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英语成语

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2.26

1.abagoftricks：

Someone'sbagoftricksistheircollectionoftechniquesormethodsforgettingajobdoneorforachievingagoal.某人的智库，锦囊妙计

2.ablessingindisˈguise：

somethingthatseemstobeaproblematfirst,butthathasgoodresultsintheend因祸得福；祸中有福

3.aˌchipofftheoldˈblock：

（informal）apersonwhoisverysimilartotheirmotherorfatherinthewaythattheylookorbehave（相貌或性格）酷似父亲或母亲的人

4.acouchpotato：

Youcansaysomeone'sacouchpotatoifthey'reverylazyandtheyspendalotoftimesittingaroundwatchingTVandeatingjunkfood.沙发上的土豆哈哈

5.adropintheocean：

Ifanamountisadropintheocean,it'saverysmallportionoftheamountthat'sneeded.沧海一粟；九牛一毛

6.afair-weatherfriend：

Afair-weatherfriendisapersonwhowillonlybeyourfriendwhenthingsaregoingwellforyou.不能共患难的朋友

7.afaitaccompli：

Ifsomethingisafaitaccompli,itiscertaintohappen.既成事实"anaccomplishedfact".

8.aˌflashintheˈpan：

asuddensuccessthatlastsonlyashorttimeandisnotlikelytoberepeated昙花一现

9.aˌforegoneconˈclusion：

ifyousaythatsthisaforegoneconclusion,youmeanthatitisaresultthatiscertaintohappen预料中的必然结局

10.agutfeeling：

Ifyouhaveagutfeeling,yousensesomethingaboutapersonorasituation,withoutknowingwhy,butyou'resurewhatyousenseistrue.你确信正确的直觉

11.ajackofˈalltrades：

apersonwhocandomanydifferenttypesofwork,butwhoperhapsdoesnotdothemverywell博而不精的人；万金油；三脚猫

12.ajamsession：

Ifmusiciansplayinajamsession,theyplaywhatevertheyfeellikeplayinginaninformalsetting.即兴表演

13.akickintheˈteeth：

（informal）agreatdisappointment;sththathurtssb/sthemotionally沉重打击；严重挫折

14.followtheherd随大溜

15.alawuntooneseIf：

somebodyisalawuntothemselves,theydothingstheirownwayandfollowtheirownideasabouthowtoliveinsteadoffollowingwhatothersdo.我行我素

16.amatteroflifeanddeath：

Ifsomethingisamatteroflifeanddeath,it'sextremelyimportantanditcouldinvolvesomeone'ssurvival.重大并涉及个人生存的事情例如全球变暖

17.anarrowescape：

Ifyouhaveanarrowescape,yousurviveadangeroussituation,butonlyjust.九死一生侥幸逃脱

18.aˌnecessaryˈevil：

athingthatisbadorthatyoudonotlikebutwhichyoumustacceptforaparticularreason无法避免的坏事；不得已的事比如赚钱比如为自己的国家打仗

19.anestegg：

Ifyouhaveanestegg,youhavemoneyputawayforthefuture.积蓄buildupanestegg:

建立一个账户

20.anightowl夜猫子

21.aone-trackmind:

死心眼儿的人Ifsomeonehasaone-trackmind,theyspendmostoftheirtimethinkingaboutonesubject.

22.apatontheback：

›praise称赞，赞扬Igotapatonthebackfrom（=waspraisedby）myboss.我得到了老板的称赞。

23.aquantumleap巨大突破

24.aqueerfish行为古怪的人Ifsomeone'saqueerfish,theyareabitstrangeandcansometimesbehaveinanunusualway.

25.arawˈdeal：

thefactofsbbeingtreatedunfairly不公平的待遇；不公正的对待

26.arayofsunshine：

Somethingisarayofsunshineifitbringshappinesstosomeone.给生活带来快乐意外的事

27.ared-letterday：

Ared-letterdayisadaythatisveryimportantforsomereason.非常重要的日子大喜的日子

28.aslapontheˈwrist：

（informal）awarningormildpunishment（某人给你的sbgiveyou~）警告；轻微的惩罚

29.aslipofthetongue：

Ifyoumakeaslipofthetongue,youmakeasmallmistakewhenspeaking.口误

30.avestedinterest：

Ifyouhaveavestedinterestinsomething,youhaveastrongpersonalinterestinitbecauseyoustandto（朝……发展，会……）gainfromit.既得利益

31.aˌwarofˈwords：

abitterargumentordisagreementoveraperiodoftimebetweentwoormorepeopleorgroups舌战；论战

32.aweightoffyourshoulders：

脱去沉重的担子Youcansayaweightisoffyourshouldersifyounolongerhavetoworryaboutsomethingordealwithsomethingdifficult.

33.awolfinsheep'sˈclothing：

apersonwhoseemstobefriendlyorharmlessbutisreallyanenemy披着羊皮的狼

34.aˌcrosstheˈboard：

involvingeveryoneoreverythinginacompany,anindustry,etc.全体；整体；全面比如减薪

35.addfueltothefire/flames：

tomakeanargumentorbadsituationworse火上浇油

36.addinsulttoinjury雪上加霜

37.allˈhellbrokeloose：

（informal）suddenlytherewasalotofnoise,arguing,fightingorconfusion突然喧闹（或争辩、打斗）起来；顿时乱作一团

38.sthisalltherage非常流行受欢迎

39.anacidtest严峻的考验

40.anevenbreak：

人人均等的机会

41.liveinanivorytower:

生活在象牙塔中

42.anotherstringtoyourbow：

Ifyouhaveanotherstringtoyourbow,youhaveanotherwayofmakingaliving.另外一种生计方法

43.round/aroundtheclock：

›alldayandallnight昼夜地，夜以继日，日夜不停地

44.atalooseˈend：

（BrE）（NAmEatlooseˈends）havingnothingtodoandnotknowingwhatyouwanttodo无所事事；无事可做

45.atcrosspurposes：

Ifyou'reatcross-purposeswithsomeone,youthinkyou'rebothtalkingaboutthesamethingbutyou'reactuallytalkingaboutdifferentthings.  互相误解，意见相左；南辕北辙

46.atsea/allatsea全然不知一脸懵懂

47.attheˌdropofaˈhat：

immediately;withouthesitating立即；毫不迟疑

48.atyourwits'end：

Ifyou'reatyourwits'end,you'reupsetandfrustratedbecauseyou'vetriedeverythingyoucanthinkoftosolveaproblem,andnothinghasworked.难过得想不出解决问题的办法

49.backtosquareˈone：

areturntothesituationyouwereinatthebeginningofaproject,task,etc,becauseyouhavemadenorealprogress（因无进展）回到起点，从头再来=backtothedrawingboard

50.backedintoacorner逼到角落非常落魄

51.barkupthewrongtree精力用在不该用的地方误会人

52.bearthebrunt首当其冲；承受打击

53.beataroundthebush：

（UKalsobeataboutthebush）toavoidtalkingaboutwhatisimportant（说话）转弯抹角，兜圈子

54.beattheˈrap：

（NAmE）（slang）toescapewithoutbeingpunished逃脱惩罚

55.bite/holdyourtongue隐忍不言（避免祸从口出）

56.breaktheice打破冷场ice-breaker

57.bythebook：

Ifyoudosomethingbythebook,youdoitstrictlyaccordingtotherulesortheofficialprocedures.严格按照法则

58.callaspadeaˈspade：

tosayexactlywhatyouthinkwithouttryingtohideyouropinion是啥说啥；直言不讳

59.callitaˈday：

（informal）todecideoragreetostopdoingsth结束一天的工作；到此为止；停止

60.canofworms：

asituationwhichcausesalotofproblemsforyouwhenyoustarttodealwithit一堆麻烦事；棘手的问题；复杂而难解决的问题openthat……

61.changeyourˈtune：

（informal）toexpressadifferentopinionorbehaveinadifferentwaywhenyoursituationchanges改变口风；转变态度；变卦

62.chickenscomehometoroost自食其果得到应有的报应或结果

63.sb'srecordwasascleanasawhistle某人干干净净没有做过非法的事

64.comeaˈcropper（BrE）（informal）1（ofaperson人）tofallover跌倒；摔倒；栽跟头2tohaveafailureorneardisaster失败；惨败

65.comecleanwithsbaboutsth全盘招供把之前隐藏呢事说的一清二楚

66.bringsthtoaˈhead|cometoaˈhead：

ifyoubringasituationtoaheadorifasituationcomestoahead,youareforcedtodealwithitquicklybecauseitsuddenlybecomesverybad（使）事情达到紧要关头，需要当机立断

67.cometoyoursenses按照直觉走

68.coveryourtracks掩盖自己的行径而别人不知道

69.cuttotheˈchase：

（informal）tostopwastingtimeandstarttalkingaboutthemostimportantthing不绕圈子直截了当地说；开门见山

70.ˌdeadintheˈwater：

apersonorplanthatisdeadinthewaterhasfailedandhaslittlehopeofsucceedinginthefuture（人或计划）失败，无成功希望

71.deadtotheworld熟睡；沉睡；酣睡

72.hasdeeppockets有钱

73.digone'sowngrave自毁生计自掘坟墓

74.digupdirtonsb:

揭露丑闻

75.digyourheelsin：

torefusetochangeyourplansorideas,especiallywhensomeoneistryingtopersuadeyoutodoso（尤指不顾他人劝说）坚持己见，一意孤行

2.27

1.doyoutheworldofgood：

Ifsomethingdoesyoutheworldofgood,itmakesyoufeelalotbetter.对某人非常有帮助

2.dotthei'sandcrossthet's：

topayagreatdealofattentiontothedetailsofsomething,especiallywhenyouaretryingtocompleteatask（尤指在完成某项工作时）一丝不苟，注重细节

3.ˌdowntoˈearth务实的；切合实际的Ifsomeoneisdowntoearth,theyarepracticalandsensible.

4.drawaˈblank：

togetnoresponseorresult无回音；无结果；无收获

5.drinklikeaˈfish：

todrinkalotofalcoholregularly（习惯性）饮酒过度，酗酒，豪饮

6.dropabombshell：

令人大为震惊Ifyoudropabombshell,youannouncesomeshockingnews.

7.eachtotheirown：

Youcansay"eachtotheirown"whenyouwanttopointoutthatwe'realldifferentandwealllikedifferentthings.

8.eartotheground：

youhaveyoureartotheground,youknowwhat'sreallygoingoninasituation.例句：

Ifwewanttomarketto（向……推销）teenagers,weneedsomeonewithaneartothegroundwhoreallyknowswhattheywantthesedays.

9.earnyourstripes：

（做某事来证明你有实力）Ifyouearnyourstripes,youdosomethingtoprovethatyouhavetheskillsorabilityforaparticularjoborrank.

10.easydoesit!

小心些！

别着急！

慢慢来！

11.easyontheeye/ear：

pleasanttolookat/listento悦目／耳的

12.eathumbleˈpie：

（BrE）（NAmEeatˈcrow）tosayandshowthatyouaresorryforamistakethatyoumade认错；道歉；赔罪

13.eatyourˈwords：

toadmitthatwhatyousaidwaswrong收回前言；承认说错

14.elbowgrease苦干；（尤指费劲的）清洁，擦拭Ifsomethingneedselbowgrease,itneedsalotofphysicalhardwork.

15.erronthesideofcaution：

tobeespeciallycarefulratherthantakingariskormakingamistake宁愿过于谨慎也不要冒险犯错误例句：

MyfriendssaidIwaserringonthesideofcautionwhenIdecidednottoriskinvestingmymoneyinthesharemarket.

16.everytrickintheˈbook：

everyavailablemethod,whetheritishonestornot无所不用其极；浑身解数所有法子都使上了

17.everything'scominguproses：

youcansay"everything'scominguproses"ifeverythingisturningoutverywellforsomeoneorforsomething.

18.eyeslikeahawk：

目光敏锐Ifsomeonehaseyeslikeahawk,theyhaveverygoodeyesightandtheynoticeeverything.

19.facethemusic接受批评（或惩罚）Ifsomeonehastofacethemusic,theyhavetoaccepttheconsequencesofdoingsomethingwrong.

20.fairandsquare诚实；光明正大

21.fallfromgrace（尤指因做了错事或不道德之事而）失去信任，失去尊重，失去恩宠Ifyoufallfromgrace,youdosomethingthatresultsinalossofrespectandsupport,especiallyamongthosewhoinfluenceyourlifeorcareer.

22.featheryourownnest中饱私囊（指侵吞经手的钱财使自己得利）

23.feelthepinch手头拮据；经济困难

24.fewandfarbetween稀少；稀疏；不常发生Youcansaythings