1. put your foot in your mouth 无意中说错话而伤害了别人例句：I certainly put my foot in my mouth at the party last night when I asked Mr. Brown to say hello to his w...
1. waiting in the wingsWings原本是指剧院里演员等候上台的地方，字面意思是等待上台表演，如今引申为做好准备等待机遇的到来，翘首以待（to be ready to be used or employed）例句：They say Bob will be fired and I&...
1. Chances are pretty good (that)... 很有可能......，后面表述原因例句：Alone on Instagram? Chances are pretty good your pictures suck.你的Instagram没人气？很可能是因为你的照片太挫了。G...
1. pay through the nose 花大价钱买某物例句：If you bring a car into the city, you have to pay through the nose for parking it.如果你要开车到那个城市里，就得花高价停车。2. feel the p...
指在经过练习之后摸清某物的用法，得知某事的窍门（to succeed in learning how to do something after practising it）例句：I finally got the hang of this Macbook.我终于学会怎么使用这台苹果笔记本电脑了。...
本意是着火，在口语中常用来表示一个人状态特别好，手感特别好，表现得很好，也可以用来形容一个事物非常好例句：Damn, that party was on fire.我去，那派对简直不要太赞。You are on fire today.你今天状态特别好/火力全开啊。...
1. Don't hum and haw. Give it to me straight.别支支吾吾的，有话直说吧。2. Don't beat around the bush.别拐弯抹角了!3. Don't keep me in suspense.别和我卖关子。4. It&#...
啥？你说什么？”1. What?简单粗暴又直接，适用于熟人之间。2. Pardon me?/I beg your pardon?说I beg your pardon”的时候要注意语气，因为在另一种语气比较重的情况下，会有一些挑衅的意味，那时候可能表示你有胆再说一次？！&rdq...
1. If it wasn't weird, I would have sent you a picture of myself. Because I look totally grateful.要不是怕太怪的话，我真想给你发一张我的照片：好让你看看我充满感激的脸。2. Thank you ...
1. 你提早下班到家，发现室友在客厅。他平常都回的比你晚。于是你问他今天是不是一直呆在家：Did you go in to work today?你今天上班了吗？2. 用短语go in表达某人去上班”之意：What time are you going in today?你今天几点上班？...