2024届高考英语一轮复习俗语表达汇总清单

高考英语俗语表达 Rope ★rope of sand：形容不稳定、不牢固、不靠谱 例：I thought I finally had a strong bond with my mother, but it was just a rope of sand—she's left us once again. ★at the end of (one's) rope：穷途末路；崩溃的边缘；忍无可忍 例：The baby's been crying all morning, and I haven't slept properly in days. I'm just at the end of my rope! ★be on the ropes：濒于失败；处于困境 例：That team is definitely on the ropes—they're losing 10-1! ★give (someone) enough rope, and they will hang themselves：授绳与愚,愚能自傅；让某人自食其果 例：Don't interrupt him with questions. Just let him keep talking and he'll incriminate himself. Give him enough rope and see what happens. ★rope sb into doing：劝说某人做某事 例：I managed to rope a few friends into helping us move out on Saturday. ★show (one) the ropes：给某人传授技巧或经验 例：I know there's a lot to take in, but your partner has been here for over 10 years and will show you the ropes. ★money for old rope：轻松赚来的钱 例：I love working on bicycles, so this job will be money for old rope. Skin ★(all) skin and bone(s)：形容瘦得皮包骨 例：The children in the village were skin and bones by the time foreign aid arrived. ★be no skin off (one's) nose：对……不感兴趣/不关心；对……没难度/不构成威胁 例：Hey, it's no skin off my nose if you want to get a tattoo. I'm just saying that it's something you may regret someday. ★be soaked to the skin：浑身湿透 ★by the skin of teeth：差点儿没……；好不容易才；侥幸 例：I got through calculus class by the skin of my teeth. ★get under somebody's skin：惹怒某人；十分了解某人 例：I just can't stand Dean's voice, so everything he says gets under my skin. ★jump out of one's skin：吓得魂不附体 例：My goodness, I jumped out of my skin when that alarm went off in the middle of the night. ★run out of (one's) skin：形容投入精力或技巧，发挥得很好 例：You can tell that they ran out of their skin for the whole match, but they just couldn't secure a victory against the returning champions. Cry ★(if you) sing before breakfast, (you'll) cry before night：乐极生悲 ★a hue and cry：抗议；追捕犯人时的叫声；大声呼喊 ★raise a hue and cry：大声抗议；警告某人某事 例：The company's decision to send thousands of jobs overseas started a real