常用英语俚语大全

　　俚语，拼音是lǐyǔ，是指民间非正式、较口语的语句，是百姓在日常生活中总结出来的通俗易懂顺口的具有地方色彩的词语。下面是小编给大家带来的俚语大全，欢迎大家阅读参考，我们一起来看看吧!

　　常用英语俚语大全(一)

　　talk turkey打开天窗说亮话

　　let’s talk turkey, see if you agree. i’ll get 55%of the share, and you’ll get the rest.

　　· not say uncle拒不认错，不服输

　　i don’t know when he has ever said uncle to anyone.

　　· take a dim view of…对……抱悲观态度;不赞同

　　teachers in middle schools usually take a dim view of students’ talking up too many after-class activities.

　　· walk all over someone任意欺负某人

　　my neighbor walked all over me. he left rubbish in my door, stamped on my grass and wax my windows. i decided to fight back.

　　· drive someone to the wall把某人逼得走投无路

　　he hates learning foreign languages. but the challenging situation drives him to the wall. he decides to go to an evening class.

　　· drive someone up the wall把某人搞得心烦意乱

　　would you please turn down that rap music? it has driven me up the wall.

　　· be in hot water陷入困境

　　i’m sorry i can’t lend you money. i myself am in hot water.

　　· like water off a duck’s back满不在乎，不起作用

　　i can do nothing about him. criticism rolls off like water off a duck’s back. it goes into his one ear and comes out of the other.

　　· meet one’s waterloo惨败

　　the famous lawyer met his waterloo at the hands of a fledgling lawyer.

　　· fish in troubled waters浑水摸鱼

　　don’t tell him that we need that material badly, he is good at fishing in troubled waters and will take advantage of it.

　　· make waves兴风作浪

　　everything went smoothly in her wedding ceremony, when her formal boyfriend came to make waves by drinking the bridegroom under the table.

　　· have a way with something/someone有应付……的办法

　　she will make a good teacher. she seems to have a way with even the most disobedient boy.

　　· pave the way for…为……铺平道路

　　donation from every walks of life has paved the way for the hope project to proceed.

　　常用英语俚语大全(二)

　　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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　　· blow one’s own trumpet自吹自擂

　　if you want to sell more, you should learn to blow your own trumpet.

　　· not give someone a tumble不理睬某人

　　though jackson has asked may to marry him for many times, she just won’t give him a tumble.

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