有些人经常会说的英语口语变成了俚语你还会说的很溜吗?
1、lose one’s temper发脾气
you don’t have to lose your temper about trifle things.
2、through thick and thin有甘也有苦
the couple have gone through thick and thin for many years.
3、have another think coming大错特错
if you think i’m easily taken in, you are having another think coming.
4、thin-skinned神经过敏
she is so thin-skinned that, whenever we talk about something in a low voice, she will think we are referring to her.
5、jump down someone’s throat严厉训斥某人
the boy saved a girl from the river and went back home. seeing him all through, his mother jumped down his throat.
6、stick out like a sore thumb特别扎眼
i hate my big nose. it sticks out like a sore thumb.
7、be all thumbs笨手笨脚
i just learned to type. i was all thumbs.
8、turn thumbs down on…不赞成……,反对……
the boss turned thumbs down on the new on promotion scheme.
9、twiddle one’s thumbs无所事事
why do we have to work overtime while people in pr department are twiddling their thumbs?
10、beat someone’s time with someone勾引别人的女朋友
he is strange. he doesn't go steady with any girl, but enjoys beating others’ time with their girlfriend.
11、on the tip of someone’s tongue就早嘴边上
a man in black came to ask about my son’s whereabouts. my words were on the tip of someone’s tongue when i found the man had a gun inside his pocket.
12、hold one’s tongue保持沉默
i can no longer hold my tongue when i see so many wild animals have become extinct.
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