疯狂口语表示法500例二

oncehehadhisheartsetonsomething,he'llacceptnoturning-back.

·one'sheartinone'smouth吓得要命

myheartwasinmymouthwheniheartsomeonetappingonmywindowonerainingnight.

haveone'sheartinone'smouth;withone'sheartinone'smouth

·nothavethehearttodosomething不忍心去做

howcanyouhavethehearttokillmypet?

·takesomethingtoheart往心里去/认真接受意见等

tomdecidedtotakehisfather'swordstoheartandwashhishandsoffsmoking.

·beintheseventhheaven高心极了

marywasinseventhheavenwhenshefinallycametoparis,thecenteroffashion.

·moveheavenandearth想尽一切办法

believeme.ipromisetomoveheavenandearthtohelpyou.

·coolone'sheels等的双脚发凉，久等

let'smeetatthegalleryat7o'clock.comeat7sharp.don'tmakemecoolmyheels.

·taketoone'sheels逃走

thenaughtyboytooktohisheelsafterheshould'trick-or-treat'.

·shootfromthehip信口开河

don'ttakejay'swordstoheart.heshouldn'thaveshotfromthehip.

·byhookorbycrook千方百计得，不择手段得

herosetothatpositionbyhookorbycrook.

·blowhotandcold出尔反尔，喜怒无常

doyouthinkhe'llsupportyou?heisthetypewhoblowshotandcold.

·makeithotfor……刁难某人

outsectionmanagerisawoman.ourgeneralmanageralwayslooksdownuponherandmakeseverythinghotforher.

·havethelotsforsomeone迷恋某人

youhavetostopher.shehasthelotsforamarriedman.

·bringdownthehouse博得满堂喝彩

thefirst-prizewinnerofthespeechcontesthasbroughtdownthehouseforseveraltimes.

·beoverthehump已度过难关

theasianfinancialcriseshasalmostparalyzedasianeconomy.butweareoverthehumpnow.

·haveahunchthat……预感到……

ihaveahunchthatthebearmarketwillbeoversoon.

·behunky-dory挺不错的

a:howdoyoulikethefoodhere?b:hunky-dory.

·skateonthinice如履薄冰，冒风险

weareskatingonthiniceifwecontinuekillingwildanimals.

·toywiththeideaof……心里盘算要……

she'stoyingwithintheideaofmarringaforeigner.

·noifs,andsandbuts不要找任何的理由和借口

a:youknowicouldhavedoneitwell,but……b:noifs,andsandbuts.tellmeifyouwanttosaveyourjob.

·givesomeoneaninchandhe'lltakeamile得寸进尺

givemyroommateaninchandhe'lltakeamile.lasttime,iofferedhimsomecandies.today,heaskedforanice-cream.

·havemanyironsinthefire同时有很多要紧的事要做

althoughhewasoutofjob,hestillwrotetohisparentssayinghehadmanyironsinthefire.

·beinajam陷入困境

getinajam

you'vegottohelpme.i'minajam.maycarrefusedtoworkonmywaytooffice.

·jaywalk横穿马路

itisdangeroustojaywalk.

·inajiffy不大一会儿

=inamoment,rightaway.atonce

i'llbewithyouinajiffy.

·have(acaseof)thejitters忐忑不安

thenewteacherhadacaseofjitterswhenhefirststoodinfrontoftheclass.

·keepupwiththejoneses与别人比阔，与别人攀比

helikeskeepingupwiththejoneses.

·getakickoutofdoingsomething从……得到很大的乐趣

hegetsakickputofracing.

·takekindlytosomething/someone愿意接受

don'tyoufeelthatpeopleinthelabdon'ttakekindlytoanosyreporter?

·killsomeonewithkindness好得让人受不了

theoldladyalmostkilledmewithkindnesswhenilivedatherhome.

·paradeone'sknowledge买弄学问

heisawell-learnedman,bitheneverparadeshisknowledge.

·beatlarge逍遥法外（也可以形容动物不受约束）

themurdererwasstillatlarge.thevictim'sparentswasdeterminedtofindenoughevidencetosuehimtocourt.

·restonone'slaurels故步自封，吃老本

youaresuretobelaggedbehindifyourestonyourlaurels.

·turnoveranewleaf洗心革面

thejuveniledelinquentpromisedthathewouldturnoveranewleafifhecouldbegivenlenientpunishment.

·haveahollowleg（喝酒）海量

thebestmanhasahollowleg.hedrinksalotinsteadofthebridegroom.

·pullsomeone'sleg开某人的玩笑

nevereverpullhisleg.heisamanwithoutasenseofhumor.hetakeseverythingseriously.

·keepsomeoneatarm'slength与某人保持距离

mybossismyuncle.inordertoavoidunnecessarymisunderstanding,i'dbetterkeephimatarm'slengthincompany.

·letsomeonedown使某人失望

joereallyletmedownbyhavingbrokenhispromisesforseveraltimes.

·can'tforthelifeofone怎么……也不行

ithoughticouldrecitemyspeechbackwards,butwhenistoodinfrontoftheaudien

·airone'slineninpublic家丑外扬

thewifewasoftenbeatenbyherhusband,butshenevertoldothers.shedidn'twanttoairherlineninpublic.

·keepastiffupperlip意志坚定，坚强不屈

onefailuremeansnothing.you'vegottokeepastiffupperlip.

·beatloggerheadswith……互不相让

thetwopartieswereatloggerheadswitheachotheroverthenewtaxpolicy.

·abornloser一事无成者

nobodyisabornloser.allyouneedisperseverance.

·louseupsomething把某事搞得一团糟

heletthecatoutofthebag,whichlousedupthewholedeal.

·notdo……forloveormoney死也不会……

stoptrying.iwon'tbetraymyfriendforloveormoney.

·feelalumpinone'sthroat心里感到很难受

ifeltalumpinmythroatonhearingherstoryoffightingwiththedeadlydisease.

·makedowith……用……凑合

wearetootiredtocook.wecanmakedowithtwobagsofinstantnoodles.

·themaninthestreet普通的人，老百姓

theinterviewwiththemaninthestreetshowsthat90%ofthemaresatisfiedwiththetvfrograms.

·beone'sownman不受他人支配，自己管自己

ourmonitorisnoteasytocopewith.heismuchhisownman.

·stealamarchonsomeone抢在他人前面，暗渡陈仓

westoleamarchonourrivalsbyreducing5%ofourpriceandgotbackourmarket.

meatanddrink精神寄托

tosomeoldpeople,raisingpetsistheirmeatanddrink.

·beatthemercyof受……支配

whenyougetthiskindofdisease,yourlifeisatthemercyofgod.

·blowsomeone'smind把某人搞得晕晕乎乎

readershadratherhighopinionofhisnewbook,whichblewhismind.

·haveagoodmindtodosomething很想去干某事

wheniseeyoungandrobustmenelbowtheirwayontothebus,ihaveagoodmindtosmackthem.

·haveaone-trackmind死脑筋，一根筋

markhasaone-trackmind.allhecaresisearningmoney.

·mindone'sownaffairs少管闲事

youarenothingbutanoldgossip!can'tyouonlymindyourownaffair?

·weighonsomeone'smind心事重重

thefailureofsigningthecontracthasbeenweighingonhismind.hecouldn'tsleepatnight.

·beoftwominds拿不定主意

jillwasoftwomindsaswhethertospendthemoneyonbooksoronclothes.

·havemoneytoburn有花不完的钱

thenewrichhasmoneytoburn.

·onceinabluemoon千载难逢

ourbossisamiser.hegivesusatreatonlyonceinabluemoon.

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·bedowninthemouth垂头丧气

sandrawasdowninthemouthbecauseshedidn'tmaketheappointment.

·keepmumaboutsomething对某事保持沉默

thehighofficialkeptmumabouthisscandal.

·facethemusic承担责任，甘受责备

youarecaughtstealing.youhavetofacethemusic.

·hitthenailonthehead说到点子上

iliketodiscusswithhelen.shealwayshitsthenailonthehead.

·callsomeonenames辱骂某人

theneighborskeepdroppinglitterinfrontofherdoor.shecouldn'tbearitanymoreandcallthemnames.

·beneckandneck不分上下

thetwoworkshopsareneckandneckinmonthlyoutput.

·getupthenerveto……鼓起勇气去……

thepatientgotupthenervetoaskthedoctorhowlonghecouldliveintheworld.

·getonsomeone'snerves使某人心烦

thereisanairportinthevicinity.thenoisegetsonmynerves.

·anobody无名小辈

heissomebodyinthesmalltown,butheisanobodyinthecapitalcity.

·leadsomeonearoundbythenose牵着别人的鼻子走

allnationsshouldexercisetheirownjudgment.theyshouldn'tbeledaroundbysomebigcountries.

·pokeone'snoseintosomething乱打听别人的私事

ihatethosejournalistswhopoketheirnoseintopeople'sprivatelife.

·beanotchabovesomeone略胜一筹

instudy,weareneckandneck;butinsports,heisanotchaboveme.

·situpandtakenoticeofsomething/someone对……刮目相看

heusedtoknownothingaboutchemistry.nowhetalkslikeachemist,ihavetositupandtakenoticeofhim……

·havesomeone'snumber知道某人的底细

don'twasteyourtongueswithhim.i'vegothisnumber.whatheistryingtodonowistosetatrapandletusjumpintoit.

·bequicktotakeoffense特别爱生气

idon'tthinkheisaqualityleader.heistooquicktotakeoffense.

·haveonetoomany喝多了

thebridegroomhadonetoomanyattheweddingceremonyandwasshootingcats.

·beontheoutswithsomeone与……失和

forsomereason,thetwocountrieshavebeenonoutsforalongtime.

·apainintheneck使人讨厌的事

workingforvipswasanhonorforme,butnowithasbecomeapainintheneck.idon'tknowhowtobalance

·greasesomeone'spalm贿赂，给某人好处

itisreportedthatsydneyhasgreasedthepalmsofsomeonemembersofiocfortherighttohold20xxolympicgames.

·getpeanuts微不足道的钱

hegetspaidpeanutsalthoughheoftenworksextrahours.

·castpearlsbeforeswine对牛弹琴，明珠暗投

mybossisanidiot.workingforhimisjustlikecastingpearlsbeforeswine.

·feellikeasquarepeginaroundhole感到格格不入，不适合

aftergraduation,iremainedasateacherincollege.wheneverourformerclassmateshaveaget-together,ialwaysfeellikeasquarepeginaroundhole.alltheytalkaboutarewaystomakemoney,expensivehotels,luxuriousentertainment,thingsihavenoexperiencestosharewiththem.

·pinchpennies节俭

thoughheisatycoon,hepinchespenniesindailylife.

·robpetertopaypaul拆东墙，补西墙

youborrowmoneyfrommetopaythebankloan.itislikerobbingpetertopaypaul.

·benopicnic不是件轻松的事

tolearnoneforeignlanguageispossible.buttobeabilingualisnopicnic.

·sugarthepill给人一点甜头安慰一下

soniadidn'twanttoworkextrahoursquiteoften,butthemanagersugaredthepillbypromisingheratripabroadattheendoftheyear.

·beonpinsandneedles坐立不安

heisaverymodestman.whenotherspraisehim,hefeelonpinsandneedles.

·putthatinyourpipeandsmokeit你好好考虑考虑吧

此句常用于祈使句

don'ttakeitoutonme.itishewhomakesyoulosesomuchmoney.putitinyourpipeandsmokeit!

·playuptosomeone拍某人的马屁

theyoungactressplayeduptothedirector,hopingtogetaroleinthetvseries.

·taketheplunge踌躇一段时间后断然决定去干……

thecommanderfinallytooktheplungeandlaunchedthefinalattack.

·playpossum装糊涂，装傻

heoftenquarrelswithhiswife.whenhecomestomeforadvice,icandonothingbutplaypossum.

·dropsomethinglikeahotpotato赶紧抛弃，放弃

hehasbeendreamingofowninghisowncar.butwhenheknewacarwouldcosttenyears'ofhissalary,hedroptheidealikeahotpotato.

·singsomeone'spraises颂扬某人

thelawyerisquitesuccessful.hisclientssinghispraisestoothers.

·bepastprayingfor不可救药

whenisentmycattothevet,hesaidthatitwaspastprayingfor.

·besittingpretty享受安乐生活

ourcompanysurvivedtheeconomiccrisisandnowwearesittingpretty.

·pocketone'spride放下架子

thelaid-offworkersfromthestate-ownedenterprisesshouldpockettheirprideandseekforre-employment.

·putsomeoneupto……唆使某人去……

howdareyoutohavelodgedacomplaintagainstmewiththedirector?whoputyouuptoit?

·popthequestion求婚

canyoutellmehowyoupoppedthequestiontoyourwife?maybeicanlearnsomethingfromyou.

·callitquits作罢

maryandtomhadbeeninloveforseveralyears.butthesedays,theybegantorealizethattheyhadverylittleincommon.theydecidedtocallitquits.

·chewtherag闲聊

chewtherag也有争吵的意思

iftheyhavetime,thesewivesarealwayssittingtogetherandchewingtherag.

·flyintoarage大发雷霆

theoldfatherflewintoaragewhenhisdaughterdidn'tobeyhiswill.

·breakrankswithsomeone与……分道扬镳

反义词为：closerankswithsomeone

peoplewithinonepartygraduallyhadconflictsonsomepoliticalissues.someofthemdecidedtobreakrankswithothersandsetupanewparty.

·smellarat察觉可疑

heisawell-knownmiser.ismellaratwhenheinvitesmetohishomefordinner.iwaswonderingifheisaskingfavorsofme.

·beatahastyretreat急忙撤退

thehoodlumwasabouttodullytheladywhenhesawapatrolmancomingtowardsthem.hebeatahastyretreat.

·takesomeoneforaride欺骗某人，玩弄某人的感情

theyweretakingusforaride.iturnedoutthattheticketstheysolduswithlowpricewereinvalid.

·ripsomeoneoff敲某人竹杠

thelocalvillainripsusoffbycollecting100yuanforprotectionchargeeverymonth.

·beontherocks陷入困境，完蛋

thefoameconomywasstruckbytheasianfinancialcrisis.japan'seconomywasontherocks.

·rubitin哪壶不开提哪壶

wouldyoupleasetalkinchinese?youknowi'maprettybadenglishspeaker.youdon'thavetorubitin.

·givesomeonetherunaround敷衍搪塞

mywashingmachinebrokedown,wheniwenttotherepairshop,theygavemetherunaround.

·beinarut千篇一律，一筹莫展

hislifeisinarut.office,library,andhomearethethreeplaceshegoeseveryday.itistimehehadaholidayforachange.

·playitsafe小心谨慎

ourcarworksverywell.buttoplayi

·safeandsound安全无事

hecamebackfromthebattlefieldsafeandsound.

·thesaltoftheearth好心肠的人，没有坏心眼的人

thetaxidriverwhosavedthedrowningboyfromtheriveristhesaltoftheearth.

·takesomethingwithagrainofsalt听话打折扣，不能轻信

heisabraggart.takehiswordswithagrainofsalt.

·tipthescales扭转局势

intheboxingring,thetwosideswereevenlymatched.buttheshortbreakseemedtotipthescalesinfavoroftheboxerinred.

·throwsomeoneoffthescent转移某人的视线

themurderwrotealastletterforthevictimandleftitinthesite,hopingtothrowthepoliceoffthescent.

·startfromscratch从零开始，白手起家

therearesomanyspellingmistakes.ihavetowriteitagainfromscratch.

·talksenseintosomeone开导某人

i'vetiredtotalksenseintohim,buthestillchosetoworkinthecountryside.

·anopensesame法宝，秘诀，关键

havingconnectionswithvipsisnotanopensesametosuccess.

·thelion'sshare最大的一份，绝大多数

hedesignedthemostimportantpartofthemachine.sohedeservesthelion'sshareoftheaward...