疯狂口语表示法500例一

·one'sbrainchild某人的主意，某人想出来的

等同于one'soriginalidea

one'brainchildren（复数）

thenewwaysofteachingwhichhavebeenprovedveryeffectivearebrainchildrenofallteachingstaffofourdepartment.

·haveachiponone'sshoulder叫阵，叫板

heisnotpopularamonghispeers.healwaysseemstohaveachiponhisshoulder.

此外该语还有"不满"，"对抗"的意思

maryhasgotachiponhershoulderaboutnothavingobtainedthescholarship.

·clamup守口如瓶，拒不开口，沉默不语

idon'tunderstandwhymystudentsarequitetalkativeduringthebreakbutallclamupinclass.

·takesomeonetothecleaners使人囊中如洗，一贫如洗

don'taskmetoplayinacrapgame.idon'twanttobethecleaners.

·acliff-hanger扣人心玄的事情

peterwasnearlyinvolvedinacaraccident.hecalleditanarrowescape.butitwasreallyacliff-hanger.

·fighttheclock争分夺秒，与时间赛跑

等同于workagainsttheclock

ifyoudon'tfighttheclocktoenrichyourself,youwillsurelybelaggedbehindsoon.

·aclotheshorse讲究穿戴的人

princessdianawasarealclotheshorse.it'shardtoimaginehowmuchshehadspentonclothes.

·gethotunderthecollar发怒，怒气冲天

makesomeonehotunderthecollar

hegothotunderthecollarwhenhefoundhisbicyclewasmissing.

·comethroughwithflyingcolors干得出色，大获成功

inthe13thasiangames,chineseathleticteamcamethroughwithflyingcolors

·show(reveal)one'struecolors原形毕露

healwaysappearspoliteandgentle.buthisquarrellingwithothersindirtywordsshowhistruecolors.

·comeupwith找出，想出，弄出，提出

等同于toproduce,tofindout,tothinkout

afterthreedays'ofdeepthinking,themanagercameupwithanideaofpromotingtheproducts.

·jumptoconclusions仓促的下结论

beingateacher,heshouldn'tjumptoconclusionsthatastudentisnotworthteachingsimplybecausehefailsoneexam.

·toone'sheart'scontent心满意足

todayisweekend.thelightswon'tgooffafter11o'clock.wecanchattoourheart'scontent.

此外该语还有"随心所欲"的意思

maryloveskeepingdiary.shecanexpressheremotiontoherheart'scontent.

·loseone'scool沉不住气

反义词keepone'scool

intheboxingmatch.tysonlosthiscoolandbithollyfield'sear.

·playitcool不露声色，沉着冷静

sampras,theno.1tennisplayerintheworld,alwaysplaysitcoolwhenhewinsinthematch.

·erottentothecore坏透了、烂透了

keepawayfromthatboy.heisrottentothecore.

·cutcorners偷工减料、走捷径、图省事、节约

studentisaseriousthing.youcan'texpecttocutcorners.

cutcorners并不是都是贬义的，还表示节约，节省

withonly$100left,hehadtocutcornerstomakehisjourneybackhome.

·haveacrushonsomeone迷恋某人

someteenagergirlsgotacrushonthefilmstar

·beafarcryfrom……与……相差甚远（一般用来表示水平或程度等的差距）

thoughdickhastriedhard,itisstillafarcryfromwhathisfatherexpectsofhim.

·chewthecud好好琢磨琢磨

idon'twanttojumptoconclusions,ihavetochewthecudonitforafewdays.

·becutoutfor……天生适合于……（用于否定句中）

thankyouforyourkindness,butican'tacceptit.youknow,i'mnotcutforamanager.

·becompletelyinthedark一无所知，仍蒙在鼓里

keepsomeoneinthedark;beleft(kept)inthedark

heisadictator.thoughi'mtheproductionmanager,i'mcompletelyinthedarkaswhattodonext.

·ablinddate初次约会

jameswastooexcitedtohavedinner.hewashavingablinddatewithsueintheevening.

·haveseenbetterdays今非昔比

lookatourdean,hehasseenbetterdays.

·beoutofone'sdepth力所不及

liuwasextremelyhappytohavebeenadmittedtooxford,butsoonhefoundhewasoutofhisdepthinhismajor.

·givesomeoneadoseofhisownmedicine以其人之道还制其人之身

onaprilfool'sday,myclassmatesmademeanaprilfool.nextyear,i'llgivehimadoseofhisownmedicine.

·adropinthebucket沧海一粟

hehassufferedalotinhislife.losinghisjobthistimewasonlyadropinthebucket.

·playdumbwithsomeone装聋作哑

it'snouseplayingdumbwithteachers.theyknowverywelltheirstudents.

·bedownindumps垂头丧气，深情沮丧

iburnedmidnightoilyesterday.soifeeldowninthedumpstoday.

·makethedustfly干得很起劲

manyvolunteersarehelpingintheolympicgames.theyaremakingthedustflywithoutgettingpay.

·goeasyon……酌情处理……；节约使用……；对……手下留情

ihopetheteacherwillgoeasyonme.otherwise,i'llhavenochancetopasstheexam.

当介词on的后面跟得是something的时候，此语用来是"节约使用"或"小心对待"

goeasyonsalt.we

·eggsomeoneontodosomething怂恿，鼓动某人干某事

haven'tyouseenhimthrough?hecanhelpyounothingbuteggyouontodoillegalthings.

·rubelbowswithsomeone和某人没有很深的交情

isupposejackdoesn'tknowmewell.wehaveonlyrubbedelbowswithotherforseveraltimes.

·beattheendofone'stether山穷水尽

markfeelsworriedbecausehecan'twriteanynewbooks.heisafraidthatheisattheendofhistether.

·beatone'swits'end不知如何是好

myboyissuchamischief-maker.iamatmywits'endwithhim.

·beatlooseends心里没有着落

manyoldpeoplefeelatlooseendsaftertheirretirement.

·makebothendsmeet收支平衡

thenewly-wedcouplefoundithardtomakebothendsmeet.

·begreenwithenvy羡慕极了

don'tbegreenwithenvy.hedeservestheprize,sincehehasspentawholemonthonthatpaper.

·beoftheessence绝对不可少，关键的

asforstudy,diligenceisoftheessence.

·apoorapologyfor……蹩脚货，名不副实

thattravelagencywasfirst-class,butitofferedapoorapologyforitsservice

·makeanexhibitionofoneself出洋相

如果表示总出洋相可以在exhibition一词前加上形容词，regular

sheisabitinsane.shealwaysmakesaregularexhibitionofherselfbyragingatalmosteverybody.

·keepaneyeopen密切注视

keepaneyeopenforanyonewhoarousesyoursuspicion.

·seeeyetoeyewith……与……意见一致

thoughtheyaretwins,theyneverseeeyetoeyewitheachotheronanything.

·turnablindeyeon装做没看见

itisnotrightforteacherstoturnablindeyetothosewhocheatintheexam.

·feastone'seyeson……观赏……，一饱眼福

yesterdaywewenttoafashionshow.wereallyfeastedoureyesonbeautiesandfancyclothes.

·haveafacewouldstopaclock奇丑无比

theoldladyhasafacethatwouldstopaclock,butsheisthehelpfulpersonihaveevermet.

·keepastraightface板着脸

helikestellingjokes.butalwayskeepsastraightfacewhenothersareshakingtheirsideswithlaughter.

·befedupwith……对……烦透了

myroommatesaretoonoisy.i'mreallyfedupwiththem.

·fallfor……迷恋上……

shefellforthatguysimplybecausehebehavedquitedifferentlyfromothers.

·beridingforafall自讨苦吃

thatbigcountryisridingforafallifitkeepsinterferingwithothers''internalaffairs.

·playfastandloosewith……敷衍了事，不正经干

youarenotcleverenoughtoplayfastandloosewithsusan.

·playfavoriteswith……对……有偏心眼

thegirlisn'tongoodtermswithherparents.theyplayfavoriteswithherlittlebrother.

·putoutafeelertodo……试探……的反应

thechairmanputoutafeelertoseepeople'sreactionstohiselectionspeech.

·bedeadonone'sfeet筋疲力尽

ourbossregardsushisslaves.everydayafterwork.

·landonone'sfeet安全摆脱困境

withtheloanfromthebank,thecompanylandedonitsfeet.

·standonone'sfeet自食其力

thechinesecommunistpartydecidedtostandontheirfeetduringtheliberationcampaign.peopleinnaniwanwerecalledupontodevelopagriculture.

·sitonthefence保持中立

whowouldyouvotefor?youbetiwon'tvoteforhim.helikessittingonthefenceonimportantissues.

·playthefield不正经干

heisreallyaplayboy,helikestoplaythefieldandisneverseriouswithanyonegirl.

·burnone'sfingers因管闲事而吃苦头

ialwaystellyoutokeepawayfromthescoundrels.nowyouareburningyourfingers.

·havestickyfingers手不老实。有小偷小摸的陋习

theoldladyfiredthemaidbecauseshehadstickyfingers.

·keepone'sfingerscrossed祈求成功

theleaderwasguiltyofaseriousderelictionofduty.hekepthisfingerscrossedthathecouldescapeseverepunishment.

·letsomethingslipthroughone'sfingers眼睁睁地看着……跑掉

thelawyerstudiedthecaseverycarefully.hewouldn'tletsomethingslipthroughhisfingers.

·buildafireundersomeone紧催促某人……

thatguyisaslowpoke.iwishthereweresomewaytobuildafireunderhim.

putafireundersomeone其主语一般是物，而不是人。

·haveotherfishtofry有其他要紧事要做

comeonout!forgetabouttheexam,you'regototherfishtofry.

·aflashinthepan昙花一现

heusedtobecalledayoungentrepreneur.butsoonhewasforgottenbythepublic.hewasaflashinthepan.

·aflyintheointment美中不足

mobilephonearequitepopularnowadays,buttheyringatanytimeinthepublicareas.itisaflyintheointment.

·benobody'sfool不傻，精明

youcannoteasilytakehimin.itisobviousthatheisnobody'sf

·getoffontherightfoot开门红

everythingwillgosmoothlyifwegetoffontherightfoot.

·putone'sfootdown气愤的表示反对

theboywantedtoquitschool,buthisfatherputhisfootdown.

·playfootsywith……与……调情

jackwassoinlovewithmarythathecouldn'thelpplayingfootsieswithherwhilehavingdinner.

·marryafortune嫁给了有钱人

scarietwasintrouble,shewantedtomarryafortuneandsavethewholefamily.

·asslyasafox非常狡猾

thoughthesuspectwasasslyasfox,hehadtoadmithiscrimeinfrontofsolidevidence.

·adimeadozen数不清，很多

pagerswereraretenyearsago.nowtheyareadimeadozen.

·makefreewith……擅自使用……

doyouthinki'mamillionaire?don'tmakefreewithmythings.

·afreeloader白吃白喝，爱占便宜的人

inamerica,evenifyoulivewithyourrelative,youcan'tbeafreeloader.

·afair-weatherfriend不能同患难的朋友

ihavesearchedmyconscience,andbelieveihavenevermistreatedyou.butyouturnedouttobeafair-weatherfriend.

·getstagefright怯场，紧张

thestudentgotstagefrightwhenhesteppedintoexamroom.

·addfueltotheflames火上浇油

theboyrefusedtomakeanapologytohisfather,whichaddedfueltotheflames.

·haveabarreloffun极开心

childrenhadabarreloffuninthemasquerade.

·makefunofsomeone取笑某人

itisnotrighttomakefunofthedisabled.

·playtothegallery哗众取宠，收买人心

he'ssogoodatplayingtothegallery,especiallyinfrontofgirls.

·ganguponsomeone结伙对付某人

thelocalruffiansgangeduponthepolicemen.

·beinhighgear全力进行，快速进行

constructiononthesubwayisinhighgear.

·getawaywith……逃脱惩罚

lawoffenderscan'tgetawaywiththeiroffence.

·havethegimmies患伸手病（小孩子giveme的说法，后来就说成gimmies）

don'tyouknowyouhavegrownup?howshamefulofyou7tohavethegimmes.

·giveasgoodasonegets不服输，不示弱

heisasmallboy,buthegivesasgoodashegetsinchessmatch.

·fitlikeaglove恰倒好处，非常适合

a:howdoyouliketheframe?b:itfitslikeaglove.itwellmatcheswiththeroomdecoration.

·handle……withkidgloves小心，谨慎对待……

theantiqueisveryprecious.you'dbetterhandleitwithkidgloves.

·getsomeone'sgoat使人恼怒，惹人生气

thewayheboastedthathewasanauthoritygotmygoat.

·forgood永远地

ihopewarwilldisappearforgoodintheworld.

·betoogoodtobetrue好的令人难以置信

yesterdayjoereceivedalettersayingthatthecompanydecidestoofferherajobwithasalarywhichwastoogoodtobetrue.

·havethegoodsonsomeone有某人犯罪的证据

fredwassurethathewouldwinthecase.hehadthegoodsontheculprit.

·goofoff偷懒耍滑

williamshasbeengoofingoffatschoolandhisreportcardshowsit.

·throughthegrapevine道听途说，小道消息

ihearthroughthegrapevinethatjimhasbeendismissedfromhispost.

·thegrassisalwaysgreenerontheotherhill这山望着那山高

hewrotetohisbrother,persuadinghimtokeephismindonhisworkandnottothinkthegrassisalwaysgreenerontheotherhill.

·useelbowgrease费很大的劲头

howlonghaven'tyoucleanedyourkitchen?it'lluseelbowgreasetogetitshineagain.

elbow-grease常指"费劲儿的体力活儿"

youhavetouseabitofelbow-greasetocleanallwindows.

·getthegreenlight得到批准

we'regotthegreenlightfromourdeanthatwecanhavesomechangesonteachingcurriculum.

givethegreenlight给予批准，准许某人干……

theemployeescanhaveadayoff.thedirectorhasgiventhemthegreenlight.

·grinandbearit一笑忍之，相当于汉语的"逆来顺受"

youhavehadenoughinsultsfromyourboss.howcanyougrinandbearit?

·catchsomeoneoffguard乘虚而入

withinthreedays,therun-awaywasexhausted.hefellasleepinabasement.thepolicecaughthimoffguard.

·hatesomebody'sguts恨之入骨

hedismissedmyfornoreasonatall.ihatehisguts.

·kickthehabit戒除恶习

youaredoomedtobebrokeonedayifyoudon'tkickthedrughabit.

·getinsomebody'shair苦恼某人

everyday,salesmencometomydoor.ican'tconcentrateonstudied.theydogetinmyhair.

·letone'shairdown无拘无束

oursupervisorisastone-facedyounglady.infrontofher,youcan'tletyourhairdownanddowhatyoudesire.

·withoutturningahair保持冷静的态度，不动声色

thepresidenttalkedabouttheinternationalsituationwithoutturningahair.

·ahalf-wit弱智者

doyouthinkitisagoodideatosendahalf-wittoanormalschool?

·bitethehandthatfeedsone恩将仇报

sorry,icantellyounothingaboutmymaster.otherwise,iwillbebitingthehandthatfeedsme.

·gaintheupperhand占上风

instrength,theirteamgaintheupperhand;butinskill,wecanhaveachiponourshoulder.

·havesomeoneeatingoutofone'shand使人完全服从某人的摆布

moneycanlethimeatingoutofyourhand.

·livefromhandtomouth勉强糊口

withthreechildrentosupport,thewindowhadtolivefromhandtomouth.

·overplayone'shand做的过火了，做得过头了

wemayhaveoverplayedourhandbyurginghimtogiveusanearlyreply.

·tipone'shand无意中亮底

ourrivalwasdrunk.hetippedhishandbymurmuringthathiscompanywillcutdownthepriceofitsproducts.

·tryone'shandat……试着干……

michaeljordanisagreatbasketballplayer,andhehasevertriedhishandatbaseball.

·flyoffthehandle大发雷霆

it'snouseflyingoffthehandle.youcanreasonwithus.

·playintosomeone'shand正中某人下怀

thinkitover.ifwereducetheprice,i'msurewe'replayingintohishand.

·washone'shandsoffsomething洗手不干某事

mr.butcher,withalongfamilyhistoryofgambling,decidedtowashhishandoffgambling.

·getthehangofsomething掌握某事的窍门

i'vegotthehangofthenewcomputersystemprettysoon.

·gohaywire乱了套

thecomputeropposesme.everythinggoeshaywirewheniuseit.

·buryone'sheadinthesand逃避现实

theenvironmentalpollutionisgettingworseandworse.wecan'tburyourheadinthesand,orthenaturewillpunishus.

·makeneitherheadnortailof……对……摸不着头脑

timscribbledanotetomeduringthelecture.buticouldn'tmakeheadortailofit.

·haveone'sheadintheclouds满脑子幻想

iknowyouhavebeendreamingofbecomingaprofessor.butyoushouldn'thaveyouheadinthecloudsallthetime.settledownanddosomething.

·turnone'shead使某人满意

saraisasuccessfulwoman,butsheneverallowsherachievementstoturnherhead.