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常见俚语、习语归类
(一)与颜色相关的
a green hand新手
开绿灯
be in the blues情绪低落,抑郁不乐
once in a blue moon千载难逢;极为罕见
black dog忧郁、不开心的人
out of the blue出乎意料;突然
black sheep害群之马;败家子
red-letter day纪念日;喜庆的日子
give the green light to,..给予批准;为…see red大发脾气;大怒
(二)与食物相关的
a bowl of cherries精彩的:绝妙的
not have a bean没钱
a piece of cake容易做的事
not one's cup of tea不是某人感兴趣或喜爱
be out of bread失业
的东西
dead meat处境艰难;倒大霉
pie in the sky难以实现的事:幻想的事
eat humble pie认错:道歉
the apple of one'seye掌上明珠;心爱物
full of beans精力充沛的
the salt of the earth社会精英:高尚的人
go/sell like hot cakes畅销
top banana领袖;大老板
(三)与动物相关的
a bear garden嘈杂的场所
have bigger fish to fry有更重要的事要办
a bull in a china shop笨拙莽撞的人
hold your horses慢慢来
a top dog优胜者
like a duck to water轻而易举,毫无困难
a willing horse积极工作的人
not have a dog's chance毫无机会;绝无可能
be for the birds不重要:不实际
put/set the cat among the pigeons引起麻烦;
beat a dead horse白费力气
招惹是非
duck soup容易处理的问题
the lion's share最大(或最好)的一份
eat like a horse吃得很多
when pigs fly绝不可能
have a cow发火:焦虑不安
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(四)与身体部位相关的
be all ears聚精会神地听
lend an ear to..倾听
be run off one's feet非常忙碌
lose one's heart to..爱上…
be up to one's ears/eyes in sth.忙于
My heart is in my mouth.我的心提到了嗓子
bite one's tongue off后悔自己说过的话
眼儿。(我很紧张,很害怕。)
Break a leg!祝你好运!
not see eye to eye with sb.与某人看法不一致
cost an arm and a leg付出昂贵代价;花费
one's heart is not in sth.对某事不感兴趣
很大
on one's hands由某人负责
down in the mouth闷闷不乐:沮丧
on the nose准确地;确切地
follow your nose往前直走:跟着感觉走;凭直
pull one'sleg和…开玩笑
觉行事
put one's best foot forward竭尽全力:全力
get one's feet wet参与;开始做
以赴
get/put sb.'s back up惹恼某人
put one's foot down坚决制止:执意反对
give sb.a hand帮助某人
sb.'s face is like thunder/sb.has a face like
give sb.the cold shoulder对某人冷淡
hunder某人怒气冲冲
have a head for sth.擅长某事
stand on one'sowm(two)feet自立;独立
have a sweet tooth爱吃甜食
have butterflies in one's stomach心慌:紧张
take sth.to heart对某事感到烦恼;十分
have one's heart set on sth.渴望;一心想要
介意…
hold one's tongue保持缄默
to one's fingertips完全;十足
keep an eye on,,.照看:留意:密切注视
under one's feet阻碍,妨碍(工作等):碍手
keep a still tongue in one's head守口如瓶
碍脚
leave a bad taste in the mouth留下坏印象
work hand