经典英文枕边书：每天读点英语俚语电子书

Preface 前言

001 A diamond in the rough有潜质的人或物；璞玉

002 A drop in the bucket微不足道；分量很少

003 A picture is worth a thousand words百闻不如一见

004 A piece of cake轻而易举的事

005 Absence makes the heart grow fonder小别胜新婚

006 Achilles' heel 唯一弱点，致命伤

007 All hell broke loose失去控制

008 All that glitters is not gold 金玉其外，败絮其中；勿以貌取人

009 An albatross around (one's) neck挥不去的阴影

010 An arm and a leg 非常昂贵；昂贵的代价

011 Armed to the teeth全副武装

012 At death's door濒临死亡

013 At the drop of a hat立刻，马上

014 At the eleventh hour 来得早不如来得巧；关键时刻

015 At the end of (one's) rope忍无可忍

016 Axe to grind 生气；找人理论；别有用心

017 Back to square one前功尽弃

018 Ballpark figure大约的数目

019 Ball's in your court 该是你采取行动的时候了

020 Barking / bark up the wrong tree找错对象

021 Beat around the bush拐弯抹角，旁敲侧击

022 Beat it滚开

023 Beat the rap全身而退

024 Dirt poor 极其贫困的，一贫如洗

025 Don't count your chickens ( before they are hatched) 话别说得太早；不要打如意算盘

026 Don't look a gift horse in the mouth不要挑剔别人送的礼物

027 Double whammy祸不单行

028 Down in the dumps闷闷不乐

029 Down to the wire 不到最后关头难分胜负；拮据的

030 Draw a blank 忘记；脑中一片空白

031 Eagle eye / Eagle-eyed眼神锐利的；有眼光的

032 (one's) Ears are burning（某人的）耳朵发烫

033 Eat your heart out / Eat (one's) heart out伤心欲绝

034 Egg on (one's) face丢脸；尴尬

035 Every cloud has a silver lining 天无绝人之路；凡事都有好的一面

036 Everything but the kitchen sink万事俱备

037 (one's) Eyes are bigger than(one's) stomach 贪多吃不下

038 Face the music 面对困难，承担后果

039 Fair and square光明正大

040 Fall on deaf ears石沉大海

041 (A) Far cry from相差很多

042 Feather in (one's) cap丰功伟业

043 Fight fire with fire以火攻火；以毒攻毒

044 First-rate一流的

045 Fly-by-night 不可信任的，不可靠的

046 Fly off the handle大发雷霆

047 For the birds 毫无价值的；糟糕的

048 Foregone conclusion不可避免的结局

049 (A) Frog in (one's) throat喉咙不舒服

050 Get the sack被开除

051 Get up on the wrong side of the bed心情不佳

052 Gift of the gab能言善道

053 Give me a break饶了我吧

054 Give the thumbs up / down称赞 / 贬抑

055 Go berserk发狂

056 Go Dutch各自付账

057 Go haywire 疯狂的，混乱的

058 Go out on a limb冒险

059 Goody two-shoes假正经；伪善者

060 Green with envy嫉妒；羡慕

061 Gung ho 充满热情的；带劲的

062 Gut feeling直觉；预感

063 Hair-raising 令人毛骨悚然的

064 Hand over fist快速

065 Hang out 和朋友一起打发时间；一起出去玩

066 Hard up生活拮据

067 Have a nice day祝你有愉快的一天

068 Hit the nail on the head一针见血；切中问题要害

069 Hit the sack就寝

070 Icing on the cake锦上添花

071 If the shoe fits (wear it)接受惩罚；放手去做

072 Ignorance is bliss无知就是福

073 In a nutshell总而言之

074 In the black / In the red获利 / 亏损

075 In the doghouse 惹上麻烦；成为别人生气的对象

076 In the nick of time 在最后一刻；紧要关头

077 It's not over till the fat lady sings别妄下定论；不到最后，不见真章

078 Jack of all trades (master of none)样样都懂，却样样不精通的人

079 Jekyll and Hyde双重人格

080 (The) Jig is up到此为止

081 Jump the gun操之过急

082 Just around the corner即将到来

083 Keep it under your hat保守秘密

084 Keep mum闭口不说

085 Keep up with the Joneses跟有钱人比排场

086 Keep your fingers crossed祈求好运顺利

087 Keep your shirt on别太激动；别生气

088 Kick the bucket死亡；翘辫子

089 Kick two birds with one stone一石二鸟

090 Knock on wood老天保佑；好险

091 Knuckle down屈服；认真工作

092 Kowtow to (someone)拍马屁；卑躬屈膝

093 Lame duck 无用之人；任期将满的政客

094 Last straw 最后一根稻草

095 (The) Law of the jungle森林法则；弱肉强食

096 Leave no stone unturned全力以赴

097 Let one's hair down放轻松，别拘束

098 Lip service 随口说说；光说不练

099 (One's) Lips are sealed守口如瓶；保密

100 Live from hand to mouth勉强度日

101 Long in the tooth年长的；老旧的

102 Long shot机会渺茫

103 Long time no see好久不见

104 Loose cannon 我行我素、不顾后果的人

105 Lion's share 最大、最好的部分

106 Low man on the totem pole最低阶、最不重要的人

107 Mad as a hatter非常疯狂的

108 Make a mountain out of a molehill小题大做

109 Make (one's) hair stand on end恐怖吓人；让人毛骨悚然

110 Mickey mouse 低级的；品质差的

111 Money is the root of all evil钱是万恶之源

112 Monkey business 胡闹，恶作剧；骗人的把戏

113 Mumbo jumbo 莫名其妙的话；无意义的活动

114 Neck and neck 并驾齐驱，不分上下

115 Needle in a haystack大海捞针

116 Nest egg 老本；存款

117 Nip in the bud防患于未然

118 No holds barred 没有限制；火力全开

119 No love lost 没有好感，仇恨，敌意

120 No strings attached无附带条件

121 Nose to the grindstone埋头苦干

122 Not all it's cracked up to be名不副实

123 Not cricket不公平

124 Not up to scratch 未达标准；不够资格

125 Off the beaten track不落俗套；独辟蹊径

126 Old fogey老顽固

127 Old wives' tale无稽之谈

128 Olive branch和平

129 On cloud nine快乐得不得了

130 On the ball留心；勤奋

131 Once in a blue moon千载难逢

132 Out of the blue突然

133 Out to lunch 心不在焉；魂不守舍；发疯的

134 Over a barrel无助，受制于人

135 Over the hill 下坡；过了巅峰期

136 Pan out 结果是；取得成功

137 Pandora's box 罪恶、麻烦的根源

138 Par for the course 果不其然；意料中的事

139 Pass the buck推卸责任

140 Pass with flying colors高分过关

141 Pay through the nose付出大笔钱

142 Pipe dream白日梦，空想

143 Play ball合作

144 Play (it) by ear即兴，随性的

145 Pull (one's) chain愚弄人；惹人生气

146 Pull (one's) leg开玩笑

147 Pull out all the stops全力以赴

148 Pull the wool over (one's) eyes欺骗；蒙蔽

149 Push the envelope挑战极限

150 Put on the back burner把事先搁在一旁