地道英语
- 拐弯抹角的问问题To go around the houses
- 安静点儿/住嘴!Put a sock in it!
- 未知数,外卡A wild card
- 瞎猜A stab in the dark
- 不要声张,保守秘密To keep a lid on it
- 机灵高效的To be on the ball
- 惊人的好Mind-blowing
- Wow factor让人发出惊叹叫好的东西
- Full-on形容精神强烈紧张的短语
- Stab in the back背后捅刀子
- Downsize缩减规模
- At the movies看电影
- Killing time消磨时间
- Like turkeys voting for Christmas像火鸡支持过圣诞一样
- Internet speak互联网用语
- Viral像病毒一样迅速蔓延
- Give the cold shoulder爱搭不理
- Cut to the chaseBBC:说话直截了当
- Take to the cleaners让人掏空所有的钱
- Eat humble pie承认错误
- Water off a duck’s back水过鸭背 耳旁风
- Take for a ride欺骗人
- Throw the baby out with the bathwater把婴儿和洗澡水一起倒掉
- Joe Bloggs普通人 老百姓
- Butter up阿谀奉承
- Hair of the dog解醉酒/以毒攻毒
- Splash out大肆挥霍
- Cheesed off恼火的
- Frogmarch反拧双臂强行拉走
- The proof is in the pudding布丁好不好 吃了才知道
- Someone is like a dinosaur某人像恐龙
- Look like the back end of a bus长相丑陋
- Get a load of this!BBC短语:快来看!
- Interjections感叹词
- Blah blah blah无休止地絮叨
- Have a lot on my plate自顾不暇
- Bells and whistlesBBC:华而不实的东西
- Everything but the kitchen sink带的东西太多了
- Beat the drum热烈支持
- Until the cows come home无期的,很久的
- Smell a rat起疑心
- Corporate speak企业用语
- Funny ha-ha or funny peculiar有趣还是怪异
- Take it with a pinch of salt半信半疑
- Cold Feet胆怯
- Not enough room to swing a cat空间极其窄小
- Off the back of a lorry来路不明
- Wrong 'un不道德的人
- Pie in the sky难以实现的美梦
- On the tip of my tongue话到嘴边(一时想不起来)