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Top-25 Idioms
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Introduction to Idiom
a group of words that has a special meaning that is different from the ordinary meaning of each separate word.
e.g. 'under the weather' is an idiom meaning 'ill’
(informal) if you are or feel under the weather, you feel slightly ill and not as well as usual 略有不适;不得劲
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1. beat around the bush
拐弯抹角地讲话;绕圈子
e.g. Stop beating about the bush and tell me what you want.
别绕来绕去了,告诉我你想要什么吧。
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2. the best of both worlds
两种(或多种)不同情况的优点;两全其美
e.g.
If you enjoy the coast and the country, you'll get the best of both worlds on this walk.
你要是喜欢海滨和乡村,那么这次散步你会一举两得。
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3. bite off more than you can chew 咀嚼
想一口吃成胖子;不自量力
e.g. Never bite off more than you can chew.
别自不量力。
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4. a blessing in disguise 化妆
因祸得福;祸中有福
e.g. Losing your job might turn out to be a blessing in disguise.
失业可能会因祸得福。
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5. don’t judge a book by its cover (can’t)
勿以貌取人;勿只凭外表判断
e.g. It’s not good to judge a book by its cover .
以貌取人可不好。
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6. give sb. the benefit of the doubt
(在证据不足的情况下)假定某人说实话,假定某人没有错
e.g. She may have been lying, but I felt I had to give her the benefit of the doubt.
她可能一直在撒谎,但我觉得我不得不假定她是无辜的。
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7. in the heat of the moment
一时冲动
e.g.
In the heat of the moment (=when feelings were very strong) Nick threatened to resign.
尼克一时冲动,扬言要辞职。
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8. kill two birds with one stone
一石二鸟,一举两得,一箭双雕
e.g. In this way you can kill two birds with one stone.
这样你就能达到一石二鸟的作用。
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9. let the cat out of the bag
(无意中)泄露秘密
e.g.
I wanted it to be a surprise, but my sister let the cat out of the bag.
我想给大家来个惊喜,可我妹妹却先说漏了嘴。
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10. miss the boat
错失良机
e.g.
If you don't buy now, you may find that you've missed the boat.
你如果现在不买,你会错失良机的。
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11. once in a blue moon
极少地;难得地;破天荒地
e.g.
It only happens like this once in a blue moon.
这样的情况是极为罕见的。
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12. take sth. with a grain of salt 颗粒 谷物
不完全相信;半信半疑
e.g.
If I were you, I’d take everything he says with a grain of salt.
如果我是你,我会对他说的每一句话都半信半疑。
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13. be up in the air
悬而未决
e.g.
Our travel plans are still up in the air.
我们的旅行计划尚未决定。
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14. stap someone in the back(用刀等锐器)刺,戳,捅
在某人背后捅刀子;陷害(或中伤)信任你的人
e.g.
It’s unkind of you to stap your partner in the back.
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15. lose your touch
不了解(某事),(与某事)很生疏
e.g.
I’m lost my touch with modern medicine.
我不懂现代医学。
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16. sit tight
留在原地不动;坚持立场,不改变主意
e.g.
1. Just sit tight – I'll be there in five minutes.
呆着别动 — 我五分钟后就到。
2. We're advising all our investors to sit tight till the market improves.
我们奉劝我们所有的投资者不要动摇,等待市场复苏。
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17. face the music
〔为自己的所为〕接受批评(惩罚)
e.g.
You’ll have to face the music if you’ve done wrong.
做了错事你就要受罚。
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18. rule of thumb
(根据实际经验的)粗略的数字(计算方法):
e.g.
As a general rule of thumb, children this age should not spend more than one hour on homework.
照理说,这个年龄的儿童家庭作业不应超过一个小时。
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19. look/feel like a million dollars
看起来有吸引力/感觉很愉快(精神)
e.g.
You look like a million dollars.
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20. get over something
从〔不愉快的经历〕中恢复
e.g.
She never got over the death of her son.
儿子的死,她一直没有想开。
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21. crunch time至关重要的
关键时刻,需要作出困难决定时:
e.g.
The crunch time came when my bank asked for my credit card back.
银行要收回我的信用卡,事情就变得非常紧急。
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22. get sth. out of your system
消除强烈的不快情绪:
e.g.
I was angry, so I went for a run to get it out of my system.
我非常愤怒,便去跑步来消气。
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23. get out of hand
失控
e.g.
The demonstration was getting out of hand.
示威游行开始失控。
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24. hang (on) in there
挺下去; 坚持到底:
e.g. Don't worry. Just hang on in there.
别担心,坚持到底。
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be raining cats and dogs 下倾盆大雨
as busy as a bee忙得不可开交
the elephant in the room 明摆着的难题;众所周知却避而不谈的事
be (strictly) for the birds 不重要;不实际
a cold fish 冷漠无情的人
pull something/a rabbit out of the hat突然提出解决方法;突施妙计
break wind 放屁
(as) right as rain 十分健康;状况奇佳
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(be/get) in the family way 怀孕;有喜
die laughing 觉得可笑(或有趣)
a dead duck 已失败(或注定要失败、毫无讨论价值)的计划(或事情等)
have your head in the clouds 心不在焉;走神''
on cloud nine 极其快乐;乐不可支
under a cloud 有嫌疑;被怀疑
the apple doesn’t fall (never falls) far from the tree 有什么样的父母就有什么样的儿女;上行下效
be out of your tree 因药物或酒精等)发疯,发傻
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fly/go out (of) the window 化为乌有;消失殆尽
go hat in hand (to somebody) 谦卑地要,恭敬地讨(尤指钱)
all hands on deck 总动员;全体出动
break a leg! (表示良好祝愿)祝你好运!(尤其指演员上台之前的祝愿)
do somebody’s head in 使某人因困惑或烦恼而生气
get/have cold feet 临阵胆怯;畏缩'
brass neck 自以为是;傲慢无理
(in) a month of Sundays 遥遥无期;根本不会发生
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be in/get into hot water 有麻烦;惹上麻烦
dead in the water (人或计划)失败,无成功希望
out of thin air 凭空;无中生有地
on the rocks (关系或生意)陷于困境,濒临崩溃
on the nose 准确地;确切地
in somebody’s face 批评某人,支使某人(使人恼火)
get your teeth into something 专注于,全力投入(有一定难度的事)
cook the books 篡改;杜撰;捏造
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down in the mouth 闷闷不乐;沮丧
like father, like son 有其父必有其子
take the bread out of somebody’s mouth 剥夺某人的生计;砸某人的饭碗
keep the wolf from the door 勉强度日;糊口
cry wolf 喊 “狼来了”;谎报险情;发假警报
get a monkey off your back 解除忧虑;排除困难
be in the same boat 处于同样的困境
push the boat out 挥霍享乐;铺张庆贺
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bottle it 不敢做;(中途)放弃,退缩
Rome wasn’t built in a day 罗马不是一天建成的;复杂的工作不会一蹴而就
when in Rome (do as the Romans do) 入乡随俗
float/walk on air (to feel very happy)欢天喜地;得意扬扬
walk the beat 在辖区值勤巡逻
anything goes 无奇不有;什么事都不新鲜
the bird has flown 要抓的人逃掉了
fly in the face of something 悍然不顾;公然违抗;与…相悖
go flying 跌倒;(尤指)绊了一跤
fly/go out (of) the window 化为乌有;消失殆尽
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go fly a/your kite 走开;别烦人;别插手
play chicken 比试胆量
beat about the bush 拐弯抹角地讲话;绕圈子(North American English beat around the bush)
Stop beating about the bush and tell me what you want. 别绕来绕去了,告诉我你想要什么吧。
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