英语常用俚语(6)
hot 惹火
have one"s cake and eat it too 既想留着蛋糕,又想吃(既要鱼,又要熊掌)
hindsight is 20/20 事后的先见之明
hit stride 脚步走顺了
hit the books 撞书(用功)
hit the hay 倒在稻草上(睡觉、就寝)
hit the jackpot 中了头彩
hit the road 上路
hold the key to my heart 掌管我心灵的钥匙
hold your horses 勒住你的马(慢来)
hang somebody out to dry 把……晾起来了(把……坑苦了)
in one"s back pocket 在某人裤子后口袋里(是某人的囊中之物)
in the dark 在黑暗中(茫然,什么也不知道)
in the lime light 站在聚光灯圈里(出风头)
in the spotlight 站在聚光灯圈里(出风头)
It"s Greek to me. 希腊文(天书)
in the middle of nowhere 周围什么也没有(前不见村,后不着店)
joined at the hip 连体婴(死党,从不分开的两个人)
jump the gun 枪未响先偷跑(抢先)
just what the doctor ordered 正是大夫说的(对症下药)
keep an ear to the ground 一耳贴地(注意新动向)
keep one"s fingers crossed/cross one"s fingers 把手指交叉成十字架(暗祈上苍保佑)
kick the bucket 踢水桶(翘辫子)
kill two birds with one stone一 箭双雕,一举两得
kiss up to 讨好
kitty corner 小猫的角落(斜对角)
knuckle sandwich 指节骨三明治(饱以老拳)