英語(yǔ)俚語(yǔ)大全精選
俚語(yǔ)，是指民間非正式、較口語(yǔ)的語(yǔ)句，是百姓在日常生活中總結(jié)出來(lái)的通俗易懂順口的具有地方色彩的詞語(yǔ)。下面是小編給大家?guī)?lái)的俚語(yǔ)大全，歡迎來(lái)閱讀參考，大家一起來(lái)看看吧。
英語(yǔ)俚語(yǔ)大全精選
fish in troubled waters渾水摸魚
don’t tell him that we need that material badly, he is good at fishing in troubled waters and will take advantage of it.
· make waves興風(fēng)作浪
everything went smoothly in her wedding ceremony, when her formal boyfriend came to make waves by drinking the bridegroom under the table.
· have a way with something/someone有應(yīng)付……的辦法
she will make a good teacher. she seems to have a way with even the most disobedient boy.
· pave the way for…為……鋪平道路
donation from every walks of life has paved the way for the hope project to proceed.
· talk turkey打開(kāi)天窗說(shuō)亮話
let’s talk turkey, see if you agree. i’ll get 55%of the share, and you’ll get the rest.
· not say uncle拒不認(rèn)錯(cuò)，不服輸
i don’t know when he has ever said uncle to anyone.
· take a dim view of…對(duì)……抱悲觀態(tài)度;不贊同
teachers in middle schools usually take a dim view of students’ talking up too many after-class activities.
· walk all over someone任意欺負(fù)某人
my neighbor walked all over me. he left rubbish in my door, stamped on my grass and wax my windows. i decided to fight back.
· drive someone to the wall把某人逼得走投無(wú)路
he hates learning foreign languages. but the challenging situation drives him to the wall. he decides to go to an evening class.
· drive someone up the wall把某人搞得心煩意亂
would you please turn down that rap music? it has driven me up the wall.
· be in hot water陷入困境
i’m sorry i can’t lend you money. i myself am in hot water.
· like water off a duck’s back滿不在乎，不起作用
i can do nothing about him. criticism rolls off like water off a duck’s back. it goes into his one ear and comes out of the other.
· meet one’s waterloo慘敗
the famous lawyer met his waterloo at the hands of a fledgling lawyer.
· keep a civil tongue in one’s head說(shuō)話有禮貌
a child is taught to keep a civil tongue in his head when he is small.
· blow one’s top勃然大怒
my neighbor blew his top when he saw his hedges were cut by someone.
· carry a torch for someone單方想念某人
though jane has been engaged with mr. hall, jimmy still carries a torch for her.
· have the midas touch有生財(cái)?shù)倪\(yùn)氣，手氣好
you’d better find rogers as you stock broker. he has the midas touch.
· be touch and go萬(wàn)分危險(xiǎn)
the patient is out of danger now, but it was touch and go for a while.
· throw in the towel認(rèn)輸
she tried to save their marriage by talking her husband out of taking drugs. but she finally threw in the towel.
· have the inside track for something處于有利的地位
i’m an art student. i don’t have the inside track for applying for that job.
· keep track of someone/something掌握……的情況
he is keeping track of all my old friends.
· be on a gravy train走運(yùn)，有賺錢的機(jī)會(huì)
you will be on a gravy train if you can get that antique. it is worth more money than it is offered.
· have a mind like a steel trap頭腦特別快
he has a mind like a steel trap. he can remember a new word even if he meets it once.
· bark up the wrong tree弄錯(cuò)目標(biāo)
the detective has been following the man for a week. but it turns out that he has barked up the wrong tree.
· be too quick on the trigger操之過(guò)急，行動(dòng)過(guò)于倉(cāng)促
you are always too quick on the trigger. you jump into his throat before he can explain.
· ask for trouble自找麻煩
are you asking for trouble by challenging the emphasis on qualities education. you are asking for trouble if you cheat in the exam.
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· blow one’s own trumpet自吹自擂
if you want to sell more, you should learn to blow your own trumpet.
· not give someone a tumble不理睬某人
though jackson has asked may to marry him for many times, she just won’t give him a tumble.
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