1. cry wolf
喊"狼来了";发假警报
Don't cry wolf unless you really need help.
除非你真的需要帮助, 不然不要发"狼来了"的假警报。
2. freak flag
独特之处，另类的一面
But I'm gonna wave my freak flag high, high.
而我却将挥舞那愤世嫉俗的旗帜, 并把它举得更高, 更高。
3. get out of hand
失控
The country's global clout can get out of hand.
这个国家的全球影响力可能会失控。
4. get your head around it
明白, 搞清楚
I didn't get my head around the fact yet.
我至今没搞清楚事情的真相。
5. dig in your heels / stick to your guns
坚持立场
Wednesday and Thursday, you dig in your heels.
星期三和星期四, 你坚定了自己的目标。
6. pound the pavement
徘徊于街头找工作
I'd been pounding the pavement for months .
我在街上转了好几个月找工作。
7. pull a rabbit out of a hat
使出奇招
My partner pulled a rabbit out of his hat
and we landed a major contract.
我的合伙人使出奇招，帮我们拉来了一个大单子。
8. leave no stone unturned
想方设法, 千方百计
I'll leave no stone unturned until I find out who did this.
我会想尽一切办法, 找出此事背后的那个人。
9. get it out of your system
不吐不快, 不做不爽
I had to get it out of my system,
so I told her I had found another woman.
我真的不想再憋着了——我告诉她,
我喜欢上了另一个女人。
10. step up your game
有更好的表现
If you want to win this competition,
you' ll have to step up your game.
如果你想赢得这场比赛, 你必须得有更好的表现。
11. you rock
你真棒
Thanks for the tickets, Rob. You rock!
罗布，谢谢你提供的票。你真厉害！
12. cut sb some slack
给(某人)方便; 对(某人0网开一面
- Andrew's late again.
- 安德鲁又迟到了。
- Cut him some slack - his wife's just had a baby.
- 对他就网开一面吧——他妻子刚生小孩。
13. come out swinging
开始相互攻击
Hillary and Trump came out swinging again.
希拉里和特朗普又开始互掐。
14. go up in flames
毁于一旦, 受到重创
His career went up in flames when he was jailed for theft.
他因为偷盗坐牢后事业受到了重创。
15. pull yourself together
恢复镇定; 控制自己
Pull yourself together and get on with your job, will you?
你一定要振作起来, 工作还得继续, 不是吗？
16. crunch time
关键时刻
I'm not getting enough sleep these days.
It's crunch time at work.
我最近睡眠不够。正赶上工作的关键时期。
17. once in a blue moon
少有地
My sister lives in Alaska,
so I only see her once in a blue moon.
我姐姐住在阿拉斯加，所以我很少去看她。
18. tar sb with the same brush
认为……是一丘之貉
Because they worked so closely in the same department,
John was tarred with the same brush as Tim.
由于在同一个部门工作, 关系又非常密切, 约翰被认为跟蒂姆是一路人。
19. hang in there
坚持住; 挺住
Hang in there, John.
坚持住, 约翰。
20. shoot from the hip
鲁莽行动(或讲话)
Miss Lee, I have to apologize for shooting
from the hip and yelling at you for losing the papers.
李小姐, 我必须向你道歉。
我由于找不到文件而对你发火太鲁莽了。
21. be a catch
值得追求的人, 宜婚对象
John is taking me out tonight.
He's such a catch, I hope he'll propose.
约翰今晚带我出去了。
他是个靠谱的结婚对象, 我希望他能向我求婚。
22. running on fumes
非常疲惫, 就快熬不住了
I haven't slept for twenty hours and
I'm running on fumes.
我已经有20个小时没睡了, 快熬不住了。
23. sell (sb) out
背叛; 出卖
French farmers feel they've been sold out
by their government in the negotiations.
法国农场主感到在谈判中他们被政府出卖了。
24. sell sb (on sth)
说服某人(做某事）
OK, you've sold me. I'll go with you.
好吧, 你说服我了。我跟你一起去。
25. blow sb. away
使(某人)大为惊讶; 令(某人)非常高兴
The ending will blow you away.
结局会让你无比惊喜。
26. blow smoke
蒙人, 骗人, 放烟雾弹
I'm not blowing smoke.
I have honestly read War and Peace by Tolstoy.
我没骗你, 我真得读过托尔斯泰的《战争与和平》。
27. couldn't care less
(表示强调)一点也不在乎
- That man stole a bottle of wine from the shop.
- 那人从商店偷了一瓶葡萄酒。
- Oh, really? I couldn't care less.
- 是吗？管我P事。
28. chuffed to bits
高兴, 兴奋
Hey, thanks for the present! I'm chuffed to bits.
嗨，谢谢你的礼物！我很喜欢。
29. feel under the weather
生病; 觉得不舒服
I'm feeling a bit under the weather -
I think I've caught a cold.
我觉得有点不舒服——可能是感冒了。
30. tickled pink
高兴极了
I was tickled pink to be invited.
能受到邀请我真是开心死了。
31. by the skin of your teeth
侥幸成功, 勉强做成
I hadn't studied much,
but passed the test by the skin of my teeth.
我没怎么学, 但侥幸过了, 离挂科只差一点点。
32. comfort food
(难过或焦虑时食用的)安慰食品, 开心食品
Fat and sugar – the twin pillars of the best comfort food.
脂肪和糖类是安慰食品的两大支柱。
33. skeleton staff
(企业或机构运转需要的)最基本的工作人员
The hospital has a skeleton staff at weekends.
该医院周末只有必需岗位上的工作人员会上班。
34. baker's dozen
十三
We had a baker's dozen of eggs for fourteen
of us at the time.
当时我们十四个人有十三个鸡蛋。
35. let the chips fall where they may
随它去, 不去管结果了
Kathy decided to risk her money on the investment,
and let the chips fall where they may.
凯西决定冒险投资, 不去管结果了。
36. no-brainer
不费脑筋之事; 容易处理的问题
That last test question was a complete no-brainer.
最后那道测试题丝毫不费脑筋。
37. a stone's throw
很短的距离, 掷石之遥
The cottage is just a stone's throw from the sea.
小屋离海只有一箭之遥。
38. hear (sth) on/through the grapevine
从传闻中听说;通过道听途说获悉;听小道消息知道
I heard on the grapevine that he was leaving - is it true?
我听到传闻说他要离开了——是真的吗？
39. sit on the fence
骑墙观望, 犹豫不决
You can't sit on the fence any longer -
you have decide whose side you're on.
你不能再骑墙观望了——你必须决定支持谁。
40. take sth with a pinch of salt
对……半信半疑，对……有所怀疑
You have to take everything she says with
a pinch of salt.
你不能完全相信她的话。
41. freak (sb) out
气疯了, 乐呆了, 吓坏了
He freaked out when he heard he'd got the job.
得知自己被录用后, 他乐坏了。
42. piece of cake
非常容易的事情
The exam was a piece of cake.
考试很简单。
43. hit the nail on the head
说中要害, 说到点子上
Your analysis really hit the nail on the head.
你的分析确实一针见血。
44. cost an arm and a leg
花了一大笔钱
These shoes cost me an arm and a leg.
这双鞋花了我一大笔钱。
45. hit the books
学习; 做功课
I can't go out tonight. I've got to hit the books.
我今晚不能出门，我得做功课。
46. bite off more than you can chew
承担力所不及的事; 不自量力
Don't bite off more than you can chew.
你不要贪多嚼不烂。
47. when pigs fly
永无可能; 决不可能
I will buy that house when pigs fly.
It's just so expensive.
除非猪会飞我就去买那个房子, 太贵了。
48. judge a book by its cover
以貌取人
You shouldn't judge a book by its cover.
你不应该以貌取人哦。
49. miss the boat
(因行动慢而)错过机会, 坐失良机
He missed the boat by waiting till today
to try to buy some tickets.
他一直等到今天才想去买票, 错过了机会。
50. go the extra mile
付出比别人期望中还要大的努力
He's a nice guy, always ready to go the
extra mile for his friends.
他是个好人, 帮助朋友从来不怕麻烦。
再附赠一个:
51. shape up or ship out
行就行, 不行滚（不改进就解雇你）
This is the last time I'm telling you to arrive on time.
Shape up or ship out.
这是我最后一次跟你说: 别再迟到了。
你要是再迟到就卷铺盖走人吧。
好了, 这么多地道说法, 你get了么?
例句:
Don't bite off more than you can chew.
你不要贪多嚼不烂。
