Two heads are better than one 直译是两个头脑比一个强，其实就是汉语里的人多智广或人多力量大的意思。例句I can help you to have this presentation ready tomorrow morning. Let's work toge...
当某人 branching out 的时候，就是说他在另辟天地，尝试一个新的或者不同的方式或领域。例句Jane has been working as a journalist since she left university but now she's branching out and...
短语 sunny-side up 指的是蛋黄朝上的、只煎一面的荷包蛋。例句I'm ready for breakfast. Can I have my eggs sunny-side up and a cup of coffee, please?Eggs can be boiled, poa...
短语 to tower over 的意思高过、胜过某人或某物。例句Joan towers over her husband when she wears her smart high heel shoes.The new skyscraper towers over the buildings do...
如果一件事对某人来说是 one in the eye, 意思就是此人对事情的结果感到无比失望或受到了严重打击，不过你却对这样的结果感到高兴。例句I got the job! That's one in the eye for John - I've never liked him a...
如果你 hold the fort 那就是说临时代管处理事物。例句When Michael, the boss, went on holiday, he asked me to hold the fort at our company.I'm just going out to the sh...
To horse around 意思是闹着玩儿，嬉戏玩耍。例句During the school holidays there was no peace in the house. Johnny and Annie horsed around all day, every day.I was hor...
短语 to chicken out 的意思是某人因为害怕而临阵退缩，退出了。例句Johnny says he is an action man but he chickened out of riding a horse.Are you absolutely sure you want to go ...
短语 child's play 用来形容非常容易做的一件事，小菜一碟，易如反掌。例句I finished the test very quickly. It was child's play!Stop trying to fix the car and call a professi...
短语 wise old owl 可形容一位有智慧的、生活经验丰富的人。例句My English teacher was a wise old owl. He told me that I shouldn't give up on things when they don't work...