go to pig,s and whistle
完蛋,毁灭
guinea pig
豚鼠,天竺鼠;供试验用的人[物]
get [have] the sack
被解雇;被开除;被情人抛弃,被拒婚
give sb. the sack
解雇(某人);抛弃(情人等)
get the shaft
受骗,上当,受到不公正的待遇
give (sb.,sth.) the shake
摆脱(某人、某事);避开(某人、某事)
give all one has in the shop
全力对付;尽力打击
get out of bed on the wrong side
清早一起就发脾气,急躁不愉快,心绪不好
go over the side
私自离开船只(或基地)
give sb. some skin
与某人握手
get in sour
不和,失去……的好感,遇到麻烦
green spit
(带有妒忌性的)恶意贬低或藐视
greasy spoon
(供应廉价食物,卫生条件差的)下等餐馆
get stuck in
全神贯注吃饭或工作;使劲干
get sprung
大醉
give a stone and a beating to sb.
(原系赛马用语)轻而易举地胜过(某人)
guess stick
尺;计算尺
go it strong
坚决行动;拼命干,过分地做;夸大
get tough
强硬起来,行动勇敢
get the air
被解雇;被(朋友,爱人)抛弃
give sb. the air
辞退某人;与某人断绝(友谊)关系
go up in the air
暴跳如雷,发脾气;(演员)突然忘记台词
go the whole animal
彻底干,干到底
go the entire animal
彻底干,干到底
go to bat
判刑,被判入狱
go to bat against
作不利于……的证明;反对(某人或某事)
go to bat for
支持;为……辩护
get up in the air
暴跳如雷,发脾气;(演员)突然忘记台词
get the bag
被解雇;被打发走开
green bag
律师;律师行业
get a bag on
狂饮作乐;醉
get a bang out of
从中得到快乐[刺激]
get beans
挨骂;受到处分;挨揍
green hand
生手、没有经验的人
Get yourself together!
振作点行不行!
Give me a break!
你饶了我吧!(开玩笑的话)
Give me a lift! = Give me a ride!
送我一程吧!
Get to work. Don,t mess around.
赶快工作,别瞎搅和。
Get one,s feet wet.
与中文里的“涉足”或“下海”,寓意相同,表示初尝某事。
Give it a name. (Name yours!)
你要什么,说吧!
Get out of it!
别吹啦! 别胡扯啦!
H
hot
惹火
have one,s cake and eat it too
既想留着蛋糕,又想吃(既要鱼,又要熊掌)
hindsight
事后的先见之明
hit stride
脚步走顺了
hit the books
撞书(用功)
hit the hay
倒在稻草上(睡觉、就寝)
hit the jackpot
中了头彩
hit the road
上路
hold a candle to
给他拿蜡烛都不配(远不能相比)
hold the key to my heart
掌管我心灵的钥匙
hold your horses
勒住你的马(慢来)
hang somebody out to dry
把……晾起来了(把……坑苦了)
have a monkey on one,s house
房屋被抵押
have one over the eight
微醉
have sb.,s number on it
注定要结束某人的生命
have a lot on the ball
有能力[才干]
have a load on
喝醉
hop joint
鸦片烟馆;下流酒吧间
have a kick coming
表示强烈的反对
have no kick coming
不加反对;不发牢骚;感到满意
high as a kite
喝醉了酒的;吸毒吸醉了的
hit the hump
越狱;(从军队)开小差
hype
皮下注射,骗局,大肆宣传,大做广告,瘾君子
have it in for sb.
对某人怀恨在心,伺机报复
hands down
轻而易举地;无疑地
have a heat on
喝醉酒
hook it
赶快离开;逃走
horn in
闯入;打扰;插话,插嘴
horse around
胡闹;鬼混;玩弄;闹哄
horse on sb.
拿某人开玩笑,捉弄某人
have a hole in one,s head
愚蠢;糊涂
hole in the wall
又小又脏的房间;小店铺;小夜总会;小饭馆
hit the ground
倒塌;崩溃;出狱
hate sb.,s guts
恨透了某人
hen fruit
鸡蛋
have a drag with sb.
与某人有交情
have it easy
过得舒服,处境很好
have the edge on sb.
胜过某人;怀恨某人
have an edge on sb.
胜过某人;怀恨某人
hit the deck
起床,起身;被击倒,摔倒;准备行动
have had one,s chips
完蛋了;失败了;死了
have a case on
迷上[爱上]某人
hurry up sb.,s cakes
加速某事,催某人快做
hurry up the cakes
加速某事,催某人快做
hit the bottle
酗酒
have a button missing
头脑有点不正常,半痴不呆
have all one,s buttons
精神正常;头脑清楚
have a brick in one,s hat
大醉;烂醉
hit like a ton of bricks
极打动人;使人惊呆
hit one,s books
啃书本,用功
hear a bird sing
私下听人说;得到秘密情报
hit the sack
上床睡觉
hit the road
动身,出发;离开,离去;搭便车旅行;当流浪汉;当旅行推销员
hit the skids
走下坡路,打败仗;倒霉
hang up the spoon
死
high spot
最重要的部分,最引人入胜的部分;要点
hit the spot
正合要求,恰到好处
hit the big spot
狂饮作乐
hit the high spots
走马观花地浏览;概括要点;达到很高水平;走得极快
hard stuff
烈性酒
heavy sugar
大笔金钱;富翁;珍贵的东西(如珠宝等)
have the sun in one,s eyes [have been in the sun]
醉
hit the ties
顺铁路徒步旅行
have a thin time
过没有钱的日子,过得很不松快
have wheels in one,s head
神经失常,发疯
haven,t a bean
一个钱也没有
hit the beach
[航海]登陆;上岸
hit the road = take off = get on one,s way
离开。
hit the hay =go to bed
睡觉。
hot air
吹牛,空话;浮夸的文章
have a bag on
狂饮作乐;醉
have (oneself) a ball
尽情作乐
have a bash at sth.
试做某事,企图做某事
His wings are sprouting.
他的道德崇高极了,不在天使之下。
Hang in there. = Don,t give up. = Keep trying.
再撑一下。
Hang on.
请稍候。
How have you been? = How are you doing?
你过得如何?近来可好?
Have a crush on someone.
迷恋某人
How ,s yourself ?
你自己好吗? (用来答复对方“How are you?”的幽默反诘)
Has the cat got your tongue?
猫把你的舌头叼去了吗?为什么不吭声?
I
in one,s back pocket
在某人裤子后口袋里(是某人的囊中之物)
in the dark
在黑暗中(茫然,什么也不知道)
in the lime light
站在聚光灯圈里(出风头)
in the spotlight
站在聚光灯圈里(出风头)
it,s Greek to me
希腊文(天书)
in the middle of nowhere
周围什么也没有(前不见村,后不着店)
it stands [sticks]out a mile
一目了然,显而易见
in fourteen languages
非常
inside
内部消息,秘密消息
iron out
杀掉;消灭
I won,t have it.
我不能容忍这样的事。
I,ll be hanged!
真想不到! 会有这种事!
it gets me
我真不理解;把我难住了
in the chips
有钱,富有
in the bucks
手头有钱
in bird
坐牢
in a bind
处于困境;左右为难
in pop
在当铺里,被抵押着
in a bad skin
情绪不好,发着脾气
in one,s skin
一丝不挂地
in soak
(东西)在典押中[当铺里]
in sour
受冷遇,处于困境
in the soup
在困境中
in a spot
处在困境中
in spots
时时,在某几点上,到某种程度
I don,t think
我倒不相信,靠不住(加在讽语之后)
It,s a long story.
唉!说来话长。
I am so fed up!
我受够了!
It doesn,t go with your dress.
跟你的衣服不配。
I am racking my brains.
我正在绞尽脑汁。
I,ll buy you a lunch (a drink;a dinner). = It,s on me. = My treat.
我请客。
I,ll swing by later. =I,ll stop by later.
待会儿,我会来转一下。
I got the tip straight from the horse,s mouth!
这个消息是千真万确的(tip指消息)!
I am under the weather. =I am not feeling well.
我不太舒服。
I am not myself today!
我今天什么都不对劲!
I don,t get the picture. =I don,t understand.
我不明白。
I am an exam jitter and I always get a cramp in my stomach.
我是个考试紧张大师,一考试胃就抽筋。
I am a monkey,s uncle!
真想不到! (表示惊异)
I,ll buy it.
(猜谜语或回答问题时)我猜不出,我答不出,你告诉我好了。
If the shoe fits ,wear it.
如果鞋合脚,就穿上吧! [转]如果批评得对,就接受吧!
J
jump on sb.,s meat
严厉责骂某人
jump the gun
(赛跑时)未听发令枪就起跑,抢跑;行动过早
jack in the water
码头打杂工
john law
警察;执法官吏
jerk the cat
(酒醉的人呕吐)
juice road
电气铁路
joy stick
(飞机的)操纵杆
jump down sb.,s throat
突然反唇回击;打断某人讲话;使某人无话可说;驳得某人哑口无言
joined at the hip
连体婴(死党,从不分开的两个人)
jump the gun
枪未响先偷跑(抢先)
just what the doctor ordered
正是大夫说的(对症下药)
Jump to it.
赶快! 立即行动!
K
keep an ear to the ground
一耳贴地(注意新动向)
keep one,s fingers crossed/cross one,s fingers
把手指交叉成十字架(暗祈上苍保佑)
kick the bucket
踢水桶(翘辫子)
kill two birds with one stone
一箭双雕,一举两得
kiss up to
讨好
kitty corner
小猫的角落(斜对角)
knuckle sandwich
指节骨三明治(饱以老拳)
knock down
赚钱,挣(工资)
knock for six
使大吃一惊;彻底击败
knock it off
住嘴;别吵了! 住手;别胡闹了。
kick down
(汽车)换低挡;自动跳合
kick in
捐(款);缴付(自己应付的一份);死;踢开;破门而入
kick it
戒除嗜好(烟酒等)
kick up a fuss
起哄,骚乱;大吵大闹
kick up one,s heels
欢蹦乱跳;寻欢作乐;伸直腿死去,翘辫子
knock the end in
把整个事情搞得一团糟
knock the end off
把整个事情搞得一团糟
keep it clean
守规矩,正派
kick the clouds
被绞死
kick the bucket
死
keep in the pin
戒酒
keep off the spot
求稳,不冒险
knock the spots off
彻底击败(或胜过),凌驾
knock the spots out of
彻底击败(或胜过),凌驾
know one,s stuff
对工作很内行
know(one,s) beans
精明;内行
keep it warm
继续讨论,谈下去
klutz (=clutz) =idiot
白痴、笨蛋。
know one,s way around
识途老马。
Keep a low profile (or low key).
采取低姿态。
Keep your study (work) on track.
请按进度读书(工作)。
L
landslide
山崩(压倒性的胜利)
last straw
最后一根稻草
left a bitter taste in one,s mouth
留下满嘴苦味(留下不愉快的回忆)
left hanging
被晾起来了(被挂起来,悬而不决)
let sleeping dogs lie
别惊动睡着的狗(别无事生非,过去的事不要再提)
let the cat out of the bag
放出袋中猫(泄密,说漏嘴)
light a fire under your buttock
在屁股下点一把火(促其行动)
light at the end of the tunnel
隧道末端的光(一线希望)
like hot cakes
像刚出炉的蛋糕(很受欢迎的东西,抢手货)
like looking for a needle in a haystack
如同在稻草堆里找一根针(大海捞针)
like pulling hen,s teeth
跟拔母鸡的牙一样(艰苦不堪)
like shooting fish in a barrel
桶里射鱼(瓮中捉鳖)
like stealing candy from a baby
娃娃手里骗糖(易事)
ling winded
长舌,碎嘴