英语常用谚语、短语.docx

Abandon the sinking shipAbandon oneself to sth.I have no money about meIts about finished About turn! about face!向后转be all abroad 感到莫名其妙/离题at home and abroad 国内外in the absence of (人)不在时 外出期间be absorb in 全神贯注于see over 见下页see above 见上文in the abstract 抽象地 大体而言 理论上abstracted = absent-mindedabuse ones power 滥用权力meet with an accident accident insurance 事故保险academic 学术的 academy 专科学校 学会 研究院accent 重音 强调Hes an old hand at it.Hows your old man? 你父亲怎么样Be it ever so humble ,theres no place like home. Agree like cats and dogs . 完全不和All time is no time is no time when it is past.As a dog with two tails. 非常开心As well be hanged for a sheep as for a lamb. 一不做二不休As you made your bed ,you must lie in it.自作自受At the eleventh hour. 在最后时刻Barking dogs seldom bite.Business is business .公事公办Let bygones be bygones.既往不咎Gold cant be pure and man cant be perfect.Misfortune maybe an actual blessing. 塞翁失马，焉知非福Use brawn rather brain 有勇无谋A real man never goes back on his words.君子一言 驷马难追Nothing beats failure but a try.All the people who work hard dont succeed, but the only one who succeed are those who work hard.Let the cat out of the bag. 泄密Fight dog, fight bear. 打个青红皂白 一决雌雄Every dog has its day .Faith will move mountains.精诚所至金石为开Great minds thinks alike. 英雄所见略同Has the cat got your tongue？ 为什么不吭声Its good to learn at another mans cost . 前车之鉴Its ill to waken sleeping dog. 别惹麻烦，别多管闲事 It takes two to make a quarrel. 一只碗不响Lead a dogs life 过着穷困潦倒的生活Lookers-on see most of the game. 旁观者清More haste ,less speed. 欲速则不达Move heaven and earth 想尽一切办法Not have a dogs chance. 毫无机会Return to ones sheep/muttons. 回到本题 See naples and die. 不到黄河不死心Send somebody to the chair 把送上死刑台Teach the dog to bark 多此一举The morning sun never lasts. 好景不长The water that bears boats is the same that swallows it up . 水能载舟亦能覆舟There is no smoke without fire .Where theres life ,theres hope. 留得青山在不愁没柴烧After meat ,mustard; after death ,doctor.As is over but shouting .大势已去All lay load on the willing horse . 人善被人欺，马善被人骑Birds of a feather flock together .物以类聚World is but a little place, after all.Light come ,light go . 易得易失Six feet of earth makes all man equal . 墓穴之中 人人平等Born with a silver spoon in his mouth .生在富贵人家Have but few friends ,though many acquaintances . 结交可以多 朋友应宜少not be keen about 对不热衷 eg. I like traverling but not very keen about flying .under the weather 身体不适 eg. She said that she wasnt sick , but just feeling under the weather. think the world of 喜欢 eg. Its obvious that they think the world of their son. make ones mark 出名 eg. Shes very young but shes already been making her mark on the world. pop the question 求婚 eg. He finally popped the question after three years of waiting. take a liking to 爱好 eg.He never had taken much of a liking to cats. hit it off 志趣相投 eg. Unfortunately, i dont really hit it off with my boss. have a good mind to 考虑做 或许会 eg.She said she had had a good mind to stay at home and nurse her cold ,but she came to work anyway. in good hands 得力助手 eg. Mrs.Thmpson is a excellent nurse so you are really in good hands . give one the jitters 使某人精神紧张 或者害怕 eg. His monster costume (恐怖的装扮）gave her the jitters everytime she looked at him . nothing to write home about 不值得一提 eg.The scenery is nothing to write home about . a long way from 绝非是 差远着 eg. I am still a long way from finishing my homework . stand one up 让某人等待 失约 eg. Last night was the third time that she stood me up for dinner . get a move on 赶快 eg.I wish you could get a move on ,Ive been waiting for an hour . in the same breath 同时 eg.He said he hated hot weather and in the same breath mentioned he was going to Thailand . make a last minute dash 最后冲刺 eg. He sat in front of TV all morning and then right before we had to leave,he made a last minute dash to get ready . not to put it past one 相信某人会 eg. She said she wouldnt to put it past him to cheat on the exam .她相信她会在考试中作弊 on top of 了如指掌 eg。 Shes so busy herself , but shes always on top of what all her friends are doing . hold on to 紧抓住 eg. Youll fall out of the tree , if you dont hold on to that branch . to be a breeze 轻而易举的 eg, The test was a breeze ! I got one hundred percent . blow ones top 发脾气 eg. Dont blow you top over such a silly mistake . get at 暗示 eg. He seemed to be getting at something but she didnt know what it was . put one up 允许某人逗留在某人家里 eg. If we cant find a place to stay , my friends said they would put us up for a few nights . in twos ans threes 三三两两 eg. To practise English conversation ,the teacher had the students sit in twos and threes . hang around 闲逛 eg. His mother is always telling him to stop hanging around in bars but he doesnt listen . close call 九死一生 eg. Did you see how close that car came to hitting that little boy? That sure was a close call . bite the bullet 忍耐 eg. Although the pain was eccruciating, Paul just had to bite the bullet until help arrived . like cats and dogs 激烈地 eg. You dont want to go outside now ,do you ? Its still raining like cats and dogs . down in dumps 沮丧 忧虑 eg. Steves really been down in the dumps ever since his girl friend left him . have ones hands full 非常忙碌 eg. Im sorry I cant help you right now because I have my hands full . born yesterday 易上当的 eg. You must think I was born yesterday if Id believe that phony（虚假的）excuse ! scare the pants off of one 惧怕 eg. Riding on the Ferris wheel（摩天轮）scares the pants off of me . let sb. in on sth. 把某事泄露给某人 让某人参与某事 eg. -Jeff is asking a lot of questions about the trip . -May be we should let him in on our plans . be skeptical about 对感到怀疑 eg. Maria was skeptical about the strengers offer to help her . give someone the ax. 解雇 eg. The boss gave him the ax. for coming to work late . icing on the cake 好上加好 eg. Its just the icing on the cake . 那真是锦上添花 off-colored 低俗的 低级的 eg. I felt Peters manners were a little off-colored . lay off sth. 停止做某事 eg. I really need to lay off fast food . I am gaining weight . beat it =go away 滚开 eg. He kept bothering me ,and I finally told him to beat it . What are you driving at ? 你是什么意思 up to ones ears 专心于 埋首于 eg. She had been up to her ears doing laundry all day long . over ones dead body 除非我死 eg. Over my dead body will he ever step foot in the house again . not feeling so hot 不舒服 eg.Im not feeling so hot ,so Ill go to bed early . rotten to the core 糟糕透了 eg. That guy went from bad to worse , hes rotten to catch his breath . for the birds 糟糕透了 eg. Living in a big city like this one is strictly for the birds . sleep on it 考虑 eg. Jame was very impressed with the offer ,but still wanted to sleep on it before making a final decision. wolf down 狼吞虎咽 eg.Because she had oversleep ,Ann had to wolf down her breakfast in the test-cab on the way to work . the munches 胃口不断 eg. I always get the munches (想吃东西）whenever Im studing . step to ones toes 冒犯别人 eg.A good politician （政治家）knows how to always say the right thing at the right time and never step on anyones toes . fill someone in 告诉某人 eg.Could you fill me in on what happened at Evas party ? under a cloud 被遗弃 eg. Johnson ran into heavy debt ,and was under a cloud .His friends didnt dare lend him any more . under ones thumb 被控制 eg. My mother always tells me what to do .I really feel under her thumb . He is wearing two hats . 身兼两职 take sth. with a grain of salt 对某事有保留 持怀疑态度 eg. Id like to take it with a grain of salt . You are in for a treat .= Youll like it . small beer 1 口味较淡的啤酒 2 少量啤酒 3 比喻 规模或格局不大的事物或自以为了不起的人 eg. He thinks no small beer of himself. have got to /have got = gotta (口语）I gotta go .= I must go .Gotta match ?= Have you got a match. wanna = want to gonna = going to kinda = kind of eg.Im feeling kind of tired . 有点儿 eg.- Do you like red wine ? - Yes ,kind of . 在某种程度上， 可以这么说