常見英語俚語詞典(按字母)
a bird in the hand is worth two the bush 一鳥在手,勝似二鳥在林
a blank slate 干凈的黑板(新的一頁,新的開始)
a bone to pick 可挑剔的骨頭(爭端,不滿)
a cat nap 打個盹兒
a chip off the old block 大木頭上砍下來的小木片(子肖其父)
a chip on one's shoulder 肩頭的木片(自卑感,因為自卑而愛找別人麻煩;喜歡向人挑釁)
a ouch potato 躺椅上的馬鈴薯(懶鬼)
a cake walk 走去吃糕(易事)
a headache 頭痛(麻煩事)
a knock out 擊倒(美得讓人傾倒)
a load off my mind 心頭大石落地
a nut 傻子,瘋子
a pain in the neck 脖子疼(苦事)
a piece of cake 一塊蛋糕(小菜一碟,易事一件)
a pig 豬玀
a shot in the dark 盲目射擊(瞎猜)
a short fuse 引線短(脾氣火爆)
a sinking ship 正在下沉的船
a slam dunk 灌籃(輕而易舉的事)
a slap in the face 臉上挨了一耳光(公然受辱)
a smoke screen 煙幕
a social butterfly 社交蝴蝶(善于交際,會應(yīng)酬的人)
a stick in the mud 爛泥中的樹枝
a thick skin 厚臉皮
a thorn in someone's side 腰上的荊棘(芒刺在背)
a turn coat 反穿皮襖的人(叛徒)
an uphill battle 上坡作戰(zhàn)(在逆境中求勝)
a weight off my shoulders 放下肩頭重?fù)?dān)
ace 得滿分(得到完美的結(jié)果)
all ears 全是耳朵(洗耳恭聽)
all thumbs 滿手都是大拇指(笨手笨腳)
an ace up my sleeve 袖里的王牌
an open and shut case明顯的事件
ants in one's pants 褲襠里有螞蟻(坐立不安)
back in the saddle重上馬鞍(重整旗鼓)
back on track重上軌道(改過自新)
backfire逆火(弄巧成拙,適得其反)
ball and chain 鐵球鐵鏈,甜蜜的枷(老婆)
beat a dead horse 鞭打死馬令其奔馳(徒勞)
beaten by the ugly stick 被丑杖打過(生得難看)
beggar can't be choosers 討飯的談不上挑三揀四
bet on it 下這一注穩(wěn)贏(有把握,無疑)
bet your life 把命賭上(絕對錯了)
better half 我的另一半
between a rack and a hard place 進退維谷(前有狼后有虎)
big headed 大腦袋(傲慢,自大)
bigger fish to fry 有更大的魚要炸(有更重要的事要辦)
bite off more than one can chew 貪多嚼不爛
bite the bullet 咬子彈(強忍痛苦)
birds of a feather flock together 羽毛相同的鳥總飛成一群(物以類聚)
blow up in you face 在眼前爆炸(事情完全弄砸了)
bologna 胡說,瞎說
break a let 折斷一條腿(表演真實,演出成功)
break the ice 破冰(打破僵局)
bright聰明,靈光
brown nose 討好,諂媚
bug somebody 使人討厭
bull in a china shop 瓷器店里的蠻牛(笨拙的人,動輒弄壞東西的人)
bump into 撞上(巧遇)
burn brides 燒橋(過河拆橋)
burst your bubble 扎破泡泡(打破人的幻想,煞風(fēng)景)
bury one's head in the sand把頭埋在沙里(自欺欺人)
butterfingers奶油手指(抓不穩(wěn)東西的人)
butterflies in my stomach肚里有只蝴蝶(心里緊張,七上八下)
buy the farm買下農(nóng)場(歸道山,死了)
call it a night一日事畢,可以睡覺了
can't teach an old dog new tricks老狗學(xué)不會新把戲
cash in my chips兌換籌碼(睡覺,就寢)
chicken雞(膽小鬼)
circle the wagons把篷車圍成一圈(嚴(yán)陣以待)
clean up one's act自我檢點,自我改進
come down in bucket傾盆大雨
come down in sheets整片整片地下(傾盆大雨)
cool your lips冷靜下來
cost someone an arm and a leg要花上一條胳膊一條腿(代價昂貴)
count on something /doing something 這事靠得住
count your chickens before they hatch 蛋還沒孵化,先數(shù)小雞
crock 破瓦片(無用之物,廢話)
cross the line 跨過線(做得太過分了)
cross that bridge when we come to it 到了橋頭就過橋(船到橋頭自然直)
cry over spilled milk 為潑了牛奶而哭(為過去的失敗而懊喪)
cushion the blow 給墊著點兒(說話綿軟一點,以免打擊太重)
cut to the chase 抄捷徑去追獵物(不繞圈子,開門見山,單刀直入)
daily grind 例行苦事,每天得干的苦工
days are numbered 來日無多
dead center 正當(dāng)中
dead-end street 死路,死巷子
dog 狗(丑八怪)
domino effect 骨牌效應(yīng)
don't hold your breath 別憋著呼吸(別期望太高)
don't look a gift horse in the mouth 贈馬不看牙(收人禮物別嫌好道歹)
down to the wire 最后關(guān)頭
down under 南邊(常指面半球的澳洲)
downhill from here 從此都是下坡路(自此每況愈下)
drop the ball 掉了球(失職)
empty nest 空巢(兒女長大離家)
every cloud has a silver lining 烏云也有銀邊(禍兮福所倚,塞翁失馬)
fall into place 落實,就緒
fender bender 撞彎保險杠的車禍(小車禍)
fight tooth and nail 爪牙并施,拚命抵抗
fine line 細(xì)線(微妙的差別)
fish out of water 如魚離水
flash in the pan 淘金盆里的反光(空歡喜一場,好景不長)
fork in the road 岔路
fox 狐貍(并無貶意)
framed 被陷害,遭栽贓
full throttle 加足馬力
get a foot in the door 一腳已經(jīng)進了門里(獲得立足點,占一份)
get hitched 拴起來(結(jié)婚)
get off on the wrong foot 起步便錯(第一印象不佳)
get the ball rolling 讓球滾起來(動起手來)
get/give the green light 綠燈亮了(獲準(zhǔn)行動)
get up on the wrong side of the bed 起床下錯邊
give the shirt off one's back 連襯衫都肯脫給人(慷慨成性)
go one step too far 多走了一步(做得太過分了)
go out on a limb 爬高枝(擔(dān)風(fēng)險)
go overboard 過火
go to hell in a hand basket 坐著吊籃下地獄(一壞不可收拾)
go to one's head 上頭上臉,沖昏頭腦
go under 沉沒(破產(chǎn))
goose bumps 雞皮疙瘩
grasp for straws 抓稻草(絕望中的掙扎,快要淹死的人連漂浮的稻草也抓)
guts 膽子
hot 惹火
have one's cake and eat it too 既想留著蛋糕,又想吃(既要魚,又要熊掌)
hindsight is 20/20 事后的先見之明
hit stride 腳步走順了
hit the books 撞書(用功)
hit the hay 倒在稻草上(睡覺、就寢)
hit the jackpot 中了頭彩
hit the road 上路
hold a candle to 給他拿蠟燭都不配(元不能相比)
hold the key to my heart 掌管我心靈的鑰匙
hold your horses 勒住你的馬(慢來)
hang somebody out to dry 把……晾起來了(把……坑苦了)