美國(guó)流行成語(yǔ)短語(yǔ)

1、美國(guó)流行成語(yǔ)短語(yǔ)1.have an ace in your hand (British)have an ace in the hole(American)握有王牌,很有把握When you have the ace in your hand,you have something which you can use to gain an advantage when you need it.have an ace in the hole(American)2.a class act（在運(yùn)動(dòng)或演藝方面）很出色的人I have been tracking Neil for a year,he is

2、a class act and I have got a lot respect for his ability.我已跟蹤尼爾一年，他是個(gè)出色的家伙，我很崇拜他的能力。3.break ones back努力地工作When youre breaking your back to make an enterprise work,its going to cut into your time with family.當(dāng)你全身心投入工作的時(shí)候，回侵占到家庭生活的時(shí)間。4.get someones back up (American)put someones back up (British)激怒某人W

3、hat does get my back up is a girlfriend who gets too jealous if someone else finds me attractive.5.cap in hand (British)hat in hand (American)求助，乞討He ended up going hat in hand to the neighbours.他淪落到向鄰居乞討。6.in the cards(American)on the cards(British)可能發(fā)生He believes an invasion was never in the cards

4、.他相信入侵永不會(huì)發(fā)生。7.a change of heart態(tài)度的改變8.get no change out of someone從某人處沒(méi)有得到任何幫助You wont get any change out of him,so dont expect it .你不會(huì)從他那兒得到任何幫助，別指望了。9.chapter and verse所有細(xì)節(jié)The instruction gives you chapter and verse使用說(shuō)明給出了所有細(xì)節(jié)。10.cut to the chase言歸正傳He talked about the need to see all points of vi

5、ew,then he cut to the chase.11.cut a dash（外表）給人留下深刻印象Tania cut a daring dash with a dress slashed almost to the waist .12.in the dark一無(wú)所知；蒙在鼓里keep somebody in the dark不讓某人知道13.out of ones depth力所不能及He felt out of his depth on a diploma course.14.get ones just deserts活該15.die like a dog 凄苦地死去（古）16.ev

6、ery dog has its day風(fēng)水輪流轉(zhuǎn)17.Its a dogs life（抱怨生活或工作不如意）18.in the doghouse四面楚歌Insurance companies are already in the doghouse over poor advice on pensions which has left hundreds of thousands of people worse off.19.do the donkey work做乏味的工作20.do something like a dream做的很出色The first stages of installati

7、on worked like a dream.21.all dressed up with nowhere to go 準(zhǔn)備充分，但沒(méi)機(jī)會(huì)去做If funding dries up ,the opera houses will be all dressed up ,but with nowhere to go .22.do something at the drop of a hat鹵莽行事23.a drop in the ocean/bucket微不足道，滄海一粟The size of the grants have been attacked by groups as merely a d

8、rop in the ocean. 24.be all ears洗耳恭聽Now you can say ,I am all ears.25.down to earth 現(xiàn)實(shí)，實(shí)際He is blunt,outspoken,practical and down to earth.26.get egg on ones face 感到窘迫，羞恥Steve didnt expect to win .He just didnt want to get egg on his face .27.a white elephant（形容新的建筑，計(jì)劃）是浪費(fèi)的，無(wú)用的This project is comple

9、tely a white elephant29.drink like a fish酒量很大When I was young I could drink like a fish and eat like a pig.我年輕時(shí)酒量和食量都很驚人。30.a fool and his money are soon parted（形容花錢不理智）31.free as the air自由自在，無(wú)拘無(wú)束32.run out of gas（突然感到）疲倦和厭倦33.the heat is on壓力大To perform well when the heat is on ,all you have to do

10、is let it happen.要在大的壓力下表現(xiàn)出色，你要做的是任之發(fā)生。34. bring someone to heel 使某人臣服，服從In practice its still not clear how the president will use his power to bring the republics to heel.實(shí)際上，總統(tǒng)將如何使用權(quán)利使公眾服從還不清楚。35.cross my heart 發(fā)自內(nèi)心I promise,cross my heart.我對(duì)天發(fā)誓。36.in seventh heaven 十分高興After I was given my first

11、 camera,I was in seventh heaven.37.break a leg祝演出成功，（注意是祝福語(yǔ)而不是詛咒）38.live like a king 生活奢華39.break the ice打破僵局I was about to speak when someone broke the ice.我正要說(shuō)話，有人打破了僵局。40.get down to 開始做，處理The task wasnt so difficult when I got down to it.我開始處理這件事的時(shí)候，發(fā)現(xiàn)并不困難。41.hold back抑制，控制We could not hold ours

12、elves back.我們沒(méi)法控制自己。42.keep ones word遵守約定43.lay aside / set aside儲(chǔ)蓄，積蓄We must lay something aside for our childs education.44.keep an eye on 監(jiān)視，注視I dont know what would happen if I werent here to keep an eye on children.如果我不在這兒監(jiān)視孩子們，真不知道會(huì)發(fā)生什么。45.pull ones leg取笑，看不起人46.pull through恢復(fù)，克服The patient is pulling through.47.stand for 代表，象征What does your first