2024届高考英语一轮复习俗语表达系列0202（共24组）清单

高考英语俗语表达 1.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. 2.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. 3.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