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1、Four short words sum up what has lifted most successful individuals above the crowd: a little bit more.-author-date常用英语俚语大集合常用俚语大集合常用俚语大集合1. a bird in the hand is worth two the bush 一鸟在手，胜似二鸟在林2. a blank slate 干净的黑板（新的一页，新的开始）3. a bone to pick 可挑剔的骨头（争端，不满）4. a cat nap 打个盹儿5. a chip off the old bloc

2、k 大木头上砍下来的小木片（子肖其父）6. a chip on ones shoulder 肩头的木片（自卑感，因为自卑而爱找别人麻烦；喜欢向人挑衅）7. a couch potato 躺椅上的马铃薯（懒鬼）8. a cake walk 走去吃糕（易事）9. a headache 头痛（麻烦事）10. a knock out 击倒（美得让人倾倒）11. a load off my mind 心头大石落地12. a nut 傻子，疯子13. a pain in the neck 脖子疼（苦事）14. a piece of cake 一块蛋糕（小菜一碟，易事一件）15. a pig 猪猡16. a

3、 shot in the dark 盲目射击（瞎猜17. a short fuse 引线短（脾气火爆）18. a sinking ship 正在下沉的船19. a slam dunk 灌篮（轻而易举的事）20. a slap in the face 脸上挨了一耳光（公然受辱）21. a smoke screen 烟幕22. a social butterfly 社交蝴蝶（善于交际，会应酬的人）23. a stick in the mud 烂泥中的树枝24. a thick skin 厚脸皮25. a thorn in someones side 腰上的荆棘（芒刺在背）26. a turn co

4、at 反穿皮袄的人（叛徒）27. an uphill battle 上坡作战（在逆境中求胜）28. a weight off my shoulders 放下肩头重担29. ace 得满分（得到完美的结果）30. all ears 全是耳朵（洗耳恭听）31. all thumbs 满手都是大拇指（笨手笨脚）32. an open and shut case明显的事件33. ants in ones pants 裤裆里有蚂蚁（坐立不安）34. back in the saddle重上马鞍（重整旗鼓）35. back on track重上轨道（改过自新）36. backfire逆火（弄巧成拙，适得其

5、反）37. ball and chain 铁球铁链，甜蜜的枷（老婆）38. beat a dead horse 鞭打死马令其奔驰（徒劳）39. beaten by the ugly stick 被丑杖打过（生得难看）40. beggar cant be choosers 讨饭的谈不上挑三拣四41. benjamin 100美元（100美元纸币上印的是本杰明富兰克林的头像）42. bet on it 下这一注稳赢（有把握，无疑）43. bet your life 把命赌上（绝对错了）44. better half 我的另一半45. between a rack and a hard place

6、进退维谷（前有狼后有虎）46. big headed 大脑袋（傲慢，自大47. bigger fish to fry 有更大的鱼要炸（有更重要的事要办）48. bite off more than one can chew 贪多嚼不烂49. bite the bullet 咬子弹（强忍痛苦）50. bird brain 脑子像鸟的一样小（没什么脑子，愚蠢的人）51. birds of a feather flock together 羽毛相同的鸟总飞成一群（物以类聚）52. blow up in you face 在眼前爆炸（事情完全弄砸了）53. bologna 胡说，瞎说54. break

7、 a let 折断一条腿（表演真实，演出成功）55. break the ice 破冰（打破僵局）56. bright聪明，灵光57. brown nose 讨好，谄媚58. bug somebody 使人讨厌59. bull in a china shop 瓷器店里的蛮牛（笨拙的人，动辄弄坏东西的人）60. bump into 撞上（巧遇）61. burn brides 烧桥（过河拆桥）62. burst your bubble 扎破泡泡（打破人的幻想，煞风景）63. bury ones head in the sand把头埋在沙里（自欺欺人）64. butterfingers奶油手指（抓不

8、稳东西的人）65. butterflies in my stomach肚里有只蝴蝶（心里紧张，七上八下）66. buy the farm买下农场（归道山，死了）67. call it a night一日事毕，可以睡觉了68. cant teach an old dog new tricks老狗学不会新把戏69. cash in my chips兑换筹码（睡觉，就寝）70. chicken鸡（胆小鬼）71. circle the wagons把篷车围成一圈（严阵以待）72. clean up ones act自我检点，自我改进73. close, but no cigar 差点就成功74. co

9、me down in bucket倾盆大雨75. come down in sheets整片整片地下（倾盆大雨）76. cool your lips冷静下来77. cost someone an arm and a leg要花上一条胳膊一条腿（代价昂贵）78. count on something /doing something 这事靠得住79. count your chickens before they hatch 蛋还没孵化，先数小鸡80. crock 破瓦片（无用之物，废话）81. cross the line 跨过线（做得太过分了）82. cross that bridge wh

10、en we come to it 到了桥头就过桥（船到桥头自然直）83. cry over spilled milk 为泼了牛奶而哭（为过去的失败而懊丧）84. cushion the blow 给垫着点儿（说话绵软一点，以免打击太重）85. cut to the chase 抄捷径去追猎物（不绕圈子，开门见山，单刀直入）86. daily grind 例行苦事，每天得干的苦工87. days are numbered 来日无多88. dead center 正当中89. dead-end street 死路，死巷子90. dog 狗（丑八怪）91. domino effect 骨牌效应92.

11、 dont hold your breath 别憋着呼吸（别期望太高）93. dont look a gift horse in the mouth 赠马不看牙（收人礼物别嫌好道歹）94. down to the wire 最后关头95. down under 南边（常指面半球的澳洲）96. downhill from here 从此都是下坡路（自此每况愈下）97. drop the ball 掉了球（失职）98. empty nest 空巢（儿女长大离家）99. every cloud has a silver lining 乌云也有银边（祸兮福所倚，塞翁失马）100. fall into

12、place 落实，就绪101. fender bender 撞弯保险杠的车祸（小车祸）102. fight tooth and nail 爪牙并施，拚命抵抗103. fine line 细线（微妙的差别）104. fish out of water 如鱼离水105. flash in the pan 淘金盆里的反光（空欢喜一场，好景不长）106. fork in the road 岔路107. fox 狐狸（并无贬意）108. framed 被陷害，遭栽赃109. full throttle 加足马力110. get a foot in the door 一脚已经进了门里（获得立足点，占一份）

13、111. get hitched 拴起来（结婚）112. get off on the wrong foot 起步便错（第一印象不佳）113. get the ball rolling 让球滚起来（动起手来）114. get/give the green light 绿灯亮了（获准行动）115. get up on the wrong side of the bed 起床下错边116. give the shirt off ones back 连衬衫都肯脱给人（慷慨成性）117. go one step too far 多走了一步（做得太过分了）118. go out on a limb 爬高

14、枝（担风险）119. go overboard 过火120. go to hell in a hand basket 坐着吊篮下地狱（一坏不可收拾）121. go to ones head 上头上脸，冲昏头脑122. go under 沉没（破产）123. goose bumps 鸡皮疙瘩124. grasp for straws 抓稻草（绝望中的挣扎，快要淹死的人连漂浮的稻草也抓）125. guts 胆子126. hot 惹火127. have ones cake and eat it too 既想留着蛋糕，又想吃（既要鱼，又要熊掌）128. hang out 出去玩（英语中的“玩”很少会用

15、到play）129. hindsight is 20/20 事后的先见之明130. hit stride 脚步走顺了131. hit the books 撞书（用功）132. hit the jackpot 中了头彩133. hit the road 上路134. hold a candle to 给他拿蜡烛都不配（元不能相比）135. hold the key to my heart 掌管我心灵的钥匙136. hold your horses 勒住你的马（慢来）137. hang somebody out to dry 把晾起来了（把坑苦了）138. in ones back pocket

16、在某人裤子后口袋里（是某人的囊中之物）139. in the dark 在黑暗中（茫然，什么也不知道）140. in the lime light 站在聚光灯圈里（出风头）141. in the spotlight 站在聚光灯圈里（出风头）142. its Greek to me 希腊文（天书）143. in the middle of nowhere 周围什么也没有（前不见村，后不着店）144. joined at the hip 连体婴（死党，从不分开的两个人）145. jump the gun 枪未响先偷跑（抢先）146. just what the doctor ordered 正是大

17、夫说的（对症下药）147. keep an ear to the ground 一耳贴地（注意新动向）148. keep ones fingers crossed/cross ones fingers 把手指交叉成十字架（暗祈上苍保佑）149. kick the bucket 踢水桶（翘辫子）150. kill two birds with one stone一 箭双雕，一举两得151. kiss up to 讨好152. kitty corner 小猫的角落（斜对角）153. knuckle sandwich 指节骨三明治（饱以老拳）154. landslide 山崩（压倒性的胜利）155.

18、 last straw 最后一根稻草156. left a bitter taste in ones mouth 留下满嘴苦味（留下不愉快的回忆）157. left hanging 被晾起来了（被挂起来，悬而不决）158. let sleeping dogs lie 别惊动睡着的狗（别无事生非，过去的事不要再提）159. let the cat out of the bag 放出袋中猫（泄密，说漏嘴）160. light a fire under your butt 在屁股下点一把火（促其行动）161. light at the end of the tunnel 隧道末端的光（一线希望）16

19、2. like hot cakes 象刚出炉的蛋糕（很受欢迎的东西，抢手货）163. like looking for a needle in a haystack 如同在稻草堆里找一根针（大海捞针）164. like pulling hens teeth 跟拔母鸡的牙一样（艰苦不堪）165. like shooting fish in a barrel 桶里射鱼（瓮中捉鳖）166. like stealing candy from a baby 娃娃手里骗糖（易事）167. ling winded 长舌，碎嘴168. loose cannon 松动的大炮（一触即发的脾气）169. lose

20、ones marbles 疯了，神智不清170. low blow 不正当的攻击，下流手段171. make a mountain out of a molehill 把小土堆说成大山（小题大作）172. make him and break the mold 上帝造了他以后就把模型砸了（再没有跟他一样的人了）173. Monday morning quarterback 星期一早晨的四分卫（马后炮）174. monkey business 猢狲把戏（胡闹）175. monkey on ones back 背上的猴子（难以摆脱的负担）176. more than you can shake a

21、 finger at 屈指难数177. more than one way to skin a cat 剥猫皮各有巧妙不同（另有办法）178. music to my ears 爱听的话179. my bad 我的错180. my old man 我的老头（我父亲）181. nail in the coffin 棺材钉子（致使的一击，决定成败的最重要因素）182. neck and neck 马脖子靠着马脖子（齐头并进，不分轩轾）183. no sweat不出汗（没什么大不了）184. not dealing with a full deck 脑子里少几张牌（头脑不正常）185. nothin

22、g will leave these walls 话不传出这四堵墙之外（言不入六耳）186. off the charts 好得没治了187. off the deep end 暴跳如雷188. off the fop of ones head 临时一想，随口一说189. on a good note 尽欢而散190. on a roll 做得很顺，势如破竹191. on cloud nine 九霄云上192. on fire 着火了（红火，手气旺）193. on my nerves 惹我心烦194. on pins and needles 如坐针毡，坐立不安195. on tap 桶装啤酒（

23、现成的，预备好的）196. on the back burner 搁在靠后的炉子上（靠边站）197. on the ball 看球看得准（做事有准备，有把握）198. on the edge of my seat 坐在椅子前沿（专心地看和听）199. on the rocks 触礁，搁浅；加冰块200. on the same page 在同一页上（进度相同）201. on the tip of my tongue 话到舌尖，呼之欲出202. once in a blue moon 出蓝月亮的时候（稀罕，少见）203. one foot in the grave 一脚已经入了坟（入土三尺）20

24、4. one of a kind 独一无二205. one step ahead of you 领先你一步206. out of the pan and into the fire 跳出锅里，掉进火里（每况愈下）207. out of the picture 不在画面里208. out of this world 人世所无，只应天上有209. pale in comparison 相形失色210. peas in a pod一 荚之豆（好哥儿们）211. pieces come together 拼图游戏凑成图案（诸事顺利，达成完美结果）212. play it by ear不 用看谱（随机应

25、变）213. plenty of other fish in the sea 海里的鱼多得很（天涯何处无芳草）214. poker face 扑克面孔（喜怒不形于色）215. pop the question 提出大问题（求婚）216. pot calling the kettle black 锅嫌壶黑（五十步笑百步）217. pull oneself up by ones bootstraps 拎着鞋带把自己提起来（凭自己的力量重新振作起来）218. pull the rug out from underneath someone 地毯从脚下被抽出（事出意外）219. punch your

26、lights out 揍得你两眼发黑220. put all of ones eggs in one basket 鸡蛋都放在一个篮子里（孤注一掷）221. put ones foot in ones mouth 把脚丫放进嘴里（说错话了）222. put ones nose to the grindstone 鼻子冲着磨刀石（专心工作）223. put the cart before the horse 车在马前（本末倒置）224. put up the white flag 竖白旗（投降，放弃）225. rain on your parade 游行时下雨（扫兴，浇冷水）226. rain

27、cats and dogs 天上下猫，天上下狗（倾盆大雨）227. raise the bar 提高横竿（更上一层楼）228. read someone like a book 对这个人一目了然229. red handed 趁着手上的血还没洗净时候抓住，在犯罪现场被逮230. red tape（扎公文的）红带子，官样文章（繁文缛节）231. right down my alley 恰是我的路（正能者多劳的胃口）232. rob the cradle 劫摇篮（老牛吃嫩草）233. rock the boat晃船（无事生非，制造不安定）234. rumple my feathers 逆指羽毛（逆

28、批龙鳞）235. seamless 天衣无缝236. secret weapon 秘密武器237. see right through someone 一眼看穿，洞烛其奸238. set of wheels 车（英美国家人大都用wheels来指“车”）239. shoot for the stars sick and tired 射星星（立志要高）240. sit shotgun 厌烦241. six one way, half a dozen the other一 边六个，一边半打（半斤八两）242. skate on thin ice 在薄冰上滑冰（如履薄冰，身历险境）243. skele

29、ton in ones closet 壁橱里的骷髅（不可告人的事）244. skin and bones 皮包骨245. sleep on it 睡在上面（考虑一晚上）246. small talk 寒喧，闲聊247. smooth sailing 一帆风顺248. snowball 滚雪球，越滚越大249. snowballs chance in hell 雪球进了地狱（希望不大）250. spare tire腰围一圈的脂肪（“备胎”和“游泳圈”形象一致）251. spark 火星（来电）252. spineless 没脊梁（没有骨气）253. split hairs 细分头发（吹毛求疵）2

30、54. stab in the back 背后插刀（遭人暗算）255. stallion 千里驹（貌美体健的男人）256. stand someone up 对方失约，让人空等257. stick a fork in him, hes done 用叉子戳他一下看看，他烤熟了吧258. stop and smell the roses 停下来闻玫瑰（享受生活）259. straw that broke the camels back压断骆驼脊梁的稻草（最后致命的一击）260. straight from the horses mouth 听马说的（根据最可靠的消息来源）261. strike o

31、ut 三振出局262. stud 种马（貌美体健的男人）263. swing for the fence 打全垒打264. take a hike 走路（滚蛋）265. take a rain check 因雨停赛时送给观众下次免费来看的票（另一次机会）266. take off 动身267. take one for the team 为了全队挨一下（为了集体利益，牺牲个人利益）268. take the word right out of someones mouth 替我说了（你所说的正是我想要说的）269. the ball is in someones court 球在你那边（该你行

32、动了）270. the scoop 最新消息271. the walls have ears 墙有耳朵（隔墙有耳）272. the whole nine yards 整整九码（一举成功，美式足球的攻方一次需推进十码）273. throw in the towel 扔毛巾（认输，放弃）274. tie the knot 打结（结婚）275. toe the line 循规蹈矩，沿着线走276. tongue in cheek 闲磕牙（挖苦地）277. too many cooks in the kitchen 厨房里厨子太多（筑室道谋，三个和尚没水渴）278. twinkle in your m

33、others eye 母亲眼中的一闪灵光（未出娘胎）279. twisted 脾气拧，别扭280. two left feet 有两左脚（笨手笨脚）281. under my skin 钻到我的皮下（让我极不舒服）282. under the weather 受了风寒283. until the cows come home 等到牛回家（空等，白等）284. until you are blue in the face 干到脸发青（也是白干）285. unwind 放松发条（轻松下来）286. up for grabs 大家有份287. up in the air 挂在空中（悬而未决）288.

34、 walk in someones shoes 穿他的鞋走走看（设身处地，经历相同）289. walk on air（高兴得）脚不点地，飘飘然290. washed up 像是洗过的（筋疲力尽，力气都放完了）291. water off a ducks back 鸭背的水珠（马耳东风）292. water under the bridge 桥下的水（逝水，覆水）293. when hell freezes over 地狱结冰（绝不可能的事）294. weed out 除去杂草（淘汰）295. well rounded全 能，全才296. when pigs fly 猪飞的时候（绝不可能）297. not lift a finger 连手指都不动一动（袖手旁观）298. wound up 上足发条（紧张，兴奋）299. wrapped around his/her little finger 化为绕指柔（玩弄于股掌之间）300. wring his neck 扭断他的脖子 -