VOA idioms美国俚语

环亚琅文现代英语
Longwin Modern English
without a leg to stand on
When baseball player Barry Bonds broke the all-time record for home runs, he was celebrated. Then came rumors that he'd achieved this feat by using drugs that increased his performance. He denied all accusations at a government investigation. Yet evidence showed he'd lied. It seems the baseball 'hero' ended up without a leg to stand on.
American words and idioms
环亚琅文现代英语
Longwin Modern English
add fuel to the fire = add fuel to the flames
Passengers like me are fed up with the airline industry. First, they charged us more for checking a bag while discontinuing free meals during flights. That was bad enough. To add fuel to the fire, they're talking about making us tag our own luggage, too. That's why consumer complaints have increased so dramatically!
环亚琅文现代英语
Longwin Modern English
Do as I say
not as I do
环亚琅文现代英语
Longwin Modern English
环亚琅文现代英语

Longwin Modern English
across the board
Last semester, I encouraged Julie to work harder in order to get better grades. She certainly took my advice. She just showed me her report card and she's made dramatic improvement. Not just in one or two classes, but across the board. Amazingly, she's made progress in every subject.