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疯狂口语表示法500例10
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· 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 ...
· 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 neighbors keep dropping litter in front of her door. She couldn’t bear it any more 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 judgment. 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 the 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.
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