英语常用俚语,好用又强大

英语常用俚语，好用又强大

食物类

piece of cake

小菜一碟

The math test was a piece of cake.

数学测试很简单。

to go bananas

抓狂，歇斯底里

He went bananas.

他神经错乱了。

bring home the bacon

养家糊口

My husband brings home the bacon.

我丈夫赚钱养家。

have bigger fish to fry

另有要事

I co

uldn’t attend the meeting, I had bigger fish to fry.

我没有出席会议，因为我有更重要的事。

That’s the way the cookie crumbles.

预料之中

like two peas in a pod

形影不离，一模一样

They are like two peas in a pod.

他们整天腻在一起。

as red as a cherry

像樱桃一样红

Her cheeks were as red as cherry.

她的脸红的像樱桃。

eat like a horse

食量大如牛

My husband eats like a horse.

我丈夫吃得很多。

walk on eggshells

小心翼翼

I’ve been walking on eggshells around my boyfriend.

我一直小心翼翼地维护和男朋友的感情。

hard nut to crack

难以对付的事或人

He is a hard nut to crack.

他是一个很难相处的人。

衣物类

cut from the same cloth

如出一辙

My son and I are cut from the same cloth.

我儿子跟我长得如出一辙

with a fine-toothed comb

严密的审查

we went over the flat with a fine-toothed comb.

我们去了公寓并对它进行了严密的审查。

fit like a glove

完全相合

That dress fits you like a glove.

这条裙子很适合你。

to lose one’s shirt

失去所有的钱

I lost my shirt in a poker game.

我在打扑克中输得精光。

roll up one’s sleeves

准备大干一场

It’s time to roll up your sleeves and get to work.

是时候准备大干一场了！

have an ace up one’s sleeve

握有王牌

That girl aways has an ace up her sleeve.

这个女孩子总是握有王牌。

to laugh up one’s sleeve

偷偷地笑

I was laughing up my sleeve during the whole meeting.

在整场会议中我都在偷笑。

get the boot

解雇