现代英语口语表示法500例(6)
· catch someone off guard乘虚而入
Within three days, the run-away was exhausted. He fell asleep in a basement. The police caught him off guard.
· hate somebody"s guts恨之入骨
He dismissed my for no reason at all. I hate his guts.
· kick the habit戒除恶习
You are doomed to be broke one day if you don"t kick the drug habit.
· get in somebody"s hair苦恼某人
Every day, salesmen come to my door. I can"t concentrate on studied. They do get in my hair.
· let one"s hair down无拘无束
Our supervisor is a stone-faced young lady. In front of her, you can"t let your hair down and do what you desire.
· without turning a hair保持冷静的态度,不动声色
The president talked about the international situation without turning a hair.
· a half-wit弱智者
Do you think it is a good idea to send a half-wit to a normal school?
· bite the hand that feeds one恩将仇报
Sorry, I can tell you nothing about my master. Otherwise, I will be biting the hand that feeds me.
· gain the upper hand占上风
In strength, their team gain the upper hand; but in skill, we can have a chip on our shoulder.
· have someone eating out of one"s hand使人完全服从某人的摆布
Money can let him eating out of your hand.
· live from hand to mouth勉强糊口
With three children to support, the window had to live from hand to mouth.
· overplay one"s hand做的过火了,做得过头了
We may have overplayed our hand by urging him to give us an early reply.
· tip one"s hand无意中亮底
Our rival was drunk. He tipped his hand by murmuring that his company will cut down the price of its products.
· try one"s hand at...试着干……
Michael Jordan is a great basketball player, and he has ever tried his hand at baseball.
· fly off the handle大发雷霆
It"s no use flying off the handle. You can reason with us.
· play into someone"s hand正中某人下怀
Think it over. If we reduce the price, I"m sure we"re playing into his hand.
· wash one"s hands off something洗手不干某事
Mr. Butcher, with a long family history of gambling, decided to wash his hand off gambling.
· get the hang of something掌握某事的窍门
I"ve got the hang of the new computer system pretty soon.
· go haywire乱了套
The computer opposes me. Everything goes haywire when I use it.
· bury one"s head in the sand逃避现实
The environmental pollution is getting worse and worse. We can"t bury our head in the sand, or the nature will punish us.
· make neither head nor tail of...对……摸不着头脑
Tim scribbled a note to me during the lecture. But I couldn"t make head or tail of it.
· have one"s head in the clouds满脑子幻想
I know you have been dreaming of becoming a professor. But you shouldn"t have you head in the clouds all the time. Settle down and do something.
· turn one"s head使某人满意
Sara is a successful woman, but she never allows her achievements to turn her head.