俚語真的很有趣,看似無意義,裡面卻深藏著大大的意思
1. blow up in you face 在眼前爆炸(事情完全弄砸了)
2. bologna 胡說,瞎說
3. break a let 折斷一條腿(表演真實,演出成功)
4. break the ice 破冰(打破僵局)
5. bright聰明,靈光
6. brown nose 討好,諂媚
7. bug somebody 使人討厭
8. bull in a china shop 瓷器店裏的蠻牛(笨拙的人,動輒弄壞東西的人)
9. bump into 撞上(巧遇)
10. burn brides 燒橋(過河拆橋)
11. burst your bubble 紮破泡泡(打破人的幻想,煞風景)
12. bury one's head in the sand把頭埋在沙裏(自欺欺人)
13. butterfingers奶油手指(抓不穩東西的人)
14. butterflies in my stomach肚裏有隻蝴蝶(心裏緊張,七上八下)
15. buy the farm買下農場(歸道山,死了)
16. call it a night一日事畢,可以睡覺了
17. can't teach an old dog new tricks老狗學不會新把戲
18. cash in my chips兌換籌碼(睡覺,就寢)
19. chicken雞(膽小鬼)
20. circle the wagons把篷車圍成一圈(嚴陣以待)
21. clean up one's act自我檢點,自我改進
22. come down in bucket傾盆大雨
23. come down in sheets整片整片地下(傾盆大雨)
24. cool your lips冷靜下來
25. cost someone an arm and a leg要花上一條胳膊一條腿(代價昂貴)
26. count on something /doing something 這事靠得住
27. count your chickens before they hatch 蛋還沒孵化,先數小雞
28. crock 破瓦片(無用之物,廢話)
29. cross the line 跨過線(做得太過分了)
30. cross that bridge when we come to it 到了橋頭就過橋(船到橋頭自然直)
31. cry over spilled milk 為潑了牛奶而哭(為過去的失敗而懊喪)
32. cushion the blow 給墊著點兒(說話綿軟一點,以免打擊太重)
33. cut to the chase 抄捷徑去追獵物(不繞圈子,開門見山,單刀直入)
34. daily grind 例行苦事,每天得幹的苦工
35. days are numbered 來日無多
36. dead center 正當中
37. dead-end street 死路
38. dog 狗(醜八怪)
39. domino effect 骨牌效應
40. don't hold your breath 別憋著呼吸(別期望太高)
41. don't look a gift horse in the mouth 贈馬不看牙(收人禮物別嫌好道歹)
42. down to the wire 最後關頭
43. down under 南邊(常指面半球的澳洲)
44. downhill from here 從此都是下坡路(自此每況愈下)
45. drop the ball 掉了球(失職)
46. empty nest 空巢(兒女長大離家)
47. every cloud has a silver lining 烏雲也有銀邊(禍兮福所倚,塞翁失馬)
48. fall into place 落實,就緒
49. fender bender 撞彎保險槓的車禍(小車禍)
50. fight tooth and nail 爪牙並施,拚命抵抗