55個常用英文俚語

☞ hit the books

>> to study 讀書

☞ bite the bullet 
>> to get something over with because it is not avoidable 硬著頭皮
☞ stab someone in the back
>> to hurt someone who was close to us and trusted us by betraying them secretly and breaking their trust 背後捅你一刀 (通常使用於賦予信任的人)

** back stabber (n.) 在背後捅你一刀的人

☞ get out of hand
>> get out of control 失去控制

☞ call it a day
>> stop working on something 停止工作/運作

☞ under the weather
>> sick 生病

☞ You can say that again,
>> That's true, I agree. 沒錯，我同意。

☞ let somebody off the hook
>> to not hold somebody responsible for something 讓某人脫身

* hook (n.) 魚餌

☞ to get bent out of shape
>> to get upset 感到沮喪或不開心

☞ Speak of the devil,...
>> the person that we were just talking about showed up 剛剛在討論的人就剛好到了 (說曹操，曹操到)

** devil (n.) 惡魔

☞ The best of both worlds
>> an ideal situation 兩全其美的

☞ to make matters worse
>> to make a problem worse 更糟糕的是...

☞ Put yourself together.
>> Calm down. 冷靜

☞ We will cross that bridge when we come to it.
>> Let's not talk about that problem now. 現在先別談某個問題。

☞ That's the last straw.
>> My patience has run out. 我已經沒有耐心了。

** straw (n.) 吸管

☞ Wrap your head around something.
>> Understand something complicated. 了解某件複雜的事。

☞ hit the sack 
>> to go to sleep 去睡覺

☞ miss the boat
>> It's too late. 為時已晚

☞ On the ball
>> doing a good job 做得很好

☞ Pull someone's leg.
>> to joke with someone 與某人開玩笑

☞ a dime a dozen
>> Something common 習以為常的事情

☞ beat around the bush
>> avoid saying what one means, usually because it is uncomfortable 聲東擊西 (通常使用於對讓自己感到不舒服的話題)

☞ So far so good.
>> Things are going well so far. 目前為止都好

☞ twist someone's arm
>> to mean someone has done a good job 稱讚某人做得很好

☞ lose your touch
>> to lose an ability or talent you once had when dealing with things, people or situations 失去曾經的天賦/擅長的能力

☞ sit tight
>> to want someone to wait patiently and take no action until he hears otherwise 期望某人耐心等待

☞ pitch in
>> to join 參與

☞ blow off steam
>> to release the anger or stress 發洩怒氣或壓力

** steam (n.) 蒸氣

☞ born with a silver spoon in one's mouth
>> someone who comes from a wealthy and successful family 含著金湯匙生長

** 中文是金湯匙，英文是銀湯匙

☞ to go from rags to richses
>> to go from being poor to having a lot of money 白手起家 / 從沒錢到有錢

☞ ring a bell
>> somebody has mentioned something that sounds familiar 聽起來耳熟

☞ face the music
>> to face reality 面對現實

☞ go cold turkey
>> to suddenly quit or stop addictive or dangerous behavior such as smoking or drinking alcohol 戒掉某件事 (通常是不良嗜好，例如抽菸或喝酒)

☞ up in the air
>> things are uncertain or unsure 用來形容事情不確定 / 尚未穩定

☞ cut to the chase
>> to tell someone he/she has talked about too many details and hasn't got to the point 通常用來告知某人談及太多細節，而尚未觸及重點

☞ get over something
>> to recover from an ailment or an upsetting or startling experience 從一段不好的事情中克服 / 痊癒

☞ look like a million dollars/bucks
>> to look fabulous and really attractive 看起來棒極了並且很有魅力

☞ to have sticky fingers
>> to be a thief 當小偷

** sticky (adj.) 黏的

☞ to give a run for one's money
>> to compete with someone at their level and make them really work for their win 不讓 (某人) 輕易取勝

☞ to pony up
>> to pay for something or settle a debt 還錢

** pony (n.) 小馬

☞ to ante up 
>> to pay someone (similar to pony up) 還錢

☞ to be closefisted
>> someone who doesn't want to spend money (similar to being stingy) 吝嗇的 / 小氣的

☞ break the bank
>> to be very expensive 很昂貴

☞ break even
>> to nether gain nor lose money 打平

☞ to go dutch
>> everyone pays for their own meal at a restaurant 各自出錢 (不請客誰)

☞ shell out money / to fork over money
>> to pay for something (usually expensive) 買某物 (通常昂貴)

☞ spice things up
>> to make things more interesting or exciting 讓事情更加有趣或刺激


☞ in the red / in the black
>> to lose more money than you make 失去比自己賺得還多的錢


☞ cool as a cucumber
>> someone who's very calm and relaxed 形容非常冷靜而且輕鬆的人


☞ bring home the bacon
>> to make an income or earn a living to support your family 賺錢養家


☞ in hot water
>> in a bad situation or serious trouble 身陷危機 / 不好的情況


☞ compare apples and oranges
>> to compare two very different things 比較兩個截然不同的事物


☞ no one's cup of tea
>> an activity you have no interest in, don't enjoy or don't do well in 某件不感興趣 或 提不起勁 的事


☞ eat like a bird
>> to eat very little 吃很少


☞ eat like a horse
>> to eat a large amount of food 吃很多