20個為你加分的常見英文習語

　　You gave me that main idea help in the nick of time – my teacher just gave us a quiz on that reading skill and I passed it!

　　你剛好在那個時候幫我找到了主旨，我的老師就安排了一場關于閱讀技巧的測驗，我通過了!

　　2.Let the cat out of the bag: 說出秘密。

　　Brady's surprise party is going to be great if you don't let the cat out of the bag.

　　如果你先保守秘密的話，布雷迪的驚喜派對會非常棒的!

　　3.Let the chips fall where they may: 讓某事發(fā)生，不管其是好是壞。

　　I'm going to just try out for the cheerleading squad and let the chips fall where they may.

　　不管結果怎樣，我都會去試試參加啦啦隊。

　　4.Lose your marbles:變得瘋狂。

　　Mom has really lost her marbles; she's making me practice writing the Enhanced ACT Essay seven times this week!

　　我媽媽真是要瘋了;這個星期她讓我寫了七篇ACT的作文!

　　5.Once in a blue moon: 罕見的。

　　In Florida, the temperature drops below freezing only once in a blue moon.

　　在弗羅里達，氣溫降到零度以下是非常罕見的。

　　6.Plain as day: 顯而易見的。

　　It's plain as day that you're in love with her, so just admit it.

　　顯而易見你已經愛上她了，承認吧。

　　7.Play second fiddle: 居次位。

　　I hate playing second fiddle to my sister; she always does things better than I do!

　　我真是討厭落在我姐姐的下風，她總是比我做的好!

　　8.Put your foot in your mouth: 說錯話。

　　Jessica really put her foot in her mouth when she asked about John’s job right after he lost it.

　　杰西卡居然在約翰失業(yè)后問起他的工作，真是說錯話了。

　　9.Pull yourself together: 冷靜下來;振作起來。

　　Pull yourself together, man! Sure, your girlfriend just dumped you and then you got hit by a car, but you can't let those things get you down.

　　振作起來，兄弟!雖然你被女朋友甩了，又被車撞了，但你不能讓這些事把你擊垮。

　　10.Sick and tired: 被打擾或困擾。

　　She is sick and tired of her dog chewing up her shoes every day.

　　她的狗每天都會啃她的鞋子，讓她郁悶不已。

　　11.Sleep on it: 在做決定前先考慮一會。

　　Don't tell me whether you'll move to Texas with me or not today. Sleep on it, and get back to me tomorrow.

　　今天先不要告訴我你會不會跟我一起搬去德州。先考慮一下，明天再回復我。

　　12.Snug as a bug in a rug:溫暖舒適的;滿足的。

　　That baby looks as snug as a bug in a rug cuddled up next to his mother.

　　那個小寶貝蜷縮在媽媽的身邊，一副很舒服滿足的樣子。

　　13. Step up your game: 迎頭趕上。

　　Listen, Jen. You'd better step up your game if you want to get all A's in Miss Finch's Physics class. She isn't easy!

　　聽著，珍。如果你想在芬奇老師的課上得全A，就得奮起直追。她可不是好糊弄的!

　　14.Stick your nose into something: 干涉。

　　Sharon always sticks her nose into everyone else’s business.

　　莎倫經常干涉別人的事。

　　15.Straight from the horse's mouth: 來自最可靠的消息。

　　Listen to the news straight from the horse's mouth; we're all getting bonuses this week!

　　據最可靠的消息說，我們這周都會領到獎金啦!

　　16.Take it easy: 放松。

　　I know you're not feeling well, so try to take it easy today.

　　我知道你難受，今天試著放松一下吧。

　　17.Tip of the iceberg: 一個較大問題的顯而易見的一小部分;冰山一角。

　　The fact that Carrie is dating a member of the mafia is just the tip of the iceberg; she's also smuggling contraband into the country.

　　卡莉和黑手黨的人見面的事實只是冰山一角，她還參與向這個國家走私違禁品。

　　18.To not see the wood for the trees: 一葉障目;只看到細節(jié)而未注意到最重要的事實。

　　She always argues about the silliest things; it’s like she can’t see the wood for the trees.

　　她總是在一些雞毛蒜皮的事上不肯罷休;就像看不到最重要的部分一樣。

　　19.Up a creek without a paddle:處于困境之中。

　　If you don't have any money to pay for the repairs we just made to your car, I guess you're up a creek without a paddle because you can’t have your car back.

　　如果你沒錢支付汽車的修理費的話，那就麻煩了，因為你休想要回你的車。

　　20.You rock!: 你真棒!

　　Dude. You rock. Thanks for offering to watch my pet iguana all week.

　　兄弟你真棒!謝謝你主動提出照顧我的蜥蜴一整周。