食物類
piece of cake
小菜一碟
The math test was a piece of cake.
數學測試很簡單。
to go bananas
抓狂,歇斯底里
He went bananas.
他神經錯亂了。
bring home the bacon
養家糊口
My husband brings home the bacon.
我丈夫賺錢養家。
have bigger fish to fry
另有要事
I couldn't attend the meeting, I had bigger fish to fry.
我沒有出席會議,因為我有更重要的事。
That's the way the cookie crumbles.
預料之中
like two peas in a pod
形影不離,一模一樣
They are like two peas in a pod.
他們整天膩在一起。
as red as a cherry
像櫻桃一樣紅
Her cheeks were as red as cherry.
她的臉紅的像櫻桃。
eat like a horse
食量大如牛
My husband eats like a horse.
我丈夫吃得很多。
walk on eggshells
小心翼翼(不傷害某人)
I've been walking on eggshells around my boyfriend.
我一直小心翼翼地維護和男朋友的感情。
hard nut to crack
難以對付的事或人
He is a hard nut to crack.
他是一個很難相處的人。
衣物類
cut from the same cloth
如出一轍
My son and I are cut from the same cloth.
我兒子跟我長得如出一轍
with a fine-toothed comb
嚴密的審查
we went over the flat with a fine-toothed comb.
我們去了公寓並對它進行了嚴密的審查。
fit like a glove
完全相合
That dress fits you like a glove.
這條裙子很適合你。
to lose one's shirt
失去所有的錢
I lost my shirt in a poker game.
我在打撲克中輸得精光。
roll up one's sleeves
準備大幹一場
(別問我為啥是一卷衛生紙)
It's time to roll up your sleeves and get to work.
是時候準備大幹一場了!
have an ace up one's sleeve
握有王牌
That girl aways has an ace up her sleeve.
這個女孩子總是握有王牌。
to laugh up one's sleeve
偷偷地笑
I was laughing up my sleeve during the whole meeting.
在整場會議中我都在偷笑。
get the boot
解僱
I got the boot today, I have to find a new job.
我被解僱了,我必須找一份新工作。
fill someone's shoes
頂替他人的位置
No one can fill my mother's shoes.
沒有人能頂替我媽媽的位置。
below the belt
不公正的
That move was below the belt.
這種行為是不公正的。
動物類
as quiet as a mouse
非常安靜
Don't wake them up! Be as quiet as a mouse.
不要把他們吵醒了!安靜一點。
as blind as a bat
看不見,瞎的,也可以用來調笑某人視力不好
Without glasses she's as blind as a bat.
沒戴眼鏡她什麼也看不見。
as stubborn as a mule
頑固
I can't convince you to anything, you're as stubborn as a mule.
我沒法跟你說,你犟得像頭牛。
as busy as a bee
超級忙碌
She never has free time anymore, she's as busy as a bee with work.
她一點空閑時間都沒有,工作忙得像蜜蜂。
as red as a lobster
通紅
Whenever he gets mad, he becomes as red as a lobster.
他生氣的時候,臉紅地像條龍蝦。
as ugly as a toad
丑
That girl is as ugly as a toad.
那個女孩長得很醜。
as free as a bird
自由自在
Travelling makes you feel as free as a bird.
旅行會讓你感覺自由自在。
as silly as a goose
笨
You're being as silly as a goose.
你笨得像鵝一樣。
as wise as an owl
聰明
I always listen to my father, he's as wise as an owl.
我總是聽爸爸的話,他很機智。
as mad as a hornet
生氣,抓狂
I'm so angry! I'm as mad as a hornet.
我太氣了!像大黃蜂一樣抓狂
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