流利口语养成|《Easy American Idioms》3. 买礼物｜地...
Lesson 3 IDIOMS 英文释义
- To be coming up: To be about to occur. To happen in the near future.
- To sneak up on somebody: To happen or be about to happen without someone’s realization or preparation. By the way, you’ll hear many people use the past form “snuck” as well.
- To slip someone’s mind: To be forgotten.
- To go in on something with someone: To share the cost or expense of something with someone.
- To not have a clue: To not know about something at all.
- To look around: To move through a place and observe without the intention of finding something in particular.
- To turn up: To appear or be found.
- To break the bank: To spend all your money on something, to empty your bank account to pay for something, to pay too much for something.
- Bookworm: A person who loves to read.
- To be on the case: To already be working on a certain project, to have begun working to achieve a particular goal.
- To be run-of-the-mill: To be ordinary or typical. To be commonplace.
- To tear something to pieces: To find fault with something or harshly criticize. To insult.
- To throw someone a bone: To make a small or token gesture of support for someone, often in a patronizing way.
- To shoot something down: To dismiss or reject something, such as an idea or a suggestion.
- To get on someone’s nerves: To annoy or agitate someone.
- To be beat: To be exhausted.
- To call it a day: To decide that a project, event, or situation is over. To stop working on something for the day.
- To put in or give your two cents: To give your opinion or share your ideas about something.
- To knock someone’s socks off: To shock or surprise someone in a pleasant or happy way by performing beyond expectation.
- To be in shape: To be in good physical condition. Note that you can also say “to get in shape, ”meaning“ to train your body and become physically fit.”
- To shell out: To pay, usually a bit unwillingly.
- Hands down: Without a doubt.
- To be a weight off your shoulders: To no longer be a source of worry or concern for you.
- To push your luck: To try to get too much of a reward, to be greedy, to want too much.
