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· Take it out on someone拿别人出气
The boy was reprimanded by his father. He took it out on his ball.
· An old wives’ tale无稽之谈
Do you think the existence of life on Mars is an old wives’tale?
· Be the talk of the town满城风雨
The death of the Princess Diana has been the talk of the town.
· Leave a bad taste in someone’s mouth给人留下坏印象
Once I went to a famous university. But the untidy campus left a bad taste
in my mouth.
· Crocodile tears假惺惺的眼泪
Some of my business partners came to comfort me when I lost almost
everything in one bad deal.
· Lose one’s temper发脾气
You don’t have to lose your temper about trifle things.
· Through thick and thin有甘也有苦
The couple have gone through thick and thin for many years.
· Have another think coming大错特错
If you think I’m easily taken in, you are having another think coming.
· Thin-skinned神经过敏
She is so thin-skinned that, whenever we talk about something in a low
voice, she will think we are referring to her.
· Jump down someone’s throat严厉训斥某人
The boy saved a girl from the river and went back home. Seeing him all
through, his mother jumped down his throat.
· Stick out like a sore thumb特别扎眼
I hate my big nose. It sticks out like a sore thumb.
· Be all thumbs笨手笨脚
I just learned to type. I was all thumbs.
· Turn thumbs down on…不赞成……，反对……
The boss turned thumbs down on the new on promotion scheme.
· Twiddle one’s thumbs无所事事
Why do we have to work overtime while people in PR department are twiddling
their thumbs?
· Beat someone’s time with someone勾引别人的女朋友
He is strange. He doesn't go steady with any girl, but enjoys beating
others’ time with their girlfriend.
301——315
· On the tip of someone’s tongue就早嘴边上
A man in black came to ask about my son’s whereabouts. My words were on the
tip of someone’s tongue when I found the man had a gun inside his pocket.
· Hold one’s tongue保持沉默
I can no longer hold my tongue when I see so many wild animals have become
extinct.
· Keep a civil tongue in one’s head说话有礼貌
A child is taught to keep a civil tongue in his head when he is small.
· Blow one’s top勃然大怒
My neighbor blew his top when he saw his hedges were cut by someone.
· Carry a torch for someone单方想念某人
Though Jane has been engaged with Mr. Hall, Jimmy still carries a torch for
her.
· Have the Midas touch有生财的运气，手气好
You’d better find Rogers as you stock broker. He has the Midas touch.
· Be touch and go万分危险
The patient is out of danger now, but it was touch and go for a while.
· Throw in the towel认输
She tried to save their marriage by talking her husband out of taking
drugs. But she finally threw in the towel.
· Have the inside track for something处于有利的地位
I’m an Art student. I don’t have the inside track for applying for that
job.
· Keep track of someone/something掌握……的情况
He is keeping track of all my old friends.
· Be on a gravy train走运，有赚钱的机会
You will be on a gravy train if you can get that antique. It is worth more
money than it is offered.
· Have a mind like a steel trap头脑特别快
He has a mind like a steel trap. He can remember a new word even if he
meets it once.
· Bark up the wrong tree弄错目标
The detective has been following the man for a week. But it turns out that
he has barked up the wrong tree.
· Be too quick on the trigger操之过急，行动过于仓促
You are always too quick on the trigger. You jump into his throat before he
can explain.
· Ask for trouble自找麻烦
Are you asking for trouble by challenging the emphasis on qualities
education. You are asking for trouble if you cheat in the exam.
316——330
· blow one’s own trumpet自吹自擂
If you want to sell more, you should learn to blow your own trumpet.
· Not give someone a tumble不理睬某人
Though Jackson has asked May to marry him for many times, she just won’t
give him a tumble.
· Talk turkey打开天窗说亮话
Let’s talk turkey, see if you agree. I’ll get 55%of the share, and you’ll
get the rest.
· Not say uncle拒不认错，不服输
I don’t know when he has ever said uncle to anyone.
· Take a dim view of…对……抱悲观态度;不赞同
Teachers in middle schools usually take a dim view of students’ talking up
too many after-class activities.
· Walk all over someone任意欺负某人
My neighbor walked all over me. He left rubbish in my door, stamped on my
grass and wax my windows. I decided to fight back.
· Drive someone to the wall把某人逼得走投无路
He hates learning foreign languages. But the challenging situation drives
him to the wall. He decides to go to an evening class.
· Drive someone up the wall把某人搞得心烦意乱
Would you please turn down that Rap music? It has driven me up the
wall.
· Be in hot water陷入困境
I’m sorry I can’t lend you money. I myself am in hot water.
· Like water off a duck’s back满不在乎，不起作用
I can do nothing about him. Criticism rolls off like water off a duck’s
back. It goes into his one ear and comes out of the other.
· Meet one’s Waterloo惨败
The famous lawyer met his Waterloo at the hands of a fledgling lawyer.
· Fish in troubled waters浑水摸鱼
Don’t tell him that we need that material badly, He is good at fishing in
troubled waters and will take advantage of it.
· Make waves兴风作浪
Everything went smoothly in her wedding ceremony, when her formal boyfriend
came to make waves by drinking the bridegroom under the table.
· Have a way with something/someone有应付……的办法
She will make a good teacher. She seems to have a way with even the most
disobedient boy.
· Pave the way for…为……铺平道路
Donation from every walks of life has paved the way for the Hope Project to
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