现代英语常用Idioms

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Unit 11) Burn the midnight oil熬夜读书，开夜车To study or work until late at night.2) Hit the books用功读书，与熬夜无关To study, especially with particular intensity3) Do back-breaking work劳累至极腰酸背痛的工作To do some physically difficult work and makes you very tired.4) Work like a dog拼命工作To work very hard.5) Fall down on the job敷衍了事，没做好工作Be incapable for a work.6) Work one’s fingers to the bone非常努力的工作To work very hard.Unit 21) Be a breeze像一缕清风一样很容易做 A thing that is easy to do.2) Have a green thumb擅长园艺To be good at gardening.3) Be easy as pie小菜一碟，小事一桩To be very easy.4) Have a golden touch点石成金，无所不能It means that you can do anything that you want to do.5) Have two left feet笨手笨脚To be very awkward in your movements, especially when you are dancing or playing a sport.6) Have a nose for something善于发现某物，有洞察力To be perspective and good at discovering.Unit 31) Down to earth脚踏实地，实事求是To do something with no illusions or pretensions, sensible and practical. 2) Think one is god’s gift to mankind自以为了不起，自负To think oneself is really something in some areas; conceited.3) Show off炫耀To show one’s ability with pride to anyone.4) Put someone in someone’s place安分守己To make someone do his own duty and abide by the law.5) Put on airs摆架子，摆谱It means someone is conceited in order to show his identity.6) Blow one’s own horn自吹自擂，自我吹嘘To brag about oneself.Unit 4言归于好，和解，摒弃前嫌To stop being unfriendly and become friends again.2) Button one’s lips一言不发，守口如瓶To refuse to talk and be silenced.3) Flow with the tide跟风，紧随潮流To keep following someone or the trend.4) Hold one’s tongue保持沉默，不开口To say nothing about something and stay silent.5) Let sleeping dogs lie别无事生非，招惹麻烦To avoid mentioning a subject or something that happened in the past, in order to avoid any problems or arguments.6) Mind one’s own business少管闲事，管好自己To concern oneself only with what is of interest to oneself and not interfere in the affairs of others.7) Rock the boat捣乱To do something that upsets a situation and causes problems.8) See eye to eye看法完全一致，完全同意To share the same views as somebody about something.Unit 51) Face up to something勇敢的面对To accept and deal with something that is difficult or unpleasant.2) Point one’s finger at someone指责某人To accuse somebody .3) Leave someone high and dry使某人很无助To leave someone unsupported and unable to maneuver; to leave someone helpless.4) Shoulder the responsibility能够承担责任To take responsibility.5) Pass the buck推卸责任To shirk the responsibility.6) Worm out of something推卸摆脱某事To get rid of somethingUnit 61) All or nothing孤注一掷的，没有商量余地 A situation which will end either in complete success or complete failureHaving no middle position or compromise available2) Meet someone halfway向某人妥协To compromise to somebody3) Give-and-take妥协，互让，互相迁就To have an exchange of views on some topic in order to make mutual concessions 4) Middle-of-the-road折中的办法，折中之计 A compromising solution that can be accepted by most people5) Stick to one’s guns固执己见To maintain one’s position or viewpoint when faced with opposition6) Find middle ground寻求找到一个中间立场 A set of opinions and decisions that two or more groups who oppose each other can agree on1) Go through with经历困难而完成，把事情坚持到底To do something even though it may be very unpleasant or difficult for you2) Hang in there坚持，不气馁，不畏困难To maintain a course of action despite negative outlook; to persist; to subsist while keeping high spirits 3) Give up放弃To stop trying to do something4) Stick with坚持做某事To continue or persist; to stick to5) Sweat out努力的忍耐以达到某个目的To work very hard to achieve somethingUnit 81) Be a copycat模仿别人To imitate or copy others2) Cut the apron strings摆脱依赖，独立生活To be or become impossible to manage or to control3) Be a yes-man唯唯诺诺的人To be a person who always agrees with people in authority in order to gain their approval.4) Have a mind of one’s own自有主见，能够独立思考To have one’s own idea and think independently5) Be on one’s own独立自主，不依靠他人To be independent6) Lead someone by the nose牵着别人的鼻子走，完全控制别人To have a full control of somebody7) Stand on one’s own two feet独立自主，自力更生To be independentUnit 91) Be as cool as a cucumber表示非常冷静，毫不紧张。

英文最常用的1000个idioms 雅思口语

英文最常用的1000个idioms 雅思口语以下是一些最常用的英文idioms，用于雅思口语考试：1. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. - It is better to hold onto something that you already have than to risk losing it by trying to get something better.2. A penny for your thoughts. - Used to ask someone what they are thinking about.3. Actions speak louder than words. - It is better to do something than just talk about it.4. Beat around the bush. - To avoid talking about something directly or to delay giving a definite answer.5. Bite the bullet. - To face a difficult or unpleasant situation bravely and honestly.6. Break a leg. - Used to wish someone good luck, especially before a performance.7. Bring home the bacon. - To earn a living, especially for a family.8. Burning the midnight oil. - Working or studying late into the night.9. Cat got your tongue? - Used to ask someone why they are not speaking.10. Don't count your chickens before they hatch. - Don't make plans based on something that has not happened yet.11. Don't put all your eggs in one basket. - Do not risk everything on one possibility.12. Get a taste of your own medicine. - To experience the same negative treatment that one has given to others.13. Give someone the cold shoulder. - To intentionally ignore or disregard someone.14. Hit the nail on the head. - To be exactly right about something.15. It's raining cats and dogs. - It is raining heavily.16. Let the cat out of the bag. - To reveal a secret or someone's hidden intentions.17. Miss the boat. - To miss an opportunity or chance to do something.18. On thin ice. - In a risky or precarious situation.19. Pull someone's leg. - To tease or trick someone in a playful way.20. Take it with a grain of salt. - To not completely believe something that you are told.21. The ball is in your court. - It is now your responsibility to take action or make a decision.22. Time flies when you're having fun. - Time seems to pass quickly when you are enjoying yourself.23. Two peas in a pod. - Two people who are very similar or always together.24. When pigs fly. - Used to say that something will never happen.25. You can't judge a book by its cover. - You should not judge someone or something based solely on appearance.这些是最常用的英文idioms之一，但还有许多其他更复杂的idioms可供选择。

English Idioms

on the rocks 触礁、濒临毁灭
all at sea 茫然 nail one’s colors to the mast 坚持立场
nail under false color 冒充，打着别人的招牌骗人 go with stream 随波逐流 in/hold out the alive branch 愿意讲和（在西方橄榄枝被认为是和平的象征）
Carey street 破产 Indian File 鱼贯而行一路纵队
feather in one’s cap 炫耀荣誉 skeleton at the feast 居安思危
wrong side (get out of bed on the wrong side of bed) 一大早就发脾气，心绪不好
lay an egg 没有成功。 Carry coal to Newcastle, send owls to Athens 画蛇添足,多此一举 sail under false colors 用假冒的旗帜航行引申为冒充欺世盗名 between devil and blue sea 进退维谷 a horse of another color 完全是另外一回事= a horse of different color Don’t count your chickens before they are hatched. 不切合实际、过早地乐观
take the bait 陷入圈套
That’s all Greek to me.我对此一窍不通。 Two may keep counsel when the third’s away.没有不泄露的秘密，没有不透风的墙。 burn one’s boat下定决心，破釜沉舟。 have the ball at one’s feet 稳操胜券。 hit below the belt 暗箭伤人。 keep the ball rolling 不中断，继续下去，来自足球比赛，一旦开球后，球就不停地滚动。

词组idioms中英文

abandon oneself to沉溺于with abandon放任地，放纵地；纵情地to the best of one’s ability尽白己最大努力be about to (do) keep abreast of 刚要，即将与...并进, 跟上, 不落后于in the abstract in abundance 抽象地，在理论上丰富，充裕，(生活)优裕by accident偶然of one’s own accord出于自愿，主动地in accord with与…一致，与…相符合with one accord一致地，一致同意地in accordance with与…一致，依照，根据according to据…所说，按…所载；根据，按照of no account不重要的on account of为了…的缘故，因为，由于on no account绝不，绝对不take account of考虑到，顾及，体谅take …into account见take account ofaccuse sb of sth in the act of 正做…的过程中正在动作时；当场out of action be addicted to 不（再）起作用，不（再）运转嗜好，嗜爱in addition另外，加之in addition to除…之外（还）in advance在前面；预先，事先take advantage of 利用，占…的便宜to advantage有利地，使优点突出地again and again再三地，反复不止地ahead of比…提前，比…更早clear the air 消除误会（或猜疑等）in the air流传中off the air停播on the air广播up in the air悬而未决的on the alert警戒着，随时准备着，密切注意着above all首先，尤其是after all毕竟，终究，究竟all but几乎，差不多；除了…都all in all从各方面说，总的说来all over到处，遍及at all〔用于否定句〕丝毫，一点for all尽管，虽然in allin all/good conscience in all probability 总共，合计〔口语〕真的，当然很可能，大概，多半，十之八九make allowance(s) for考虑到，顾及；体谅，原谅leave alone不打扰，不惊动let alone不打扰，不惊动；更别提all along始终，一直along with by analogy 和…一道，和…一起照此类推one after another一个接一个，相继one another互相in answer to作为对…的回答anything but绝对不anything like〔否定、疑问、条件句中〕完全像for anything〔否定句中〕无论如何apart from 除…之外（别无）；除…之外（尚有）to all appearances就外表看来, 根据观察推断on approval（商品）供试用的, 包退包换的arm in arm臂挽臂as…as像…一样as for/to至于，关于as if/though好像，仿佛as it is实际上as it were可以说，在某种程度上aside from除…之外（别无)；除…之外（尚有）pay attention to注意on (the/an) average按平均值，通常avail oneself of (an opportunity) right awaybe/stand in awe of 利用(时机)，趁(机会)立刻，马上敬畏，怕back and forth来回地，反复地(in) back of在…的后面，在…背后behind sb’s back背着某人，暗中turn one’s back on轻视，不理睬know…backward(s)对…极其熟悉go from bad to worse每况愈下badly off贫困的，境况不好的in the balance（生命等）在危急状态中，（命运等）未定off balance不平衡behind bars在狱中drive a hard bargain杀价，迫使对方接受苛刻条件keep/hold sth at bay使无法近身have a bearing on与…有关，对…有影响beat it跑掉，走开，溜走because of因为，由于become of使遭遇，发生于go to bed就寝to begin with首先，第一on/in behalf of代表，为了bring into being使出现，使存在come into being出现，形成beyond belief难以置信bend over backwards竭尽全力beside oneself 极度兴奋，对自己的感情失去控制at best充其量，至多do/try one’s best尽力，努力get/ have the best of战胜had best应当，最好make the best of充分利用better off境况好起来，生活优裕起来for the better好转，向好的方向发展get/have the better of战胜，在…中占上风had better应该，还是…好in between在中间，介乎两者之间fill the bill符合要求，适合需要a bird in (the) hand 已到手的东西，已定局的事情kill two birds with one stone 一箭双雕，一举两得give birth to生（孩子），产（仔）；产生a bit多少，有点儿，相当bit by bit一点一点地do one’s bit做自己份内的事every bit从头到尾，完全black and blue青一块紫一块in black and white白纸黑字be to blame该受责备的，应承担责任的(at) full blast大力地，全速地turn a blind eye (to) on the blink （对…）视而不见〔俚语〕(机器等)出毛病，需要修理；(人)不舒服in cold blood残忍地come to blows动手打起来，开始互殴out of the blue出乎意外地，突然across the board包括一切地，全面地above board光明正大的，公开的on board在船（车或飞机）上in the same boat处境相同，面临同样的危险a bolt from/out of the blue晴天霹雳，意外事件have a bone to pick with与…争辩make no bones about对…毫不犹豫，对…直言不讳by the book按规则，依照惯例both…and不仅…而且，…和…（两者）都be bound up in热衷于，忙于be bound up with与…有密切关系know no bounds不知限量，无限pick sb’s brains向…请教rack one’s brains绞尽脑汁，苦苦地动脑筋make a clean breast of彻底坦白，把…和盘托出catch one’s breath喘息，气喘；歇口气；屏息hold one’s breath屏息out of breath喘不过气来take sb’s breath away使惊羡不已under one’s breath压着嗓子，低声地in briefon the brink of 简言之，简单地说即将要，濒临，在…的边缘in bulkburst upon/on sth 大量，大批突然出现；袭击beat around/about the bush转弯抹角，旁敲侧击get down to business认真着手办事go out of business歇业have no business无权，没有理由in business经商，经营mind your own business管好你自己的事，少管闲事on business因公，因事mean business是认真的but for倘没有，要不是cannot but不得不；不能不，不禁要on the button准确地，准时地by and by不久，迟早by and large大体上，总的来说by the by顺便提一句a piece of cake容易的事capable of有…能力（或技能）的；能…的，有…可能的take care当心，注意take care of爱护，照料take care overa case in point有关的事例，例证in any case无论如何，不管怎样in case假使，以防（万一）in case of假使，如果发生；防备in no case无论如何不，决不for certain肯定地，确切地by chance偶然，碰巧by any chance万一，也许stand a chance of有…的希望take a chance冒险，投机in character（与自身特性）相符out of character（与自身特性）不相符in charge (of)管理，负责take charge charge sb with sth 开始管理，接管托付，使…负担；使负…的罪名，认为有…的嫌疑；使受…的责备in checkin chorusin collaboration with 受抑制的，受控制的合唱；异口同声地与…合作[合著、合编]；与…勾结under no circumstances无论如何不，决不in/under the circumstances在这种情况下，（情况）既然如此lay claim towith the click of a mouse 声称对…有权利轻点鼠标；轻松地round the clock日夜不停地come/draw to a close渐近结束commit a crime in common 共用的，共有的共通，共同，(与…)同样keep…company陪伴part company (with)（与…）分离，（与…）断绝关系beyond/without compare无与伦比by/in comparison相比之下in comparison with与…比较起来be composed of由…组成as/so far as…be concerned就…而言in concert一齐，一致on condition (that)如果out of condition健康不佳in confidence私下地，秘密地take into one’s confidence把…作为知己in conjunction with与…共同，连同in connection with关于，与…有关in (all/good) conscience凭良心，公平地on one’s conscience引起某人悔恨（或内疚）的by common consent经一致同意in consequence因此，结果in consequence of由于，因为…的缘故in consideration of考虑到，由于；作为对…的酬报take into consideration考虑到，顾及hold in contempt on the contrary 正相反反之，正相反to the contrary相反的（地）by/in contrast对比之下in contrast to/with与…对比起来，与…形成对比in control (of)掌握着，控制着out of control 失去控制under control处于控制之中to the core透顶的，十足的around/round the corner临近，在附近cut corners走捷径，省钱（或人力、时间等）turn the corner出现转机at all costs不惜任何代价，无论如何at the cost of以…为代价keep one’s own counsel将意见（或计划）保密in the course of在…期间，在…过程中in due course到时候，在今后适当时候of coursego to court by courtesy of 当然，自然觐见由于…好意，蒙…特许take cover隐蔽under cover秘密地，暗地里like crazy见like madto sb’s credit在（某人）名下；（某人）值得赞扬a far cry from与…相差很远on cue恰好在这时候take one’s cue from cure sb of sth 学…的样，听…的劝告治愈；改掉…的(毛病, 恶习)out of date过时的，不用的to date迄今为止up to date现代化的，切合目前情况的call it a day今天到此为止day and night见night and dayday in, day out日复一日，每天（不间断地）one day有朝一日，（过去）某一天to a/the day恰好，一天不差turn a deaf ear不愿听，充耳不闻a good/great deal大量；非常，极其put to death杀死，处死to death极，非常in debt欠债，负债in sb’s debt in default of in defiance of 欠某人的人情因无…，若缺少…时，若没有…时无视，不顾，不管by degrees渐渐地，逐渐地to some degree有点，稍微take (a) delight in以…为乐in demand非常需要的，受欢迎的on demand一经要求in depth深入地，彻底地out of one’s depth非…所能理解，为…所不及go into detail(s)详细叙述，逐一说明in detail详细地leave to one’s own devices听任…自便，让…自行发展on a diet节食make a difference有影响，起（重要）作用in disgrace in disguise 伪装，假扮假装的；伪装的at sb’s disposal任某人处理，供某人使用in dispute在争论中，处于争议中in the distance在远处keep at a distance对…冷淡，同…疏远out of doors在户外beyond (a) doubt无疑地，确实地in doubt不能肯定的，可怀疑的no doubt很可能，无疑地down with打倒，不要due to由于，因为in due course in duplicate 到时候，在适当时候一式两份的(地)off duty下了班（的），不在值班（的）on duty在上班（的），在值班（的）each otherprick up one’s ears 互相竖起耳朵听early on在初期，早先in earnest认真的（地），坚定的（地），诚挚的（地）on earth究竟，到底at ease安适，不拘束take it easy不慌不忙，别紧张，放松on edge紧张不安，烦躁bring/carry/put into effect实行，实现，使生效come/go into effect have an effect on 实施，生效对…有影响[效果]in effect实际上，实质上take effect生效，起作用to the effect that大意是either…or或…或or else否则，要不然in the end最后，结果no end非常，极其on end连续地enjoy oneself in essence 得到乐趣，过得快活本质上；大体上break even不赔不赚even as正当，恰恰在…的时候even if/though即使，虽然get even (with)（向…）报复at all events不管怎样，无论如何in any event不管怎样，无论如何in the event结果，到头来in the event that万一，倘若in the event of万一，倘若for ever永远every now and then时常，不时，间或every other每隔…in evidence可看见的，明显的，显眼的for example例如make an example of惩罚…以警戒他人except for除…外，除去；要不是由于take exception to反对，表示异议in excess of超过to excess过度，过分，过度的exert oneself努力，尽力make an exhibition of oneself出洋相，当众出丑at the expense of由…付费，由…负担费用；以…为代价to a certain extent在一定程度上go to extremes走极端in the extreme非常，极其catch sb’s eye被某人看到，引起某人注意keep an eye on照看，留神，密切注意see eye to eye看法完全一致face to face面对面地in the face of勇敢地对付（或接受）as a matter of fact事实上，其实in fact实际上，其实without fail必定，一定in good faith真诚，善意take a fancy to喜欢上，爱上as far as到…程度，就…by far最，…得多far and wide到处far from远远不，完全不in so far as到…程度，就…so farin fashion out of fashion 迄今为止；到某个程度时新，合乎时尚(人或物)不合时尚hold fast to坚持（思想、原则等）at fault有责任，出毛病find fault with抱怨，找岔子，挑剔in favor of支持，赞同for fear of/that生怕，以免on the fence抱骑墙态度，保持中立a few有些，几个few and far between稀疏的，稀少的quite a few相当多，不少fit as a fiddle on file 神采奕奕存档keep one’s fingers crossed祈求成功catch (on) fire着火，开始燃烧on fire起火，着火play with fire玩火，轻举妄动set fire to使燃烧，点燃under fire遭到攻击，受到严厉批评at first最初，起先，开始时first of allfirst and foremost 首先首先，第一in the flesh本人as follows如下make a fool of愚弄，使出丑on foot步行in force to the fore 有效，生效，在实施中；大量的在前面，在显著地位；在场；立即有用；(钱等)在手边；活着and so forth等等for free免费set free释放be friends with与…友好make friends (with)（与…）交朋友in front of在…前面，在…面前in fullin full blossom 全部地，不省略地盛开for/in fun取乐，闹着玩make fun of poke fun at 拿…开玩笑，取笑嘲弄，取笑make a fuss of/over对…关怀备至，过分注意in future今后，从今以后in the future在将来give the game away不慎泄露秘密，露马脚in general一般说来，总体上at a glance一看就at first glance乍一看，一看就glued to不愿离开，盯住不放on the go很忙to go剩下的，未完成的as good as和…几乎一样do sb good对…有好处for good永久地good and非常，完全with good grace欣然地make the grade达到规定目标，成功take for granted认为…理所当然；（因视做当然而）对…不予理睬come/get to grips（认真）对付（或处理）gain ground进展，占优势get off the ground开始，（使）取得进展on (the) grounds of根据…，以…为理由off (one’s) guard没有提防地on (one’s) guard站岗，值班；警惕，提防in the habit of有…的习惯get in sb’s hair惹恼某人make sb’s hair stand on end使某人毛骨悚然in half成两半go halves均摊费用at hand近在手边，在附近by hand用手，用体力change hands转手，转换所有者hand in hand手拉手；同时并进地，密切关联地one’s hands full忙得腾不出手来in hand（工作等）在进行中, 待办理in sb’s hands在某人掌握中, 在某人控制中join hands联手, 携手lend sb a hand帮助某人, 协助某人on hand在手边, 在附近on (the) one hand一方面on the other hand另一方面out of hand无法控制；马上, 立刻take/have a hand in参与, 介入wash one’s hands of对…不再负责, 洗手不干come to no harm未受到伤害in harmony (with)（与…）协调一致, （与…）和睦相处in haste急忙, 慌忙talk through one’s hat胡说八道, 吹牛have had it受够了, 累极了；完了, 没用了have it in for想伺机惩罚（或伤害）above/over one’s head难以理解come to a head（事情等）达到危急的关头head over heels头朝下；完全地, 深深地keep sb’s head保持镇静lose sb’s head慌乱, 仓皇失措put one’s heads together集思广益, 共同策划at heart内心里, 本质上break sb’s heart使某人很伤心by heart凭记性from (the bottom of) one’s heart从心底in one’s heart of hearts在内心深处lose heart失去气, 丧失信心set one’s heart on下决心做take heart鼓起勇气, 振作起来take…to heart对…想不开, 为…伤心(或烦恼等) to one’s heart’s content尽情地the hell到底, 究竟like hell拼命地, 极猛地to hell with让…见鬼去吧can/could not help禁不住, 忍不住help oneself自用, 自取(食物等)here and now此时此地here and there各处neither here nor there离题的, 不重要的over the hill在走下坡路, 在衰退中make history做出值得载入史册的事情catch/get/take hold of hold sb to ransom 抓住, 得到绑票，勒取赎金at home在家, 在家乡, 在国内；舒适, 无拘束；精通, 熟悉bring…home to使清楚, 使明白do the hono(u)rs尽地主之谊in hono(u)r of为了向…表示敬意, 为纪念on/upon one’s hono(u)r以名誉担保off the hook脱离困境hope against hope抱一线希望on the horizon即将发生的on the hour在整点时刻bring the house down赢得观（听）众的欢呼声（或掌声）keep house管理家务on the house由店家出钱, 免费how about…?（你觉得）…怎么样?how come…? hue and cry 怎么会…的?追捕犯人时的叫声；通缉令；大声呼喊；(表示反对的)叫嚷in a hurry匆忙, 急于break the ice打破僵局on the ice如履薄冰, 处境极其危险if onlyon impulse 要是…多好一时冲动；未经考虑或计划地be in for一定会遭到（麻烦等）；参加（竞争等）in that因为, 原因在于every inch完全, 彻底on the increase正在增加, 不断增长inside out里面朝外; 彻底地for instance例如, 比如in the first instance首先, 起初instead of代替, 而不是in the interest(s) of in the interim 为了…(的利益)在间歇的当儿，在过渡期间at intervals每隔一段时间(或距离), 不时by itself自动地, 独自地in itself本质上, 就其本身而言on the job在工作, 上班out of joint脱臼；出了问题, 处于混乱状态get the jump on抢在…前面行动, 较…占优势just about差不多, 几乎bring to justice把…交付审判, 使归案受审do justice to公平地对待, 公正地评判in kind以实物(偿付)；以同样的方法kind of有点儿, 有几分of a kind同类的；徒有其名的bring to one’s knees使屈服know better (than)很懂得, 明事理(而不至于)to one’s knowledge lack of 据…所知缺乏[少]; 没有at large逍遥法外地, 自由地；一般的, 普遍的, 总的；详尽地, 充分地by and large大体上, 总的来说at (long) last终于at the latest最迟of late近来, 最近later on以后, 后来turn over a new leaf翻开新的一页, 改过自新in league (with)(与…) 密谋，(与…) 联合by/in leaps and bounds极其迅速地at least至少least of all最不, 尤其not in the least丝毫不, 一点不to say the least最起码take (one’s) leave of向…告辞not have a leg to stand on pull sb’s leg (论点等)站不住脚〔口语〕愚弄某人，嘲弄某人at leisure有空，闲暇时；从容不迫地，不慌不忙地lend itself to适合于at length详细地；最终，终于go to great lengths竭尽全力no less than不少于，多达to the letter严格地at liberty live a lietell a white lie 自由的，不受囚禁的过欺骗人的生活；做人虚伪说善意的谎言take lying down甘受（挫败等）bring to life使复活，给…以活力come to life苏醒过来，开始有生气for life一生，终生bring to light揭露，将…曝光come to light显露，暴露in (the) light of鉴于，由于throw/cast light on/upon使人了解，阐明in line成一直线，成一排；(with) 与…一致，与…符合on line与计算机连接的，联机的out of line不成一直线；不一致，出格a little一些，一点little by little一点点地，逐渐地on loan暂借的(地)as/so long as只要，如果；既然，由于before long不久以后no longer不再，已不so long再见lose oneself in专心致志干at a loss困惑，不知所措a lot很，非常，很多a lot/lots of大量的，许多的cast/draw lots抽签，抓阄(决定做)fall in love (with sb)爱上(某人)in luck运气好out of luck运气不好like mad疯狂地，拼命地in the main大体上，基本上(be) made up of make believe 由…组成，由…构成假装make it办成，做到，成功；赶上，及时到达all manner of 各种各样的，形形色色的in a manner of speaking不妨说，在某种意义上a good/great many相当多，很多many a may as well 许多的最好…，还是…好wide of the mark远离目标；毫不相关，离谱as a matter of fact事实上，其实for that matter就此而言，而且no matter how (what, when etc.)无论（或不管）怎样（什么, 何时等）by all means当然可以by means of用，依靠by no means决不，并没有beyond measure无可估量，极度，过分for good measure另外in memory of jog sb’s memory 纪念唤起某人的记忆, 使...想起mend one’s ways改过，改正错误not to mention更不必说，除…外还at the mercy of任凭…的摆布，完全受…支配in the middle of in the midst of 正忙于在…当中；在...的中途bear/keep in mind记住change one’s mind改变主意have in mind想到，考虑到in one’s mind’s eye在想象中make up one’s mind下定决心，打定主意never mind不用担心，别管；不要紧，没关系to my mind依我看，我认为up to the minute最新的，最新式的by mistake错误地at the moment此刻，目前for the moment暂时，目前the moment (that) gain/gather momentum 一…（就）动量增大；势头增大more and more越来越more or less差不多, 几乎, 大约what is more更重要的, 更有甚者, 而且at most至多, 不超过make the most of充分利用, 尽量利用get a move on赶快, 加紧on the move在活动, 在行进, 在前进much as虽然，即使in the name of以…的名义of necessity无法避免地, 必定in the neighborhood of在…附近, 大约neither…nor(既)不…也不，(既)非…也非neither here nor there不相干的，无关紧要的get on sb’s nerves on the net 惹得某人心烦在网络上next to紧靠…旁边，贴近；几乎，近于night and day夜以继日none but除…之外没有，只有none too一点也不follow one’s nose笔直往前；凭直觉行事，凭本能行事poke / stick one’s nose into探问，探看，干预compare notes交换意见of note显要的，有名望的take note of注意，留意for nothing不花钱地，不要钱地；徒劳地nothing but只有，只不过at short/a moment’s notice提前很短时间通知(every) now and then/again时而，偶尔just now现在，眼下；刚才，才不久now (that)既然，由于get nowhere使无法进展，使不能成功nowhere near远远不，远不及a number of on/under oath 若干，许多发誓，必定on occasion(s)有时，间或against all (the) odds尽管有极大的困难，尽管极为不利at odds with与…不和，与…争吵，与…不一致odds and ends零星杂物，琐碎物品off and on断断续续地，间歇地, 有时as often as not往往，多半every so often有时，偶尔more often than not往往，多半on and on继续不断地，不停地all at once突然，忽然；同时，一起at once马上，立刻；同时，一起once (and) for all一劳永逸地，永远地once in a while偶尔，间或once more/again再一次once upon a time从前at one (with)（与…）一致one by one一个一个地，依次地not only…but (also)不但…而且only too极，非常in the open在露天，在户外，在野外；（意见，秘密等）公开的（地）bring/put into operation实施，使生效，使运行come/go into operation实施，实行，生效in operation as opposed to 工作中，运转着；起作用，生效，实施与…相对；与…成对比in order按顺序, 按次序；整齐，井然有序，处于良好状态in order to为了（做某事）in short order立即in order that目的在于，为了on order定购中，定制中out of order工作不正常的，出故障的；次序颠倒，不按次序；违反会议规程的out of the ordinary不寻常的，非凡的every other每隔一个的none other than不是别人，正是other than不同于，非out of从…里，从…中；离开，脱离；在（或越出）…之外；由于，出于；由…制成；缺乏，没有at/from the outset开端，开始at the outside最多，充其量outside of在…的外面；除…以外all over again再一次, 重新over and over (again)一再地, 再三地over and above除…之外（还）, 超过owing to由于，因为come into one’s own显示自身的特点（或价值）hold one’s own坚守住，不退让；保持力量，不衰退on one’s own独自；独立地keep pace (with)（与…）起步前进，（与…）并驾齐驱set the pace起带头作用take pains努力，尽力，下苦功on paper在纸上，以书面形式；在理论上for one’s part就个人来说，至于本人in part部分地on the part of在…方面，就…而言，由…所做出的play a part (in)扮演角色，参与，起作用take part (in)参加，参与in particular特别，尤其pat on the back赞扬，鼓励at peace处于和睦（或平静）状态make peace to perfection 言和，和解完全地；好极in person亲自，本人pie in the sky不能保证实现的允诺go to pieces(在身体、精神、道德方面) 崩溃, 垮掉pick/pull to pieces严厉批评at/in a pinch必要时, 在紧要关头feel the pinch感到手头拮据in place在合适的位置in place of代替, 取代, 交换in the first place第一, 首先out of place不在合适的位置; 不适当的, 不相称的, 格格不入的take place发生, 进行, 举行take the place of代替, 取代bring into play使活动, 使运转, 启动come into play play havoc with play second fiddle to 开始活动, 开始运转, 投入使用对...造成严重破坏, 使...陷入大混乱做第二把手，充当副手take the plunge（经过踌躇）决定冒险一试, 采取决定性步骤in sb’s pocket在某人掌握之中，受制于某人out of pocket缺钱的，赔钱的beside the point离题的，不相关的make a point of特别注意（做某事），重视on the point of正要…之际，就要…之时to the point切中要害，切题poles apart大相径庭，完全相反in practice在实践中，实际上out of practice生疏的，荒废的put into practice实施，实行without prejudice (to)（对…）没有不利，无损（于）in sb’s presence当着某人的面，有某人在场presence of mind镇定自若at present目前，现在for the present目前，暂时fall a prey to at any price 成了...的受害者[牺牲品], 受...的折磨不惜任何代价，无论如何in print以印刷的形式；（书等）已出版的，仍可买到的out of print（书等）已售完的，已绝版的prior to在…之前in private在私下，秘密地in proportion to与…成比例in public公开地，当众on purpose in hot pursuit 故意，有意穷追in quantity大量beyond (all) question毫无疑问call in/into question对…提出疑问，对…提出异议in question正在谈论的out of the question毫无可能的，绝对做不到的without question毫无疑问，毫无异议jump the/a queue不按次序排队，插队on the quiet秘密地，私下地the rank and file普通士兵，普通成员at any rate无论如何，至少at this rate照这种情况，既然这样had/would rather (than)宁愿…（而不愿）rather than与其…倒不如，不是…而是in the raw处在自然状态的；裸体的at the ready准备立即行动for real严肃的，认真的；真正的，确实的in reality实际上，事实上bring up the rear处在最后的位置，殿后by reason of由于within reason理智的，合理的for the record共记录在案，为准确起见off the record不供引用的，不供发表的，非正式的on record正式纪录的，公开发表的in the red负债，亏欠see red大怒refer to…as…把…称作，把…当作with reference to关于，就…而论as regards关于，至于with/in regard to关于，就…而论regardless of不顾，不惜in the region of give free rein to 在…左右，接近放任放松约束；让无拘束地走in relation to有关，关于，涉及relative to有关，关于，涉及with respect to关于，至于in response to作为对…的反应as a result作为结果，因此as a result of作为…的结果，由于in return (for) in reverse 作为（对…的）报答，（或回报，交换）【军】在背面; 反过来; 与...相反get rid of摆脱，除去，处理掉all right令人满意的，不错的；（健康）良好的，安然无恙的；好，行by rights按理说in one’s own right凭本身的权利（或能力、资格等）in the right正确，有理right away立刻，马上run riot胡作非为，撒野give rise to引起，导致，为…的原因at risk处境危险at the risk of冒着…的危险on the road (to)在去…的路途中；在向…的转变中，在…过程中take root建立，确立；生根，扎根go the round(s) (of)传播，流行in a row一个接一个地，连接不断地rub it in反复提及令人不快的事in ruins成废墟，毁坏，毁灭as a rule通常，一般来说in the long run从长远看，终究in the short run在不久的将来on the run忙碌，奔波；奔跑，逃跑in the saddle在职，掌权play (it) safe谨慎行事，不冒险safe and sound安然无恙to be on the safe side为了保险起见set sail启航for the sake of为了…起见，看在…的份上for sale待售，供出售on sale出售，廉价出售take…with a grain/pinch of salt对…有保留，对…半信半疑worth one’s salt胜任的，称职的，名副其实的all the same都一样，无所谓；尽管如此，仍然the same as 与…一致，与…相同的save for除…之外，除去go without saying不用说，不言而喻I dare say（我想）可能，（我想）是这样to say nothing of更不用说，何况to say the least至少可以说on a…scale …规模地，在…规模上make oneself scarce 溜走，躲开scarcely…when一…就，刚…便behind the scenes在幕后，不公开的ahead of schedule提前on schedule按时间表，及时，准时on that score在那一点上，就那一点来说from scratch从零开始，从头做起up to scratch合格，处于良好状态put the screw(s) on对…施加压力，强迫a sea of大量，茫茫一片at sea在海上；茫然，不知所措in search of寻找，寻求in season应时的，当令的，在旺季；及时的，合时宜的out of season不当令的，不在旺季的second to none最好的in secret keep a secret 暗地里，秘密地保守秘密see (to it) that一定注意到，务必使seeing (that)鉴于，由于go/run to seed花谢结籽；衰老，走下坡路come to one’s senses恢复理性，醒悟过来；（昏迷后）苏醒过来in a sense从某种意义上说make sense讲得通，有意义，言之有理talk sense说话有理serve…right给…应得的惩罚in (good) shape处于（良好）状态take shape do your share 成形，形成负担你自己的部分on the shelf被搁置in sb’s shoes处于…的地位（或境地）cut short中断，打断fall short of达不到，不符合for short缩写，简称in short简而言之，总之like a shot立即，飞快地shoulder to shoulder肩并肩地，齐心协力地on the side作为兼职或复业；暗地里side by side肩并肩地，一起at first sight乍一看，初看起来at/on sight一见（就）catch sight of发现，突然看见in sight看得见，被见到；在望，在即lose sight of忘记，忽略out of sight看不见，在视野之外let slide放任自流，听其自然give…the slip避开，甩掉let slip偶然泄露（秘密等）on the slynot to be sneezed at 秘密的；暗暗的不可轻视的，值得重视的be snowed under so and so 忙得不可开交某某，如此这般and so on/forth等等ever so非常，极其not so much…as与其说是…不如说是or so大约，左右so as to为了，以便so…as to如此…以致；结果使，以致so that所以，因此；为使，以便so…that如此…以致or something诸如此类的什么something of在某种程度上，有点儿as soon as一…就，刚…便no sooner…than一…就，刚…便sooner or later迟早，早晚would sooner宁愿，宁可of sorts/of a sort马马虎虎的，较差的out of sorts身体不适的，心情不佳的sort of有几分，有那么点儿to spare过剩，有余so to speak可以说in spite of不顾，不管on the spot在场，到场；立即，马上，当场on the spur of the moment stab in the back 一时冲动之下，当即背后暗害[中伤]at stake在危急关头，在危险中to start with首先，一开始stay put留在原地steer clear of绕开，避开in step齐步，合拍，协调out of step不合拍，不协调step aside/down让位，辞职step by step逐步地in stock有现货的，有库存的out of stock无现货的，脱销的take stock of对…估价，判断in store贮藏着，准备着；必将到来，快要发生set store by重视，尊重straight away/off立即，马上in strength大量地on the strength of基于，依据at a stretchtake in one’s stride 不停地，连续地一跨而过；轻而易举地解决(困难)as such就其本身来说such as例如，诸如all of a sudden suffice it to say that 突然，冷不防说…就够了in sum总而言之in summary总的说来，概括起来for sure确切地，肯定make sure查明，弄确实；务必sure enough果然，毫无疑问take…by surprise使吃惊，使感到意外；奇袭，使措手不及in full swing正在全力进行中on the table提交讨论；留待日后讨论turn the tables take … as take… for 扭转形势把…当作，认为把…认为是，把…看成为。

English idioms

Thank you
I’ll drink to it 我同意
• Did you say we’d eat out tonight? I’ll drink to that. • 你是说我们今晚到饭馆去吃吗？这个我同意。
• 我同意的说法可以用 I agree 或者 I have no objection 或者why not 或者 I can’t agree more. 但在口语中，英美人还有个说法： I’ll drink to it. 直译为我为那个干杯，就是我同意。
an apple-p apple-polisher for the way she’s crawling around the boss and making eyes at him. •她真是个马屁精，整天围着老板眉来眼去。
•An apple-polisher 来自英语动词 to apple polish. 据说，原来一些美国学生经常把苹果擦的亮亮的送给老师以示尊敬。后来人们便以此来形容那些为了某种目的而讨好他人的人。
• 汉语承担后果一般可以用shoulder the consequences 来表示。此语中的music意指“法律制裁或是惩处”， face the music 字面意思是 “面对法律制裁”，也就相当于“承担后果”。
Once in a blue moon 千载难逢
• This is a chance once in a blue moon. • 这可是个千载难逢的好机会呀！
Idioms
a lulu 出众的人
• Talking about being pretty, our company’s new secretary is indeed a lulu. • 要说漂亮，我们公司新来的秘书算是个相貌出众的女孩子了。

英语idiom例子

英语习语（idioms）是英语语言中的一种特殊表达方式，通常由固定的短语或表达组成，具有特定的含义，不能仅仅通过其组成部分的字面意义来理解。

以下是一些英语习语的例子：1. "It's raining cats and dogs." - 意思是“下着倾盆大雨”，而不是字面意义上的“下着猫和狗”。

2. "Bringing coals to Newcastle" - 意思是“做多余的事情”，因为纽卡斯尔（Newcastle）是英国的一个煤炭重镇。

3. "The early bird catches the worm." - 意思是“早起的鸟儿有虫吃”，即提早行动的人能够得到更好的机会或好处。

4. "That's a long shot." - 意思是“那是一个不太可能的事情”，而不是字面意义上的“那是一次长射”。

5. "You're a big help." - 意思是“你很有帮助”，而不是字面意义上的“你是一个大帮助”。

6. "It's a piece of cake." - 意思是“那很容易”，而不是字面意义上的“那是一块蛋糕”。

7. "He's a dead ringer for his brother." - 意思是“他和他兄弟长得一模一样”，而不是字面意义上的“他已经死了，还像个钟摆一样摆动”。

8. "She's always the first to arrive and the last to leave." - 意思是“她总是第一个到达，最后一个离开”，而不是字面意义上的“她总是第一个到达和最后一个离开”。

9. "He's a fast talker." - 意思是“他说话很快”，而不是字面意义上的“他说话很流利”。

idioms英语习语

Idioms
1. a white lie • 2. a black sheep • 3. feel blue • 4. black and blue • 5. a white elephant • 6. a green hand •
善意的谎言害群之马心情闷闷不乐青一块紫一块大而无用的东西新手
• Look before you leap. • 三思而后行。 • No news is good news.
• 没有消息就是好消息。 • Practice makes perfect.
• 熟能生巧。 • Pride goes before a fall. • 骄兵必败。 • Rome wasn’t built in a day.
• 有其父必有其子。
• A friend in need is a friend indeed. • 患难的朋友才是真正的朋友；患难之交见真情。 • All that glitters is not gold. • 发光的未必都是金子；中看未必中用。 • The grass is always greener on the other side. • 这山望着那山高。 • Two heads are better than one. • 三个臭皮匠顶上个诸葛亮。 • Better late than never. • 迟到总比不到强。
7. a red letter day • 重要的日子 8. in the pink • 非常健康 9. once in a blue moon • 极少，千载难逢
10. No Pains, No Gains • “一份耕耘，一份收获”或者说“不劳而无 11. Birds of a feather flock together． • 物以类聚，人以群分。

英文最常用的1000个idioms 雅思口语

英文最常用的1000个idioms 雅思口语全文共3篇示例，供读者参考篇1The English language is full of idioms, phrases that have a figurative meaning that is different from their literal meaning. These idioms are commonly used in everyday conversation and can add color and depth to your speech. In this list, we have compiled the 1000 most commonly used idioms in English, which are perfect for helping you improve your IELTS speaking skills.1. A piece of cake - Something that is very easy to do.2. Break the ice - To start a conversation or make others feel more comfortable.3. Cat's out of the bag - To reveal a secret.4. Don't cry over spilled milk - Don't worry about mistakes or accidents that have already happened.5. Every cloud has a silver lining - There is always something positive to be found in a negative situation.6. Face the music - To accept criticism or punishment.7. Get cold feet - To suddenly become afraid or hesitant.8. Hit the nail on the head - To describe exactly what is causing a problem or issue.9. It takes two to tango - Both parties are responsible for a dispute or disagreement.10. Jump on the bandwagon - To join a popular trend or activity.These are just a few examples of the many idioms that you can use to make your IELTS speaking more colorful and engaging. By incorporating these idioms into your speech, you can demonstrate your fluency and understanding of the English language. So start practicing these idioms and watch your IELTS speaking skills improve!篇2英文最常用的1000个idioms 雅思口语Idioms are expressions that have a figurative meaning which is different from the literal meaning of the words used to create them. They are an important part of English language and are commonly used in everyday speech. Idioms can add color and flair to your language and make your speech more interestingand engaging. In this article, we will explore some of the most commonly used English idioms that you can use to improve your spoken English and impress others in the IELTS speaking test.1. A piece of cake - something that is very easyE.g. The exam was a piece of cake for her.2. Bite the bullet - to face a difficult situation with courageE.g. I knew I had to bite the bullet and tell my boss the bad news.3. Break the ice - to initiate a conversation or friendshipE.g. A few jokes helped break the ice at the party.4. Cat got your tongue? - why are you not talking?E.g. You're usually so talkative, cat got your tongue?5. Don't cry over spilled milk - don't worry about things that have already happened and can't be changedE.g. I know you failed the test, but don't cry over spilled milk, just study harder next time.6. Every cloud has a silver lining - there is always something good in every bad situationE.g. Losing my job was tough, but I found a better one within a month. Every cloud has a silver lining.7. Hit the nail on the head - to describe exactly what is causing a situation or problemE.g. Sarah hit the nail on the head when she said our team was lacking communication.8. It's raining cats and dogs - it's raining heavilyE.g. We can't go out, it's raining cats and dogs.9. Jump on the bandwagon - to join a trend or popular activityE.g. Everyone was talking about the new TV show, so I decided to jump on the bandwagon and watch it.10. Keep an eye on - to watch or monitor something closelyE.g. Please keep an eye on the time, we have to leave in 10 minutes.These are just a few examples of the thousands of idioms used in English. By familiarizing yourself with these idioms and incorporating them into your spoken English, you can improve your language skills and impress the examiners in the IELTS speaking test. Remember to practice using idioms in context andpay attention to the meanings and nuances of each idiom. Good luck!篇3The English language is full of idioms, which are expressions that have a different meaning from the literal words used. Idioms are commonly used in everyday conversation and can add color and depth to your language. In this article, we will explore 1000 of the most commonly used idioms in English, which can be helpful for those preparing for the IELTS Speaking test.1. A piece of cake - something very easy2. Hit the nail on the head - do or say something exactly right3. Break a leg - good luck4. Barking up the wrong tree - pursuing the wrong course of action5. Beat around the bush - avoid getting to the point6. Cost an arm and a leg - very expensive7. Get cold feet - become too scared to do something8. Let the cat out of the bag - reveal a secret9. Biting off more than you can chew - taking on a task that is too big10. A dime a dozen - very common and not valuable11. Kick the bucket - die12. By the skin of your teeth - just barely13. Don't cry over spilled milk - don't worry about something that has already happened14. Fit as a fiddle - in good health15. Green with envy - very jealousThese idioms are just a few examples of the many colorful expressions you can use in your everyday speech. By incorporating idioms into your language, you can make your conversations more engaging and interesting. Good luck with your IELTS Speaking test!。

英语Idioms汇总

英语Idioms汇总英语Idioms汇总unit11. Breath of life生命的气息Poetry and art are the breath of life to her.诗歌和艺术是她的生命之源。

2. Garden of Eden伊甸园Life is no Garden of Eden at the moment.现今的生活没有乐土。

3. Adam and Eve亚当和夏娃I don’t remember when all this took place. Perhaps it was when Adam andEve lived.我不记得这所有的事是何时发生的，也许是在很久很久以前。

There is a tendency of longevity长寿on his mother’s side. Both his grandpa and grandma lived to be over ninety—lived to be Adam and Eve, as they say.在他母亲那系有长寿的趋向。

他的外祖父和外祖母都活到了九十多岁，就像他们说的，要长命百岁。

4. Adam’s profession亚当的职业He has always been thinking of engaging in Adam’s profession when he retires.他总是想要在退休后从事园艺工作。

5. Bone of one’s bones and flesh of one’s flesh骨中骨，肉中肉I hold myself supremely blest—blest beyond what language can express; because I am my husband’s life as fully as he is mine. No woman was ever nearer to her mate than I am: ever more absolutely bone of his bones and flesh of his flesh.融为一体－－Jane EyreThe trade union was bone of the bones and flesh of the flesh of the workers.工会和工人们休戚相关。

雅思考试中常见的idiom及例句-Coco

Idiomsidiom是雅思官方评分标准中明确要求使用的（7分），以下是在英语中常用的idiom，搭配例句学习更有效哦～a hot potato棘手问题e.g. Racism is currently a hot potato.a piece of cake小菜一碟e.g. Getting rid of him will be a piece of cake.cost an arm and a leg非常昂贵的e.g. It cost us an arm and a leg to get here. But it has been worth it.down to earth好相处；平易近人e.g. John is very down to earthevery cloud has a silver lining保持积极态度（面对困难时）e.g. As they say, every cloud has a silver lining. If we hadn't missed the plane, we would never have met you.feel (a bit) under the weather身体不舒服e.g. I was still feeling a bit under the weather.like chalk and cheese完全不同e.g. we are like chalk and cheese, he is active and I am the opposite.like too peas in a pod很相似e.g we were like too peas in a pod.on the fence不确定e.g. Mmm, I am on the fence about this. On one hand…out of the blue出乎意料e.g. One of them wrote to us out of the blue several years later.slang:I dig it totally: like itI am super stoked: excited about sthI am literally freaking out right nowTotally rad, for sure: really cool, excited about it. NOTE:Do not use TOO MANY of themUse them naturally。

idioms英语名词词汇学解释

idioms英语名词词汇学解释
英语中的习语（Idioms）通常是指一种固定的短语或表达方式，其意义并非其组成部分的简单相加，而是具有特殊的含义。

习语通常反映了英语国家的文化、历史和传统，因此理解和正确使用习语对于提高英语语言能力非常重要。

以下是一些常见的英语习语及其解释：
1. "to beat around the bush" - 绕弯子，不直接说重点。

2. "to cross one's fingers" - 祈求好运，希望事情顺利。

3. "to give someone the cold shoulder" - 对某人冷淡，不热情。

4. "to make a long story short" - 长话短说，简明扼要。

5. "to rain cats and dogs" - 下倾盆大雨。

6. "to see eye to eye" - 意见一致，看法相同。

7. "to speak of the devil" - 说曹操曹操到，正好说到某人的时候某人出现了。

8. "to think outside the box" - 打破常规，创新思考。

9. "to tighten one's belt" - 节约开支，过紧日子。

10. "to turn the tables" - 扭转局面，反败为胜。

以上是一些常见的英语习语，理解和掌握这些习语可以帮助我们更好地理解和使用英语，提高语言表达能力。

现代英语词汇学概论10-English-Idioms

9.1.2 Structural Stability
4. Many idioms are grammatically unanalyzable.
Diamond cut diamond. * Diamond cuts diamond. Like cures like. * Like cure like. as sure as eggs is eggs * as sure as eggs are eggs
Sam is a real cool cat. He never blows his stack and hardly ever flies off the handle.
WhaWt'shmaotrae,reheidkinoomwss?how to get away
with things... Well, of course, he is getting on, too. His hair is pepper and salt, but he knows how to make up for lost time by taking it easy. He gets up early, works out, and turns in early. He takes care of the hot dog stand like a breeze until he gets time off. Sam's got it made; this is it for him.
possession of an object beyond which more of the same is unnecessary
Sam is really a calm person. He never loses control of himself and hardly ever becomes too

与动物有关的英语idioms大全

与动物有关的英语idioms大全1. Like a fish out of water - Feeling uncomfortable or out of place in a new or unfamiliar situation.2. Let the cat out of the bag - To reveal a secret or disclose information that was meant to be kept hidden.3. The lion's share - The largest or biggest portion or share of something.4. Kill two birds with one stone - To achieve two tasks or objectives with a single action.5. The elephant in the room - An obvious or difficult problem that everyone is aware of but does not want to discuss.6. A wolf in sheep's clothing - Someone who appears friendly or harmless but is actually dangerous or deceitful.7. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush - It is better to have something certain or guaranteed than to risk losing it by trying to obtain something better.8. When pigs fly - Something that is unlikely or improbable to happen.9. Take the bull by the horns - To confront a difficult situation head-on and without hesitation.10. Monkey see, monkey do - To imitate or mimic the behavior of others.11. Don't count your chickens before they hatch - To not make plans based on something that may not happen or is uncertain. 12. A leopard can't change its spots - People cannot change their innate or fundamental nature.13. Playing possum - To pretend to be asleep, unconscious, or dead in order to deceive or avoid danger.14. To have butterflies in your stomach - To feel nervous or anxious, often before a performance or important event.15. Butter someone up - To flatter or praise someone in order to gain their favor or approval.16. To let sleeping dogs lie - To avoid stirring up old or past problems or conflicts.17. The early bird catches the worm - Those who take action or are prepared in advance have a better chance of success.18. To lock horns - To have a disagreement or clash with someone.19. To be a lone wolf - To prefer to be alone or work alone rather than being part of a group.20. To throw someone to the wolves - To abandon or sacrifice someone for personal gain or to avoid trouble.。

English Idioms

英语习语English Idioms1.burn the boat 自绝退路,破釜沉舟2.one's hairs stands on end/set sb's hair on end 发根竖立, 毛骨悚然3.show the cloven hoof 露出原形4.hang by a hair 千钧一发5.kill the goose that lays the golden eggs 杀鸡取卵6.fish in troubled water 混水摸鱼7.neither fish nor flesh 非驴非马8.fish in the air 白费力气9.a drop in the ocean 沧海一粟ugh off one's head 笑破肚皮11.be out at elbows 捉襟见肘y heads together 集思广益13.know sth like the back of one's hand 对某事了如指掌14.have an axe to grind 别有用心意译法：1.wake a sleeping dog 招惹是非2.as easy as falling off a log 极容易3.cast pearls before swine 对牛弹琴;白费好意4.help a lame dog over a stile 雪中送炭5.paint the lily 画蛇添足6.as poor as Job 家贫如洗7.a fly in the ointment 美中不足之处8.reap what one has sown 自食其果9.carry coals to Newcastle 多此一举;徒劳无功10.be all thumbs笨手笨脚1．To shape up or ship out. :要就改进你的工作,否则就离开这儿。

2．Greasy spoon像夫妻老婆店那样的小饭馆3．potluck在某一个人,或几个人的提议下举行一个午餐会或晚餐会,但是参加聚会的每个人都要带一个菜或者带一种饭后甜食。

English idioms

1.I don't want to be the third wheel. 我不想当电灯泡.一般的自行车都只有二个轮子, 要是有三个轮子呢? 没错, 那第三个轮子就是多余的. 所以Third wheel 就是美语中电灯泡正确的表示方法. 还有一个**, 叫I don't want to be the third arm. 这里不是说“三只手”的意思, 而是和third wheel 一样, 都是电灯泡的意思.2. He is dating another girl on the side. 他同时脚踏两条船.我想把这句说成I have my feet in two boats 的人也不在少数吧! 其实正确的说法应该是像这样, He is dating another girl on the side. 或是你可以说He is dating another girl behind her back. (这个her 指的是他女朋友的意思)On the side 这句话你去餐厅用餐时也常用到, 指的是主菜之外的副餐, 比如说I'd like salad with dressing on the side. 就是说我要沙拉和沙拉酱. 或是Would you likea baked potato on the side? 要不要再点一份烤马铃薯啊?3. I am the one-woman kinda man. 我是那种从一而终的男人.在美国从一而终的人好像不多, 他们通常从高中就开始交男女朋友, 一直交到结婚, 中间不知改朝换代过多少次. 所以这句话是很难得听到的. 其实我比较常听的是one-man woman, 因为看来不论中外, 女生都比男生坚贞一点. kinda在口语中常用, 它是kind of 的简写, kinda man 就是说那样的男人。

可以省略不说.还有一种用法叫We are exclusive. 这个exclusive 指的是排他的意思. 所以当一对情侣说, We are exclusive时, 就是说我们心里只有对方一人, 我们都不会再去喜欢上别人.4. Those boys like to hit on me all the time. 那些男生老爱找我搭讪.Hit somebody 是说你打某人的意思, 但是hit on somebody 就不一样了, hit on somebody 是当作搭讪来解释. 常常电视剧里可以看到, 一个男的跑去跟一个陌生女孩多说了两句话, 那个女生就说: Are you hitting on me? 你现在是在跟我搭讪吗? 实在是很有意思。

学英语必备的 100 idioms

100 idioms1.cold comfort不起作用的安慰2. a fly in the ointment油药美中不足之处3.spill the beans泄密4.bark up the wrong tree攻击错误对象5.white elephant 大而累赘6.get one’s goat【替罪羊】故意为难；惹某人发火；使人发怒或厌恶7.Jack of all trades全才8.Soft fire makes sweet malt.慢工9.rule of thumb单凭经验来做的方法10.drug in the market滞销的东西11.dodge the column逃避承担自己工作12.Nothing succeeds like success.一事成，事事成13.ruffle one’s feathers露出弱点14.drag one’s feet拖拖拉拉15.move heaven and earth16.pull one’s socks up振作起来17.do somebody brown使人上当18.part and parcel重要必要部分19.fair and square 光明正大20.behind the eightball处于不利地位21.fit the bill适合某人目的22.as cool as a cucumber冷静e clean全盘招供24.chew the fat闲谈；聊天25. a fly on the wheel自大的人26.red herring转移注意力的话/物27.bide one's time等待时机28.play to the gallery讨好观众迎合低级趣29.keep one’s head above water免遭灭顶，不负债30.get wind of听闻31.fall flat完全失败32.like a cat on hot bricks热锅上的蚂蚁33.It's an ill bird that fouls its own nest.家丑34.draw a blank抽空签；[口]未找到落空35.between the devil and the deep blue sea进退维谷36.bag and baggage完全的彻底的37.Never do things by halves.]凡事不可半途而废38.sheet anchor最后的或主要的靠山39.pull one’s leg开玩笑40.make the grade成功41.The pot calls the kettle black. 责人严律己宽42.show the white feather显示胆怯43.Achilles’ heel致命的弱点44.wide of the mark毫不相干45.through thick and thin不顾艰难46.take the biscuit名列第一，得头奖，列榜首，获胜完全出人意料之外，了不起；真是再妙不过，超群出众[常作反语，用于讽刺或表示惊讶]47.Bite the bullet忍痛，咬紧牙关48.put a spoke in one’s wheels破坏计划49.Fish begins to stink at the head.上梁50.bite one’s tongue off后悔51.narrow escape九死一生52.part and parcel重要部分53.swallow the bait上钩54.beyond the pale失宠，丢脸55.make one’s bed 自作自受56.The mills of God grind slowly.天网恢恢57.jump down one’s throat突然粗暴的回答或者打断某人；使哑口无言58.blue chip热门的股票59.tie the knot[法]结婚60.proud flesh伤口愈合后凸现出来的疤61. a moot point悬而未决的问题62.Penelope‘s web永远不可能完成的工作63.to play fast and loose玩弄敷衍64.the milk of human kind天生的善心人情味65.call a spade a spade实事求是66.tooth and nail拼命地67.with flying colors出色的成功的68.make short work of迅速干掉69.breathe down one’s neck催逼，严密监视70.Hobson’s choice无选择余地71.as fit as a fiddle 非常健康72.by hook or by crook不择手段无论如何73.Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder 情人眼里出西施74.get the axe: 被解雇，被开除75.hit the hay 去睡觉76.His name rings a bell 名字听起来很熟77.to jump the gun 行动过早，结论错误78.look for a needle in a haystack像大海捞针一样困难79. a stone's throw一箭之遥80.as blind as bat有眼无珠81.as wise as an owl像猫头鹰一样聪明82.as merry as cricket 像蟋蟀一样快活83. a dirty dog 卑鄙小人84.to work like a dog 拼命的工作85.to be top dog 居于要位86. a bull dog 难相处的人87.to see which way the cat jumps 静观事态的发展88.let the cat out of the bag 泄露秘密89.bell the cat 冒险行为90.to be a cat’s paw 被人利用,吃力不讨好91.to cock his nose 一副看不起人的样子92.fish story 荒唐的故事93.The best fish swim near the bottom. 最好的鱼总是沉在水底的.(即好货难求.)94.to have a wolf in the stomach极端饥饿95.to wolf it down狼吞虎咽96.to talk turkey开诚布公地谈话me duck无力偿还债务的破产者98.to look a gift horse in the mouth吹毛求疵99.from the horse’s mouth直接得来的消息. 100.chicken head 笨蛋,蠢人101.Greek: myth, geometry, tragedy, gymnasticstin: formula,memorandum,area, genius 103.French: unique, routine, canteen, police 104.Italy: opera, costume, bass, tenor105.Spain: cargo, parade, vanilla, cigar。