【俚语】老外经常说的50个俚语

老外经常说的

50个俚语

Be in the air

将要发生的事情

Clear the air

消除误会

Cost an arm and a leg

极其昂贵

A bad egg

缺乏道德的人

In the bag

稳操胜券

In the balance

未知的,不可预测的Drive a hard bargain

极力讨价还价

Ring a bell

看上去或听起来非常熟悉

Tighten one’s belt

节衣缩食

Kill two birds with one stone

一石二鸟

Be in a black mood

情绪极差

New blood

新成员

Feeling blue

感到无精打采

Get to the bottom of something 弄清真相

A piece of cake

轻松的事

Pay a call

拜访

By chance

偶然, 意外的

Round the clock

夜以继日的

Keep one’s cool

保持冷静

In a tight corner

处于困境

Keep in the dark

隐瞒

Fall on deaf ears

不加理睬的, 不听取Take things easy

放轻松

Eat like a horse

吃得很多

Have an eye for something 对事了解得清楚

Catch one’s eye

吸引某人注意

Turn a blind eye

熟视无睹

Keep eyes on

照看

Lose face

丢脸

Lead the field

处于领头地位

Give a hand

提供帮助

Get out of hand

失去控制

Learn by heart

牢记

On hold

尚未办理的事情

A dark horse

出乎意料的赢家

The bottom line

本质内容

Live it up

狂欢一场

Look forward to

期待着

Bear in mind

记住

Be in the mood

想要做某事

Have a mind to

想做某事, 计划做某事Over the moon

欣喜

Get a move on

赶快

Over and above 除…这外, 额外的Get the picture

了解某事

Be out of the pocket

花光了钱的

Keep somebody posted 传达消息

In the long run

最后, 最终

On the shoestring

生活拮据

Lose track of

失去消息, 失去线索