常見英語短語、慣用語、俗語

1、1. All work and no play 只知道工作而不玩耍是不好的I think his wife gets annoyed because he is all work and no play.我認為他妻子生氣是因為他只知道工作而不會放松自己。2. All in a days work 習以為常的， 不足為奇的We needed to work 16 hours in blizzard conditions to restore all the power lines, but its all in a days work.我們需要在大風雪的條件下工作16個小時，修復所有的電線，不過

2、這是常有的事。3. Do ones dirty work 為某人收拾爛攤子The boss expects us to do his dirty work, so he can keep his good image.老板希望我們?yōu)樗帐盃€攤子，這樣他就可以保持他的正面形象。Make light work of sth. 輕易地把某事做好He has been working very hard all year, so he should be able to make light work of passing the exam. 他一整年都非常用功學習，所以他應(yīng)該能夠輕松通過考試。Mak

3、e quick/short work of sth. 迅速做完某事A good plan beforehand can make quick work of the whole project.（beforehand adv事先 ）一個好的計劃能加快整個項目的進度Have ones work cut out 面臨艱巨的任務(wù)If that report is going to be finished by tomorrow, she has her work cut out for her.如果那篇報告必須明天完成，那她可有得忙了。Work wonders 創(chuàng)造奇跡， 取得巨大成績Drinkin

4、g lots of water every day works wonders for your health.每天大量飲水多身體大有好處。Work like a charm 十分湊效地=work like magicThe software is easy to install and works like a charm on my computer.這個軟件很好安裝，在我的電腦上很好用。Work up a sweat 滿頭大汗The volunteers are working up a sweat to make sure everything is ready on time.志愿者

5、們花大力氣確保一切按時就緒。Work oneself into the ground 拼命工作而累垮You dont have to work yourself into the groundjust relax and enjoy yourself.你不必拼命工作而累垮身體，放松一下，好好玩玩。Heart and soul 全心全意地，n.強烈的感情John plays tennis with all his heart and soul, but he still isnt very good at it.約翰對網(wǎng)球滿腔熱情，但是仍舊打得不怎么樣。He devoted himself to

6、 his work, heart and soul.他全心全意地投入工作。12. After ones own heart 符合某人心意I was delighted by your comments about vocabulary and grammer-youre clearly a man after my own heart.我很喜歡你對詞匯和語法的見解你真是與我志同道合。Take sth. to heart 把.放在心上，嚴肅考慮.She took your advice very much to heart and she is going to attend English c

7、lass every day.她非常重視你的建議，打算每天都去上英語課。Cry ones heart out 哭得死去活來When he heard about the death of his father, he almost cried his heart out.當他聽到父親的死訊，他哭得悲痛欲絕。To ones hearts content 盡情地The pool is open all day, so you can swim to your hearts content.游泳池全天都是開放的，你可以盡情地游個夠。From the bottom of ones heart發(fā)自內(nèi)心地

8、The local people welcomed the international athletes from the bottom of their hearts.當?shù)厝苏嬲\地歡迎來自全世界的運動員Ones heart is in the right place某人心意是好的Maybe what I said was a little mean, but my heart was in the right place.也許我說的話有點刻薄，但是我的心意是好的。Wear ones heart on ones sleeve公開表露情感She usually wears her heart o

9、n her sleeve, so Its easy to see if she is happy or sad.她總是掩飾不住自己的情緒，所以她高興還是傷心一眼就看出來了。In the back of ones mind在某人腦子里，記憶深處It was in the back of my mind that I met her at the party about two years ago.我模模糊糊地記得，大約兩年前我在一次聚會上見過她。Out of ones mind 發(fā)瘋，神志不正常You paid three thousand dollars for that? You must

10、be out of your mind.買那東西你花了3000美金？你一定是瘋了。Cross ones mind 掠過心頭，突然想到The idea of failure never crossed my mind.我從來沒有過失敗的想法。It crossed my mind that he might refuse the request.我想到過他也許會拒絕這一請求。read ones mind 讀懂某人心思I have known John so long that I can practically read his mind.我與約翰相識很久了，我?guī)缀跄軌蛎靼姿囊馑?。Mind: 心

11、，頭腦，理智，意志 V.介意Practical：adj： 實踐的，實際的，實用的Practically：adv：同上 ，幾乎give A a piece of Bs mind (B)教訓AIve had enough of him coming home late. And Im going to give him a piece of my mind when he gets in tonight.我已經(jīng)受夠了他老是晚回家。他今晚一進家門我就要教訓他。blow ones mind 令人吃驚或者興奮This movie will definitely blow your mind這部電影一定會

12、讓你驚嘆的。be in/of two minds 左右搖擺把不定主意Im thinking about buying a car, but Im still of two minds about the choice.我正考慮買一輛車，但是還是拿不定主意。Think big 1）立大志，有抱負 2）好高騖遠，異想天開If you want to succeed, you must think big.如果想要成功，就必須立大志。When it comes to starting your own business, it can pay to think big.說到開創(chuàng)自己的生意，好高騖遠有

13、時候是要付出代價的。Think nothing of 認為.很平常He thinks nothing of walking 4 miles to work and back every day.他每天步行4英里上下班，但是他覺得很平常。Think on ones feet 思維敏捷，行動迅速，反應(yīng)快He could always think on his feet and take action when needed.他總是反應(yīng)迅速，需要的時候就采取行動。Think out loud 想到就說出，自言自語I didnt mean to interrupt you, I was just th

14、inking out loud.我不是故意打斷你的，我只是想到就說出了。Think outside the box 跳出思維局限We need to think outside the box if we are going to come up with something really new.如果我們想要有新的點子，我們必須跳出思維局限。Think the world of 對.非常喜愛 對.非?？粗豗our father thinks the world of you, so dont ever let him down. 你的父親非?？粗啬悖圆灰屗?。Cant think s

15、traight 無法清晰冷靜地思考There are so many people talking; I just cant think straight any more.有太多人在說話， 我就是不能冷靜下來思考。 Have got another think/thing coming 再三考慮，另作打算If you think Im going to pay all your bills, you have got another think coming.如果你認為我替你付清賬單，你還是另作打算吧！Change hands 轉(zhuǎn)手This apartment has changed han

16、ds twice since 2008.這套公寓自2008年以來已經(jīng)兩次轉(zhuǎn)手了。Change places 交換身份，角色I think there should be a holiday where husbands and wives change places for one day. It would really help couples appreciate each other more.我認為應(yīng)該有一個節(jié)日讓丈夫和妻子交換角色一天，這肯定有助于夫妻們更好地理解對方。Change ones tune 改變態(tài)度，變卦If we can get everything done bef

17、ore noon, the boss might change his tune about making us work overtime.如果我們能在中午之前完成一切事情，老板也許會打消讓我們加班的念頭。A change for the betterworse 變好變壞It would be a change for the better if the team would start trusting each other.如果隊員們還是互相信任，球隊就會變得更好。Not a chance=fat chance 不可能Do you think youll be able to finis

18、h your report by five oclock today?Fat chancenot a chance. Ill be busy in meetings all day.你覺得今天五點之前你能完成報告嗎？根本不可能，我整天都忙著開會。39. Stand a chance 還有機會We might stand a chance of winning if we continue to play as well as we did today.只要我們能繼續(xù)打得像今天這么好，我們還有獲勝的希望。take a chance 冒險（試一試）After losing $20,000 on m

19、y last business venture, Im not taking any chances this time.上次的生意已經(jīng)令我損失了兩萬美金， 這次我不想冒險了。41. Leave sth. to chance 聽任命運安排，聽天由命There is no better solution, so we have to leave it to chance.沒有更好的解決辦法了，所以我們只能聽天由命。42. The chance of a lifetime 一生中難得的機會，千載難逢的機會The offer of a free trip around the world is th

20、e chance of a lifetime.免費環(huán)游世界的機會真是千載難逢。A chance in a million 機會很小He had a chance in a million to get the job of his dreams, but he did it.他只有很小的機會得到夢寐以求的工作，但是他做到了。Now you are talking 說的太對了，這才像話Weve been working for hours now. Why dont we take a break?Now you are talking.說的太對了。Talk ones head off 說個沒完

21、（尤其指用盡全力說服）You can talk to your head off, but I wont change my opinion.Just try to be a little bit more open-minded.你可以說個沒完，但是我不會改變主意。你要盡量變得思想開朗些。 one指的是說話人本身Talk ones ear off 喋喋不休 one 指說的對象My daughter is only three years old, but she can talk your ear off我女兒才三歲，卻能喋喋不休說個沒完。Talk turkey 直率地說，鄭重嚴肅地談?wù)撃呈?/p>

22、I dont have time for small talk. Lets talk turkey about this deal.我沒有時間閑聊，讓我們直接談?wù)撜掳?！Talk shop 談?wù)摴翴 dont like to talk shop when we have dinner. Its too boring.我不喜歡吃飯的時候談?wù)摴拢珱]意思了。Talk to the hand : used to tell sb. Rudely that you dont want to listen to anything that he or she is going to say to yo

23、u. Talk to the hand. I am not interested in your tired excuses.我不想聽你說，我對你千篇一律的借口沒興趣。Talk the talk 說要說的Actions matter more than being able to talk the talk.Talk the talk is not as good as walking the walking.喊破嗓子不如甩開膀子51. Walk the walk 做實事He can talk the talk, but he sure cant walk the walk.他很會說，但是總是

24、做不到。Talk tough (on sth.) 說話強硬I can talk tough and scare someone, but I cant really be tough.我可以說話強硬，嚇唬人，但是我其實沒那么強硬。Talk sense 說話有道理I think its time someone talked sense to us about conserving energy.我認為是時候有人站出來發(fā)表一些在節(jié)約能源方面有道理的話了。talk nonsense 胡說八道He is talking nonsense with no proof at all.他沒有依據(jù)，只是在胡

25、說八道。Money talks 金錢萬能Dont worry, I have a way of getting things done. Money talks.別擔心，我有辦法辦好事情，有錢能使鬼推磨。A pep talk 激勵的話A pep talk before the game would really bolster the players confidence.賽前說一番激勵的話能激起球員們的心。Make ones day 使某人高興Go on, tell him you like his jacket. It will make his day.去吧，告訴他你喜歡他的外套，他會非

26、常高興的。make a big thing of sth. 炫耀重要性，小題大做He always makes a big thing of helping me out.他總是炫耀幫助了我。make believe 假裝We cant make believe that global warming is not a threat.我們不能騙自己，否認全球變暖是一個威脅。make a fool of oneself 出丑，鬧笑話You need a lot of practice so you dont make a fool of yourself on stage.你需要大量練習才不會在

27、舞臺上出丑。 Make it up to sb.補償某人 Make up ones mind to do 下定決心 Make the most of sth. 最大限度利用 Make the best of sth. 好好利用make do with sth. 將就，湊合We were in a hurry so we have to make do with a quick snack.我們非常趕時間，所以我們將就著來了一點小吃。make hay while the sun shines 趁熱打鐵，把握時機The Forbidden City closes in an hour, so we

28、 have to make hay while the sun shines.故宮再過一個小時就要關(guān)門了，我們得抓緊時間了。63. In the making 在形成中It became clear that this was a disaster in the making and we had no way of coping with it.很明顯，這將成為一場災(zāi)難，而我們卻無計可施。Cool it 冷靜，別激動 =keep ones cool 反義：lose ones cool火冒三丈，不冷靜Hey, cool it, you guys. Fighting is not going t

29、o solve anything!嘿，冷靜一點，伙計們。大家并不能解決任何事。Cool ones heels 等待，久候Maybe you should cool your heels a little bit and see what will happen.也許你應(yīng)該稍微等一下，看看會發(fā)生什么事。keep a cool head 保持頭腦冷靜You have to keep a cool head when you face a high pressure situation.你必須在面對巨大壓力的情況下保持頭腦冷靜。Be( as )cool as a cucumber 極為冷靜放松I e

30、xpected Jason to be all nervous in front of such a large audience, but he was as cool as a cucumber.我預(yù)料杰森面對那么多觀眾會很緊張，結(jié)果他十分冷靜和放松。play it cool 假裝冷靜，冷漠， 裝酷Play it cool with that guy and he will get more interested.對他冷漠一點，他會對你更加感興趣。Oh no! I see a police officer up ahead and I am driving without a licens

31、e.Play it cool. 冷靜點Just keep driving normally. No one is going to stop you without a good e into play 開始起作用，開始運行As new rules come into play, heres how to get a passport in a hurry.play hard to get 故意裝作不肯合作，難以得到的樣子, 欲情故縱She is almost forty. Its time for her to forget about playing hard to get and set

32、tle down with a guy.她已經(jīng)快四十歲了，是時候收起清高，找個好伴侶了。play tricks on sb. 捉弄/欺騙某人You had better not play any tricks on me.你最好不要捉弄我。play the fool = act the fool 干蠢事，逗人笑Fred likes playing the fool, but we didnt find him funny last night.弗萊德喜歡搞笑，但是我們并不覺得有趣。play one for a fool 把某人當作傻子Hes been living in China for t

33、wenty years. You cant play him for a fool by overcharging him.他已經(jīng)在中國生活了二十年，你別想抬高價糊弄他.play into ones hands 讓某人占了便宜If you become angry at his childish behavior, it will only play into his hands.如果你最他的幼稚行為感到生氣，那就中了他的圈套（讓他占了便宜）play ones cards right 辦事高明， 做事有心計If you play your cards right, you can make a

34、 nice profit out of this job.play by the rules 按規(guī)矩辦事Youll be out of this game if you dont play by the rules.如果不按規(guī)矩辦事，你就會被踢出局。play with fire 冒險，做危險的事You can be playing with fire if you are not careful with the machine.操作機器時不小心，就會很危險。at sixes and sevens 亂七八糟Tony moved to a new office where everything

35、is still at sixes and sevens.托尼搬到了新的辦公室，那里左右的東西都是亂七八糟的。nine times out of ten 十有八九Nine times out of ten when you are dreading an occasion, it turns out to be perfectly all right,當你為某事?lián)牡臅r候，十有八九都會沒事的。behind the eight ball 處于不利地位，困境I want to be honest with the boss. But if I tell him the truth, I might

36、 get fired. I feel like Im behind the eight ball.second to one 首屈一指，名列前茅The quality of our service is second to one.one in a million 最好的，無與倫比的She is the most generous person I know-she is one in a million.from the first time 從最開始From the first I laid my eyes on her, I was in love.look/feel like a mi

37、llion dollars 感覺好極了You look like a million dollars in that dress.be dressed to the nines 盛裝打扮They must have been on their way to a wedding or something. They were dressed to the nines.catch twenty-two 進退兩難的局面In order to get a job, I need experience. But in order to get experience, I need a job. What

38、 a catch twenty-two.once and for all 徹底地 In seventh heaven 欣喜若狂 At the eleventh hour 在最后一刻，危急時刻once in a blue moon 千載難逢 This is really a rare occasion. It only happens once in a blue moon.true blue 忠實成員You can count on him, he is a true blue of our organization.你可以信賴他，他是我們組織的忠實成員。see red 發(fā)怒Whenever

39、someone played a joke on him, he saw red.a white elephant 昂貴而無用之物The towns new leisure center休閑中心 recently completed at a cost of ten million pounds, seems likely to prove a white elephant.92. in black and white 白紙黑字A white lie 善意的謊言Whiter than white好到極端的Bleed someone white/dry 榨干某人a black sheep 害群之

40、馬All the boys and girls in our class are good students, except him. He is the black sheep of our class.a black sheep of the family 不孝之子All of us never imagine that the lovely boy will grow into a black sheep of the family.a pink slip 解雇信The company was downsizing, and I got my pink slip last week.ge

41、t the green light 得到批準Weve got a green light from our principal to make some changes in our teaching.be green with envy嫉妒，紅眼 Have green fingers 擅長園藝的人have a heart of gold 慷慨大方的，心靈美好的She will do anything for anyone- shes got a heart of gold.on a silver platter不費吹灰之力The internet provides huge quantiti

42、es of information on a silver platter, But you dont know if its accurate or true.be born with a silver spoon in ones mouth 生在富貴人家I got to Harvard through hard work! I wasnt born with a silver spoon in my mouth like many of my classmates. pull ones leg 開某人的玩笑Hey, stop pulling my leg. I just dont beli

43、eved that girl said she liked me and would like me to take her out.break ones back 盡某人最大努力When you are breaking your back to make an enterprise work, its going to cut into your time with your family.(cut into 減少）cross ones fingers 祈求好運We are crossing our fingers and hoping that the weather stays fin

44、e.down in the mouth 垂頭喪氣Sarah was down in the mouth because she didnt pass the examination.land on ones feet 安全擺脫困境Richard takes awful risks，but he always seems to land on his feet.turn a deaf ear to sth. 把.當耳旁風 In the past they tended to turn a deaf ear to such requests.fall on deaf ears .不被理睬She s

45、uggested that Mike should get a job, but her advice fell on deaf ears.be all ears 洗耳恭聽Be all eyes 全神貫注，目不轉(zhuǎn)睛An eye for an eye 以牙還牙The apple of ones eye 心肝寶貝Have an eye for.對.有鑒賞力See eye to eye with sb 與某人意見一致See eye to eye on sth。在某件事情上保持觀點一致Turn a blind eye to 對.視而不見Give sb the eye 目送秋波Pain in the n

46、eck 討厭的人或事My little sister wont leave me alone. She is a real pain in the neck.Neck and neck 旗鼓相當Pepsi and Coke are neck and neck in recent taste tests.be dead from the neck up 愚蠢的He is dead from the neck up. How can he be promoted to general manager.總經(jīng)理give sb the cold shoulder 對某人冷淡What have I don

47、e to her? She gave me the cold shoulder the whole evening at the party.put ones shoulder to the wheel 努力工作，竭盡全力Bury ones head in the sand 逃避現(xiàn)實，自欺欺人All she wanted to do was bury her head in the sand and forget everything.Pick ones brain 向某人請教Do you have a minute? I need to pick your brains about fixi

48、ng the car.get under ones skin 激怒某人，使某人興奮I know hes bothersome, but dont let him get under your skin.have a nose for 對.有洞察力，有做.的才能He is always finding things on sale. He seems to have a nose for bargain.throw cold water on 潑冷水The boss threw cold water on our proposal, so we had to give it up.Propose

49、:v. 提議 建議 計劃127 . have a sweet tooth 愛吃甜食John eats candy all the time. He must have a sweet tooth.have a soft spot for 偏愛I have a soft spot for Thomas- I just find something about him very appealing.blow hot and cold 搖擺不定He blew hot and cold about his job choice, and took a long time to finally make

50、 up his mind.leave sb high and dry 留下某人孤立無援All the children ran away and left Billy high and dry to take the blame for the broken window.in a pigs eye 絕對不可能He says he is sorry and he will never lie to me again.In a pigs eye. He has made those promises a hundred times before.a fish out of water 感覺很不自

51、然All the other children in the school had rich, middle-class parents, and she was beginning to feel like a fish out of water.back the wrong horse 看錯了人，下錯注They backed the wrong horse by promoting him to be manager. He turned out to be totally incapable.a little told so 有人告訴我的You are going to quit you

52、r job?Who told you so?A little bird told me so.a bird in the hand 有把握的事 A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush一鳥在手勝過二鳥在林Investors focus on the bird in the hand, and they are not looking for new opportunities these days.the early bird gets the wormKill two birds with one stoneWhen the cat is awa

53、y，the mice will play指管事的人不在，下面的玩?zhèn)€痛快A wolf in sheeps clothing 披著羊皮的狼The lions share 最大的一份The company has captured the lions share of the market.a paper tiger 紙老虎Get ants in ones pants 焦躁不安I always get ants in my pants before a test.cry shed/crocodile tears 貓哭老鼠假慈悲Beat around the bush 拐彎抹角Turn over a

54、new leaf 新的開始，洗心革面Apparently, hes turned over a new leaf and hes not drinking any more.hit the hay=hit the sack睡覺The cream of the crop 出類拔萃的人或事物This new employee isnt the cream of the crop., but she isnt as bad as you say. as American as apple pie=（像蘋果派一樣）具有美國特色Blue jeans are as American as apple pi

55、e.stew in ones juice 自作自受 自食其果Shell calm down- - just leave her to stew in her own juice for a bit .be in sb.s shoes 處于某人的地位或處境If i were in his shoes,I think I would have done just what he had done.have ants in sb.s pants 焦躁不安 坐立不安 很緊張You seem to have ants in your pants today. Is there something wro

56、ng?tighten ones belt 省吃儉用 束緊腰帶Ive had to tighten my belt since I stopped working full-time.give sb. The boot 解雇、開除某人 斷絕與某人的關(guān)系They gave him the boot for swearing at his manager.get the boot 被開除或解雇Yes，I did ,But I got the boot .knock sb.s socks off 使某人感到非常震驚Wait until you hear my new marketing plan -

57、it will knock your socks off ！word hand in glove(with)緊密相連 密切合作The computer chips are designed to work hand in glove with this new microprocessor.drop in the ocean 滄海一粟I know my donation to the earthquake victims is just a drop in the ocean,but every little bit counts.(feel)under the weather 感到不舒服It

58、s hard to keep working when youre under the weather.hitch ones wagon to a star/the stars 胸懷大志The man who is daring enough to hitch his wagon to the stars finds that the sky in no limit.do a snow job 哄騙 花言巧語I know a snow job when I heat one !on the rocks 瀕臨破滅 ；烈性酒加冰塊My friends are on the rocks just n

59、ow.up in the air 懸而未決的Our trip to America is still up in the air.Put on airs 擺架子Castles in the air 海市蜃樓 空中閣樓leave .in the air 對什么先不做決定Keep ones feet on the ground腳踏實地Break the ice 打破沉默，消除隔閡A nice smile does a lot to break the ice.a rain check 暫時拒絕（保持以后索取的權(quán)利）The game was canceled because of the storm

60、, but we all got rain checks on it.我們都得到了下次免費觀看的票kill time 打發(fā)時間 Have had its day 風光不再Save for a rainy day 以備不時之需Take it one day at a time 得過且過，做一天和尚撞一天鐘At the last minute最后關(guān)頭Like there is no tomorrow 一個勁地，不顧后果地 You cant go on eating candy bars like there is no tomorrow.put years on sb 使年老The new hai