英语俚语大全（一）

　　He gets a kick put of racing¹.

　　· take kindly² to something/someone愿意接受

　　Don't you feel that people in the lab don't take kindly to a nosy³ 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 determined⁴ to find enough evidence to sue him to court.

　　· rest on one's laurels⁵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 juvenile⁶ delinquent⁷ promised that he would turn over a new leaf if he could be given lenient⁸ 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 several times.

　　· can't for the life of one怎么……也不行

　　I thought I could recite my speech backwards⁹, but when I stood in front of the audience, I couldn't for the life of me remember what to say.

　　· air one's linen¹⁰ 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.

　　· shoot from the hip¹¹信口开河

　　Don't take Jay's words to heart. He shouldn't have shot from the hip.

　　· by hook or by crook¹²千方百计得，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 lots for someone迷恋某人

　　You have to stop her. She has the lots 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 hunch¹³ 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 killing¹⁴ 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.

　　· have someone dancing on a string任意摆布某人

　　Betty is a housewife and no income. Her husband has her dancing on a string.

　　· pull strings¹⁵ 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 to 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 subscribed¹⁶ ten newspapers in order to keep tabs on the new developments in market management.

　　· keep someone down a notch¹⁷挫某人的傲气

　　The monitor likes to order us around. He needs to be kept down a notch.

　　· 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 decided¹⁸ 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-treat'.

　　· win one's spurs受到奖赏

　　She won her spurs as a popular writer immediately after her first book became a best-seller.

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