1.Henpeck 妻管严 Don’t try to ask him out to drink at the bar,because he’s a well-known henpeck. Hen-pecked 本义被母鸡啄的,引申为怕老婆,像软弱的公鸡一样,经常被强壮的母鸡啄伤。
2.A cup of tea 意中人,想要之物,轻而易举之事 She is my cup of tea 她是我的意中人。 Riding a car is a cup of tea for me. 开车对我来说再简单不过了。A piece of cake
3.Anywhere but here. 除了这里,哪里都好 Anyone but her. 除了她,别人都行。 Anything but this. 除了这个,其他都行。
4.bite the bullet 咬紧牙关,忍受痛苦。 You just bite the bullet and get it over. 咬紧牙关,完成这件事吧!
5.black sheep 败家子,害群之马 He is the black sheep in the family. All he does is to drink and gamble.
6.break up with 分手 Tom and his girl friend broke up yesterday. Warm up 和好,破镜重圆; (使…)更活跃
7.fish out of water 格格不入,很不自在,无法适应 I felt like a fish out of water when I went to a new country.
8.flog a dead horse 做无用功,白费口舌,白费力气 beat a dead horse. I’ve made up my mind. Don’t flog a dead horse.
9.flip flop 翻来覆去,出尔反尔 I’m really angry with this kind of flip flop.你这样出尔反尔,我很生气。
10.from the top 上头交代的 I don’t mean to give you a hard time , but this is straight from the top.我不是有意为难你,这是直接由上头交代下来的。 “上头”可以是父母、老师,更可以是你的老师。
11.Get off your high horse! 别自以为是! Get off your high horse! You are no better than anyone else. 别自以为是,你并不比别人强。
12.Good wine needs no bush 酒香不怕巷子深。
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