爱华网美国口语俚语（2）1.keep one's shirt on保持冷静Keep your shirt on. He didn't mean to offend you. That's justtheway he talks.保持冷静。那只是他说话的惯常方式，他并非有意要冒犯你。2.cool it冷静一点Cool it. You are making me mad.冷静一点。你快把我逼疯了。3.joy ride兜风Let's go for a joy ride.让我们去兜兜风。4.rap说唱乐Do you like rap music? I have trouble understanding thewords.你喜欢说唱音乐吗？我听不太懂其中的歌词。5.red-letter day大日子This is a red-letter day for Susan. She made her first sale toa veryimportant client.今天是susan的大日子。她和一个非常重要的客户做成了第一笔生意。美国口语俚语（3）1.go up in smoke成为泡影Peter’s vacation plans went up in smoke when a crisis arose inthe office.办公室出了问题，peter的假期泡汤了。2.hit the road上路We should probably hit the road. It’s going to take us twohours to get home.我们可能该上路了吧？到家的两个小时呢！3.shape up表现良好，乖You’d better shape up if you want to stayon.如果你还想留下来的话最好乖一点 儿。4.scare the shit out of someone吓死某人了Don’t sneak up behind me like that. You scared the shit out ofme.不要那样从后面突然吓我。你吓死我了。5.pull strings运用关系 （源于“拉木偶的线”）He pulled some strings and managed to get us front row seatsfor the concert.他运用关系替我们拿到音乐会前排的位子。美国口语俚语（4）1.come again 再说一遍Come again? I didn't quite understand what yousaid.再说一遍好吗？你刚说的话我不明白。2.come clean 全盘托出，招供The criminal decided to come clean.罪犯决定供出事实。3.spring for 请客Let me spring for dinner.我来请客吃饭吧。4.spill the beans 泄漏秘密Don't spill the beans. It's supposed to be asecret.别说漏了嘴，这可是个秘密哦！5.stick in the mud 保守的人Cathy is such a stick in the mud. She never wants to tryanythingnew.Cathy真保守，她从不想尝试新事物。
美国口语俚语（5）1.john厕所I have to go to the john. Wait for me in thecar.我要去厕所。在车里等我一下。2.keep in line管束He needs to be kept in line. He's toowild.他太野了，要好好管束一下。3.jump the gun草率行事Don't jump the gun. We have to be patient for awhile.不要草率行事。我们应该耐心等一会儿。4.jump to conclusion妄下结论Don't jump to conclusion. We have to figure it outfirst.不要妄下结论，先把事情搞清楚。5.lemon次This car is a real lemon. It has broken down fourtimes.这辆车真次，已经坏了四次了！
美国口语俚语（6）1.fishy 可疑的His story sounds fishy. We should see if it's reallytrue.他的故事听起来可疑。我们应该看看到底是不是真的。2.flip out 乐死了Chris flipped out when I told him that we won thegame.我告诉克里斯我们赢了比赛时，他乐歪了。3.fix someone up 撮合某人I think Xixi and Macaulay would make a perfect couple. Let'sfix themup. (Haha,just kidding:)我想习习和macaulay会是理想的一对，我们来撮合他们吧。（呵，开个玩笑，习习和macaulay不会生气吧？：）4.take a shine to 有好感He really likes you. There are very few people he takes ashine toright away.他真的喜欢你。他很少对人一见面就有好感的。5.third wheel 累赘，电灯泡You two go on ahead. I don't want to be a thirdwheel.你们两个去好了，我不想当电灯泡。
美国口语俚语（7）1.ripoff 骗人的东西What a ripoff! The new car I bought doesn'twork!真是个骗人货！我买的新车启动不了！2.rock the boat 找麻烦Don't rock the boat! Things are fine just the way theyare.别找麻烦了，事情这样就够好了。3.blow it 搞砸了，弄坏了I blew it on that last exam.我上次考试靠砸了。4.in hot water 有麻烦He is in hot water with his girlfriendrecently.近段时间他跟女友的关系有点僵。5.put one's foot in one's mouth 祸从口出Wally is always saying such stupid thing. He has a real talentforputting his foot in his mouth.沃力尽说这种蠢话。他真有惹是生非的本事。
美国口语俚语（8）1.flop （表演、电影等）不卖座，失败The movie was a flop. Nobody went to seeit.这部电影卖座率奇低，没有人去看。2.drop in/by/over 随时造访Feel free to drop in anytime. I'm usually home and I'd lovethecompany.欢迎随时来坐坐。我通常在家，也喜欢游人做伴。3.drop a line 写信Drop me a line! 给我写信！4.duck 躲闪，突然低下头Remind little Bobby to duck his head when he crawls under thetableso he won't hit his head.提醒小波比爬到桌下时要低头才不会受伤。5.go with the flow 随从大家的意见Sharon is an easy-going person. She just goes with theflow.沙伦是个随和的人。人家怎么说，她就怎么做。
美国口语俚语（9）1.act up 胡闹，出毛病The children started to act up as soon as the teacher left theroom.老师一离开教室，孩子们就闹起来了。2.ad lib 即兴而作，随口编The comedian ad libbed most of hisroutine.那个喜剧演员大多是即兴表演。3.blah-blah-blah 说个不停All she does is go "blah-blah-blah" allnight.她整夜说个不停。4.hit it off 投缘，一见如故They hit it off instantly and have been good friends eversince.他们一见面就很投缘，从此成了好朋友。5.zit 青春痘Why is it that every time I have a hot date, I break out witha big ziton my face?为什么每次我有重要约会时，脸上都会冒出一个很大的青春痘呢？美国口语俚语（10）1.put someone on the spot 让某人为难Don't put me on the spot like this. You know I can't giveyouconfidential information.别这样让我为难，你知道我不能给你机密资料的。2.racket 非法行业，挂羊头卖狗肉The police are determined to break up theracket.警方决定打击这个非法行业。3.have it good 享受得很She really has it good. Everybody caters to her everyneed.她真是享受得很，大家都依着他。4.don't knock it 不要太挑剔Don;t knock it! You won't be able to find another job thatpays sowell.别挑剔了！你未必可以找到另外一个待遇这么好的工作！5.pig out 狼吞虎咽We pigged out on potato chips and cookies until our belliesached.我们大吃薯条和曲奇，吃到肚子撑到痛为止。美国口语俚语（11）1.down in the dumps垂头丧气The players were down in the dumps after their team lostthechampionship game.球员输掉决赛哪一场后个个垂头丧气。2.horse around嬉闹We've horsed around long enough. It's time to get towork.我们闹够了，该去工作了。3.pass something up放弃某事物You can't pass up this job. This kind of opportunity comesonly oncein a lifetime.你不可错过这个工作。这种机会一辈子才有一次。4.go whole hog全力以赴She went whole hog in planning he New Year's Eveparty.她全心全力筹办新年晚会。5.shoo-in长胜将军There's no way he can lose. He's ashoo-in.他不会输的，他是位长胜将军。美国口语俚语（12）1.get the ball rolling开始Let's get the ball rolling.让我们开始吧。2.get on the ball用心做If you hope to keep your job, you'd better get on the ball andmeetthe deadline.如果你还想要你的那份工作，你最好用心做，赶上最后期限！3.lady-killer帅哥He's a real lady-killer. 他是个不折不扣的帅哥。4.lay off停止，解雇Lay off! I don't need you to tell me what todo!别再讲了!我不需要你告诉我怎么去做！5.knock it off=cut it off停止Knock it off! I'm trying to get somesleep.别吵了！我正想睡觉呢！美国口语俚语（13）1.have a passion for钟爱I have a passion for blue dresses.我钟爱蓝色的衣服。2.pep talk打气，鼓励的话The coach gave his team a pep talk at half time, hoping tolead them to victory.教练在半场时候给球员们打起，希望将他们引上胜利之途。3.pick someone’s brains请教某人I don’t understand any of this medical terminology. Do youmind if I pick your brains since you’re so knowledgeable in thisarea?我对医学术语一无所知。你在这方面如此在行，我能不能请教你一下？4.pass out醉到了He passed out after three beers.喝了三杯啤酒后他就醉倒了。5.way back好久以前We’ve been friends since way back.我们老早就是好朋友了。美国口语俚语（14）1.hit someone with a problem让某人面对问题I’m sorry to hit you with this problem. I don’t know who elseto turn to.很抱歉把这个问题抛给你，我不知道还可以找谁求助。2.have it bad for狂恋He really has it bad for her, but she has noideas.他狂恋着她，而她却不知道。3.hung over宿醉未醒Don’t disturb him. He’s still hung over from lastnight.别吵醒他，他宿醉仍未醒。4． has-been过时的人或物Lisa is a has-been. No one will hire her anymore.丽莎已经过时了。没人会再雇佣她。4.have a bone to pick with有账要算I have a bone to pick with you. You still owe me the fifteendollars you borrowed.我有账跟你算。你向我借的十五美金还没还呢！美国口语俚语（15）1. let the cat out of the bag 泄漏秘密I won't let the cat out of the bag.我不会泄漏秘密的。2.in the market for 想买，积极物色People are always in the market for something new anddifferent.人们总想买点新奇的且与众不同的东西。3.meddle in 干涉，搅和Harold asked his boss stop meddling in his personallife.哈罗德要求老板别再干涉他的私生活。4.screw loose脱线，神经不对头Bill must have a screw loose somewhere; he's acting reallystrangely.Bill一定是哪根筋不对，他的行动真奇怪。5.sell someone on 以...说服某人She sold me on her idea. I think it willwork.她用她的看法说服了我，我想那行得通。2.美国口语俚语（16）1.hang in there忍耐一下Hang in there. Things will look upsoon.忍耐一下。事情很快就会好转的。2.hands-off无为而治，顺其自然He takes a hands-off approach when it comes to raising hischildren.他用无为而治的方式教养小孩。3.gag me with a spoon我快吐了Gag me with a spoon! Please don’t tell me such disgustingstories any more.我快吐了！请别再说这么恶心的故事了。4.get a move on赶快Get a move on. You can’t park your carhere.赶快！你不能在这儿停车。5.cook up想出He cooked up a wonderful way to surprise his wife on herbirthday.他想出一个在他太太生日时让她惊喜的妙法。 （呵，女人心中的好丈夫！）
美国口语俚语（17）1.roll with the punches逆来顺受You have to roll with the punches if you want to survive inthis business.如果你想在这一行生存下去的话，就得逆来顺受。2.right off the bat立刻I was all prepared to put up a fight, but he gave in right offthe bat.我正准备和他大打一场，但是他马上就投降了。3.get one’s feet wet参与，开始做It’s not good to concentrate all your efforts on just writing.You should get your feet wet and trying painting ordancing.单单写作对你不好。你应该涉猎一下绘画或舞蹈。4.get after盯着，责备Ann’s mother gets after her to hang up herclothes.安的妈妈盯着她，要她把衣服挂好。5.pan out成功，奏效Unfortunately, the deal did not pan out. I lost a thousanddollars.这笔生意不幸没有成功，我损失了1，000美元。美国口语俚语（18）1.screw someone over欺负某人After working in the office for ten years, Alice was fired forno apparent reason. How can they screw her over likethat?爱丽斯工作了十年之后，无缘无故被炒鱿鱼。他们怎么可以这样欺负她呢？2.down to the wire等到最后一刻才开始做事Peter always waits until the last minute to do his work. Icould never leave it down to the wire likethat.彼得总是等到最后一刻才开始做事。我从不想他那样等到最后一刻才开始干。3.buck抗拒You can’t buck the system.你无法抗拒整个制度。4.blockhead笨蛋Arnold is a blockhead if I ever sawone.阿诺德是我见过的最笨的人。5.blow the lid off揭发（丑闻）That newspaper story blew the lid off the Senator’s illegalbusiness deals.报纸的报道揭发了参议员的非法勾当。
美国口语俚语（19）1.round up集合Round everybody up. It’s time for our businessmeeting.叫大家集合，开会时间到了。2.put someone up留宿某人I can put you up for a couple of days. My apartment is bigenough for two people.你可以在我这里住几天。我的公寓可以住两个人。3.take care of business负责Who’s going to take care of business while I amaway?我不在的时候谁负责？4.take out on拿…出气Don’t take your frustrations out onme.别把气出在我身上。5.hot stuff大人物He thinks he’s hot stuff. But everybody else thinks he’s ajerk.他自以为了不得，但其他人认为他是个傻瓜。
美国口语俚语（20）1.nitty-gritty细节，基本情况Let’s get down to the nitty-gritty. I want to hear whathappens next.让我们来认真了解详细的情况，我想知道后来发生了什么。2．no good很糟This typewriter is no good. Every time I use it, the ribbonfalls out.这台打字机很糟。每次已用，色带就掉下来。3. have someone’s number清楚某人的底细，看穿某人She dare not do anything to me, I have hernumber.她不敢对我怎么样的，因为我对她的底细一清二楚。4. hot number新鲜、迷人的人或事务，尤物Tom thinks Sherry is a hot number.Tom认为Sherry是个尤物。5. off the hook逃脱，溜掉，不受罚I’ll let you off the hook this time, but don’t do thatagain.这次不罚你，下次不要这样干了。美国口语俚语（21）1.hunky-dory没问题Everything here is hunky-dory. Don’tworry.别担心，这里一切都没问题。2.I kid you not我不骗你I kid you not. I saw this woman talking to herhand.我不骗你。我看见这个女人跟她的手说话。3.pop one’s cork大发脾气I’ve never seen Teresa pop her cork before. I always thoughtshe was a very laid-back person.我从来没见过Teresa发脾气。我原来一直以为她是个好好小姐。4.poke one’s nose into something多管闲事Gladys is always poking her nose into other people’s business.I don’t see how she has time to take care of her ownaffairs.格拉迪斯总是爱管闲事，我不知道她怎么会有时间处理她自己的事。5.pull a fast one欺骗He tried to pull a fast one on us, but we caught on before hegot away with it.他想要欺骗我们，但在他阴谋得逞之前我们就知道了。
美国口语俚语（22）1.beats me我不知道Beats me. We haven’t learned that.我不知道。我们还没学过那个。2.beat it走开Beat it! I’m busy right now.走开！我现在正忙着。3.beat a dead horse白费口舌，白费力气I’ve already made up my mind. There’s no sense beating a deadhorse.我已经下了决心，不要再白费口舌了。4.John Hancock签名Put your John Hancock right here.请在这里签名。5.keep it under raps保密Don’t tell anyone about the party. Let’s just keep it undereraps.不要吧晚会的事告诉任何人。这件事情不要泄漏出去。
美国口语俚语（23）1.kick around讨论；多考虑一下Let’s kick around a few more proposals before we come to afinal decision.我们最后决定之前多考虑几个方案吧。2.junkie吸毒者The junkie stole money in order to buy moredrugs.这名吸毒者为了买更多的毒品而偷钱。3.put away大吃大喝I’ve never seen anybody put away so much food and still lookso thin.我从未见过这么能吃的人还这么瘦。4.put a move on挑逗He tried to put the moves on her, but she turned himdown.他想要挑逗她，但她拒绝了他。5.put one’s ass on the line两肋插刀，不惜一切I put my ass on the line for you. I know you’ll do the samefor me someday.我为你两肋插刀，我知道有朝一日你也会为我这么做。
美国口语俚语（24）1.drag讨厌What a drag! There’s nothing to dohere!真是讨厌！这里没什么可干的！2.a drop in the bucket沧海一粟The amount of money Mr. Howell spent on a new Rolls-Royce wasjust a drop in the bucket compared to his annualsalary.豪威尔先生卖一辆辛劳斯莱斯汽车的钱和他的年薪相比不过是沧海一粟。3.drop dead去死Suzy told Mike, “Drop dead!” when he kept teasing her abouther weight.麦克不停的取笑苏齐的体重时，苏齐说：“你去死吧！”4.down and out穷困潦倒Sarah was down and out after losing her job and herapartment.萨拉丢掉工作和房子后变得穷困潦倒。5.all that jazz诸如此类He only cares about basketball, TV, girls, and all thatjazz.他只关心篮球、电视、女孩这一类事情。美国口语俚语（25）1.know-it-all万事通Grace is always correcting other people. She thinks she’s aknow-it-all.格雷斯总是在纠正别人，她觉得自己是万事通。2.kooky古怪的That man is really kooky. He has fifty-threecats!那个人真怪。他养了53只猫！3.let someone have it让某人好看Next time I see Rick, I’m going to let him haveit.下次我看到李克时要他好看。4.a leg up占上风All Jeff’s hard work is paying off. He’s a leg up on the restof his competitors.杰夫的努力是有报答的。他在竞争对手中占了上风。5.low-life落魄潦倒的人Chris is such a low-life. He sleeps on the park bench anddrink booze all day.克利斯真是落魄潦倒。他睡在公园板凳上而且整天喝酒。
美国口语俚语（26）1.call it quits不干了After being in the used car business for 40 years, Harryfinally called it quits.做了40年旧车生意后，哈利终于洗手不干了。2.chip in出钱We all chipped in to buy Jennifer a going-awaypresent.大家都出钱买一个送别礼物给Jennifer.3.a chip off the oldblock一个模子印出来的；酷似（父母的人）Scott certainly is a chip off the old block. He reminds me somuch of his father when he was that age.斯克特酷似他爸爸。他让我想起他爸爸在他这年龄时的许多事。4.clean up one’s act信心革面，重新做人You’d better clean up your act if you want to go to a goodschool.如果你想金好学校就要洗心革面，奋发图强5.cliffhanger吊人胃口的东西TV series like Dallas usually end the season with acliffhanger.象《达拉斯》这样的电视连续剧经常以吊人胃口的方式结束一个时节。
美国口语俚语（27）1.bullheaded顽固，牛脾气Terry is so bullheaded; he won’t listen to anybody else’sopinion.特利这么顽固，他听不进别人的意见。2. bum rap责骂Louise got a bum rap for taking sides withRichard.路易斯因为偏袒理查德而受到责骂。3.bummer令人恶心的经历That show was a real bummer.那场表演令人倒尽胃口。4.burn someone up激怒某人It burns me up when people don’t do their jobright.有人没把份内的事做好就令我生气。5.catch on to突然了解It took Cindy a long time to catch on to what Bill wassaying.辛迪许久以后才突然明白比尔所说的话。
Aa babe in arms 涉世未深的人you can't depend on him. he's a babe in arms
a big letdown 大失所望的人
a big shot 重要的人a blind alley 死胡同a busy signal 电话忙音a close game 势均力敌的比赛a good 相当a gust of feeling 感到一阵a heap of 一大堆a heavy course load 繁重的课程负担a bed of rose 安乐窝，称心如意的环境a big dog 看门狗/保镖a big fish in a small pond 小地方的大人物a big line 吹牛皮a blue woman 有学问的妇女a cut-up 胡闹者a dog in a blanketa dog in the managera fly in the ointment 扰人之事a fool and his money are soon parted 容易所骗的人a gad about 四海为家的人a long shot 大胆的推测a meaty book 一本有实际内容的书a path strewn with roses 顺境a picture of health 健康的样子a piga shoulder to cry on 可以依赖的人a silken tongue 三寸不烂之舌a sly dog 偷鸡摸狗之辈a solid day/hour/etc. 全部时间a spate of word 语无伦次，废话连篇a square peg in a round hole 不称职的人a stand-in 临时代替者a stand-out 杰出人才a stick in the muda stone's throw 很接近a watched pot never boil 不要心急a yellow dog 卑鄙小人abandon oneself to despair 悲观失望a blue-eyed boy 所宠爱的孩子about and about 大致相同about ship 改变航向above all things 第一是above ground 在地上，比喻或者未死above measure 非常，过分，无可估量above oneself 自命不凡above price 无价above the rest 特别above-board 光明正大的absolute refusal 断然拒绝accession to treaty 加盟accommodate oneself to circumstances 遂于而安wizard 最能干的ace in the hole 最后的王牌act of God 天灾act out 实行act of fool 装傻act the loard 装阔after a fashion 勉强after a storm comes a calm 暴风雨过后的平静after is said and done 终归after hour 规定时间后（办公时间等）aim high 志向远大air oneself 到户外呼吸新鲜空气alibi 借口 ask alibi 找借口alive with 洋溢，拥抱all a wit 兴奋着，神经过敏all aboard 各位请上车/船all bark and no bite 光说不做all better 完全康复all burn up 怒火如焚all butall fiction 想象的，虚构的all for it 完全同意all gone 希望等的消逝，物品等的丢失all here 很好，很正常（能力，精神等）all in the day's work 平凡的事情，不稀奇all inall is still 万籁俱静all lined up, all wind up,all set 一切准备好了all manner of 各色各样all my eye and Betty Martin.胡说八道all right for you 和你绝交all skin and bones 皮包骨all steam go 一切就绪，万事俱备all the better 更好了all the father 尽...所有/所能all the go 非常流行all the world and his wife 所有人all the worse 反而更坏all there 头脑清醒的all things to all men 八面玲珑all tire out 太疲惫all to the good 幸好all too often 太平常all too 太all turned out 如愿以偿all up 无望了，全完了all washed up 全完蛋了all wet 完全搞错了all you have to do 你最好alley-oopallow for考虑，体谅allow oneself in 沉溺almost always 通常alongside of 与...并排ambulance-chaser 怂恿受害者起诉的律师among othersamong the missing 下落不明an uphill battle 艰难的战斗and all that 诸如此类and how 当然啦，说得妙，是了，难道还有问题！and so forth 等等and that 而且and the some 而且，还远不止，至少and then 然后and what not 等等any yet 但是angel's visit 难得的客人，难得遇见的事物animated talk 畅谈another matter 另一回事another thing coming (to have ) 注定要到倒霉another time 下次answer back 回嘴answer for 负责，保证any and every 统统，全体any man alive 无论谁any old thing 什么都any old 任何...都any which way 四面八方anyhow and everyhow 随便anything under the sun 任何事情appeal to arms 诉诸武力anywhere near 根本are you telling me 用你来告诉我吗/要你来发好施令吗argue the toss 无聊争拗armchiar quarterback 爱瞎指挥的人arrest one's eye 引人注目art and part 策划和参与as a general rule 一般说来as best one can 尽最大能力as best one may 尽力想方设法as broad as it is long 半斤八两as clay in the hand of the potter 得心应手as clear as crystal 十分清楚as clear as day 明若观火as clear as mud 不清晰， 混乱as close as a clam 一毛不拔as cross as two sticks 非常生气as dry as bone 口渴as easy as ABC 很简单as faithful as dog 十分忠实as far as that goes 实际上as flickle as fortune 完全不可靠as firm as rock 坚如磐石as gentle as a lamb 性情温顺的as good as a play 非常有趣as good as one's promise 受约as good as one's word 受约as graceful as a swan 姿势优美的as is 照现在的样子，原样as life 宁愿as like as chalk and cheese 似是而非as luc would have itas many again as =as much again as两倍于as matters stand 在现状下，按照目前状况as of 在...的时候，直到...之前as per 按照as plain as the nose on one's face (to be) 显而易见as poor as a church mouse 一贫如洗as soft as down 柔软如绒毛as soon 宁愿as sure as i'm alive 十分确实地as the case stands 事实上as the crows flies 笔直地as the day is long 终日as the saying goes 正如俗语所说的as the world goes 照习惯说as things are 按照目前状况as thought 好像as who should say 可谓，可以这样说as yet 至今还/尚/还as you please 随你意思as you were 复原ask no odds 不求照顾ask the way 问路asleep at the switch 玩忽职守/错过机会assume a new aspect 面貌一新at a blow 立即at a dash 一气呵成at a full jump 全速的at a /one stroke 立即/一举at all event 总之at anchor 停泊/抛锚at bay 陷入绝境at best 最好不过/充其量at call 随叫/随要at close hand 在近处/不远将来at cross prupose 目的相反at daggers drawn 势不两立/剑拨弩张at ease 自由自在at fault 出毛病/出故障at fewest 至少at first blush 乍看/一看at full blast 全速地/大规模地at heart 从内心上，本质上at home in/with擅长at issue 争论at one heels 紧跟着at one word 马上at one's fingertips 了如指掌at one's own charge 自费at one's service 听候某人吩咐at random 随机at sight 一见就at table 在吃饭at the backe of one's mind 在心里at the bottom of furtune's wheel 倒霉透顶at the end of one's rope 忍无可忍at the firt face 乍一看at the longest 之多at the peak 最高价at the point of the sword 敌意/剑拔弩张at the point of 临近...的时刻at the tip of one's tongue 话说到嘴边了at the top of one's lung 大声说话at will 随意at worst 在最坏的情况下at your disposal 由你支配at your earliest conenienceaway with it 停止/挪开
BB.T.O. big time operator 浪费时间back in the saddle 重整旗鼓bad hair day 头发不整ball up/fold up/bust/flop 失败bally-ho 大吹大擂bang up 了不得barf up one's guts 翻肠倒肚地呕吐bash 大型派对basket case 过渡紧张/精神将要崩溃bawl out 碰钉子bean pole 高佬beat gums 空洞无物的讲话beat him on the spot 当场把他打败beat one's head against the wall 白费力气beat one's brain (out) 做事困难，伤透脑筋beat sb to the draw 抢先某人一步beat someone by miles 远远强于某人beautiful but dumb 木美人bee line forbeef 抱怨before you know it 很快behind the scenes 幕后人物belch (to) 大声而且粗鲁地打嗝bell the car 为了众人的利益而承担风险bend over backwards 竭尽全力bet on it 有把握bet your life 你绝对错了between a rack and a hard palce 进退维谷between ourselves 秘密地说big headed 傲慢/自大big style 大派头big time 很biggie 大人物/很重要的事物bite one's tongue 保持沉默bite the dust 一败涂地/率在地上Black Maria 警用大车blast 欢乐时光blimp 大胖子blind leading the blindbloody money 不义之财blow it big time 严重的错误blow one's lines 忘记台词blow something (all) out proportion 言过其实boiling point 高潮（恋爱）bologna 乱讲bomber 巨型女人booboo 错误boogie woogie 淫荡之声book someone to 警方将某人记录在案boot-legging 卖私酒者bootlick 拍马屁bossy 专制的bound to 必定break out in a cold sweat to 突然全身冒冷汗bric-a -brac 小摆设bring them back alive 将他们活捉回来broomstick 瘦如竹扫把bud/buffed朋友buffed 肌肉发达的build castle in the air 空中楼阁bull session 长谈bummed 失望的thanks a bunch 十分感谢burger joint 汉堡店burn bridge 过河拆桥burn one's finger 遇到挫折burn one's boats/bridges 破釜沉舟,自断后路burn rubber 突然加速bury one's head in the sand 逃避bury the hachet 放下武器言和butter and egg man 有势力的人butterfingers 抓东西部稳的人buy into something 接受某事物buy your story 相信你的鬼话by and large 大体上by golly 天啊by hook or by cook 不择手段by jove 天啊
Ccall in sick 打电话请病假call the shots 作决定can manage 有办法can't be better 最好不过cant't get away with it 法网难逃got canned 被炒了card up in one's sleeve 锦囊妙计carefee 无忧无虑carry a tune 唱歌不走调carry to excess 过分cast sheep's eye 暗送秋波castle in Spain 白日做梦sleepy head 爱睡觉的人catch one's eye 引起注意caught with one's pants downcheer to the echo 大声喝彩chew out严厉责备chew rag 论是非chicken hearted 胆小的人chicken sandwich 两男一女chow down 吃chow 食物great chow 多好吃的东西circle the wagons 严阵以待cleaned out (储备品，钱)用完，（商品）售完clown around 胡闹clunker 老爷车/破旧的汽车cocky/sassy 神气活现cold day in hell 绝对不可能come and get it 试一下来拿吧come off it 少废话，别瞎扯come to a head 到了紧要关头come to think of it 想起来了come up and see me sometime 常来看我comfy舒服的common as an old shoe 不摆架子，平易近人cook up a story 捏造cool your lips 冷静下来country pumpkin 土头头脑cover someone 掩护某人，用枪瞄准某人crane one's neck to see 伸长脖子看什么东西criss-cross 十字形的crock 破瓦片crook 骗子cry wolf 发假警报cuff someone 给某人上手铐cumshaw 赏钱curtain lecture 枕边劝戒，妻子私下对丈夫的训话cut class 旷课cut it 能够做某事，成功作做某事cut out for something 具有某种天赋/是...的料cynosure of all eyes;traffic stropping beauty 引人注目的美女
Ddaffy fib 讲大话daily grind 每日例行苦工dapper 花花公子days are numbered 来日无多dead center 正当中dead serious 非常认真的Dear John letter 绝交信devil's luck 特别好运气die 无法运行，（机器）坏了die in shoes 暴死街头dirty work 讨厌的工作，卑鄙的工作dive 低级酒店，下等餐厅do all the talking 言之滔滔的人do it all right 做的不错do it in your stuff 拿出本领来do one's endeavour 尽力为之do the grand 穿得动人些dog sleep 不时惊醒的睡眠dog watch 夜班dog 丑八怪dog gone 糟了dolled up 打扮得漂漂亮亮break one's neck 致命伤don't go off the deep end 不要心灰意冷don't hold your breathe 不要指望don't stick your nose in 不要牵涉在内dossier 通天晓down something 喝某东西draw a blank 突然忘记，一下子记不起来drop the ball 失职drown one's sorrows 借酒消愁
Eeasy as pie/cake 容易easy mark/going 随便easy money 易赚的钱eat someone out of house and home 把某人家吃穷either make or break 破釜沉舟enough is as good as a feast 知足常乐enough to get by 够应付的everything is coming up roses 自己经历的每一件事情都eyes bigger than one's stomach 眼馋肚饱eye to eye 看法一致
Ffair shake 看法一致fair, fat and forty 中年妇女far and away 毋庸置疑fast worker 闪电恋爱feel oneself 觉得身心舒畅的feeling low 悲观field day 快乐时光，自我放纵fight it out 奋斗fight tooth and nail 爪牙并用，拼命抵抗figure head 无权力的人fine feathers make fine bird 人要金装finely arched eyebows 纤细的弓形眉fnicky 事事求全fish for a compliment for someone 讨某人的恭维fake 不可信任的人flapper 爱打扮的女人flash our eyes at sth 瞟一眼flat taste 味道平平flat tire 无精打采flats 平底鞋footfall 客流量for a song 很便宜for better or for worse 不计成败for good 永远/一劳永逸for on thing 但是for real 表里如一/可靠的forget that noise 不可能fork in the road 岔路fork out 付款fork over 付钱framed 被陷害/遭栽赃freeloader 利用别人的善良或者好客而占人家便宜的人fresh out of sth 耗尽某物，用完某物/新近离开frisk 搜身from the word go 立刻，马上futuristic未来化
Ggal/dame 女人gang/get away 滚开gear 行李gee whiz 十分厉害get bent out of shape 十分生气get worked up about something 为某事而感到不安get a black eye 被打青了眼睛get a clue to 当心，警惕get a hold of oneself 控制情绪get a load of 试试get a move on 赶快get around 往返/滥交/回避/应付get down to 使得自己不受拘束，放纵自己get even 报复get going/scram/on the move 走开get hot 亲热get in 恋爱得手，勾花圣手get it all together 不慌不忙，沉着冷静get off it 别胡扯/换话题get on someone's case 批评某人get on the stick 赶快get one 激怒某人get some gravy 揩油get someone 令某人讨厌get the hang of something 掌握做某事的本领get up enough nerve to do something 鼓足勇气去做某事get someone down 令某人不愉快get rusty 生手gigolo 护花使者girl crazy fellow 色情狂give an ear to 听一听give someone a black eye 打得某人鼻青脸肿give him a buzz 打电话给他give him a dirty look 给他憎恨的眼色give him a dirty work 给他难为的工作give him a free hand 由他去干吧give him a lift 送他一程give him a razz 嘲笑他give him enough rope 让他自杀give him one in the eye 打他眼睛一拳give him some dope 给他一些内幕消息give him the wood 打他几下give him the work 给他点本领看看give it to him 给他一试give someone an inch, he/she will take a mile 得寸进尺give them pesting 把他们炸平glad eye 欢迎的眼色glamour girl 女人go (off) without a hitch 顺利进行go about 怎么办go easy 俭省些go off on someone 对某人大喊大叫go off the deep end 勃然大怒go to one's head 冲昏头脑go to town 竭尽全力去做某事go together 谈恋爱go under th knife 接受外科手术go west 死going strong 老当益壮gold bricker 懒人good God 上帝啊good gracious 天啊good mixer有本事的人good showing 工作良好good taste 合胃口good time girl 好玩的女人good to the last drop 饮到最后一滴goss darn 岂有此理got the punch 有力的got wise 走漏风声great promiser 食言者green horn 新手
Hhail fellow 久仰hele and hearty （老年人）身体健康hang in the balance 平分秋色hang in there 耐心等候/忍耐一下hang on by the eyelids 事情位在旦夕hang-up (感情上)障碍，大难题hanky panky 鬼马hard boiled egg 难相处的人hard nut to crack 难于驾驭的女人hard up 经济拮据hard-headed businessman 斤斤计较的商人haul 赶快have a good head on one's shoulder 有见识，明白事理have a weakness for something 酷爱某事物have it bad for 狂恋某物have one's name on sth 某物完全适合某人/为某人度身定做have roses on one's face 脸色红润have the face 厚颜无耻he girl 男性化的女孩to be soft 容易相处he man/big boy 壮硕的男人bark and no bite 动口不动手heart of stone 铁石心肠heel 卑下hell in a handbasket/handbag 急剧恶化hell of the time 时光难熬hen-pecked 惧内者hey you 你coutry jack 乡下佬hiding under mother's shirthigh and dry 处于痛苦之中的high and low 到处high and brow 上等的，名贵的high jinks 痛饮high muck-muck 大人物his right man 他的得力助手i'm history 我得走you're history 你没有命了hit and run 碰车逃命hit it hard 努力做事hit the nail right on the head 完全正确，正中要害hit upon 偶然想出hold 不要，排除hold it down 保持安静hold on'e own 独当一面hold someone up 抢劫某人hold your horse 慢一点hold up in broad daylight 光天化日之下抢劫honey peach/sugar plum/apple dumplinghonker 大鼻子hop in 上车horn 电话hot mama/hot char-char 热情寡妇how you come out 怎么发生的hunky dory 乱七八糟hybinder/thug 强盗to be form Missouri 不太信任别人i get yoy my word 我认真答应你i hear ya 我同意i'll be darned 我真想不到i'll get a round to it 我来应付它i'll get them 我会惩罚他们的i'll say 我同意，当然i'll see to it 我来处理它if worse comes to worst 到了万不得已的的时候if you snooze, you lose 如果你不注意，就错过良机了in a big way 严重地in a bind 窘迫in a pig's whisper 说话声音低in a sweet 心烦in black and white 立下字据in heat 愤怒地in hight(low) spirit 精神愉快，消沉in luck 幸运in no time flat 立即in one's back pocket 囊中之物in smooth water 进入顺境in the best of health 非常健康in the dog house 陷入困境in the good old day 幸福的日子in the ladidah sort of wayin the lime light 出风光in the raw 赤身裸体in the throes of death 受痛苦而死innocent kid 无辜的人it is bullet-proof 千真万确it is in the blood 生来如此it's long lane that has on turning 欲速则不达it's a steal 真是便宜it's in God's hands 听天由命
Jjack of all trade 什么都懂jail bird 囚犯jazz up 使变得有趣jitter 紧张大师joined at the hip 死党joint 大麻，地方jolly guy 快活的人jump on me 向我发脾气junky 衣不称身just what the doctor orderd 对症下药
Kkeep a good house 收拾房子keep body and soul together 温饱keep someone 扣留某人keep some posted 使得某人不断得到最新消息keep track 留意keep your ear peeled 留心看清楚kick in the pants 踢屁股kid gloves 小心谨慎kid sister 小妹妹kiddies 小孩knick-knack 小玩意knock the SHE out of sb 打得某人屁滚尿流know sth like the palm of onels hands 了如指掌know which side one's beard isbutteredknuckle sandwich 饱以老拳
Lladies man 女人喜欢的男人laid back 心平气和lardo 胖子lashes 睫毛last word 最好不过lay down the law 立下规矩lay stress on 重视lead a cat and dog life 过着不和谐的生活lead a dog's life 非人生活lead a double life 婚外恋lead foot 喜欢开快车lean meat 瘦肉leave it to me 让我干吧let down 放弃let someone have it 严厉训斥某人let-up 线索levy one's giblets 鼓起勇气lick the apittle of 奴颜婢膝lie like a rug 撒了弥天大谎life in not all roses 人生不是十全十美life a finger 不出一点力like a lamb 逆来顺受like a parrot 毫无知识like a rolling stone 行踪不定like a steamroller 所向不定like flint 铁石心肠ling winded 长舌live up to your words 言必信living encyclopedia 活的百科全书living like a lord 过着贵族的生活living soul 人load 仔细看loaded 有钱的,醉酒的，服毒的long steam 喋喋不休lookit 看lose it 发疯/呕吐/突然忘记lose one's cool 发脾气lose track of 失去联系lots of dough 很多钱love handles 游泳圈/胖的腰围lowdown 内幕，真相lubricating jog 捞钱的工作lummox
Mmade in the the shade 应付自如make a break to cover 找一个掩护自己的地方make a parade 随便表示个人意见make cracks about sb/sth 挖苦某人/某事make eyes 抛媚眼make him see gold fish 用橡皮毒打make it a point 故意make it hot for sb 使得某人难受make it snappy 提起精神make the gorge rise 令人讨厌make whoopee 欢呼作乐max out累死mind on'e P's and Q's 小心谨慎mind your eye 当心miser 守财奴mish-mash 混杂物、大杂烩miss the bus 错过机会miss the boat 错过机会 /好东西等mollygrub/molligrubs 精神消沉money making proposition 生意经money talky 财可以通神monkey 五百美金moonlight 兼职more's the pity 十分遗憾mouth off 粗鲁地说my ass 才怪（强烈质疑）my shoes bite 鞋子小，穿着疼脚
Nnail sth down 敲定某事使得万无一失nail the brakes 急刹车night hawknip sth in the bud 防患于未然nitpicker 爱吹毛求疵的人no fun 没有意思no laughing matter 非同小可no money, no honeyno negging 不要讥笑no rest for the wicked 能者多劳no way, joseno-host bar 售酒柜台not a good business 不是好事not bad an eyelid 没有合眼睡觉，对事情太弱自若not to wear your heart on your sleeve 不要太情绪化nothing but skin and bones 很瘦nothing damn good in it 一无是处nothing will leave these wallsnow you're talking 你说得有道理number 衣服，美女
Oold dog 上年纪的人old hand 老手old maid 老处女old man 老爸，男朋友，老公old timer 老手，老资格on a good note 欢尽而散on a horse 快马加鞭on a roll 进展顺利，势如破竹on pins and needles 坐立不安on the back burneron the edge of my seat 专心地听和看on the level 说真话on the nose 整点，整齐on the rock 处境困难on the up and up 诚实，坦率one track-minded 大脑不灵活one way or the other 千方百计oned 神志不清out and about 户外活动out and out 完全地out at elbowsout of one's hold 脱手out of form 不合时，不合身out of it 精神恍惚get canned 失业out of my lineout of sort 发脾气out of spirit 心神不安over and over 多次地，重复地over grown 孩子气own boss 自己当老板
Ppacked like sardinepad the bill 虚报账单palsie walsie 好朋友pan 严厉批评pass out 醉好了pass the back 让人做吧past all hope 无可救药pat him on the back 联络感情penny wise, pound foolishpick on 找麻烦pigmy shortie 矮子pineapple 炸弹pin-up girlpipe down 不要吵pipe of peace 和好pitter-patter 霹啦声play the death march 奏送葬礼英语play the woman 撒娇popular girl 出风头的女孩power behind the throne 后台老板prayer(没有)成功的可能性pull devil, pull baker 加油pull sth 干坏事pull the dirty trick 有意愚弄pull the purse string 吝啬pump 好排场punch it 突然加速punch your light out 打得你两眼发黑put a finishing touch 最后修饰put a good show 好好干吧put it on cuff 记在心上put on air 宣传put one's finger on sth 指出问题的症结所在，一言中的put one's shoulder to the wheel 全力以赴put some heart on 施加压力put sb up 为某人提供膳食put sth on the back corner 推迟做某事put one's feet on the ground 脚踏实地put your heart at rest 放下心来
Rrag on sb 纠缠某人rag 无聊小报，无聊杂志raid the fridge 吃光冰箱里的食物raise hell 大发牢骚r and r 好好休息read sb the riot act 训诫某人real maccoy 真东西red light district 女支 女区reek 散发恶臭right of the fire 够火候ripped 酩酊大醉ritzy 豪华的roll in it 富有的roping 情报rosy prospect 美好前景rosy view 乐观看法rosy 美满rotten the score 坏透round way 圆滑一点round-table conference 圆桌会议rubber check 空头支票rub shoulder 并肩同行rubbish 胡说
Ssad news （令人悲伤的消息）账单same old SHE 并无稀奇same old stuff 一样的东西sandals 凉鞋save one's neck 免受苦难sawing wood 鼾声如锯木say it with flower 谈吐和悦可亲scallker 黄牛党scare the devil out of sb 吓死人scarf out 大吃大喝scotchman and the Jew 守财鬼scream 引人狂笑screw around with sb 招惹某人，对某人态度随便second wind 恢复体力secret sorrow 难言之隐set of wheels 汽车set the world on fire 一些震撼世界的杰出成就shadow/tail 跟踪shake and make up 握手言和bloody shame 可耻shop till one drops 购物直到累死show down 决胜者show sb the back door 下逐客令make a hit 出风头show the white feather 露出蠢像show up 到达show your capacity 难处本领来，尽量大嚼sick to death 因病致死side money 横财silly as a goose 蠢蛋sissy 娘娘腔的，基佬sit on the top of the world 自大sit pretty 坐着享福japs/Skeepie 日本人slammer 监狱sleep a wink (没有)合眼sleep in 晚起slightest idea 一点意思也没有slop 劣质食品smart alec 精明的人smart guy 手段漂亮的人snafu 垃圾snobbish 有绅士架子的人so help me 我发誓soak 要价太高so and so 讨厌的人soft soap 滑头sonny boy 可爱的孩子sophisticated 装模作样的女人sore spot 致命伤sour puss/long face 拉长脸孔spacingout 做白白梦spade work 艰苦的工作speak the same language 志同道合spell out of town 驱逐处境spic and span 非常整洁spineless 没有骨气spitting image of someone 于某人一模一样spoil child 放纵的孩子spoil the show 煞风景sponage off sb 向某人借钱spring for 请客square one's words with one's conduct 言行一致squeeze 扒钱stab the back business 暗算stand no more nonsense 不准儿戏stand one's ground 坚持己见，原地踏步start from square one 重头开始stay up till all the hours of the night 彻夜未眠step it up 采取行动step on one's big toe 激怒某人step out 幽会stick-up 抢劫sticky business 让人左右为难的事情stiff a waiter 不给服务生消费stool pigeon 内鬼stop on a dime 突然停止stow your gapstowaway 偷渡的人street walker 女支 女strong meat 难以理解的问题strut one's stuff 卖弄自己的身材，炫耀自己的外表stuck up 不理人stuff the face 尽情吃stuff one's stomachsuck one's brain 投机取巧sud sack 一无所长的人sugar coated 口蜜腹剑suger report 情信sunk 完了sweak like a pig 汗流浃背sweet water 饮用水swell/regular guy 好人swell head 自大swing for the fence 全垒打
Ttake a dump 大便take a spin 兜风take him for a ride/ bump him 杀掉他take order from 听命于人take sb in 将某人交给警方处理take sth in stride 从容处理take sth lying down 甘心忍受某事talk about 那真是talk of the town 传遍全城teach your grandmother to suck eggs 班门弄斧头teacher's pet 老师最爱的学生that does it 我受够了the finishing touch 最后修饰the general effect 总结果the green years 青春年华the heat is on 风声紧the man 大哥，厉害的人the rose of the party 晚会上最引人瞩目的女孩the sterner sex 性欲强的男人the way-side rose 路边的玫瑰the weaker fairer sex 性欲平平的女人they suck me 他们宰我think hard 深思，苦心third degree 用私刑through a/the wringer 受尽苦难through and through 完全地throw in the towel 认输ticked off 生气tick-tock 滴答声tie over the period 燃眉之急tight wad 守财奴tip him off 提醒他tip-top 最佳的to be a jelly-fish 做事无头脑to be slave driverto be all eyes 注视，惊奇的看to be all forth 说话浮躁to be down at heels 不修边幅to be eyesore 眼中钉to be godfy 笨头笨脑to be hot-headed 容易发怒to be as like as two peas 十分近似to be petticoat government 怕老婆的男人to be shabby 脏脏的to be ship-shapeto be smart 整洁的to be well groomed 容光焕发to bring down the house 博得满堂喝彩to come to the wrongshop 用人不当to do/play one's part 尽自己职责to drag one's feetto exchange high words 愤怒发言to flog a dead horse 无法解决的事情to get into one's stride 继续做例行公事to give sb socks 毒打某人to go smash 破产to have eyes bigger than the belly 贪婪to have face as long as a fiddle 拉长脸to have the gift of the gap 说话动人to hold one's course 坚定不移to hold one's tongue 谈话含蓄to live a fool's paradise 愚人自欺to make a saint swear 佛都有火to make things ship shape 使得一切井井有条to marry over the broomstick 吉普赛式婚姻to one's liking 合胃口的to pile on the agony 增加痛苦to pitch into anyone 大人或者重罚某人to see through the rose coloured glasses 太乐观了to shape well 一切整齐to smoke the pipe of peace 放下争吵，恢复友谊to snap the nose off 恶言相向to snuff out 死去to speak for itself 事实之言to speak in parables 说话装腔作势to speak one fair 使人信服to speak volume 中肯之言to talk piffle 说话愚蠢而没有常识to talk rot 愚蠢的谈吐to be goner临终toe the line 循规蹈矩toe-to-toe 竞争to give up the ghost 将死tongue in cheek 挖苦地too rich for my blood 昂贵的too smart 出风头top banana 主管人员top notch 最高的tops 最好的topsy-turvy 颠倒是非trash sb 严厉批评某人，破坏某物tube 电视turn in 睡觉turn over a new leaf 改过自新turn the cold shoulder on 冷淡对待turtle on one's back 自身难保two-faced 两面派
Uuch a fruitcake 神经病uncrown mayor 无冕之王under fire/kick 被查办under the rose 秘密进行up and about 病愈up and around 完全康复而且可以出院up and down 时好时坏up for grabs 大家有份up in the air 大发雷霆up to sth 偷偷摸摸搞某事/有心情干某事up to this minute 摩登的up and up 光明磊落的ups and downs 盛衰upstart 爆富
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vanish to thin air 消失的无影无踪vim and vigor 精力wait for a go signal 等待命令walk on air 高兴地飘飘然wall flower 不会跳舞的人wash it down 吞下，正餐后喝点东西take a pist 去厕所wash out 洗手不干what gives 出了什么事what is cooking 酝酿着what is in your mind 你心意如何what the hell 有什么稀奇what's with you 什么事情让你烦恼what's her face 她叫什么来着，我忘记了她的名字wheelbarrow 肥女人when it rains, it pours 事情一发生便接踵而至whiz/pick-pocket 小偷whoa 哇whoopee 哇win your heart 赢得你的心within limits 适可而止without turning a eyelash 不动声色wold down his food 狼吞虎咽地吃东西
Yyanks 美国人yesman 应声虫yo, G. 海，老兄you're all wet 你完全错了you brute 禽兽you don't know half of it 你什么都不懂you rat 鼠辈you skunk混蛋you young monkey 小淘气鬼excesss baggage 妻子
