常用英语俚语.doc

常用英语俚语a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush 一鸟在手，胜似二鸟在林 a blank slate 干净的黑板（新的一页，新的开始） a bone to pick 可挑剔的骨头（争端，不满） a cat nap 打个盹儿 a ouch potato 躺椅上的马铃薯（懒鬼） a headache 头痛（麻烦事） a knock out 击倒（美得让人倾倒） a load off my mind 心头大石落地 a pain in the neck 脖子疼（苦事） a piece of cake 一块蛋糕（小菜一碟，易事一件） a shot in the dark 盲目射击（瞎猜） a sinking ship 正在下沉的船 a slap in the face 脸上挨了一耳光（公然受辱） a social butterfly 社交蝴蝶（善于交际，会应酬的人） a thorn in someones side 腰上的荆棘（芒刺在背） a turn coat 反穿皮袄的人（叛徒） a weight off my shoulders 放下肩头重担 an ace up my sleeve 袖里的王牌 ants in ones pants 裤裆里有蚂蚁（坐立不安） back in the saddle重上马鞍（重整旗鼓） back on track重上轨道（改过自新） backfire逆火（弄巧成拙，适得其反） ball and chain 铁球铁链，甜蜜的枷（老婆） beat a dead horse 鞭打死马令其奔驰（徒劳） beaten by the ugly stick 被丑杖打过（生得难看） bet your life 把命赌上（绝对错了） better half 我的另一半 big headed 大脑袋（傲慢，自大） bigger fish to fry 有更大的鱼要炸（有更重要的事要办） bite the bullet 咬子弹（强忍痛苦） birds of a feather flock together 羽毛相同的鸟总飞成一群（物以类聚） blow up in you face 在眼前爆炸（事情完全弄砸了） break a let 折断一条腿（表演真实，演出成功） break the ice 破冰（打破僵局） brown nose 讨好，谄媚 bull in a china shop 瓷器店里的蛮牛（笨拙的人，动辄弄坏东西的人） burst your bubble 扎破泡泡（打破人的幻想，煞风景） bury ones head in the sand把头埋在沙里（自欺欺人） butterflies in my stomach肚里有只蝴蝶（心里紧张，七上八下） buy the farm买下农场（归道山，死了） cash in my chips兑换筹码（睡觉，就寝） circle the wagons把篷车围成一圈（严阵以待） clean up ones act自我检点，自我改进 e down in sheets整片整片地下（倾盆大雨） cross the line 跨过线（做得太过分了） cross that bridge when we e to it 到了桥头就过桥（船到桥头自然直） cut to the chase 抄捷径去追猎物（不绕圈子，开门见山，单刀直入） daily grind 例行苦事，每天得干的苦工 days are numbered 来日无多 dead center 正当中 dead-end street 死路，死巷子 domino effect 骨牌效应 down to the wire 最后关头 down under 南边（常指面半球的澳洲） downhill from here 从此都是下坡路（自此每况愈下） drop the ball 掉了球（失职） empty nest 空巢（儿女长大离家） get hitched 拴起来（结婚） get off on the wrong foot 起步便错（第一印象不佳） get the ball rolling 让球滚起来（动起手来） goose bumps 鸡皮疙瘩 hit the road 上路 hold your horses 勒住你的马（慢来） hang somebody out to dry 把晾起来了（把坑苦了） in ones back pocket 在某人裤子后口袋里（是某人的囊中之物） in the dark 在黑暗中（茫然，什么也不知道） in the spotlight 站在聚光灯圈里（出风头） its Greek to me 希腊文（天书） joined at the hip 连体婴（死党，从不分开的两个人） jump the gun 枪未响先偷跑（抢先） kick the bucket 踢水桶（翘辫子） kill two birds with one stone一 箭双雕，一举两得 last straw 最后一根稻草 left a bitter taste in ones mouth 留下满嘴苦味（留下不愉快的回忆） light a fire under your butt 在屁股下点一把火（促其行动） light at the end of the tunnel 隧道末端的光（一线希望） like shooting fish in a barrel 桶里射鱼（瓮中捉鳖） ling winded 长舌，碎嘴 Monday morning quarterback 星期一早晨的四分卫（马后炮） my old man 我的老头（我父亲） out of the pan and into the fire 跳出锅里，掉进火里（每况愈下） plenty of other fish in the sea 海里的鱼多得很（天涯何处无芳草） poker face 扑克面孔（喜怒不形于色） pop the question 提出大问题（求婚） pot calling the kettle black 锅嫌壶黑（五十步笑百步） punch your lights out 揍得你两眼发黑 put all of ones eggs in one basket 鸡蛋都放在一个篮子里（孤注一掷） put ones foot in ones mouth 把脚丫放进嘴里（说错话了） rob the cradle 劫摇篮（老牛吃嫩草） skate on thin ice 在薄冰上滑冰（如履薄冰，身历险境） skeleton in ones closet 壁橱里的骷髅（不可告人的事） skin and bones 皮包骨 sleep on it 睡在上面（考虑一晚上） small talk 寒喧，闲聊 smooth sailing 一帆风顺 stab in the back 背后插刀（遭人暗算） stallion 千里驹（貌美体健的男人） stud 种马（貌美体健的男人） swing for the fence 打全垒打 take a hike 走路（滚蛋） until you are blue in the face 干到脸发青（也是白干） unwind 放松发条（轻松下来） up for grabs 大家有份 up in the air 挂在空中（悬而未决） when hell freezes over 地狱结冰（绝不可能的事） weed out 除去杂草（淘汰） well rounded全 能，全才 when pigs fly 猪飞的时候（绝不可能） not lift a finger 连手指都不动一动（袖手旁观） wrapped around his/her little finger 化为绕指柔（玩弄于股掌之间）美国口语俚语（1）1. clock in 打卡 Dont forget to clock in,otherwise you wont get paid. 别忘了打卡，否则领不到钱。 2. e on to 对.轻薄；吃豆腐 Tanya slapped Bill after he came on to her. Tanya在Bill对她轻薄之后打了他一巴掌。 3. e easily 易如反掌 Languages e easily to some people. 语言学习对有些人来说易如反掌。 4. dont have a cow别大惊小怪 Dont have a cow! Ill pay for the damages. 别大惊小怪的！我会赔偿损失的。 5. push around 欺骗 Dont try to push me around! 别想耍我！美国口语俚语（2）1. keep ones shirt on保持冷静 Keep your shirt on. He didnt mean to offend you. Thats just the way he talks. 保持冷静。那只是他说话的惯常方式，他并非有意要冒犯你。 2. cool it冷静一点 Cool it. You are making me mad. 冷静一点。你快把我逼疯了。 3. joy ride兜风 Lets go for a joy ride. 让我们去兜兜风。 4. rap说唱乐 Do you like rap music? I have trouble understanding the words. 你喜欢说唱音乐吗？我听不太懂其中的歌词。 5. red-letter day大日子 This is a red-letter day for Susan. She made her first sale to a very important client. 今天是susan的大日子。她和一个非常重要的客户做成了第一笔生意。 美国口语俚语（3）1. go up in smoke成为泡影 Peters vacation plans went up in smoke when a crisis arose in the office. 办公室出了问题，peter的假期泡汤了。 2. hit the road上路 We should probably hit the road. Its going to take us two hours to get home. 我们可能该上路了吧？到家的两个小时呢！ 3. shape up表现良好，乖 Youd better shape up if you want to stay on. 如果你还想留下来的话最好乖一点儿。 4. scare the shit out of someone吓死某人了 Dont sneak up behind me like that. You scared the shit out of me. 不要那样从后面突然吓我。你吓死我了。 5. pull strings运用关系 （源于“拉木偶的线”） He pulled some strings and managed to get us front row seats for the concert. 他运用关系替我们拿到音乐会前排的位子。美国口语俚语（4）1. e again 再说一遍 e again? I didnt quite understand what you said. 再说一遍好吗？你刚说的话我不明白。 2. e clean 全盘托出，招供 The criminal decided to e clean. 罪犯决定供出事实。 3. spring for 请客 Let me spring for dinner. 我来请客吃饭吧。 4. spill the beans 泄漏秘密 Dont spill the beans. Its supposed to be a secret. 别说漏了嘴，这可是个秘密哦！ 5. stick in the mud 保守的人 Cathy is such a stick in the mud. She never wants to try anything new. Cathy真保守，她从不想尝试新事物。美国口语俚语（5）1. john厕所 I have to go to the john. Wait for me in the car. 我要去厕所。在车里等我一下。 2. keep in line管束 He needs to be kept in line. Hes too wild. 他太野了，要好好管束一下。 3. jump the gun草率行事 Dont jump the gun. We have to be patient for a while. 不要草率行事。我们应该耐心等一会儿。 4. jump to conclusion妄下结论 Dont jump to conclusion. We have to figure it out first. 不要妄下结论，先把事情搞清楚。 5. lemon次 This car is a real lemon. It has broken down four times. 这辆车真次，已经坏了四次了！美国口语俚语（6）1. fishy 可疑的 His story sounds fishy. We should see if its really true. 他的故事听起来可疑。我们应该看看到底是不是真的。 2. flip out 乐死了 Chris flipped out when I told him that we won the game. 我告诉克里斯我们赢了比赛时，他乐歪了。 3. fix someone up 撮合某人 I think Xixi and Macaulay would make a perfect couple. Lets fix them up. (Haha,just kidding 我想习习和macaulay会是理想的一对，我们来撮合他们吧。（呵，开个玩 笑，习习和macaulay不会生气吧？：） 4. take a shine to 有好感 He really likes you. There are very few people he takes a shine to right away. 他真的喜欢你。他很少对人一见面就有好感的。 5. third wheel 累赘，电灯泡 You two go on ahead. I dont want to be a third wheel. 你们两个去好了，我不想当电灯泡。 美国口语俚语（7）1. ripoff 骗人的东西 What a ripoff! The new car I bought doesnt work! 真是个骗人货！我买的新车启动不了！ 2. rock the boat 找麻烦 Dont rock the boat! Things are fine just the way they are. 别找麻烦了，事情这样就够好了。 3. blow it 搞砸了，弄坏了 I blew it on that last exam. 我上次考试靠砸了。 4. in hot water 有麻烦 He is in hot water with his girlfriend recently. 近段时间他跟女友的关系有点僵。 5. put ones foot in ones mouth 祸从口出 Wally is always saying such stupid thing. He has a real talent for putting his foot in his mouth. 沃力尽说这种蠢话。他真有惹是生非的本事。美国口语俚语（8）1. flop （表演、电影等）不卖座，失败 The movie was a flop. Nobody went to see it. 这部电影卖座率奇低，没有人去看。 2. drop in/by/over 随时造访 Feel free to drop in anytime. Im usually home and Id love the pany. 欢迎随时来坐坐。我通常在家，也喜欢游人做伴。 3. drop a line 写信 Drop me a line! 给我写信！ 4. duck 躲闪，突然低下头 Remind little Bobby to duck his head when he crawls under the table so he wont hit his head. 提醒小波比爬到桌下时要低头才不会受伤。 5. go with the flow 随从大家的意见 Sharon is an easy-going person. She just goes with the flow. 沙伦是个随和的人。人家怎么说，她就怎么做。 美国口语俚语（9）1. act up 胡闹，出毛病 The children started to act up as soon as the teacher left the room. 老师一离开教室，孩子们就闹起来了。 2. ad lib 即兴而作，随口编 The edian ad libbed most of his routine. 那个喜剧演员大多是即兴表演。 3. blah-blah-blah 说个不停 All she does is go blah-blah-blah all night. 她整夜说个不停。 4. hit it off 投缘，一见如故 They hit it off instantly and have been good friends ever since. 他们一见面就很投缘，从此成了好朋友。 5. zit 青春痘 Why is it that every time I have a hot date, I break out with a big zit on my face? 为什么每次我有重要约会时，脸上都会冒出一个很大的青春痘呢？ 美国口语俚语（10）1. put someone on the spot 让某人为难 Dont put me on the spot like this. You know I cant give you confidential information. 别这样让我为难，你知道我不能给你机密资料的。 2. racket 非法行业，挂羊头卖狗肉 The police are determined to break up the racket. 警方决定打击这个非法行业。 3. have it good 享受得很 She really has it good. Everybody caters to her every need. 她真是享受得很，大家都依着他。 4. dont knock it 不要太挑剔 Don;t knock it! You wont be able to find another job that pays so well. 别挑剔了！你未必可以找到另外一个待遇这么好的工作！ 5. pig out 狼吞虎咽 We pigged out on potato chips and cookies until our bellies ached. 我们大吃薯条和曲奇，吃到肚子撑到痛为止。美国口语俚语（11）1. down in the dumps垂头丧气 The players were down in the dumps after their team lost the championship game. 球员输掉决赛哪一场后个个垂头丧气。 2. horse around嬉闹 Weve horsed around long enough. Its time to get to work. 我们闹够了，该去工作了。 3. pass something up放弃某事物 You cant pass up this job. This kind of opportunity es only once in a lifetime. 你不可错过这个工作。这种机会一辈子才有一次。 4. go whole hog全力以赴 She went whole hog in planning he New Years Eve party. 她全心全力筹办新年晚会。 5. shoo-in长胜将军 Theres no way he can lose. Hes a shoo-in. 他不会输的，他是位长胜将军。 美国口语俚语（12）1. get the ball rolling开始 Lets get the ball rolling.让我们开始吧。 2. get on the ball用心做 If you hope to keep your job, youd better get on the ball and meet the deadline. 如果你还想要你的那份工作，你最好用心做，赶上最后期限！ 3. lady-killer帅哥 Hes a real lady-killer. 他是个不折不扣的帅哥。 4. lay off停止，解雇 Lay off! I dont need you to tell me what to do! 别再讲了!我不需要你告诉我怎么去做！ 5. knock it off=cut it off停止 Knock it off! Im trying to get some sleep. 别吵了！我正想睡觉呢！ 美国口语俚语（13）1. have a passion for钟爱I have a passion for blue dresses.我钟爱蓝色的衣服。2. pep talk打气，鼓励的话The coach gave his team a pep talk at half time, hoping to lead them to victory.教练在半场时候给球员们打起，希望将他们引上胜利之途。3. pick someones brains请教某人I dont understand any of this medical terminology. Do you mind if I pick your brains since youre so knowledgeable in this area?我对医学术语一无所知。你在这方面如此在行，我能不能请教你一下？4. pass out醉到了He passed out after three beers.喝了三杯啤酒后他就醉倒了。5. way back好久以前Weve been friends since way back.我们老早就是好朋友了。美国口语俚语（14）1. hit someone with a problem让某人面对问题Im sorry to hit you with this problem. I dont know who else to turn to. 很抱歉把这个问题抛给你，我不知道还可以找谁求助。2. have it bad for狂恋He really has it bad for her, but she has no ideas.他狂恋着她，而她却不知道。3. hung over宿醉未醒Dont disturb him. Hes still hung over from last night.别吵醒他，他宿醉仍未醒。4 has-been过时的人或物Lisa is a has-been. No one will hire her any more.丽莎已经过时了。没人会再雇佣她。4. have a bone to pick with有账要算I have a bone to pick with you. You still owe me the fifteen dollars you borrowed.我有账跟你算。你向我借的十五美金还没还呢！美国口语俚语（15）1. let the cat out of the bag 泄漏秘密 I wont let the cat out of the bag. 我不会泄漏秘密的。 2. in the market for 想买，积极物色 People are always in the market for something new and different. 人们总想买点新奇的且与众不同的东西。 3. meddle in 干涉，搅和 Harold asked his boss stop meddling in his personal life. 哈罗德要求老板别再干涉他的私生活。 4. screw loose脱线，神经不对头 Bill must have a screw loose somewhere; hes acting really strangely. Bill一定是哪根筋不对，他的行动真奇怪。 5. sell someone on 以.说服某人 She sold me on her idea. I think it will work. 她用她的看法说服了我，我想那行得通。美国口语俚语（16）1. hang in there忍耐一下Hang in there. Things will look up soon.忍耐一下。事情很快就会好转的。2. hands-off无为而治，顺其自然He takes a hands-off approach when it es to raising his children.他用无为而治的方式教养小孩。3. gag me with a spoon我快吐了Gag me with a spoon! Please dont tell me such disgusting stories any more.我快吐了！请别再说这么恶心的故事了。4. get a move on赶快Get a move on. You cant park your car here.赶快！你不能在这儿停车。5. cook up想出He cooked up a wonderful way to surprise his wife on her birthday.他想出一个在他太太生日时让她惊喜的妙法。 （呵，女人心中的好丈夫！）美国口语俚语（17）1. roll with the punches逆来顺受You have to roll with the punches if you want to survive in this business.如果你想在这一行生存下去的话，就得逆来顺受。2. right off the bat立刻I was all prepared to put up a fight, but he gave in right off the bat.我正准备和他大打一场，但是他马上就投降了。3. get ones feet wet参与，开始做Its not good to concentrate all your efforts on just writing. You should get your feet wet and trying painting or dancing.单单写作对你不好。你应该涉猎一下绘画或舞蹈。4. get after盯着，责备Anns mother gets after her to hang up her clothes.安的妈妈盯着她，要她把衣服挂好。5. pan out成功，奏效Unfortunately, the deal did not pan out. I lost a thousand dollars.这笔生意不幸没有成功，我损失了1，000美元。美国口语俚语（18）1. screw someone over欺负某人After working in the office for ten years, Alice was fired for no apparent reason. How can they screw her over like that?爱丽斯工作了十年之后，无缘无故被炒鱿鱼。他们怎么可以这样欺负她呢？2. down to the wire等到最后一刻才开始做事Peter always waits until the last minute to do his work. I could never leave it down to the wire like that.彼得总是等到最后一刻才开始做事。我从不想他那样等到最后一刻才开始干。3. buck抗拒You cant buck the system.你无法抗拒整个制度。4. blockhead笨蛋Arnold is a blockhead if I ever saw one.阿诺德是我见过的最笨的人。5. blow the lid off揭发（丑闻）That newspaper story blew the lid off the Senators illegal business deals.报纸的报道揭发了参议员的非法勾当。美国口语俚语（19）1. round up集合Round everybody up. Its time for our business meeting.叫大家集合，开会时间到了。2. put someone up留宿某人I can put you up for a couple of days. My apartment is big enough for two people.你可以在我这里住几天。我的公寓可以住两个人。3. take care of business负责Whos going to take care of business while I am away?我不在的时候谁负责？4. take out on拿出气Dont take your frustrations out on me.别把气出在我身上。5. hot stuff大人物He thinks hes hot stuff. But everybody else thinks hes a jerk.他自以为了不得，但其他人认为他是个傻瓜。美国口语俚语（20）1. nitty-gritty细节，基本情况Lets get down to the nitty-gritty. I want to hear what happens next.让我们来认真了解详细的情况，我想知道后来发生了什么。2. no good很糟This typewriter is no good. Every time I use it, the ribbon falls out.这台打字机很糟。每次已用，色带就掉下来。3. have someones number清楚某人的底细，看穿某人She dare not do anything to me, I have her number.她不敢对我怎么样的，因为我对她的底细一清二楚。4. hot number新鲜、迷人的人或事务，尤物Tom thinks Sherry is a hot number.Tom认为Sherry是个尤物。5. off the hook逃脱，溜掉，不受罚Ill let you off the hook this time, but dont do that again.这次不罚你，下次不要这样干了。美国口语俚语（21）1. hunky-dory没问题Everything here is hunky-dory. Dont worry.别担心，这里一切都没问题。2. I kid you not我不骗你I kid you not. I saw this woman talking to her hand.我不骗你。我看见这个女人跟她的手说话。3. pop ones cork大发脾气Ive never seen Teresa pop her cork before. I always thought she was a very laid-back person.我从来没见过Teresa发脾气。我原来一直以为她是个好好小姐。4. poke ones nose into something多管闲事Gladys is always poking her nose into other peoples business. I dont see how she has time to take care of her own affairs.格拉迪斯总是爱管闲事，我不知道她怎么会有时间处理她自己的事。5. pull a fast one欺骗He tried to pull a fast one on us, but we caught on before he got away with it.他想要欺骗我们，但在他阴谋得逞之前我们就知道了。美国口语俚语（22）1. be