美式英语俚语

You are always one step from a maybe. 你总是举棋不定

make do with 勉强对付，凑合着用

I didn’t have time to buy any food today. You’ll have to make do with the left-over cold meat from yesterday.

I can make do with this handbag for some time.

turn sb’s back on sb拒绝，不理睬

She didn’t turn her back on her friends when they needed help.

to get the hang of sth掌握了…的要领，了解…的用法

It is difficult for a foreigner to get the hang of English idioms.

to keep posted及时报告

He asked them to keep him posted about the sales of his book. 他要求他们把他著作的销售情况随时告诉他.

a dead ringer for长得酷似某人

Has anyone ever told you you're a dead ringer for Bill Clinton? 以前有人对你说过你和比尔·林顿长得一摸一样吗？

to learn the ropes熟悉某一行业，了解内情

second nature习性

Once you learn the ropes, it becomes second nature. The business is new to him, but he will soon get to learn the ropes. 他对这门业务不熟悉，但他是会很快学会该怎么做的。

After a while, driving becomes second nature to you. 过不多久,开车的动作就像本能的反应一样了pain in the neck头痛的事

It 's a pain in the neck trying to choose the right year - end gift . 选择合适的年礼真是件伤脑筋的事。

to burn the midnight oil开夜车，挑灯夜战

Some of the students often burn the midnight oil before exams. 一些学生常在考试前开夜车。By burning the midnight oil I managed to finished the job on time. 我开了夜车才按时完成

to be sitting pretty日子过得很舒适，处于有利地位

These investments can provide cash to keep you sitting pretty once you retire.

tall order难以完成的任务,过高要求

It is rather a tall order to get all that work completed in less than a week.

to get on one's nerves令人不安，惹人烦

Children get on their parent's nerves by asking so many questions.

to get the show on the road开始工作，开始付诸行动

Okay, then let's get the show on the road and I'll stop bugging you.

nothing doing门都没有，绝对不行

Thinks she's going to get a copper out of me? Nothing doing! 打算跟我要一个小铜钱，万难！clock in 打卡

Don't forget to clock in,otherwise you won't get paid. 别忘了打卡，否则领不到钱

come easily 易如反掌

Languages come easily to some people. 语言学习对有些人来说易如反掌

don't have a cow别大惊小怪

Don't have a cow! I'll pay for the damages. 别大惊小怪的！我会赔偿损失的

push around 欺骗

Don't try to push me around! 别想耍我！

go up in smoke成为泡影

Peter’s vacat ion plans went up in smoke when a crisis arose in the office. 办公室出了问题，peter的假期泡汤了

hit the road上路

We should probably hit the road. It’s going to take us two hours to get home. 我们可能该上路了吧？到家的两个小时呢！

come clean 全盘托出，招供

The criminal decided to come clean. 罪犯决定供出事实。

keep in line管束

He needs to be kept in line. He's too wild. 他太野了，要好好管束一下。

jump the gun草率行事

Don't jump the gun. We have to be patient for a while. 不要草率行事。我们应该耐心等一会儿。jump to conclusion妄下结论

Don't jump to conclusion. We have to figure it out first. 不要妄下结论，先把事情搞清楚。