高考英語一輪復(fù)習(xí)俗語表達(dá)0202（共24組）清單

高考英語俗語表達(dá)1.Rope★ropeofsand：形容不穩(wěn)定、不牢固、不靠譜[例]IthoughtIfinallyhadastrongbondwithmymother,butitwasjustaropeofsand—she'sleftusonceagain.★attheendof(one's)rope：窮途末路；崩潰的邊緣；忍無可忍[例]Thebaby'sbeencryingallmorning,andIhaven'tsleptproperlyindays.I'mjustattheendofmyrope!★beontheropes：瀕于失??；處于困境[例]Thatteamisdefinitelyontheropes—they'relosing101!★give(someone)enoughrope,andtheywillhangthemselves：授繩與愚,愚能自傅；讓某人自食其果[例]Don'tinterrupthimwithquestions.Justlethimkeeptalkingandhe'llincriminatehimself.Givehimenoughropeandseewhathappens.★ropesbintodoing：勸說某人做某事[例]ImanagedtoropeafewfriendsintohelpingusmoveoutonSaturday.★show(one)theropes：給某人傳授技巧或經(jīng)驗(yàn)[例]Iknowthere'salottotakein,butyourpartnerhasbeenhereforover10yearsandwillshowyoutheropes.★moneyforoldrope：輕松賺來的錢[例]Iloveworkingonbicycles,sothisjobwillbemoneyforoldrope.2.Skin★(all)skinandbone(s)：形容瘦得皮包骨[例]Thechildreninthevillagewereskinandbonesbythetimeforeignaidarrived.★benoskinoff(one's)nose：對(duì)……不感興趣/不關(guān)心；對(duì)……沒難度/不構(gòu)成威脅[例]Hey,it'snoskinoffmynoseifyouwanttogetatattoo.I'mjustsayingthatit'ssomethingyoumayregretsomeday.★besoakedtotheskin：渾身濕透★bytheskinofteeth：差點(diǎn)兒沒……；好不容易才；僥幸[例]Igotthroughcalculusclassbytheskinofmyteeth.★getundersomebody'sskin：惹怒某人；十分了解某人[例]Ijustcan'tstandDean'svoice,soeverythinghesaysgetsundermyskin.★jumpoutofone'sskin：嚇得魂不附體[例]Mygoodness,Ijumpedoutofmyskinwhenthatalarmwentoffinthemiddleofthenight.★runoutof(one's)skin：形容投入精力或技巧，發(fā)揮得很好[例]Youcantellthattheyranoutoftheirskinforthewholematch,buttheyjustcouldn'tsecureavictoryagainstthereturningchampions.3.Cry★(ifyou)singbeforebreakfast,(you'll)crybeforenight：樂極生悲★ahueandcry：抗議；追捕犯人時(shí)的叫聲；大聲呼喊★raiseahueandcry：大聲抗議；警告某人某事[例]Thepany'sdecisiontosendthousandsofjobsoverseasstartedarealhueandcryaspeoplethreatenedtoboycottitsstores.★allcryandnowool：形容雷聲大，雨點(diǎn)小[例]Myopponenthasbeenmakingoutlandishclaimsaboutmytrackrecordsoastofomentdistrustinthepublic,butIassureyou,hisremarksareallcryandnowool.★afarcryfromsomething：與某事相差甚遠(yuǎn)[例]LivingintheheartofNewYorkCityiscertainlyafarcryfromlivingintheruralcountryside.★beinfullcry：猛烈抨擊[例]Thestudentsareinfullcryoverthismovementtointroducehealthierlunches.★crybeforeoneishurt：形容過早地抱怨；未痛先叫[例]Stopcryingbeforeyou'rehurt—waitandseehowshetreatsyouatthebirthdayparty.★don'tcryoverspilledmilk：不要為打翻的牛奶哭泣；不要為無法挽回的事情感到沮喪4.Sheep★awolfinsheep'sclothing：偽君子；披著羊皮的狼[例]Don'ttrustDana—she'sawolfinsheep'sclothingwhowilltrytostealyourpositionifgiventhechance.★ablacksheep：害群之馬；敗家子★castasheep'seye：懷疑的目光；暗送秋波[例]MissStevenscastasheep'seyeatmewhenIplimentedheroutfit,butIreallydidthinkthatshelookednice!★Imightaswellbehangedforasheepasalamb：一不做二不休[例]I'vealreadyblownmostofmysavings,sowhat'sanother$100?Mightaswellbehangedforasheepasalamb.★separatethesheepfromthegoats：區(qū)別好壞；分清良莠★thereisablacksheepineveryflock：人多必有敗類5.Shoulder★achiponone'sshoulder：采取挑釁的態(tài)度[英文釋義：Anattitudethatleadsonetobeebativeoreasilyangered][例]Shewon'tadmitit,butKatehasachiponhershoulderwhenitestodiscussinghercareer.★ashouldertocryon：傾訴的對(duì)象★awiseheadonyoungshoulders/anoldheadonyoungshoulders：少年老成[例]Katiemayonlybe13,butsheissoinsightful.She'sreallyanoldheadonyoungshoulders.★beon(one's)shoulder：密切監(jiān)視/監(jiān)督某人[例]Mymomwon'tletmedoanythingonmyown—sheisconstantlyonmyshoulder.★getthecoldshoulder：受到冷遇；討沒趣[give(one)thecoldshoulder][例]Shethinksyoustartedthatrumorabouther—that'swhyyou'vebeengettingthecoldshoulderfromherallday.★putone'sshouldertothewheel：全力以赴做某事[例]Iknowthatthenewdeadlineistight,butifeveryoneputstheirshoulderstothewheel,Iknowwecangetitdoneintime!★squareone'sshoulders：挺起肩膀、胸膛（表明決心、勇氣）；嚴(yán)陣以待[例]Iknowthatyou'renervousaboutthegame,butyoujustneedtosquareyourshouldersanddoyourbest.★shrug(one's)shoulders：聳肩；形容漠不關(guān)心、無能為力[例]Iftheyencountersomethingtheycan'tresolve,managementjustshrugstheirshouldersandignoresit.6.Wheel★(as)sillyasawheel：(澳大利亞俚語)形容極其愚蠢★abigcheese/wheel：大人物；成功人士；重要的人[例]He'sabigwheelinthefinancialworld,sohecouldreallyhelpyourcareer.★afifthwheel：比喻多余的人/物[例]Ididn'trealizethatthepartywasforcouplesonly,sowhenIshowedupalone,Ifeltlikeafifthwheel.★acoginthewheel：形容在大機(jī)構(gòu)中的小人物；微不足道的小人物；無名之輩[例]I'mtiredofworkinginthisthanklessITsupportjob.Idon'twanttobejustacoginthewheelanymore!★behind/atthewheel：駕駛者；引申為掌舵/掌管[例]Jackisatthewheel,soIknowthey'llgetthisprojectdoneontime!★beasleepatthewheel/besleepingatthewheel：瀆職；推卸責(zé)任；工作時(shí)心不在焉[例]Johnsonwassupposedtomakesurethepaperworkwentthroughbeforethedeadline,butitlookslikehewasasleepatthewheel.★wheelanddeal：(在商業(yè)或政治上)玩弄手段，投機(jī)鉆營，周旋[例]Youcan'tjustexpecttomoveupintheworkplacewithoutmakingsomecontacts.Youhavetowheelanddealalittle.7.Deal★abigdeal：重要人物★arawdeal：不公平的待遇[例]Mandyreallygotarawdealatthatjob.Theypassedheroverforsomanypromotions!★blowa/thedeal：搞砸交易[例]You'llblowadealeverynowandagain.It'sextremelydisappointing,butit'sjustpartoflifeinthisbusiness.★dealadeathblow：給……致命一擊★makeabigdealabout(something)：對(duì)……小題大做★seal/close/clinchthedeal：達(dá)成協(xié)議[例]Aftermonthsofnegotiating,Ihiredahighpoweredattorneytofinallyclosethedeal.★dealfromthebottomofthedeck：耍詐；作弊[例]I'mnotsurprisedthepoliticiangotcaughtmittingfraud.Thatbuffoonhasspenthisentirecareerdealingfromthebottomofthedeck.8.Blow★ablowbyblowaccount/description：詳盡的敘述[例]I'msojealousthatyougettogotothegala!I'llwantablowbyblowaccountwhenyougethometonight!★blow(one's)chance：錯(cuò)失良機(jī)[例]I'msorry,Bob,youblewyourchanceatapromotionwhenyoudecidedtoeinlatetoworkeachdaythisweek.★blow(one's)cookies：（美國俚語）嘔吐★blow(one's)cool：沉不住氣；發(fā)脾氣[例]Hereallyblewhiscoolwhenthewaiterdroppedhisfood.blowone'scover：暴露某人的身份★blow(sborsth)outofthewater：(絕對(duì)性地)擊潰對(duì)手；使某人印象深刻；震驚某人[例]Iplannedtobeproductivetoday,butasuddenemergencyblewthatideaoutofthewater.★blowthebank：傾家蕩產(chǎn)；花費(fèi)一大筆錢[例]Ourpanyaimstohelpyoungcouplesplanexcitingweddingswithoutblowingthebank.★blowthecoop：逃離（某事或某物）[例]Thislectureissoboring.eon,let'sblowthecoopandgogetadrinksomewhere!9.Luck★ahardluckstory：指悲慘/不幸的遭遇（一般想要博取同情）[例]Herehegoesagainwithsomehardluckstorytogetustopayforhisdrinks.★bedownonone’sluck：（一段時(shí)期內(nèi)）運(yùn)氣不好[例]Ryanisreallydownonhisluckthesedays—hejustlosthisjob,andthenhegotevictedfromhisapartment!★luckofthedevil/draw/Irish：運(yùn)氣極佳；運(yùn)氣爆棚[例]Ican'tbelieveIwonthelotteryandaradiocontestinthesameweek—Ihavetheluckofthedevil!★push(one's)luck：得寸進(jìn)尺；愚蠢的冒險(xiǎn)；貪圖僥幸[例]Iknowyou'reintheboss'sgoodgracesnow,butdon'tpushyourluck.★ride(one's)luck：碰運(yùn)氣；指望運(yùn)氣[例]Cheltenhamhasbeenridingtheirlucklately,winningtheirlasttwogamesonpenaltykicksalone.★betheluckofthedraw：聽天由命[例]Noonegetstochoosethefamilythey'reborninto—it'sjusttheluckofthedraw.10.Law★takesomeonetolaw：把某人繩之以法/告上法庭[例]Hetookthepanytolawforusinghislikenesswithouthispermission.★alawwithnoteeth：沒有效力的法律[例]Thecountyrecentlypassedacontroversialsmokingban,butit'salawwithnoteeth,astheyhavenotincludedanyfinesorpunishmentsforthosewhoviolateit.★beequalbeforethelaw：法律面前一律平等★havethelawon(someone)：（英式）控告某人；起訴某人[例]I'llhavethelawonyouifIcatchyouonmypropertyagain!★longarmofthelaw：法網(wǎng)恢恢[例]Hemayhaveeludedusfornow,buthewon'tescapethelongarmofthelawforlong.★ruleoflaw：法治★thelawofthejungle：叢林法則，通常用于比喻社會(huì)中弱肉強(qiáng)食的現(xiàn)象★takethelawintoownhands：不通過法律自行解決，以暴代法[例]Iknowyou'refrustratedbyhowlongit'stakenthepolicetorespond,butyoucan'tjusttakethelawintoyourownhands.11.Business★a/(one's)placeofbusiness：營業(yè)地點(diǎn)[例]Thisbuildinghasbeenourplaceofbusinesseversincemygreatgrandfatherestablishedthepanyin1875.★benoneofsomebody'sbusiness：不關(guān)某人的事★beputoutofbusiness：迫使停業(yè)[例]IhearthatMike'spanyhasbeenputoutofbusinessduetoallegationsofinsidertrading.★businessisbusiness：公事公辦★doalandofficebusiness：顧客盈門【Tosellsomethingverysuccessfully】[例]Storesthatsellshovelsandrocksaltalwaysdoalandofficebusinessafterthepredictionofasnowstorm.★keep(one's)noseoutof(someone's)business：不干涉別人的事[例]Iwishmyneighborswouldkeeptheirnosesoutofourbusinessandjustleaveusalone!★monkeybusiness：胡鬧，惡作劇[例]Ifyoukeepupthismonkeybusiness,you'regoingtohavedetentionnextweek,too!12.Monkey★a/themonkeyonsomebody'sback：毒癮；長(zhǎng)期存在的問題/負(fù)擔(dān)[例]Thisprojectissuchamonkeyonmybackrightnow—Ican'twaitforittobeover.★brassmonkey：形容天氣十分寒冷[例]Afterthatblizzardsetin,itbecamecoldenoughtofreezetheballsoffabrassmonkey.★get(one's)monkeyup：惹某人生氣[例]Thiswholesituationgetsmymonkeyupsomuch—it'samazingthatIhaven'tscreamedatthewholestafftoday.★makeamonkeyoutofsomebody：讓某人出丑[例]IknowGregisonlytryingtoimpressLisa,buthe'smakingamonkeyoutofhimselfbytellingsomanycornyjokes.★monkey'sallowance：形容待遇不好，非人的待遇[例]Iknowtheypromisedyouaraise,butI'veheardthatyournewbossisreallyvicious.Ithinkyou'dbegettingamonkey'sallowanceifyouworkedunderhim.★monkeysuit：性禮服、制服13.Cover★(from)covertocover：從頭到尾★blow(one's)cover：暴露身份[例]Thespyfledwhenherealizedthatsomeonehadblownhiscover.★cover(oneself)inglory：表現(xiàn)得非常好；滿載榮譽(yù)[例]Iftheteam'sstarplayerscoverthemselvesinglory,there'sachancetheymightwinthisgame.★coverthewaterfront：詳細(xì)敘述[例]ThisthesiswillattempttocoverthewaterfrontofEnglishLawfrom1950tothepresent.★don'tjudgeabookbyitscover：不要以貌取人★runforcover：尋找掩護(hù)★everypothasitscover：蘿卜青菜各有所愛；一個(gè)蘿卜一個(gè)坑兒[英文釋義：①Theworldcontainsasuitableoridealromanticpartnerforeveryone.②Thereisasolutionforeveryproblemorissue.][例]Trynottoworrytoomuch—we'llfigureouthowtofixthis.Everypothasitscover.14.Bacon★bringhomethebacon：賺錢養(yǎng)家；獲得成功[例]NowthatIhaveafulltimejob,I'mbringinghomethebacon!★languagethatcould/wouldfrybacon：形容極其粗俗、冒犯或褻瀆的語言[例]Mygrandmotherwasthesweetestladyalive,butwhenshegotangry,shecoulduselanguagethatwouldfrybacon.★livelikeamaggotinbacon：過著奢侈的生活[例]Jonathanhasalwayslivedlikeamaggotinbacon,pamperedbyhiswealthyparentsfromayoungage.★pull(someone's)baconoutofthefire：解救某人于水火之中[例]Mybrotheristhebestlawyerintown,andhe'spulledmybaconoutofthefireonmorethanoneoccasion!★save(one's)bacon：解救……于危難（或困境）[例]Thepanyisindireneedofnewinvestorstosavetheirbacon.15.Butter★ahairinthebutter：指具有挑戰(zhàn)性、困難、麻煩的事情[例]Forgettingmytextbookatschoolhasprovedtobearealhairinthebutterformystudyplans.★breadandbutter：（引申義）生計(jì)來源[breadandbutter：基本的；常見的][例]I'manartistontheweekends,butbeingatutorismybreadandbutter.★breadandbutterletter：感謝信[例]Nowthatyou'rebackfromyourstaywithAuntieJean,besuretowriteherabreadandbutterletter.★butter(one's)breadonbothsides：指同時(shí)從兩件事上獲利，且這些事看似相互矛盾；過著奢侈浪費(fèi)的生活[例]TheCEObutteredherbreadonbothsides,secretlyinvestinginoilpanieswhilepubliclybackinggreenenergyinitiativestogainpopularsupport.★butterwouldn'tmeltinone'smouth：假裝天真無邪；表面上一副老實(shí)樣子[例]Sure,helooksasifbutterwouldn'tmeltinhismouthwhenhe'saroundpeoplehedoesn'tknow,butstayawhileandyou'llseewhathe'sreallylike.★likeaknifethroughbutter：輕而易舉；毫無困難[例]Anindustrialmachinelikethatcancutthroughanymateriallikeaknifethroughbutter.16.Love★alabouroflove：樂意做的工作；出自喜愛而做的事[例]Katherinespendsallofherfreetimeknittingbabyclothesforherfriends.Itmustbealaboroflove.★calflove：指青少年時(shí)期的一種淺薄、短暫的戀愛★puppylove：早戀★thecourseoftrueloveneverdidrunsmooth：真愛無坦途；好事多磨★fallheadoverheelsinlovewith(someone)：與某人墜入愛河[例]Iknowhe'sfallenheadoverheelsinlovewithChristina—hewon'tstopgushingabouther!★loveaffair：風(fēng)流韻事；(對(duì)某事)極大的熱情[例]Theaccidentendedmybriefloveaffairwithmotorcycles.★lovetoothinthehead：渴望愛[Aconstantneedoryearningforlove.][例]A:"Staceyalwaysseemstohaveaboyfriend."B:"Iknow,shereallyhasalovetoothinthehead!"英語俗語表達(dá)17.Shell★(as)easyasshellingpeas：非常容易[例]Aftersomanyyearsasanaccountant,doingtaxesisaseasyasshellingpeasforme.★ashellgame：騙局（引申義）[例]APonzischemeisatypeofshellgamethatalwaysfailsbecauseitreliesonmoneyfromnewinvestorsinordertopayoldinvestors.★ashellof(oneself)：指經(jīng)歷創(chuàng)傷性事件或負(fù)面環(huán)境后，變得不那么健康、活潑[例]Tom'sbeennothingbutashellofhimselfsincetheaccident.Hisbubblyandoutgoingpersonalityhasbeenreplacedbygloomandseriousness.★bring(one)outof(one's)shell：幫某人克服羞怯[例]He'squiet,andit'shardtogethimoutofhisshell.★eoutof(one's)shell：不再靦腆[例]Samanthawasquiteaquietgirlgrowingup,butshereallystartedingoutofhershellincollege.★gointo(one's)shell：變得冷淡；封閉自己★inanutshell：簡(jiǎn)而言之18.Breath★abreathoffreshair：使人耳目一新的人或物[例]Thebeautifulnewpaintcolorisabreathoffreshairforthehouse.★awasteofbreath：白費(fèi)口舌[例]Don'tbothertryingtochangemymindaboutthis,it'sawasteofbreath!★allinonebreath：一口氣（完成某事）[例]Shesaiditallinonebreath,soIcouldn'tevencatchwhatpanyherjobinterviewiswith.★holdone'sbreath：屏住呼吸★beoutofbreath：上氣不接下氣；喘不過氣★catchone'sbreath：歇口氣★mention(someoneorsomething)inthesamebreath：相提并論（多用于否定）[例]Pleasedon'tmentionthattraitorinthesamebreathasGeorgeWashington.★take(one's)breathaway：令人驚異；使某人大為驚訝或感動(dòng)[例]DidyouseeKathy'sgorgeousnewdress?Ittookmybreathaway.19.Save★apennysavedisapennyearned：省一分即是賺一分；積沙成塔★save(one)bythebell：化險(xiǎn)為夷；因最后時(shí)刻的干預(yù)而得救[例]Justwhenhewasabouttostartyellingatme,thefirealarmwentoffandsavedmebythebell.★save(one's)face：挽回面子[例]There'snowayforAudreytosaveherfacenowthattheentirepanyknowssheembezzledmoney.★save(one's)ownskin：明哲保身；尤指不惜傷害他人利益而保全自己的性命[例]Inthefaceofthefederalinvestigation,theCEOwasmoreworriedwithsavinghisownskinthanensuringhisemployees'jobsremainedsecure.★save(something)forarainyday：未雨綢繆[例]IknowyouwanttobuyanewTVwithyourbonus,butyoushouldreallysavethatmoneyforarainyday.★saveone'sneck：免于遭難[例]Thanksforbringingmesomeextracash—youreallysavedmyneck.★scrimpandsave：指盡量減少開支，努力存錢[例]Eversincewehadoursecondchild,we'vehadtoscrimpandsavetomakesuretheybothgetwhattheywantforChristmas.20.Flight★fightorflightresponse：戰(zhàn)斗或逃跑反應(yīng)（心理學(xué)名詞）★flightoffancy/flightofimagination：不切實(shí)際的想法或設(shè)想[例]Noonetookhiscampaignforofficeseriouslybecausehisproposedsolutionstoproblemswerefilledwithflightsoffancy.★flightrisk：畏罪潛逃[例]Myclientisnotaflightrisk,yourhonor.Shehaschildrenunderhercare,sotodenyherbailwouldbecruelbothtoherandtothem.★haveaniceflight：旅途愉快★infullflight：落荒而逃[例]Thecrookwasinfullflight,butthepolicearedeterminedtofindhim.★inthetopflight：占首要地位★topflight：第一流的,最高檔的[例]Wearelookingforatopflightmanagerforournewdivision.21.Air★abearintheair：空警[Apoliceofficerinanairplaneorhelicopter]★air(one's)belly/air(one's)paunch：嘔吐[例]WhenIhadtheflu,Ispentmostofthetimeairingmybelly.★aloadofhotair：大話；空話[例]Theplumbersaiditwouldcost$800tofixthetoilet?Whataloadofhotair!★air(one's)opinion：發(fā)表意見★airdirtylineninpublic：丑事/私事被泄露；泄密[例]Peoplehaveanunnaturalfixationonthepersonallivesofcelebrities,butIdon'tseewhytheyshouldbeexpectedtoairtheirdirtylineninpublic.★beattheair：徒勞，白費(fèi)力氣★castlesintheair：空中樓閣；不可能實(shí)現(xiàn)的計(jì)劃；白日夢(mèng)[例]Youneedsoundfinancialadviceandastrongplanifyou'regoingtostartyourownbusiness—don'tjustbuildcastlesintheair.★danceonair：形容非常開心[例]I'vebeendancingonaireversinceIgotengaged!★haveairsandgraces：裝腔作勢(shì)[例]There'snoneedtohaveairsandgraceswithme.Iknewyoulongbeforeyoueverbecamesuccessful.22.Present★Notimelikethepresent.機(jī)不可失；只爭(zhēng)朝夕；活在當(dāng)下★liveinthepresent：活在當(dāng)下★makeapresentof(something)：[引申義]不保管好自己的財(cái)