經(jīng)典英文俚語

1、經(jīng)典英文俚語 1.Its a hit. 這件事很受人歡迎。2.You hit the nail on the head. 你真是一言中的。3.Its all Greek to me. 我全不懂。4.Hes always on the go. 他永遠(yuǎn)是前進(jìn)的。5.Thats a good gimmick. 那是一個(gè)好辦法。6.He is a fast talker. 他老是說得天花亂墜。7.Whats the gag? 這里面有什么奧妙？8.Drop dead. 走開點(diǎn)。9.Whats eating you? 你有什么煩惱？10.He double-crossed me. 他出賣了我。11.It

2、s my cup of tea. 這很合我胃口。12.Oh,my aching back! 啊呀，天啊，真糟！13.Im beat. 我累死了。14.Ill back you up all the way. 我完全支持你。15.Its a lot of chicken feed. 這是小意思，不算什么。16.Cut it out.= Go on. =Knock it off. 不要這個(gè)樣子啦17.Do to hell. 滾蛋！18.Stop pulling my leg. 不要開我玩笑了。19.Dont jump on me. 不要跟我發(fā)火。20.No dice. 不行。21.He alway

3、s goofs off. 他總是糊里糊涂。22.So,you finally broke the ice. 你終于打破了僵局。23.Nuts! 胡說！24.He is a nut. 他有點(diǎn)神經(jīng)病。25.Its on the house. 這是免費(fèi)的。26.Dont panic. 不要慌啊！27.He is a phoney. 他是一個(gè)騙子。28.He was put on the spot. 他已經(jīng)給人打死了。29.Hes down and out. 他已經(jīng)完了。30.That will be the day. 要有這么一天就好了。 31.Dont push me. 別逼我。32.Dont g

4、ive me your attitude. 別跟我擺架子。33.Dont dream away your time. 不要虛度光陰。34.Dont you dare come back again? 你敢再回來！ 35.A flash in the pan. 曇花一現(xiàn)。36.He always likes to play a lone hand. 他喜歡單槍匹馬地去干。37.That boy never says uncle. 那個(gè)孩子的嘴特別硬。38.You rose to the bait. 你中圈套了。39.Play to the score. 見機(jī)行事。40.Im from Misso

5、uri. 你騙不了我。41.Hes a brain. 他可是個(gè)有頭腦的人。42.This draught occurs once in a blue moon. 這場(chǎng)旱災(zāi)是百年不遇的。43.How dare you! 你敢！44.In doing we learn. 經(jīng)一事，長(zhǎng)一智。1.Get off my back. 少跟我羅嗦。2.Keep your temper under control. 不要發(fā)脾氣。3.Thats enough of your back talk. 不許你回嘴。4.He is trying to cash in on me. 他想占我便宜。5.Dont chicke

6、n out.Be a man. 不要退縮了。6.Im hard up. 我經(jīng)濟(jì)很困難。7.Its full of hot air. 這是雷聲大雨點(diǎn)小。8.He told me to get lost. 他叫我走開。9.Whats in it for me? = Whats my cut? = Whats my share? 我有什么好處？10.I got a big kick out of it. 這件事真令我開心。(五)1.He kicked the bucket. 他已經(jīng)歸天。2.Oh!You are killing me! 笑死人了。3.He is an operator.(here i

7、t means a thief,a swindler,) 他是一個(gè)老滑頭。4.He passed out. 他已經(jīng)昏倒了！5.Dont be that way! 別那樣！6.You are casting pearls before swine. 你這是對(duì)牛彈琴。7.Example is better than precept. 身教勝于言傳。8.There is no one but hopes to be rich. 沒有人不想發(fā)財(cái)。9.He really has no guts. 他真的太沒骨氣了。10.He has a lot on the ball. 他很能干。(六)1.Wow,th

8、e car is awesome.Can I get a load of it? 哇，這車真是帥呆了。 我可以騎騎看嗎？2.Im totally maxed out. 我真是完全累壞了。3.Give me a hand. 幫我一下忙。4.Foot the bill. 付帳。5.Youre still wet behind the ears. 你還嫩點(diǎn)兒。6.He had racked his brain. 他已經(jīng)絞盡腦汁了。7.Our team gained the upper hand. 我們隊(duì)占上風(fēng)。8.There go the house lights. 劇院的燈光滅了。9.She ea

9、ts like a bird. 她飯量特別小。10.He got off on the wrong foot when he started doing. 他一開始就出師不利。(七)1.In her hometown ,she was a big fish in a small pond. 在她家鄉(xiāng)，她很了不起。2.He lives only a stones throw from here. 他住的地方離這兒只有一箭之遙。3.Our hopes were all gone. 我們的希望成泡影了。4.Go ahead with your plan.Im all for it. 進(jìn)行你的計(jì)劃吧，

10、我完全贊成。5.He has his faults,but all in all,he is a good guy. 他有不對(duì)的地方，但總的來說，他還是個(gè)不錯(cuò)的家伙。6.Your explanation is as clear as mud. 你的解釋一點(diǎn)都不清晰。7.Im really crazy about Michael Jacksons rock and roll. 我對(duì)麥克杰克遜的搖滾愛的發(fā)狂。8.Their opinions on art are simply for the birds. 他們對(duì)藝術(shù)的見解真是荒唐可笑。9.I told him to beat it. 我叫他走開。

11、10.I beat my brains (out) to get a job. 為了找尋工作，我傷透了腦筋。(八)1.When it comes to fishing,I beat him by miles. 講到釣魚，我比他棒的多。2.Tell me whats your beef? 你抱怨什么？3.Ill come back before you know it. 我很快就回來。4.Please behave yourself before the guests. 在賓客面前你檢點(diǎn)一點(diǎn)。5.He is the man behind the curtain(scenes). 他是幕后人物。6

12、.You need to make a case for your suggestions before you can get them approved. 在你的建議得到批準(zhǔn)之前，你必須提出充分的理由。7.Dont tell others.Let sleeping dogs lie. 不要告訴別人。莫惹是非。8.Its in Gods hands and we have prepared for the worst. 聽天由命吧，我們已經(jīng)做最壞的準(zhǔn)備了。9.When I knew I just being hired ,I jumped out of my skin. 當(dāng)我被錄用時(shí)，我簡(jiǎn)直

13、欣喜若狂。10.The whole team was in the doghouse because they lost the game. 由于輸?shù)舯荣?，整?duì)都陷入困境。(九)1.I looked high and low for my pen. 我到處找我的鋼筆。2.He got to know the ins and outs of the accidents. 他終于弄清了事件的前因后果。3.He left his wife high and dry. 他拋棄了他的妻子。4.If you remain stuck-up,they will often try to pull your

14、leg. 假如你還是目中無人的話，他們會(huì)常常想愚弄你的。5.How can we know whether a person is on the up and up by his appearance! 從一個(gè)人的外表我們?cè)趺茨苤浪翘孤实哪兀?.Hell be out and about very soon. 他很快就能到戶外活動(dòng)了。7.He will not turn the cold shoulder on me when I am in trouble. 他不會(huì)在我困難時(shí)疏遠(yuǎn)我。8.Its no use talking to him ,youll only waste your br

15、eath. 和談?wù)勗挍]有一點(diǎn)用處，你只是在白費(fèi)唇舌。9.You gave me an awful pain in the neck. 你真讓我覺得討厭。10.The lummox has loused up their companys whole business. 那個(gè)傻大個(gè)兒把公司的買賣搞的一團(tuán)糟。(十)1.When he asked me to marry him , I felt in a bind. 當(dāng)他向我求婚時(shí)，我感到很窘迫。2.She knows her beans in working. 她在工作方面很精通。3.In his speech Mr.Brown laid str

16、ess on the sagacity of cats. 布朗先生在他的講座里強(qiáng)調(diào)了貓的靈性。4.The criminal tried to grasp at a straw by feigning mental disorder. 罪犯裝瘋，企圖抓住一根救命稻草。5.Since he is as silly as a goose , he will not get a promotion. 既然他如此的不開竅，他肯定得不到提升的。6.The mayor really made a slip of the tongue! 市長(zhǎng)可真是說溜了嘴了！7.Johns friends said he w

17、as mistaken , but he stood his ground. 約翰的朋友都說他錯(cuò)了，可是他仍然堅(jiān)持己見。8.You can trust him , for hes honest through and through. 你可以信任他，他是真正誠(chéng)實(shí)的。9.Trying to study a lesson for one class during another class is like robbing Peter to pay Paul. 在一節(jié)課中讀另一節(jié)課的功課等于是拆東墻補(bǔ)西墻。10.Facing his enemy , he had to play it by ear.

18、 面隊(duì)敵人，他只有隨機(jī)應(yīng)變了。(十一)1.He is in a jam. 他可糟了。2.I will make it up to you. 我一定會(huì)補(bǔ)償你的。3.To me it is just peaputs. 對(duì)我來講，這太不值得了。4.You dont have a care in the world. 你不知人間煩惱為何物。5.I smelled a smell of cooking. 我聞到了燒菜做飯的味道。6.He ran his horse up the hill. 他策馬跑上小山。7.Cant you do anything right? 成事不足，敗事有余。8.Dont na

19、g me! 別在我面前嘮叨！9.I dont know what has set my nerves on edge these days. 這幾天不知是什么把我搞的心煩意亂的。10.With things as such ,well have to let things slide. 事到如今，我們也只好順其自然了。(十二)1.Let bygones be bygones.We are still friends. 讓過去的過去吧，我們還是好朋友。2.No big talk with me.I have your number. 別跟我瞎吹了，我又不是不了解你底細(xì)。3.I am the ap

20、ple of my grandmas eye. 我是姥姥的掌上明珠。4.I wouldnt freeload. 我可不愿意白吃白喝別人。5.I didnt know.I was only a shot in the dark. 我不知道。那只是我瞎猜的。6.Why should you always like to rib others? 你為什么總拿別人開心？7.They drove the car and went out for a spin. 他們開車到外面兜風(fēng)去了。8.There must be someone who had put him up to that. 肯定有人慫恿他去

21、干那件事。9.Give me a break。 饒了我吧。10.Take a hike! 哪兒涼快哪兒歇著去吧。(十三)1.Get over yourself. 別自以為是。2.Get the hell out of here. 滾開。3.I detest you. 我恨你。4.Youre away too far. 你太過分了。5.Youve ruined everything. 全都讓你搞砸了。6.Youre a pain in the ass. 你這討厭鬼。7.Youre a joke. 你真是一個(gè)小丑。8.Youre impossible. 你真不可救藥。9.Youre an assh

22、ole. 你這缺德鬼。10.Youre a jerk. 你是個(gè)廢物/混球。(十四)1.Really?Youre so bad! 真的嗎？你真棒！2.Someday,when your ship comes in ,youll build your dream house. 總有一天，當(dāng)你有錢時(shí)，你會(huì)建造你夢(mèng)想的家。3.Someday youre going to have to face the music for your actions. 總有一天，你將不得不承擔(dān)自己的行為所帶來的后果。4.We could make beautiful music together. 我們也許會(huì)是和諧幸福

23、的一對(duì)兒。5.Ill speak aganist anything I know to be wrong. 我會(huì)對(duì)所有我認(rèn)為不對(duì)的事情直言不諱。6.Its supposed to start 6:30 sharp,but I doubt it will. 應(yīng)該是六點(diǎn)半整的，但是我覺得夠嗆。7.The brothers differ from each other in their interests. 這幾個(gè)兄弟各有所好。8.Stone has always had a crush on baby. 石頭一直在愛著寶貝。 9.I am sick of always waiting for yo

24、u! 你老讓我等你，真是煩透了。10.Id like to repair our differences. 我愿意消除一下我們之間的分歧。(十五)1.This experience will make me show my true color. 這種經(jīng)歷將使我暴露我的本性。2.As far as policy is concerned ,I have to say something. 談到政策，我得說幾句。3.They are only too delighted to accept the invitation. 他們非常樂意接受邀請(qǐng)。4.He has a nice sum of mon

25、ey put away. 他存了一大筆錢。5.He dare not tell us his evil conduct. 他不敢告訴我們他的罪行。6.This joke has gone a little too far. 這個(gè)玩笑開得有點(diǎn)過火了。7.You should have a mind of your own. 你必須有自己的主見。8.He is heavily insured against death. 他給自己投了巨額的人身保險(xiǎn)。9.Close the door after you ,please. 請(qǐng)隨手關(guān)門。10.Dont pull the chairs about,boy

26、s! 不要把椅子拖來拖去，孩子們！(十六)1.He is capable of any crime. 他什么樣的壞事都能干得出來。2.I have no direction ,I just go wherever the winds blows. 我沒有方向，只是隨風(fēng)到處飄。3.He struck his attacker on the ear. 他打了那個(gè)攻擊者一耳光。4.I have a bottomed-down mind. 我是個(gè)沒什么獨(dú)到見解的人。5.Mind your own business! 管好你自己的事！6.Im a man of my word. 我是個(gè)講信用的人。7.L

27、ook at this mess! 看看這爛攤子！8.Every time I see you ,you leave me out in the cold. 每次我見到你，你都不理睬我。9.I hope your idea takes wings. 我希望你的想法成真。10.If the shoe fits ,wear it. 如果是真的就承認(rèn)吧。(十七)1.Id do anything to see you crack a smile. 為了博得你的一笑，我情愿做任何事。2.If you dont want to lose me,youd better lay it on the line.

28、 如果你不想失去我，就最好一五一十地告訴我。3.Ive had enough of your garbage. 我聽膩了你的廢話。4.Im not going to put up with this! 我再也受不了啦！5.He is about to explode. 他的肺都快要?dú)庹恕?.I only have eyes for you. 我只在乎你。7.I havent got a good house,but Ill keep a good house. 我沒有好的房子，但是我會(huì)招待周到的。8.He won a monkey at the horse races. 他在跑馬中贏了500

29、美元。9.I wish that you would put your cards on the table. 我希望你干脆把話挑明。10.Love is photogenic.It needs darkness to develop. 愛情就象照片，需要大量的暗房時(shí)間來培養(yǎng)。(十八)1.You are a dreamboat. 你是位（異性所追求的）理想人選。2.Tell me your story,Im all ears. 告訴我你的故事，我洗耳恭聽。3.Have you ever seen your old fame? 你還見過你的舊情人嗎？4.I cant burn the candl

30、e at both ends forever. 我不能永遠(yuǎn)這么消耗精力。5.You are always trying to get my goat. 你總是想惹我發(fā)火。6.You swept me off my feet. 你使我神魂顛倒。7.Ive been dying to meet you. 我非常非常想見到你。8.We will take a chance on the weather and have the party outdoors. 我們將冒天氣的險(xiǎn)在室外聚會(huì)。9.Never say die.Try again and youll probably succeed. 別灰心

31、，再試一次，你會(huì)成功的。10.Just cool your heels! 好了，安靜會(huì)兒吧！(十九)1.She seems like a cold fish. 她看上去冷冰冰的。2.Im so surprised that you have the face to do so! 你怎么有臉做出這樣的事!3.Im only waiting for the green light from you. 我在等您的允許.4.Mary wanted to buy that painting by Picasso,but another millionaire beat her to the draw.

32、瑪麗想買畢加索的那幅畫,不過另一個(gè)百萬富翁捷足先登了。5.Work on the construction site was at full blast. 建筑工地的工作已經(jīng)全面展開。6.The judge will put him behind bars for at least two years. 法官最少也會(huì)判他坐兩年牢。7.He suddenly realized that he had been made a monkey of by his opponents. 他突然發(fā)現(xiàn)自己被對(duì)手給耍了。8.The fighter planes saved our necks. 空軍的戰(zhàn)斗機(jī)保

33、全了我們的生命。9.Mind you eye! 當(dāng)心！10.He sat there without turning an eyelash. 他泰然自若地坐在那邊。(二十)1.Drop me a line! 寫封信給我。2.Youd better look before you leap. 你最好三思而后行。3.Draw your chair up to the table. 把你的椅子拉到桌子旁邊來。4.I lost the door key about here. 我在這附近掉了門鑰匙。5.Im fed up. 我厭倦了。6.He has a remarkable memory. 他有驚人

34、的記憶力。7.He walks with a quick pace. 他快步走路。8.She used to learn everything by rote. 她過去總是死記硬背。9.I cant help it. 我沒辦法。10.Pull over! 把車子開到旁邊。(二十一)1.At heart,hes very nice. 實(shí)際上，他是個(gè)善良的人。2.Once or twice a month we live it up. 我們一個(gè)月有一兩次過享樂的生活。3.Wed better hit the road or well be late. 我們最好早點(diǎn)上路吧，不然要遲到了。4.I ca

35、nt go out.I have to hit the book. 我不能出去，我還要預(yù)習(xí)功課。5.I hear this book sells like hot cakes. 我聽說現(xiàn)在這書很暢銷。6.It was touch and go for a while. 有段時(shí)間形勢(shì)相當(dāng)危急。7.Im not a spring chicken any more. 我不再是沒經(jīng)驗(yàn)的人。8.Dont take it to heart. 別往心里去。9.He who seizes the right moment is the right man. 誰把握機(jī)遇就能心想事成。10.So that exp

36、lains it. 原來如此。(二十二)1.Im all fingers and thumbs this mornings. 今天早上我的手怎么這么笨呢？2.He gave me a black look. 他惡狠狠地看了我一眼。3.They treated us white. 他們公平地對(duì)待我們。4.Im a chair zucchini. 我是個(gè)電腦迷。5.John took out a loan to pay his tuition. 約翰貸款交付學(xué)費(fèi)。6.All set? 一切妥當(dāng)？7.Fresh! 好有型.8.Encore! 再來一次。9.Gorgeous! 美極了。10.Farew

37、ell! 再見啦。(二十三)1.Never cackle till your egg is laid. 事未完成莫夸耀。2.The good seaman is known in bad weather. 驚濤駭浪，方顯英雄本色。3.She is coming on to you. 她對(duì)你有意思。4.He will give me cradle-to-grave protection. 他將保護(hù)我一生一世。5.She is as mild as a dove. 她很溫和。6.Some things rub them the wrong way. 他們被惹怒了。7.He has never re

38、sted on his laurels. 他從不滿足目前的成就。8.The news came as a bombshell. 這個(gè)消息猶如晴天霹靂。9.These are more than old wives´ tales. 這些可不是無稽之談。10.Thatll save your skin. 那可幫你度過難關(guān)。(二十四）1.Theyre a barrel of laughs. 他們很搞笑。 2.This movie was just a hype. 這部電影完全是在炒作。3.He is really on the ball. 他真的思路很敏捷。4.They help mak

39、e it less of a dog´s life. 他們幫忙改善生活。5.We look forward to the dawn of better days. 我們期待好日子的來臨。6.You young devils spawn！ 你這小鬼！7.So far so good. 目前為止，一切都好。8.Lets forgive and forget. 盡棄前嫌。9.Over my dead body! 休想！10.I just keep my head above water. (生活)還湊合！(二十五)1.Early rising makes for good health.

40、 早起有助于身體健康。2.It rained at intervals this month. 這個(gè)月不時(shí)地下雨。3.You owe me one. 你欠我一個(gè)人情。4.Thats always the case 習(xí)以為常了。5.Youd better wise up. 放聰明點(diǎn)。6.It slipped my mind. 我忘了。7.Dont sell yourself short. 別看輕自己。8.Dont give me a hard time! 別跟我過不去好不好！9.Ill put everything in black and white! 我會(huì)把所有事情白紙黑字寫清楚。10.I&

41、acute;m mad about Bruce Lee. 我迷死李小龍了。(二十六)1.Let´s find a happy medium. 我們還是找一個(gè)折衷的辦法。2.Tom always gets cold feet. 湯姆總是裹足不前。3.You´re laying it on thick. 你過獎(jiǎng)了。4.You´ve jumped on the bandwagon. 隨大流。5.I think youve put your finger on it. 你說到點(diǎn)子上了。6.Great minds think alike. 英雄所見略同。7.You s

42、hould give him a piece of your mind. 你該向他表達(dá)你的不滿。8.I am up to my ears in work. 我忙的不可開交。9.I am an exam jitter. 我一考試就緊張。10.I fast a day every week. 我每周絕食一天。(二十七)1.Could you fill in for him? 你能代替他嗎？2.It´s on me this time. 這次我請(qǐng)客。3.Clothes make the man. 人要衣裝。4.I´m not good at speaking off the

43、cuff. 我不擅長(zhǎng)即興演講。5.I´ll buy it. 我贊成。6.I share your enthusiasm. 謝謝關(guān)心（不耐煩的)。7.You can eat and drink your fill. 你可以盡情的吃，盡情的喝。8.He may show up soon. 他馬上就回來。9.You set me up! 你出賣我！10.My mouth is watering. 我流口水了。(二十八)1.Don´t play the goat. 不要胡鬧。2.Theyre a barrel of laughs. 他們很搞笑。3.Every bad has s

44、ome good. 壞事情也有好的一面。4.He got savoir faire. 言行得體。5.I blinded with science. 無言以對(duì)。6.Whats gotten into you？ 你怎么了？7.She Jumped down my throat. 她生氣地批評(píng)我。8.I think I get the drift. 我知道了。9.Please bend the rules at times. 請(qǐng)網(wǎng)開一面。10.Variety is charming. 豐富多彩就是美。1.Lets put a roof over ones head. 咱們找個(gè)地方安頓吧。2.I ge

45、t the drift. 我明白。3.I really need to blow off some steam! 我得舒緩一下壓力。4.I am always punctual. 我總是很準(zhǔn)時(shí)。5.It is up in the air. 懸而未決。6.Lets forgive and forget. 讓我們盡棄前嫌。7.If I were in your shoes，I wouldnt do it that way. 如果我是你的話，我不會(huì)那樣做的。8.What a good deal! 真便宜！9.This is in way over my head. 對(duì)我而言這實(shí)在太難了。10.His

46、 argument doesn´t hold water. 他的論點(diǎn)站不住腳。(三十)1.You were cheating me from the word go. 從頭到尾你都在騙我。2.Spill ones guts！ 說出實(shí)情。3.Two of a trade never agree. 同行是冤家。4.What snacks do you like best？ 你最喜歡什么零食？5.I like raisins and kebabs. 葡萄干和肉串。 :)6.The mad cat took a piss here and there. 這只瘋貓到處小便。7.For the

47、 old time sake，please give me a hand this time. 看在舊日關(guān)系的面子上，請(qǐng)幫我這一回。8.A close call！ 太危險(xiǎn)了。9.It is righteous！ 真是酷斃了。 10.Its only wishful thinking. 這只是一廂情愿的想法。(三十一)1.No fear! 不會(huì)的！or肯定沒有這種可能性！2.She has two left feet. 她總是笨手笨腳的。3.She is a knock out. 她美得讓人傾倒。4.It slipped my mind. 我忘了。5.I have a sweet tooth.

48、我喜歡吃甜食。6.Try to have a mind of your own. 做有主見的人。7.Youve got a point there 你說得挺有道理的。8.When do you hope to start a family? 你希望什么時(shí)候生第一個(gè)孩子呢？ （是不是誤以為問什么時(shí)候成家呢：）9.I cant see you quickly enough. 我巴不得盡快見你。10.You dont say so! 竟有這樣的事！or我沒聽錯(cuò)吧！(三十一)1.No,I won;t lend you the money,youve had it! 不， 我不會(huì)把錢借給你的， 你別指望

49、了！2.Looking out upon the sea of faces,Mr.A delivered a touching speech. 望著一片人山人海的聽眾，A先生發(fā)表一篇?jiǎng)尤说难菡f。3.They slip out one by one and I was left holding the baby. 他們一個(gè)個(gè)都跑掉了，剩下我來抱孩子。4.Mr.Nixon said,we tow countries have common interests over and above our differences. 尼克松先生說：“我們兩國(guó)出了有分歧，也有共同利益。” （注：over and

50、 above 沒有在之上的意思，它相當(dāng)于besides.）5.Youd better take yourfingers out. 你最好現(xiàn)在就動(dòng)手。(not 別插手)6.To my joy,my son knows a thing or two about Italian. 使我高興的是，我兒子對(duì)意大利語還很精通哩。7.His speech was given a warm reception by the crowd. 他的講話受到了群眾的熱烈反對(duì)。8.That cat jumps. 形勢(shì)清楚了。9.A series of volcanic eruptions developed along the fault. 一系列的火山爆發(fā)正在斷層帶醞釀。10.Im afraid I cant let you. 恐怕我不能答應(yīng)你。(三十二)1.How could he be so two-faced? 他怎么能這么陰一套陽一套的？2.That politician cries wolf in every speech he m