和Crystal一起学习英语表达(8)

Amusementdie laughing=be highly amusedY ou should have seen Peter Sellers in that film last night—you would have died laughing.for the fun of it=for amusementThose horrible boys were throwing stones at the seagulls just for the fun of it.for the hell of it=(just)for amusementI’ve never acted before but I thought I’d give it a try just for the hell of it.fun and games=amusementWe had some fun and games last night going through some old family photographs.kill oneself laughing=be very amusedI killed myself laughing when I saw that old Chaplin film on television last night.laugh at=be amused byWe laughed at this funny story.life and soul of the party=somebody who is (ostentatiously) amusingRic has a good fun of jokes and is usually the life and soul of the party.make fun of/poke fun at=cruelly derive amusement fromIt’s wrong to make fun of people just because they’re old.play with=amuse oneself withThe boy is playing with the toy rocked.Don’t play with her; she is in low spirits.raise a laugh=create amusementThey were all looking a bit miserable but Barry soon raised a laugh by telling a few jokes.tickle somebody’s ribs=amuse somebodyThe thought of Big Dave playing the part of the Christmas fairy really tickled my ribs. Analysisa run-down=an analysisMr Evans is here to give us all a run-down on the latest developments in the political situation. cold light of day=common sensible/logical analysisOur enthusiasm for the plan faded in the cold light of day and we realized how impractical it really was.mass survey=statistical analysis that involves questioning a large number of peopleA mass survey of parents revealed that most of them are dissatisfied with the present educationsystem.see how the land lies=analyse the situationI don’t know whether we will start the job or not until I see how the land lies.soul-searching=analysis of one’s own motives/reasons for doing somethingAfter much soul-searching I decided to break off my engagement.Anger, Annoyance, Irritationa chip on one’s shoulder=a feeling of angerTom has a chip on his shoulder. He thinks people are against him because of his family background, although he has no reason to think so.bad blood=indignationThere has been had blood between the two of them ever since they had a family argument several years ago.be a pain in the neck=annoy someoneJohn Lee’s a pain in the neck at times; he never stops talking about himself.be/go bananas=lose one’s temperHe went bananas when he saw the damage to his wife’s car.be spitting feathers=be very angryLen was spitting feathers when he saw what some vandal had done to his new car.be wild about=be angry aboutI’m wild about losing my gold fountain pen.(like a )bear with a sore head=bad-temperedI shouldn’t talk to him this morning—he’s like a bear with a sore head.bite/snap someone’s head off=answer sharply and angrily (often shouting or scolding) There is no need to bite my head off. I only asked you a question—I wasn’t criticizing you. blow a gasket=lose one’s temperWhen mother saw the mess on the new carpet she blew a gasket.blow one’s top=lose one’s temperIf your mother sees what you have done she will blow her top.boil ove r=lose one’s temperElizabeth seems to boil over for the slightest reason these days.bug somebody=(deliberatly)annoy somebodyIt really bugs me the way he keeps drumming his fingers on the table.burst a blood vessel=lose control of one’s temperWhen I told him what his daughter had said I thought he’d burst a blood vessel.carry on=display emotion out of proportion to its causeDon’t carry on so, she’s only broken a cup—she could have cut herself badly.come to a pretty pass=reach such a bad state that it annoys oneThings have come to a pretty pass when the food in the hotel is as bad as this. I can’t possibly eat it.cut up nasty=become angryThe other driver began to cut up nasty when I refuse to admit the collision was my fault.cut up rough=behave in an angry wayThe boss is bound to cut up rough when he hears what happened.don’t lose your hair over it=do not become angryI know you’ve got your driving test tomorrow but don’t lose your hair over it, you can alwaystake it again if you do not pass.don’t say…=expression of annoyanceDon’t say you’ve broken another cup.drive/send mad=annoy/irritateI wish Linda wouldn’t play that record so loud, it’s driving me mad.drive sb to drink=severely angryThe children’s incessant quarrelling was enough to drive their parents to drink.drive sb up the wall=make someone very angryAll these silly arguments are driving me up the wall. I don’t understand how people can say such things.fall foul of someone=do something that annoys someoneI fell foul of my boss this morning by refusing to work late tonight.fire up=become angry and indignantCharles becomes all fired up if you mention women drivers, ever since he had that collision with one.fly off the handle=burst into angerI’m sorry I accidentally spilled your drink, but there’s no need to fly off the handle.for heaven’s sake=exclamation of mild annoyanceFor heaven’s sake, do you have to have the radio on so loud?get going=make angryThe boy’s teasing gets Dick going.get sb’s back up=provoke somebody to angerHis condescending attitude really gets my back up.get the needle=become angryMum got the needle when she found out we hadn’t done the washing up as we promised.get up sb’s nose=annoy somebodyThat supervisor is so uncooperative, he gets right up my nose.Give me strength!=exclamation of annoyanceGive me strength! That’s the fourth time he’s asked for a glass of water since he went to bed. give sb a piece of one’s mind=speak angrily and frankly to someoneCarol gave Tom a piece of her mind for coming into the house with dirty shoes.go spare=become angryThe boss will go spare when he finds you have damaged the company’s van.have a sharp tongue=talk angryI usually get on well with my father, although he can have a sharp tongue occasionally.hit the roof=(suddenly)lost one’s temperMy husband hit the roof when he found out that my boss had taken me to dinner last night.in a huff=making angryShe asked me what I thought of her new skirt, and when I told her she walked off in a huff.kick oneself=be angry with oneself for having done something wrong or having missed an opportunityI could kick myself for not having posted my application yesterday. Now it’s too late.out of humour=ill-tempered/irritableOld Joe’s out of humour tonight—he went to the races and lost a hundred pounds on the horses. short-tempered=easily angeredMy father gets increasingly short-tempered as he gets older.take it out on somebody=direct one’s anger/displeasure at somebody elseWhenever she sets annoyed she takes it out on her children.that’s the last thing I need!=that is yet another annoyance.throw a wobbly=have a tantrumJust because you can’t do what you want there’s no need to throw a wobbly.touch sb on the raw=say something that angers somebodyI don’t know why harry left his last job but it touched him on the raw when I mentioned `voluntary redundancy.。