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英语习语
1.foot the bill @ to pay for all expenses 不情愿
2.put one’s foot down @ to make a firm decision and insist that
someone obey
3.stand on one’s own feet @ to depend on oneself, not to ask
anyone for help or money
4.have cold feet @ not to be brave enough to do something
5.get one’s feet in the door @ to get the first opportunity to work or
do something that is important for one’s career
6.get one’s feet wet @ to do something for the first time
7.put one’s best foot forward @ to try to make a good impression
and to do one’s best
8.drag one’s feet @ to hesitate to act, or to act slowly because a
person isn’t enthusiastic
9.be waited on hand and foot @ to be served in every possible way
by another person 得到周到的照顾
10.get off on the wrong foot @ to make a bad mistake at the
beginning and cause people not to like you
11.think on one’s feet @ to make wise decisions quickly and solve
problems
12.the shoe is on the other foot @ a situation in which a person
experiences how another person feels
13.be on one’s toes @ to be alert and ready to take action
14.step on someone’s toes @ to do or say sth that will embarrass or
offend people 尤指因涉⾜别⼈负责的范围⽽得罪，触犯某⼈15.have one’s feet on the ground @ to understand reality, to be practical and have sensible ideas
16.shoot for the stars @ to have high goals and strive to attain them
17.a long shot @ a poor chance of success
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19.big shots @ very important people
20.call all the shots @ to be in charge and make important decisions
21.shoot off one’s mouth @ to brag excessively about
accomplishments ⼤肆吹嘘所取得的成就
22.a shot in the arm @ a source of inspiration and encouragement
23.a shot in the dark @ an attempt without much hope of success
24.shoot a person down @ to criticize a person with the intent of destroying his/her hopes
25.shoot oneself in the foot @ to harm oneself by doing sth wrong
26.go fishing @ to blindly search everywhere in order to find some information
27.put the bait on the hook @ to make a plan to catch the criminals by giving them the opportunity to get sth they want
28.smell something fishy @ to have a feeling that sth is wrong
29.take a bait @ to fall into a trap
30.a fish story @ an amazing story that isn’t true 叙事夸张，吹⽜
31.swallow the hook, line and sinker @ to completely believe false information
32.reel in one fish @ to catch one suspect
33.get a break @ to get lucky
34.haul in a big catch @ to catch a lot of criminals 抓住⼤批罪犯
35.clam up @ to refuse to give information
36.bump off @ to kill
37.throw back the little fish @ not to bother to put the “little criminals” in jail; to let them go free
38.let off the hook @ to set someone free; not to punish
39.go after the big fish @ to try to catch only the criminal leaders
40.drop dead gorgeous @ to be extremely beautiful
41.mouth drops open @ mouth opens very wide
42.drop whatever one is doing @ to stop immediately what one is doing
43.drop by @ to make a short, unplanned visit
44.drop off something @ to deliver something
45.at the drop of a hat @ suddenly
46.drop dead @ to go away and stop bothering
47.drop over @ to visit a person
48.drop problems in one’s lap @ to expect a person to solve problems
49.a drop in the bucket @ a small amount that isn’t enough to accomplish anything 沧海⼀粟，杯⽔车薪，⽆济于事
50.drop out of sight @ to disappear
51.drop off the face of the earth @ to disappear for a long time
52.drop a line @ to write and mail a note or letter
53.drop hints @ to tell a person something in a polite, indirect way
54.drop out of the race @ to stop trying to win
55.drop a bomb @ to give information that is very upsetting
56.be stuck up @ to feel superior; to be snobbish ⾃视清⾼，势⼒
57.stick with @ to remain loyal
58.stick up for @ to defend a person who is criticized 维护，辩护
59.stick it out @ to endure a difficult situation 挺住
60.a stick-up @ a robbery
61.stick one’s neck out @ to do sth dangerous
62.stick a gun in someone’s face @ to point a gun at someone’s face
63.a stick-in-the-mud @ an old-fashioned person who won’t change
beliefs or behavior 顽固守旧者
64.stick to one’s guns @ to refuse to change one’s opinion even
other people insist it is wrong
65.stick into @ to put sth in
66.stick around @ to stay 逗留
67.sticky fingers @ a person who steals things
68.stick one’s nose into another person’s business @ to have
impolite curiosity in what another person does 多管闲事，⼲涉
69.be stuck in a rut @ to be restricted to a bad habit
70.stick it to a person @ to leave a person with sth unpleasant 使某
⼈觉得羞愧，难堪
71.stand head and shoulders above someone @ to be much better
than another person
72.head is screwed on backwards @ unable to think clearly and
make wise decisions
73.put head in the lion’s mouth @ to put oneself in a situation that is
dangerous or difficult
74.get it into one’s head to do sth @ to do sth without a good reason
75.put one’s head in a noose @ to do sth that could harm oneself
76.be in over one’s head @ to be in a situation that is too
complicated to deal with
/doc/84d625ed19e8b8f67c1cb952.htmly one’s head on the block @ to do sth unwise that one could get
blamed or punished for later
78.scratch one’s head # to be confused; not to understand
79.have one’s head in the clouds # to be an idealist and not realize
what is actually happening
80.get over one’s head & not to understand a concept 太⾼深⽽使
⼈⽆法理解
81.bury one’s head in the sand & to ignore a problem or danger
because one doesn’t want to deal with it 逃避现实，不愿正视困难
82.put heads together @ to think and work together to solve a
problem 集思⼴益，群策群⼒
83.spring chicken @ a woman who is young
84.a nest egg @ money saved for retirement
85.chicken feed @ a small amount of money
86.a chick @ a young attractive woman
87.a good egg @ a kind and helpful person
88.put all one’s eggs into one basket @ to place all one’s hope in a
single person or thing
89.count one’s chickens before they hatch @ to plan on getting a lot
of money before one has it 过早地打如意算盘
90.chicken out @ to decide not to do sth that one previously wanted
to do 打退堂⿎，临阵退缩
91.go to bed with the chickens @ to go to bed very early
92.have egg on one’s face @ to be embarrassed when other people
discover that you lied or did sth foolish
93.rule the roost @ to be the boss, to be in charge 当⽼板，处于⽀
配地位，当家作主
94.kill the goose that laid the golden egg @ to destroy the source of
wealth by being greedy 杀鸡取卵，竭泽⽽渔
95.feather one’s nest @ to get money in a questionable way and buy
things to make one’s house comfortable 中饱私囊，营私⾃肥96.be like chickens coming home to roost @ to have bad consequences for bad behavior 恶有恶报，⾃作⾃受
/doc/84d625ed19e8b8f67c1cb952.htmly an egg @ to make a big mistake, to fail to do what one tried to do
98.an old buzzard @ an unpleasant , unhelpful person 令⼈讨厌的
⾃私⿁
99.beat a dead horse @ to waste time and effort trying to do sth that
is impossible
100. a bull in a china shop @ a person who speaks and behaves in an impolite way that offends others
101.wild horses could drag someone @ a person is determined not to do sth he doesn’t want to do
102.not look a gift horse in the mouth @ to accept a gift or something free 免费的东西without criticizing it 不挑剔/doc/84d625ed19e8b8f67c1cb952.htmle out of a cocoon @ to stop avoiding people and become sociable 停⽌⾃我封闭，开始与⼈交往
104.you can lead a horse to water but you can’t make it drink @ although you give someone lots of opportunities,。