美国俚语A-Z

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a babe in arms 涉世未深的人

a big letdown 大失所望的人

a big shot 重要的人

a blind alley 死胡同

a busy signal 电话忙音

a close game 势均力敌的比赛

a heap of 一大堆

a heavy course load 繁重的课程负担

a bed of rose 安乐窝，称心如意的环境

a big dog 看门狗/保镖

a big fish in a small pond 小地方的大人物

a big line 吹牛皮

a blue woman 有学问的妇女

a cut-up 胡闹者

a dog in a blanket

a dog in the manager

a fly in the ointment 扰人之事

a fool and his money are soon parted 容易所骗的人a gad about 四海为家的人

a long shot 大胆的推测

a picture of health 健康的样子

a shoulder to cry on 可以依赖的人

a silken tongue 三寸不烂之舌

a stand-in 临时代替者

a stand-out 杰出人才

a stone's throw 很接近

a watched pot never boil 不要心急

a yellow dog 卑鄙小人

abandon oneself to despair 悲观失望

a blue-eyed boy 所宠爱的孩子

above all things 第一是

above ground 在地上，比喻或者未死

above measure 非常，过分，无可估量

above oneself 自命不凡

above price 无价

above the rest 特别

above-board 光明正大的

absolute refusal 断然拒绝

accommodate oneself to circumstances 遂于而安ace in the hole 最后的王牌

act of God 天灾

act out 实行

act of fool 装傻

after a storm comes a calm 暴风雨过后的平静after is said and done 终归

after hour 规定时间后（办公时间等）

aim high 志向远大

air oneself 到户外呼吸新鲜空气

alibi 借口ask alibi 找借口

alive with 洋溢，拥抱

all aboard 各位请上车/船

all bark and no bite 光说不做

all burn up 怒火如焚

all gone 希望等的消逝，物品等的丢失

all in the day's work 平凡的事情，不稀奇

all is still 万籁俱静

all lined up, all wind up, all set 一切准备好了all manner of 各色各样

all skin and bones 皮包骨

all steam go 一切就绪，万事俱备

all the better 更好了

all the father 尽...所有/所能

all the go 非常流行

all the worse 反而更坏

all there 头脑清醒的

all things to all men 八面玲珑

all tire out 太疲惫

all to the good 幸好

all too often 太平常

all too 太

all turned out 如愿以偿

all washed up 全完蛋了

all wet 完全搞错了

all you have to do 你最好

allow for考虑，体谅

allow oneself in 沉溺

alongside of 与...并排

an uphill battle 艰难的战斗

and all that 诸如此类

and so forth 等等

and then 然后

any yet 但是

angel's visit 难得的客人，难得遇见的事物animated talk 畅谈

another matter 另一回事

another thing coming (to have ) 注定要到倒霉another time 下次

answer back 回嘴

answer for 负责，保证

any man alive 无论谁

any old thing 什么都

anything under the sun 任何事情

appeal to arms 诉诸武力

anywhere near 根本

are you telling me 用你来告诉我吗/要你来发好施令吗arrest one's eye 引人注目

art and part 策划和参与

as a general rule 一般说来

as best one can 尽最大能力

as best one may 尽力想方设法

as broad as it is long 半斤八两

as clay in the hand of the potter 得心应手

as clear as crystal 十分清楚

as clear as day 明若观火

as clear as mud 不清晰，混乱

as close as a clam 一毛不拔

as cross as two sticks 非常生气

as dry as bone 口渴

as easy as ABC 很简单

as faithful as dog 十分忠实

as far as that goes 实际上

as firm as rock 坚如磐石

as gentle as a lamb 性情温顺的

as good as a play 非常有趣

as good as one's promise 受约

as good as one's word 受约

as graceful as a swan 姿势优美的

as is 照现在的样子，原样

as like as chalk and cheese 似是而非

as many again as =as much again as两倍于

as matters stand 在现状下，按照目前状况

as of 在...的时候，直到...之前

as per 按照

as plain as the nose on one's face (to be) 显而易见

as poor as a church mouse 一贫如洗

as soft as down 柔软如绒毛

as soon 宁愿

as sure as I’m alive 十分确实地

as the case stands 事实上

as the crows flies 笔直地

as the saying goes 正如俗语所说的