疯狂口语表示法500例三

·theblacksheepofthefamily有辱门楣的人

helosteverythingingablingandwascalledtheblacksheepofthefamilybythisrelatives.

·takeashinetosomeone一见就中意

sheisananimal-lover.shetakesashinetowhateveranimalshemeets.

·givesomeonetheshirtoffone'sback为某人慷慨解囊，毫不吝啬的接济某人

heworksinthecharityorganizationandstronglybelievesthathewhogivesotherstheshirtoffhisbackwillbeblessedbythegod.

·loseone'sshirt输得精光

themandidn'tleavelasvegasuntilhelosthisshirt.

·knowwheretheshoepinches知道问题所在

awiseleadershouldbeonewhoknowswheretheshoepinchesandknowswhattodowithit.

·ashotinthedark瞎猜

ididn'tknowwhichbuttonwasfortv.ipushedone,andtvwasturnedon.itwasmereashotinthedark.

·givesomeonethecoldshoulder冷待某人

ihategoingtoexpensivehotels.thereceptionistalwaysgivesmethecoldshoulderwhensheseesmyplainclothes.

·stealtheshow喧宾夺主

cinderallastoletheshowintheprince'sparty.

·sidewithsomeone与某人站在一起，支持某人

i'myourfriend,buti'mafraidiwon'tsidewithyouonthatissue.

·haveamemorylikeasieve记性太差

ithinkacomputernotebookwillbeofgreathelpforme,sincei'vegotamemorylikeasieve.

·outofclearbluesky意料不到

yesterday,outofaclearbluesky,mylandladygavemeaone-daynotice,askingmetomoveout.

·.makeaslipofthetongue说走嘴

theclassburstintolaughterwhentheteachermadeaslipofthetongue.hemeanttosay"goodmorning"tostudents,buthesaid"goodafternoon".

·beonthesly办事狡猾

theboywassmokinginthecornerwhenhisfathercaughthimonthesly.

·forasong以级低的价钱，廉价地

igottherareeditionofthebookforasonginthefleamarket.

·soundsomeoneout试探某人的意见

haveyousoundedtheprincipaloutonpostponingthefinalexamination?

·callaspadeaspade有什么就说什么

wearegoodfriends.callaspadeaspade.don'ttellmeinaround-aboutway.

·spickandspan干干净净

thehousewifealwayskeepsherkitchenspickandspan.

·goforaspin出去兜风

thecitydwellerslikegoingforaspintothecountryonweekends.

·spine-chilling令人毛骨悚然

helikeshorriblefilms.thosespine-chillingpicturestousarepleasanttohiseyes.

·thespiritiswilling;butthefleshisweak.心有余而力不足

a:howmanytimeshaveyoutriedquittingsmoking?b:it'snotthatthespiritisnotwilling,butthatthefleshisweak.

·winone'sspurs受到奖赏

shewonherspursasapopularwriterimmediatelyafterherfirstbookbecameabest-seller.

·putthesqueezeonsomeone对某人施加压力

thenewsituationisputtingthesqueezeonallcompaniesengagedinthisbusiness.

·standuptosomeone与某人大胆对抗

thesoldierstooduptotheofficerandwasplaceinconfinement.

·thankone'sluckystars感到万幸

ishouldthankyourluckystarsthatyoumissedtheplanewhichcrashedintothesea.

·getofftoaflyingstart来了开门红

ourkindergartengotofftoaflyingstartbyhaving100childrentosignupinthefirstmonth.

·gosteadywithsomeone与异性稳步发展关系

maryandtimgotmarriedaftergoingsteadywitheachotherfortwoyears.

·watchone'sstep当心

you'rebetterwatchyourstepwhenyougooutwithjohn.heisatrouble-maker.

·astick-inthe-mud老古董

heisastick=in-the-mudandwillneverinvesthismoneyinstock.

·beastickler吹毛皮的人

idon'tliketogotoherhome.sheisasticklerforneatness.

·turnsomeone'sstomach令人作呕

hersweetvoiceturnedmystomach.

·fallbetweentwostools鸡飞蛋打

tyingtostraddletwoboats,hetookuptwojobswithtwosalaries.atlast,unabletodoeitherwell.

·weatherthestorm度过难关

thewoodenhouseweatheredthestorm.

·harponthesameoldstring老调重弹

hereallygetsonmynerves.healwaysharpsonthesameoldstringbypromisingusapaidholiday.,butheneverkeepsit.

·havesomeonedancingonastring任意摆布某人

bettyisahousewifeandnoincome.herhusbandhasherdancingonastring.

·pullstringsforsomeone为某人走后门，幕后操作

inthematerialworld,moneypullsthestrings.

·bestuckonsomeone迷恋上某人

tomwasstuckonthegirlatthefirstmeetingalthoughitwasablinddate.

·tosweet-talksomeoneinto(outof)doing……甜言蜜语地让某人做（不做）……

theaccountantsweet-talkedthebossoutofcheckingheraccount.

·beinfullswing达到高潮，全面展开

chinahasopeneditsdoorto

·beasleepattheswitch玩忽职守

thegoal-keeperwasasleepattheswitchandlettherivalteamgoalatthelastminute.

·suit……toat对……再适合不过了

thisnewjobsuitsmetoat.

·turnthetables扭转局势

don'tworry,yourhusbandknowshowtoturnthetablesandcrackdownonthoseguys.

·drinksomeoneunderthetable把某人灌醉

hehasahollowleg.hecandrinkallofushereunderthetable.

·keeptabsonsomething/someone掌握情况,密切关注

hehassubscribedtennewspapersinordertokeeptabsonthenewdevelopmentsinmarketmanagement.

·keepsomeonedownanotch挫某人的傲气

themonitorlikestoorderusaround.heneedstobekeptdownanotch.

286——300

·takeitoutonsomeone拿别人出气

theboywasreprimandedbyhisfather.hetookitoutonhisball.

·anoldwives'tale无稽之谈

doyouthinktheexistenceoflifeonmarsisanoldwives'tale?

·bethetalkofthetown满城风雨

thedeathoftheprincessdianahasbeenthetalkofthetown.

·leaveabadtasteinsomeone'smouth给人留下坏印象

onceiwenttoafamousuniversity.buttheuntidycampusleftabadtasteinmymouth.

·crocodiletears假惺惺的眼泪

someofmybusinesspartnerscametocomfortmewhenilostalmosteverythinginonebaddeal.

·loseone'stemper发脾气

youdon'thavetoloseyourtemperabouttriflethings.

·throughthickandthin有甘也有苦

thecouplehavegonethroughthickandthinformanyyears.

·haveanotherthinkcoming大错特错

ifyouthinki'measilytakenin,youarehavinganotherthinkcoming.

·thin-skinned神经过敏

sheissothin-skinnedthat,wheneverwetalkaboutsomethinginalowvoice,shewillthinkwearereferringtoher.

·jumpdownsomeone'sthroat严厉训斥某人

theboysavedagirlfromtheriverandwentbackhome.seeinghimallthrough,hismotherjumpeddownhisthroat.

·stickoutlikeasorethumb特别扎眼

ihatemybignose.itsticksoutlikeasorethumb.

·beallthumbs笨手笨脚

ijustlearnedtotype.iwasallthumbs.

·turnthumbsdownon…不赞成……，反对……

thebossturnedthumbsdownonthenewonpromotionscheme.

·twiddleone'sthumbs无所事事

whydowehavetoworkovertimewhilepeopleinprdepartmentaretwiddlingtheirthumbs?

·beatsomeone'stimewithsomeone勾引别人的女朋友

heisstrange.hedoesn'tgosteadywithanygirl,butenjoysbeatingothers'timewiththeirgirlfriend.

301——315

·onthetipofsomeone'stongue就早嘴边上

amaninblackcametoaskaboutmyson'swhereabouts.mywordswereonthetipofsomeone'stonguewhenifoundthemanhadaguninsidehispocket.

·holdone'stongue保持沉默

icannolongerholdmytonguewheniseesomanywildanimalshavebecomeextinct.

·keepaciviltongueinone'shead说话有礼貌

achildistaughttokeepaciviltongueinhisheadwhenheissmall.

·blowone'stop勃然大怒

myneighborblewhistopwhenhesawhishedgeswerecutbysomeone.

·carryatorchforsomeone单方想念某人

thoughjanehasbeenengagedwithmr.hall,jimmystillcarriesatorchforher.

·havethemidastouch有生财的运气，手气好

you'dbetterfindrogersasyoustockbroker.hehasthemidastouch.

·betouchandgo万分危险

thepatientisoutofdangernow,butitwastouchandgoforawhile.

·throwinthetowel认输

shetriedtosavetheirmarriagebytalkingherhusbandoutoftakingdrugs.butshefinallythrewinthetowel.

·havetheinsidetrackforsomething处于有利的地位

i'manartstudent.idon'thavetheinsidetrackforapplyingforthatjob.

·keeptrackofsomeone/something掌握……的情况

heiskeepingtrackofallmyoldfriends.

·beonagravytrain走运，有赚钱的机会

youwillbeonagravytrainifyoucangetthatantique.itisworthmoremoneythanitisoffered.

·haveamindlikeasteeltrap头脑特别快

hehasamindlikeasteeltrap.hecanrememberanewwordevenifhemeetsitonce.

·barkupthewrongtree弄错目标

thedetectivehasbeenfollowingthemanforaweek.butitturnsoutthathehasbarkedupthewrongtree.

·betooquickonthetrigger操之过急，行动过于仓促

youarealwaystooquickonthetrigger.youjumpintohisthroatbeforehecanexplain.

·askfortrouble自找麻烦

areyouaskingfortroublebychallengingtheemphasisonqualitieseducation.youareaskingfortroubleifyoucheatintheexam.

316——330

·blowone'sowntrumpet自吹自擂

ifyouwanttosellmore,yo

·notgivesomeoneatumble不理睬某人

thoughjacksonhasaskedmaytomarryhimformanytimes,shejustwon'tgivehimatumble.

·talkturkey打开天窗说亮话

let'stalkturkey,seeifyouagree.i'llget55%oftheshare,andyou'llgettherest.

·notsayuncle拒不认错，不服输

idon'tknowwhenhehaseversaiduncletoanyone.

·takeadimviewof…对……抱悲观态度；不赞同

teachersinmiddleschoolsusuallytakeadimviewofstudents'talkinguptoomanyafter-classactivities.

·walkalloversomeone任意欺负某人

myneighborwalkedalloverme.heleftrubbishinmydoor,stampedonmygrassandwaxmywindows.idecidedtofightback.

·drivesomeonetothewall把某人逼得走投无路

hehateslearningforeignlanguages.butthechallengingsituationdriveshimtothewall.hedecidestogotoaneveningclass.

·drivesomeoneupthewall把某人搞得心烦意乱

wouldyoupleaseturndownthatrapmusic?ithasdrivenmeupthewall.

·beinhotwater陷入困境

i'msorryican'tlendyoumoney.imyselfaminhotwater.

·likewateroffaduck'sback满不在乎，不起作用

icandonothingabouthim.criticismrollsofflikewateroffaduck'sback.itgoesintohisoneearandcomesoutoftheother.

·meetone'swaterloo惨败

thefamouslawyermethiswaterlooatthehandsofafledglinglawyer.

·fishintroubledwaters浑水摸鱼

don'ttellhimthatweneedthatmaterialbadly,heisgoodatfishingintroubledwatersandwilltakeadvantageofit.

·makewaves兴风作浪

everythingwentsmoothlyinherweddingceremony,whenherformalboyfriendcametomakewavesbydrinkingthebridegroomunderthetable.

·haveawaywithsomething/someone有应付……的办法

shewillmakeagoodteacher.sheseemstohaveawaywitheventhemostdisobedientboy.

·pavethewayfor…为……铺平道路

donationfromeverywalksoflifehaspavedthewayforthehopeprojecttoproceed.