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现代英语口语表示法500例(2)
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广告招租，e-mail:yesize@hotmail.com · overplay one’s hand做的过火了，做得过头了 We may have overplayed our hand by urging him to give us an early reply. · tip one’s hand无意中亮底 Our rival was drunk. He tipped his hand by murmuring that his company will cut down the price of its products. · try one’s hand at...试着干…… Michael Jordan is a great basketball player, and he has ever tried his hand at baseball. · fly off the handle大发雷霆 It’s no use flying off the handle. You can reason with us. · play into someone’s hand正中某人下怀 Think it over. If we reduce the price, I’m sure we’re playing into his hand. · wash one’s hands off something洗手不干某事 Mr. Butcher, with a long family history of gambling, decided to wash his hand off gambling. · get the hang of something掌握某事的窍门 I’ve got the hang of the new computer system pretty soon. · go haywire乱了套 The computer opposes me. Everything goes haywire when I use it. · bury one’s head in the sand逃避现实 The environmental pollution is getting worse and worse. We can’t bury our head in the sand, or the nature will punish us. · make neither head nor tail of...对……摸不着头脑 Tim scribbled a note to me during the lecture. But I couldn’t make head or tail of it. · have one’s head in the clouds满脑子幻想 I know you have been dreaming of becoming a professor. But you shouldn’t have you head in the clouds all the time. Settle down and do something. · turn one’s head使某人满意 Sara is a successful woman, but she never allows her achievements to turn her head. 122——181 · have one’s heart set on...一心想要…… Once he had his heart set on something, he’ll accept no turning-back. · one’s heart in one’s mouth吓得要命 My heart was in my mouth when I heart someone tapping on my window one raining night. have one’s heart in one’s mouth; with one’s heart in one’s mouth · not have the heart to do something不忍心去做 How can you have the heart to kill my pet? · take something to heart往心里去/认真接受意见等 Tom decided to take his father’s words to heart and wash his hands off smoking. · be in the seventh heaven高心极了 Mary was in seventh heaven when she finally came to Paris, the center of fashion. · move heaven and earth想尽一切办法 Believe me. I promise to move heaven and earth to help you. · cool one’s heels等的双脚发凉，久等 Let’s meet at the gallery at 7 o’clock. Come at 7 sharp. Don’t make me cool my heels. · take to one’s heels逃走 The naughty boy took to his heels after he should ’trick-or-treal’. · shoot from the hip信口开河 Don’t take Jay’s words to heart. He shouldn’t have shot from the hip. · by hook or by crook千方百计得，不择手段得 He rose to that position by hook or by crook. · blow hot and cold出尔反尔，喜怒无常 Do you think he’ll support you? He is the type who blows hot and cold. · make it hot for...刁难某人 Out section manager is a woman. Our general manager always looks down upon her and makes everything hot for her. · have the hots for someone迷恋某人 You have to stop her. She has the hots for a married man. · bring down the house博得满堂喝彩 The first-prize winner of the speech contest has brought down the house for several times. · be over the hump已度过难关 The Asian financial crises has almost paralyzed Asian economy. But we are over the hump now. · have a hunch that...预感到…… I have a hunch that the bear market will be over soon. · be hunky-dory挺不错的 A: How do you like the food here? B: Hunky-dory. · skate on thin ice如履薄冰，冒风险 We are skating on thin ice if we continue killing wild animals. · toy with the idea of...心里盘算要…… She’s toying within the idea of marring a foreigner. · no ifs, ands and buts不要找任何的理由和借口 A: You know I could have done it well, but... B: No ifs, ands and buts. Tell me if you want to save your job. · give someone an inch and he’ll take a mile得寸进尺 Give my roommate an inch and he’ll take a mile. Last time, I offered him some candies. Today, he asked for an ice-cream. · have many irons in the fire同时有很多要紧的事要做 Although he was out of job, he still wrote to his parents saying he had many irons in the fire. · be in a jam陷入困境 get in a jam You’ve got to help me. I’m in a jam. May car refused to work on my way to office. · jaywalk横穿马路 It is dangerous to jaywalk. · in a jiffy不大一会儿 =in a moment, right away. at once I’ll be with you in a jiffy. · have ( a case of ) the jitters忐忑不安 The new teacher had a case of jitters when he first stood in front of the class. · keep up with the Joneses与别人比阔，与别人攀比 He likes keeping up with the Joneses. · get a kick out of doing something从……得到很大的乐趣 He gets a kick put of racing. · take kindly to something/someone愿意接受 Don’t you feel that people in the lab don’t take kindly to a nosy reporter? · kill someone with kindness好得让人受不了 The old lady almost killed me with kindness when I lived at her home. · parade one’s knowledge买弄学问 He is a well-learned man, bit he never parades his knowledge. · be at large逍遥法外（也可以形容动物不受约束） The murderer was still at large. The victim’s parents was determined to find enough evidence to sue him to court. · rest on one’s laurels故步自封，吃老本 You are sure to be lagged behind if you rest on your laurels. · turn over a new leaf洗心革面 The juvenile delinquent promised that he would turn over a new leaf if he could be given lenient punishment. · have a hollow leg（喝酒）海量 The best man has a hollow leg. He drinks a lot instead of the bridegroom. · pull someone’s leg开某人的玩笑 Never ever pull his leg. He is a man without a sense of humor. He takes everything seriously. · keep someone at arm’s length与某人保持距离 My boss is my uncle. In order to avoid unnecessary misunderstanding, I’d better keep him at arm’s length in company. · let someone down使某人失望 Joe really let me down by having broken his promises for serveral times. · can’t for the life of one怎么……也不行 I thought I could recite my speech backwards, but when I stood in front of the audience, I couldn’t for the life of me remember what to say. · air one’s linen in public家丑外扬 The wife was often beaten by her husband, but she never told others. She didn’t want to air her linen in public. · keep a stiff upper lip意志坚定，坚强不屈 One failure means nothing. You’ve got to keep a stiff upper lip. · be at loggerheads with...互不相让 The two parties were at loggerheads with each other over the new tax policy. · a born loser一事无成者 Nobody is a born loser. All you need is perseverance. · louse up something把某事搞得一团糟 He let the cat out of the bag, which loused up the whole deal. · not do...for love or money死也不会…… Stop trying. I won’t betray my friend for love or money. · feel a lump in one’s throat心里感到很难受 I felt a lump in my throat on hearing her story of fighting with the deadly disease. · make do with...用……凑合 We are too tired to cook. We can make do with two bags of instant noodles. · the man in the street普通的人，老百姓 The interview with the man in the street shows that 90% of them are satisfied with the TV fro grams. · be one’s own man不受他人支配，自己管自己 Our monitor is not easy to cope with. He is much his own man. · steal a march on someone抢在他人前面，暗渡陈仓 We stole a march on our rivals by reducing 5% of our price and got back our market. meat and drink精神寄托 To some old people, raising pets is their meat and drink. · be at the mercy of受……支配 When you get this kind of disease, your life is at the mercy of God. · blow someone’s mind把某人搞得晕晕乎乎 Readers had rather high opinion of his new book, which blew his mind. · have a good mind to do something很想去干某事 When I see young and robust men elbow their way onto the bus, I have a good mind to smack them. · have a one-track mind死脑筋，一根筋 Mark has a one-track mind. All he cares is earning money. · mind one’s own affairs少管闲事 You are nothing but an old gossip! Can’t you only mind your own affair? · weigh on someone’s mind心事重重 The failure of signing the contract has been weighing on his mind. He couldn’t sleep at night. · be of two minds拿不定主意 Jill was of two minds as whether to spend the money on books or on clothes. · have money to burn有花不完的钱 The new rich has money to burn. · once in a blue moon千载难逢 Our boss is a miser. He gives us a treat only once in a blue moon. 182——241 · be down in the mouth垂头丧气 Sandra was down in the mouth because she didn’t make the appointment. · keep mum about something对某事保持沉默 The high official kept mum about his scandal. · face the music承担责任，甘受责备 You are caught stealing. You have to face the music. · hit the nail on the head说到点子上 I like to discuss with Helen. She always hits the nail on the head. · call someone names辱骂某人 The neighbours keep dropping litter in front of her door. She couldn’t bear it any morte and call them names. · be neck and neck不分上下 The two workshops are neck and neck in monthly output. · get up the nerve to...鼓起勇气去…… The patient got up the nerve to ask the doctor how long he could live in the world. · get on someone’s nerves使某人心烦 There is an airport in the vicinity. The noise gets on my nerves. · a nobody无名小辈 He is somebody in the small town, but he is a nobody in the capital city. · lead someone around by the nose牵着别人的鼻子走 All nations should exercise their own judgement. They shouldn’t be led around by some big countries. · poke one’s nose into something乱打听别人的私事 I hate those journalists who poke their nose into people’s private life. · be a notch above someone略胜一筹 In study, we are neck and neck; but in sports, he is a notch above me. · sit up and take notice of something/someone对……刮目相看 He used to know nothing about chemistry. Now he talks like a chemist, I have to sit up and take notice of him... · have someone’s number知道某人的底细 Don’t waste your tongues with him. I’ve got his number. What he is trying to do now is to set a trap and let us jump into it. · be quick to take offense特别爱生气 I don’t think he is a quality leader. He is too quick to take offense. · have one too many喝多了 The bridegroom had one too many at the wedding ceremony and was shooting cats. · be on the outs with someone与……失和 For some reason, the two countries have been on outs for a long time. · a pain in the neck使人讨厌的事 Working for VIPs was an honor for me, but now it has become a pain in the neck. I don’t know how to balance the relationships. · grease someone’s palm贿赂，给某人好处 It is reported that Sydney has greased the palms of someone members of IOC for thr right to hold 2000 Olympic Games. · get peanuts微不足道的钱 He gets paid peanuts although he often works extra hours. · cast pearls before swine对牛弹琴，明珠暗投 My boss is an idiot. Working for him is just like casting pearls before swine. · feel like a square peg in a round hole感到格格不入，不适合 After graduation, I remained as a teacher in college. Whenever our former classmates have a get-together, I always feel like a square peg in a round hole. All they talk about are ways to make money, expensive hotels, luxurious entertainment, things I have no experiences to share with them. · pinch pennies节俭 Though he is a tycoon, he pinches pennies in daily life. · rob Peter to pay Paul拆东墙，补西墙 You borrow money from me to pay the bank loan. It is like robbing Peter to pay Paul. · be no picnic不是件轻松的事 To learn one foreign language is possible. But to be a bilingual is no picnic. · sugar the pill给人一点甜头安慰一下 Sonia didn’t want to work extra hours quite often, but the manager sugared the pill by promising her a trip abroad at the end of the year. · be on pins and needles坐立不安 He is a very modest man. When others praise him, he feel on pins and needles. · put that in your pipe and smoke it你好好考虑考虑吧 此句常用于祈使句 Don’t take it out on me. It is he who makes you lose so much money. Put it in your pipe and smoke it! · play up to someone拍某人的马屁 The young actress played up to the director, hoping to get a role in the TV series. · take the plunge踌躇一段时间后断然决定去干…… The commander finally took the plunge and launched the final attack. · play possum装糊涂，装傻 He often quarrels with his wife. When he comesto me for advice, I can do nothing but play possum. · drop something like a hot potato赶紧抛弃，放弃 He has been dreaming of owning his own car. But when he knew a car would cost ten years’ of his salary, he drop the idea like a hot potato. · sing someone’s praises颂扬某人 The lawyer is quite successful. His clients sing his praises to others. · be past praying for不可救药 When I sent my cat to the vet, he said that it was past praying for. · be sitting pretty享受安乐生活 Our company survived the economic crisis and now we are sitting pretty. · pocket one’s pride放下架子 The laid-off workers from the state-owned enterprises should pocket their pride and seek for re-employment. · put someone up to...唆使某人去…… HOw dare you to have lodged a complaint against me with the director? Who put you up to it? · pop the question求婚 Can you tell me how you popped the question to your wife? Myaybe I can learn something from you. · call it quits作罢 Mary and Tom had been in love for several years. But these days, they began to realize that they had very little in common. They decided to call it quits. · chew the rag闲聊 chew the rag也有争吵的意思 If they have time, these wives are always sitting together and chewing the rag. · fly into a rage大发雷霆 The old father flew into a rage when his daughter didn’t obey his will. · break ranks with someone与……分道扬镳 反义词为：close ranks with someone People within one party gradually had conflicts on some political issues. Some of them decided to break ranks with others and set up a new party. · smell a rat察觉可疑 Heis a well-known miser. I smell a rat when he inviteds me to his home for dinner. I was wondering if he is asking favors of me. · beat a hasty retreat急忙撤退 The hoodlum was about to dully the lady when he saw a patrolman coming towards them. He beat a hasty retreat. · take someone for a ride欺骗某人，玩弄某人的感情 They were taking us for a ride. I turned out that the ticksts they sold us with low price were invalid. · rip someone off敲某人竹杠 The local villain rips us off by collecting 100 yuan for prodection charge every month. · be on the rocks陷入困境，完蛋 The foam economy was struck by the Asian finanical crisis. Japan’s economy was on the rocks. · rub it in哪壶不开提哪壶 Would you please talk in Chinese? You know I’m a pretty bad English speaker. You don’t have to rub it in. · give someone the runaround敷衍搪塞 My washing machine broke down, When I went to the repair shop, they gave me the runaround. · be in a rut千篇一律，一筹莫展 His life is in a rut. Office, library, and home are the three places he goes everyday. It is time he had a holiday for a change. · play it safe小心谨慎 Our car works very well. But to play it safe, we will bring a spare tire. · safe and sound安全无事 He came back from the battefied safe and sound. · the salt of the earth好心肠的人，没有坏心眼的人 The taxi driver who saved the drowning boy from the river is the salt of the earth. · take something with a grain of salt听话打折扣，不能轻信 He is a braggart. Take his words with a grain of salt. · tip the scales扭转局势 In the boxing ring,the two sides were evenly matched. But the short break seemed to tip the scales in favor of the boxer in red. · throw someone off the scent转移某人的视线 The murder wrote a last letter for the victim and left it in the site, hoping to throw the police off the scent. · start from scratch从零开始，白手起家 There are so many spelling mistaked. I have to write it again from scratch. · talk sense into someone开导某人 I’ve tired to talk sense into him, but he still chose to work in the countryside. · an open sesame法宝，秘诀，关键 Having connections with VIPs is not an open sesame to success. · the lion’s share最大的一份，绝大多数 He designed the most important part of the machine. So he deserves the lion’s share of the award. 242——285 · the black sheep of the family有辱门楣的人 He lost everything in gabling and was called the black sheep of the family by this relatives. · take a shine to someone一见就中意 She is an animal-lover. She takes a shine to whatever animal she meets. · give someone the shirt off one’s back为某人慷慨解囊，毫不吝啬的接济某人 He works in the charity organization and strongly believes that he who gives others the shirt off his back will be blessed by the God. · lose one’s shirt输得精光 The man didn’t leave Las Vegas until he lost his shirt. · know where the shoe pinches知道问题所在 A wise leader should be one who knows where the shoe pinches and knows what to do with it. · a shot in the dark瞎猜 I didn’t know which button was for TV. I pushed one, and TV was turned on. It was mere a shot in the dark. · give someone the cold shoulder冷待某人 I hate going to expensive hotels. The receptionist always gives me the cold shoulder when she sees my plain clothes. · steal the show喧宾夺主 Cinderalla stole the show in the Prince’s party. · side with someone与某人站在一起，支持某人 I’m your friend, but I’m afraid I won’t side with you on that issue. · have a memory like a sieve记性太差 I think a computer notebook will be of great help for me, since I’ve got a memory like a sieve. · out of clear blue sky意料不到 Yesterday, out of a clear blue sky, My landlady gave me a one-day notice, asking me to move out. · .make a slip of the tongue说走嘴 The class vurst into laughter when the teacher made a slip of the tongue. He meant to say "Good morning" to students, but he said "Good afternoon". · be on the sly办事狡猾 The boy was smoking in the corner when his father caught him on the sly. · for a song以级低的价钱，廉价地 I got the rare edition of the book for a song in the flea market. · sound someone out试探某人的意见 Have you sounded the principal out on postponing the final examination? · call a spade a spade有什么就说什么 We are good friends. Call a spade a spade. Don’t tell me in a round-about way. · spick and span干干净净 The housewife always keeps her kinchen spick and span. · go for a spin出去兜风 The city dwellers like going for a spin to the country on weekends. · spine-chilling令人毛骨悚然 He likes horrible films. Those spine-chilling pictures to us are pleasant to his eyes. · The spirit is willing; but the flesh is weak.心有余而力不足 A: How many times have you tried quitting smoking? B: It’s not that the spirit is not willing, but that the flesh is weak. · win one’s spurs受到奖赏 She won her spurs as a popurs as a popular writer immediately after her first book became a best-seller. · put the squeeze on someone对某人施加压力 The new situation is putting the squeeze on all companies engaged in this business. · stand up to someone与某人大胆对抗 The soldier stood up to the officer and was place in confinement. · thank one’s lucky stars感到万幸 I should thank your lucky stars that you missed the plane which crashed into the sea. · get off to a flying start来了开门红 Our kindergarden got off to a flying start by having 100 children to sign up in the first month. · go steady with someone 与异性稳步发展关系 Mary and Tim got married after going steady with each other for two years. · watch one’s step当心 You’re better watch your step when you go out with John. He is a trouble-maker. · a stick-in the-mud老古董 He is a stick=in-the-mud and will never invest his money in stock. · be a stickler吹毛皮的人 I don’t like to go to her home. She is a stickler for neatness. · turn someone’s stomach令人作呕 Her sweet voice turned my stomach. · fall between two stools鸡飞蛋打 Tying to straddle two boats, he took up two jobs with two salaries. At last, unable to do either well. · weather the storm度过难关 The wooden house weathered the storm. · harp on the same old string老调重弹 He really gets on my nerves. He always harps on the same old string by promising us a paid holiday., but he never keeps it. · have someone dancing on a string任意摆布某人 Betty is a housewife and no income. Her husband has her dacing on a string. · pull strings for someone为某人走后门，幕后操作 In the material world, money pulls the strings. · be stuck on someone迷恋上某人 Tom was stuck on the girl at the first meeting although it was a blind date. · to sweet-talk someone into(out of ) doing...甜言蜜语地让某人做（不做）…… The accountant sweet-talked the boss out of checking her account. · be in full swing达到高潮，全面展开 China has opened its door to the outside world for twenty years. Reforms in every walks of life are in full swing. · be asleep at the switch玩忽职守 The goal-keeper was asleep at the switch and let the rival team goal at the last minute. · suit...to a T对……再适合不过了 This new job suits me yo a T. · turn the tables扭转局势 Don’t worry, your husband knows how to turn the tables and crack down on those guys. · drink someone under the table把某人灌醉 He has a hollow leg. He can drink all of us here under the table. · keep tabs on something/someone掌握情况,密切关注 He has subscribed ten newspapers in order to keep tabs on the new developments in market management. · keep someone down a notch挫某人的傲气 The monitor likes to order us around. He needs to be kept down a notch. 286——300 · Take it out on someone拿别人出气 The boy was reprimanded by his father. He took it out on his ball. · An old wives’ tale无稽之谈 Do you think the existence of life on Mars is an old wives’ tale? · Be the talk of the town满城风雨 The death of the Princess Diana has been the talk of the town. · Leave a bad taste in someone’s mouth给人留下坏印象 Once I went to a famous university. But the untidy campus left a bad taste in my mouth. · Crocodile tears假惺惺的眼泪 Some of my business partners came to comfort me when I lost almost everything in one bad deal. · Lose one’s temper发脾气 You don’t have to lose your temper about trifle things. · Through thick and thin有甘也有苦 The couple have gone through thick and thin for many years. · Have another think coming大错特错 If you think I’m easily taken in, you are having another think coming. · Thin-skinned神经过敏 She is so thin-skinned that, whenever we talk about something in a low voice, she will think we are referring to her. · Jump down someone’s throat严厉训斥某人 The boy saved a girl from the river and went back home. Seeing him all through, his mother jumped down his throat. · Stick out like a sore thumb特别扎眼 I hate my big nose. It sticks out like a sore thumb. · Be all thumbs笨手笨脚 I just learned to type. I was all thumbs. · Turn thumbs down on…不赞成……，反对…… The boss turned thumbs down on the new on promotion scheme. · Twiddle one’s thumbs无所事事 Why do we have to work overtime while people in PR department are twiddling their thumbs? · Beat someone’s time with someone勾引别人的女朋友 He is strange. He doesn’t go steady with any girl, but enjoys beating others’ time with their girlfriend. 301——315 · On the tip of someone’s tongue就早嘴边上 A man in black came to ask about my son’s whereabouts. My words were on the tip of someone’s tongue when I found the man had a gun inside his pocket. · Hold one’s tongue保持沉默 I can no longer hold my tongue when I see so many wild animals have become extinct. · Keep a civil tongue in one’s head说话有礼貌 A child is taught to keep a civil tongue in his head when he is small. · Blow one’s top勃然大怒 My neighbor blew his top when he saw his hedges were cut by someone. · Carry a torch for someone单方想念某人 Though Jane has been engaged with Mr.Hall, Jimmy still carries a torch for her. · Have the Midas touch有生财的运气，手气好 You’d better find Rogers as you stock broker. He has the Midas touch. · Be touch and go万分危险 The patient is out of danger now, but it was touch and go for a while. · Throw in the towel认输 She tried to save their marriage by talking her husband out of taking drugs. But she finally threw in the towel. · Have the inside track for something处于有利的地位 I’m an Art student. I don’t have the inside track for applying for that job. · Keep track of someone/something掌握……的情况 He is keeping track of all my old friends. · Be on a gravy train走运，有赚钱的机会 You will be on a gravy train if you can get that antique. It is worth more money than it is offered. · Have a mind like a steel trap头脑特别快 He has a mind like a steel trap. He can remember a new word even if he meets it once. · Bark up the wrong tree弄错目标 The detective has been following the man for a week. But it turns out that he has barked up the wrong tree. · Be too quick on the trigger操之过急，行动过于仓促 You are always too quick on the trigger. You jump into his throat before he can explain. · Ask for trouble自找麻烦 Are you asking for trouble by challenging the emphasis on qualities education. You are asking for trouble if you cheat in the exam.
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