hain 铁球铁链,甜蜜的枷老婆beat a dead horse 鞭打死马令其奔驰徒劳beaten by the ugly stick 被丑杖打过生得难看bet your life 把命赌上绝对错了better half 我的另一半big headed 大脑袋傲慢,自大bigger fish to fry 有更大的鱼要炸有更重要的事要办bite the bullet 咬子弹强忍痛苦birds of a feather flock together 羽毛相同的鸟总飞成一群物以类聚blow up in you face 在眼前爆炸事情完全弄砸了break a let 折断一条腿表演真实,演出成功
4、break the ice 破冰打破僵局brown nose 讨好,谄媚bull in a china shop 瓷器店里的蛮牛笨拙的人,动辄弄坏东西的人burst your bubble 扎破泡泡打破人的幻想,煞风景bury ones head in the sand 把头埋在沙里自欺欺人butterflies in my stomach 肚里有只蝴蝶心里紧张,七上八下buy the farm 买下农场归道山,死了cash in my chips 兑换筹码睡觉,就寝circle the wagons 把篷车围成一圈严阵以待clean up ones act 自我检点,自我改进come dow
5、n in sheets 整片整片地下倾盆大雨cross the line 跨过线做得太过分了cross that bridge when we come to it 到了桥头就过桥船到桥头自然直cut to the chase 抄捷径去追猎物不绕圈子,开门见山,单刀直入daily grind 例行苦事,每天得干的苦工days are numbered 来日无多dead center 正当中dead-end street 死路,死巷子domino effect 骨牌效应down to the wire 最后关头down under 南边常指面半球的澳洲downhill from here 从此都
6、是下坡路自此每况愈下drop the ball 掉了球失职empty nest 空巢儿女长大离家get hitched 拴起来结婚get off on the wrong foot 起步便错第一印象不佳get the ball rolling 让球滚起来动起手来goose bumps 鸡皮疙瘩hit the road 上路hold your horses 勒住你的马慢来hang somebody out to dry 把晾起来了把坑苦了in ones back pocket 在某人裤子后口袋里是某人的囊中之物in the dark 在黑暗中茫然,什么也不知道in the spotlight 站
7、在聚光灯圈里出风头its Greek to me 希腊文天书joined at the hip 连体婴死党,从不分开的两个人jump the gun 枪未响先偷跑抢先kick the bucket 踢水桶翘辫子kill two birds with one stone 一 箭双雕,一举两得last straw 最后一根稻草left a bitter taste in ones mouth 留下满嘴苦味留下不愉快的回忆light a fire under your butt 在屁股下点一把火促其行动light at the end of the tunnel 隧道末端的光一线希望like sho
8、oting fish in a barrel 桶里射鱼瓮中捉鳖ling winded 长舌,碎嘴Monday morning quarterback 星期一早晨的四分卫马后炮my old man 我的老头我父亲out of the pan and into the fire 跳出锅里,掉进火里每况愈下plenty of other fish in the sea 海里的鱼多得很天涯何处无芳草poker face 扑克面孔喜怒不形于色pop the question 提出大问题求婚pot calling the kettle black 锅嫌壶黑五十步笑百步punch your lights o
9、ut 揍得你两眼发黑put all of ones eggs in one basket 鸡蛋都放在一个篮子里孤注一掷put ones foot in ones mouth 把脚丫放进嘴里说错话了rob the cradle 劫摇篮老牛吃嫩草skate on thin ice 在薄冰上滑冰如履薄冰,身历险境skeleton in ones closet 壁橱里的骷髅不可告人的事skin and bones 皮包骨sleep on it 睡在上面考虑一晚上small talk 寒喧,闲聊smooth sailing 一帆风顺stab in the back 背后插刀遭人暗算stallion 千里
10、驹貌美体健的男人stud 种马貌美体健的男人swing for the fence 打全垒打take a hike 走路滚蛋until you are blue in the face 干到脸发青也是白干unwind 放松发条轻松下来up for grabs 大家有份up in the air 挂在空中悬而未决when hell freezes over 地狱结冰绝不可能的事weed out 除去杂草淘汰well rounded 全 能,全才when pigs fly 猪飞的时候绝不可能not lift a finger 连手指都不动一动袖手旁观wrapped around his/her l
11、ittle finger 化为绕指柔玩弄于股掌之间美国口语俚语 11.clock in 打卡Dont forget to clock in,otherwise you wont get paid.别忘了打卡,否则领不到钱;e on to 对.轻薄；吃豆腐Tanya slapped Bill after he came on to her.Tanya 在 Bill 对她轻薄之后打了他一巴掌;e easily 易如反掌Languages come easily to some people.语言学习对有些人来说易如反掌;4.dont have a cow 别大惊小怪Dont have a cow
12、Ill pay for the damages.别大惊小怪的我会赔偿损失的;5.push around 欺骗Dont try to push me around别想耍我美国口语俚语 21.keep ones shirt on 保持冷静Keep your shirt on.He didnt mean to offend you.Thats just theway he talks.保持冷静;那只是他说话的惯常方式,他并非有意要冒犯你;2.cool it 冷静一点Cool it.You are making me mad.冷静一点;你快把我逼疯了;3.joy ride 兜风Lets go for
13、a joy ride.让我们去兜兜风;4.rap 说唱乐Do you like rap musicI have trouble understanding the words.你喜欢说唱音乐吗 我听不太懂其中的歌词;5.red-letter day 大日子This is a red-letter day for Susan.She made her first sale to a veryimportant client.今天是 susan 的大日子;她和一个非常重要的客户做成了第一笔生意;美国口语俚语 31.go up in smoke 成为泡影Peters vacation plans w
14、ent up in smoke when a crisis arose in the office.办公室出了问题,peter 的假期泡汤了;2.hit the road 上路We should probably hit the road.Its going to take us two hours to get home.我们可能该上路了吧 到家的两个小时呢3.shape up 表现良好,乖Youd better shape up if you want to stay on.如果你还想留下来的话最好乖一点儿;4.scare the shit out of someone 吓死某人了Dont
15、 sneak up behind me like that.You scared the shit out of me.不要那样从后面突然吓我;你吓死我了;5.pull strings 运用关系 源于“拉木偶的线”He pulled some strings and managed to get us front row seats for the concert.他运用关系替我们拿到音乐会前排的位子;美国口语俚语 e again 再说一遍Come againI didnt quite understand what you said.再说一遍好吗 你刚说的话我不明白;e clean 全盘托出
16、,招供The criminal decided to come clean.罪犯决定供出事实;3.spring for 请客Let me spring for dinner.我来请客吃饭吧;4.spill the beans 泄漏秘密Dont spill the beans.Its supposed to be a secret.别说漏了嘴,这可是个秘密哦5.stick in the mud 保守的人Cathy is such a stick in the mud.She never wants to try anythingnew.Cathy 真保守,她从不想尝试新事物;美国口语俚语 51.
17、john 厕所I have to go to the john.Wait for me in the car.我要去厕所;在车里等我一下;2.keep in line 管束He needs to be kept in line.Hes too wild.他太野了,要好好管束一下;3.jump the gun 草率行事Dont jump the gun.We have to be patient for a while.不要草率行事;我们应该耐心等一会儿;4.jump to conclusion 妄下结论Dont jump to conclusion.We have to figure it o
18、ut first.不要妄下结论,先把事情搞清楚;5.lemon 次This car is a real lemon.It has broken down four times.这辆车真次,已经坏了四次了美国口语俚语 61.fishy 可疑的His story sounds fishy.We should see if its really true.他的故事听起来可疑;我们应该看看到底是不是真的;2.flip out 乐死了Chris flipped out when I told him that we won the game.我告诉克里斯我们赢了比赛时,他乐歪了;3.fix someon
19、e up 撮合某人I think Xixi and Macaulay would make a perfect couple.Lets fix themup.Haha,just kidding我想习习和 macaulay 会是理想的一对,我们来撮合他们吧;呵,开个玩笑,习习和 macaulay 不会生气吧：4.take a shine to 有好感He really likes you.There are very few people he takes a shine toright away.他真的喜欢你;他很少对人一见面就有好感的;5.third wheel 累赘,电灯泡You two
20、go on ahead.I dont want to be a third wheel.你们两个去好了,我不想当电灯泡;美国口语俚语 71.ripoff 骗人的东西What a ripoff The new car I bought doesnt work真是个骗人货我买的新车启动不了2.rock the boat 找麻烦Dont rock the boat Things are fine just the way they are.别找麻烦了,事情这样就够好了;3.blow it 搞砸了,弄坏了I blew it on that last exam.我上次考试靠砸了;4.in hot wat
21、er 有麻烦He is in hot water with his girlfriend recently.近段时间他跟女友的关系有点僵;5.put ones foot in ones mouth 祸从口出Wally is always saying such stupid thing.He has a real talent forputting his foot in his mouth.沃力尽说这种蠢话;他真有惹是生非的本事;美国口语俚语 81.flop 表演、电影等不卖座,失败The movie was a flop.Nobody went to see it.这部电影卖座率奇低,没有
22、人去看;2.drop in/by/over 随时造访Feel free to drop in anytime.Im usually home and Id love thecompany.欢迎随时来坐坐;我通常在家,也喜欢游人做伴;3.drop a line 写信Drop me a line 给我写信4.duck 躲闪,突然低下头Remind little Bobby to duck his head when he crawls under the tableso he wont hit his head.提醒小波比爬到桌下时要低头才不会受伤;5.go with the flow 随从大家的
23、意见Sharon is an easy-going person.She just goes with the flow.沙伦是个随和的人;人家怎么说,她就怎么做;美国口语俚语 91.act up 胡闹,出毛病The children started to act up as soon as the teacher left the room.老师一离开教室,孩子们就闹起来了;2.ad lib 即兴而作,随口编The comedian ad libbed most of his routine.那个喜剧演员大多是即兴表演;3.blah-blah-blah 说个不停All she does is
24、 go blah-blah-blah all night.她整夜说个不停;4.hit it off 投缘,一见如故They hit it off instantly and have been good friends ever since.他们一见面就很投缘,从此成了好朋友;5.zit 青春痘Why is it that every time I have a hot date,I break out with a big ziton my face为什么每次我有重要约会时,脸上都会冒出一个很大的青春痘呢美国口语俚语 101.put someone on the spot 让某人为难Dont
25、 put me on the spot like this.You know I cant give youconfidential information.别这样让我为难,你知道我不能给你机密资料的;2.racket 非法行业,挂羊头卖狗肉The police are determined to break up the racket.警方决定打击这个非法行业;3.have it good 享受得很She really has it good.Everybody caters to her every need.她真是享受得很,大家都依着他;4.dont knock it 不要太挑剔Don;
26、t knock it You wont be able to find another job that pays sowell.别挑剔了你未必可以找到另外一个待遇这么好的工作5.pig out 狼吞虎咽We pigged out on potato chips and cookies until our bellies ached.我们大吃薯条和曲奇,吃到肚子撑到痛为止;美国口语俚语 111.down in the dumps 垂头丧气The players were down in the dumps after their team lost thechampionship game.球
27、员输掉决赛哪一场后个个垂头丧气;2.horse around 嬉闹Weve horsed around long enough.Its time to get to work.我们闹够了,该去工作了;3.pass something up 放弃某事物You cant pass up this job.This kind of opportunity comes only oncein a lifetime.你不可错过这个工作;这种机会一辈子才有一次;4.go whole hog 全力以赴She went whole hog in planning he New Years Eve party.
28、她全心全力筹办新年晚会;5.shoo-in 长胜将军Theres no way he can lose.Hes a shoo-in.他不会输的,他是位长胜将军;美国口语俚语 121.get the ball rolling 开始Lets get the ball rolling.让我们开始吧;2.get on the ball 用心做If you hope to keep your job,youd better get on the ball and meetthe deadline.如果你还想要你的那份工作,你最好用心做,赶上最后期限3.lady-killer 帅哥Hes a real l
29、ady-killer.他是个不折不扣的帅哥;4.lay off 停止,解雇Lay off I dont need you to tell me what to do别再讲了我不需要你告诉我怎么去做5.knock it off=cut it off 停止Knock it off Im trying to get some sleep.别吵了我正想睡觉呢美国口语俚语 131.have a passion for 钟爱I have a passion for blue dresses.我钟爱蓝色的衣服;2.pep talk 打气,鼓励的话The coach gave his team a pep t
30、alk at half time,hoping to lead them to victory.教练在半场时候给球员们打起,希望将他们引上胜利之途;3.pick someones brains 请教某人I dont understand any of this medical terminology.Do you mind if I pick your brains since youreso knowledgeable in this area我对医学术语一无所知;你在这方面如此在行,我能不能请教你一下4.pass out 醉到了He passed out after three beers
31、.喝了三杯啤酒后他就醉倒了;5.way back 好久以前Weve been friends since way back.我们老早就是好朋友了;美国口语俚语 141.hit someone with a problem 让某人面对问题Im sorry to hit you with this problem.I dont know who else to turn to.很抱歉把这个问题抛给你,我不知道还可以找谁求助;2.have it bad for 狂恋He really has it bad for her,but she has no ideas.他狂恋着她,而她却不知道;3.hun
32、g over 宿醉未醒Dont disturb him.Hes still hung over from last night.别吵醒他,他宿醉仍未醒;4 has-been 过时的人或物Lisa is a has-been.No one will hire her any more.丽莎已经过时了;没人会再雇佣她;4.have a bone to pick with 有账要算I have a bone to pick with you.You still owe me the fifteen dollars you borrowed.我有账跟你算;你向我借的十五美金还没还呢美国口语俚语 151
33、.let the cat out of the bag 泄漏秘密I wont let the cat out of the bag.我不会泄漏秘密的;2.in the market for 想买,积极物色People are always in the market for something new and different.人们总想买点新奇的且与众不同的东西;3.meddle in 干涉,搅和Harold asked his boss stop meddling in his personal life.哈罗德要求老板别再干涉他的私生活;4.screw loose 脱线,神经不对头Bil
34、l must have a screw loose somewhere;hes acting really strangely.Bill 一定是哪根筋不对,他的行动真奇怪;5.sell someone on 以.说服某人She sold me on her idea.I think it will work.她用她的看法说服了我,我想那行得通;美国口语俚语 161.hang in there 忍耐一下Hang in there.Things will look up soon.忍耐一下;事情很快就会好转的;2.hands-off 无为而治,顺其自然He takes a hands-off ap
35、proach when it comes to raising his children.他用无为而治的方式教养小孩;3.gag me with a spoon 我快吐了Gag me with a spoon Please dont tell me such disgusting stories any more.我快吐了请别再说这么恶心的故事了;4.get a move on 赶快Get a move on.You cant park your car here.赶快你不能在这儿停车;5.cook up 想出He cooked up a wonderful way to surprise h
36、is wife on her birthday.他想出一个在他太太生日时让她惊喜的妙法;呵,女人心中的好丈夫美国口语俚语 171.roll with the punches 逆来顺受You have to roll with the punches if you want to survive in this business.如果你想在这一行生存下去的话,就得逆来顺受;2.right off the bat 立刻I was all prepared to put up a fight,but he gave in right off the bat.我正准备和他大打一场,但是他马上就投降了;
37、3.get ones feet wet 参与,开始做Its not good to concentrate all your efforts on just writing.You should get your feet wet andtrying painting or dancing.单单写作对你不好;你应该涉猎一下绘画或舞蹈;4.get after 盯着,责备Anns mother gets after her to hang up her clothes.安的妈妈盯着她,要她把衣服挂好;5.pan out 成功,奏效Unfortunately,the deal did not pan
38、 out.I lost a thousand dollars.这笔生意不幸没有成功,我损失了 1,000 美元;美国口语俚语 181.screw someone over 欺负某人After working in the office for ten years,Alice was fired for no apparent reason.How can theyscrew her over like that爱丽斯工作了十年之后,无缘无故被炒鱿鱼;他们怎么可以这样欺负她呢2.down to the wire 等到最后一刻才开始做事Peter always waits until the la
39、st minute to do his work.I could never leave it down to the wirelike that.彼得总是等到最后一刻才开始做事;我从不想他那样等到最后一刻才开始干;3.buck 抗拒You cant buck the system.你无法抗拒整个制度;4.blockhead 笨蛋Arnold is a blockhead if I ever saw one.阿诺德是我见过的最笨的人;5.blow the lid off 揭发丑闻That newspaper story blew the lid off the Senators illegal
40、 business deals.报纸的报道揭发了参议员的非法勾当;美国口语俚语 191.round up 集合Round everybody up.Its time for our business meeting.叫大家集合,开会时间到了;2.put someone up 留宿某人I can put you up for a couple of days.My apartment is big enough for two people.你可以在我这里住几天;我的公寓可以住两个人;3.take care of business 负责Whos going to take care of bus
41、iness while I am away我不在的时候谁负责4.take out on 拿出气Dont take your frustrations out on me.别把气出在我身上;5.hot stuff 大人物He thinks hes hot stuff.But everybody else thinks hes a jerk.他自以为了不得,但其他人认为他是个傻瓜;美国口语俚语 201.nitty-gritty 细节,基本情况Lets get down to the nitty-gritty.I want to hear what happens next.让我们来认真了解详细的情
42、况,我想知道后来发生了什么;2.no good 很糟This typewriter is no good.Every time I use it,the ribbon falls out.这台打字机很糟;每次已用,色带就掉下来;3.have someones number 清楚某人的底细,看穿某人She dare not do anything to me,I have her number.她不敢对我怎么样的,因为我对她的底细一清二楚;4.hot number 新鲜、迷人的人或事务,尤物Tom thinks Sherry is a hot number.Tom 认为 Sherry 是个尤物;
43、5.off the hook 逃脱,溜掉,不受罚Ill let you off the hook this time,but dont do that again.这次不罚你,下次不要这样干了;美国口语俚语 211.hunky-dory 没问题Everything here is hunky-dory.Dont worry.别担心,这里一切都没问题;2.I kid you not 我不骗你I kid you not.I saw this woman talking to her hand.我不骗你;我看见这个女人跟她的手说话;3.pop ones cork 大发脾气Ive never seen
44、 Teresa pop her cork before.I alwaysthought she was a very laid-back person.我从来没见过 Teresa 发脾气;我原来一直以为她是个好好小姐;4.poke ones nose into something 多管闲事Gladys is always poking her nose into other peoples business.I dont see how she has timeto take care of her own affairs.格拉迪斯总是爱管闲事,我不知道她怎么会有时间处理她自己的事;5.pul
45、l a fast one 欺骗He tried to pull a fast one on us,but we caught on before he got away with it.他想要欺骗我们,但在他阴谋得逞之前我们就知道了;美国口语俚语 221.beats me 我不知道Beats me.We havent learned that.我不知道;我们还没学过那个;2.beat it 走开Beat it Im busy right now.走开我现在正忙着;3.beat a dead horse 白费口舌,白费力气Ive already made up my mind.Theres no
46、 sense beating a dead horse.我已经下了决心,不要再白费口舌了;4.John Hancock 签名Put your John Hancock right here.请在这里签名;5.keep it under raps 保密Dont tell anyone about the party.Lets just keep it under eraps.不要吧晚会的事告诉任何人;这件事情不要泄漏出去;美国口语俚语 231.kick around 讨论；多考虑一下Lets kick around a few more proposals before we come to a
47、 final decision.我们最后决定之前多考虑几个方案吧;2.junkie 吸毒者The junkie stole money in order to buy more drugs.这名吸毒者为了买更多的毒品而偷钱;3.put away 大吃大喝Ive never seen anybody put away so much food and still look so thin.我从未见过这么能吃的人还这么瘦;4.put a move on 挑逗He tried to put the moves on her,but she turned him down.他想要挑逗她,但她拒绝了他;
48、5.put ones ass on the line 两肋插刀,不惜一切I put my ass on the line for you.I know youll do the same for me someday.我为你两肋插刀,我知道有朝一日你也会为我这么做;美国口语俚语 241.drag 讨厌What a drag Theres nothing to do here真是讨厌这里没什么可干的2.a drop in the bucket 沧海一粟The amount of money Mr.Howell spent on a new Rolls-Royce was just a drop
49、in the bucket comparedto his annual salary.豪威尔先生卖一辆辛劳斯莱斯汽车的钱和他的年薪相比不过是沧海一粟;3.drop dead 去死Suzy told Mike,“Drop dead”when he kept teasing her about her weight.麦克不停的取笑苏齐的体重时,苏齐说：“你去死吧”4.down and out 穷困潦倒Sarah was down and out after losing her job and her apartment.萨拉丢掉工作和房子后变得穷困潦倒;5.all that jazz 诸如此类H
50、e only cares about basketball,TV,girls,and all that jazz.他只关心篮球、电视、女孩这一类事情;美国口语俚语 251.know-it-all 万事通Grace is always correcting other people.She thinks shes a know-it-all.格雷斯总是在纠正别人,她觉得自己是万事通;2.kooky 古怪的That man is really kooky.He has fifty-three cats那个人真怪;他养了 53 只猫3.let someone have it 让某人好看Next ti