50个地道习语
经典口语习语、词组、谚语及地道情景表达
经典口语习语、词组、谚语1、a bad apple一个坏苹果，坏蛋，惹麻烦，不诚实的人2、Big Apple 大苹果，纽约的别称3、a fat cat肥猫，暴发户（贬义）4、a hot potato棘手的问题5、lose one’s shirt 丧失某人的财产6、keep one’s shirt on 耐着性子，不发火7、eat like a bird 吃的少8、a small potato 小人物9、big potato 大人物)10、Be on one’s high horse趾高气扬的。
11、Fight tooth and nail奋力作战。
12、White lie善意的谎言。
13、Eye for eye以牙还牙。
14、Cup of tea最喜欢的东西a cup of tea一杯茶15、Face the music面对现实，勇于承担后果。
16、Out of sight,out of mind眼不见，心不烦。
17、No pains,no gains.不劳无获。
18、The outsider sees the most of the game.旁观者清。
19、follow your nose凭直觉走,20、be led by the nose被牵着鼻子走21、make one’s mark使某人出名22、man-eater 1、食人兽2、极有魅力的女子极有魅力的男子：lady killer 3、对女性难以忍受（疯婆子）23、money to burn有很多钱24、make one’s mouth water使某人垂涎三尺；使某人嫉妒25、meet one’s waterloo惨遭失败26、Many hands make light work人多力量大；众人拾材火焰高。
27、Be left in the cold被冷落28、A bed of roses非常开心29、Go bananas发疯了#30、A black sheep败家子31、A piece of cake小菜一碟32、Do it well or not at all要做就做最好33、Look before you leap三思而后行34、Easier said than done说起来容易做起来难。
150句常用谚语或俗语
150句谚语（俗语）1、外圆内方，绵里藏针。
2、恨人有，笑人无，嫌人穷，怕人富。
3、慈不掌兵，义不掌财，情不立事，善不为官。
4、人在事上练，刀在石上磨。
5、人前若爱争长短，人后必然说是非。
6、不怕虎狼当面坐，只怕人前两面刀。
7、门前放根讨饭棍，亲戚故友不上门。
8、料事准，遇事忍，出手狠，善后稳。
9、天不生无用之人，地不长无名之草。
10、欺山莫欺水，欺人莫欺心。
11、九分真本事，一分会忽悠。
12、求同存异，和而不同。
13、求人如吞三尺剑，靠人如攀九重天。
14、每逢大事，必有静气。
15、做一行，怨一行，到老不在行。
16、交人交心，浇花浇根。
17、夫妻本是同林鸟，大难临头各自飞。
18、知已相逢话语多，冤家相逢酒难喝。
19、良言一句三冬暖，恶语伤人六月寒。
20、他时若遂凌云志，敢笑黄巢不丈夫。
21、人穷闹市无人问，富在深山有远亲。
22、不信你看杯中酒，杯杯先敬有钱人。
23、莫欺少年穷，不负糟糠恩。
24、老马识路数，老人通世故。
25、自古茶倒七分满，留下三分是人情。
26、饭要七分饱，话留三分好。
27、任凭风浪起，稳坐钓鱼台。
28、药不治假病，酒不解真愁。
29、有钱难买少年时，失落光阴无处寻。
30、做人不要做绝，说话不要说尽。
31、衣不如新，人不如故。
32、有酒有肉多兄弟，患难何曾见一人。
33、草遮不住鹰眼，水遮不住鱼眼。
34、不怕怒目金刚，只怕眯眼菩萨。
35、静坐常思己过，闲谈莫论他非。
36、酒肉穿肠过，佛祖心中留。
37、和尚不说鬼，袋里没有米。
38、好话一句三冬暖，恶语伤人六月寒。
39、佛为心，道为骨，儒为表，大度看世界。
技在手，能在身，思在脑，从容过生活。
40、家人说话耳旁风，外人说话金宇经。
41、瞎子知音，熟人知心；镜中见人，酒桌见心。
42、一人不说两面话，人前不讨两面光。
43、宁忍自己气，莫伤父母心。
44、路在人走，事在人为。
45、亲戚不共财，共财断往来。
46、凡事有因果，万事有轮回。
47、眼见他起高楼，眼见他宴宾客，眼见他楼塌了。
一千个英语习语的地道表达
3、Birds of a feather flock together. 物以类聚4、Blood is thicker than water. 血浓于水5、A cat has nine lives. 吉人天相（猫有九条命）6、Diamond cut diamond. 强中更有强中手7、Don't meet trouble half-way. 勿杞人忧天8、Don't put all your egg in one basket. 勿孤注一掷9、Don't ride the high horse. 勿摆架子10、Everyone to his taste. 人各有所好11、An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth. 以眼还眼，以牙还牙12、Fine feathers make fine birds. 人要衣装马要鞍13、Haste makes waste. 欲速则不达14、Things done can not be undone. 木已成舟15、To rack one's brain. 绞尽脑汁16、Look before you leap.First think, then act. 三思而后行17、It id never too late to mend. 亡羊补牢，犹为未晚18、After a storm comes a calm. 雨过天晴19、A good medicine tastes bitter. 良药苦口20、It is good to learn at another man's cost. 前车之鉴21、Nothing so bad but might be a blessing. 塞翁失马，焉知非福22、We must not lie down, and cry, "God help us". 求神不如求己23、No man is wise at all times. 智者千虑必有一失24、Kill two birds with one stone. 一石二鸟，一箭双雕25、It never rains but it pours. 祸不单行26、In doing we learn. 经一事，长一智27、No man is born wise or learned. 人非生而知之28、Action speak louder than words. 事实胜于雄辩29、There is no smoke without fire. 无风不起浪30、Once bitten, twice shy. 一次被咬，下次胆小31、Seeing is believing. 百闻不如一见32、The on-looker sees most of the game. 旁观者清33、Learn to walk before you run. 循序渐进34、Two heads are better than one. 三个臭皮匠顶个诸葛亮35、Nothing venture, nothing have. 不入虎穴，焉得虎子36、Nothing succeeds like success. 一事如意，万事顺利37、Nothing is so certain as the unexpected. 天有不测风云，人有旦夕祸福38、Time is money. 一寸光阴一寸金39、The morning sun never lasts a day. 好景不常40、When an opportunity is neglected, it never comes back to you. 机不可失，时不再来41、Strike while the iron is hot. 趁热打铁42、Practice makes perfect. 熟能生巧43、Work makes the workman. 勤工出巧匠44、Business is business. 公事公办45、In for a penny, in for a pound. 一不做，二不休46、Many hands make light work. 众擎易举47、An idle youth, a needy age. 少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲48、Waste not, want not. 俭以防匮49、Many a little makes a mickle. 积少便成多50、Constant dropping wears the stone. 水滴石穿51、Sooner or later, the truth comes to light. 真相迟早会大白52、Pardoning the bad is injuring the good. 隐恶败善53、A word spoken is past recalling./The words once spoken can never be recalled. 一言既出，驷马难追54、Few words are best. 寡言为贵55、Least said, soonest mended. 少说为妙56、Good tongue. 口齿伶俐57、Pride goes before a fall/destruction. 骄兵必败58、Love at first sight. 一见倾心，一见钟情59、Money makes the mare go. 有钱能使鬼推磨60、Happy is he who owes nothing. 无债一身轻61、Flow of words. 口若悬河62、Know nothing. 一无所知63、Know all. 无所不知64、One good turn deserves another. 善有善报65、A bad thing never dies. 坏事传千里66、An ill life, an ill end. 恶有恶报67、A good wife makes a good husband. 妻贤夫自良68、Like father, like son. 有其父必有其子69、Like mother, like daughter. 有其母必有其女70、Make your enemy your friend. 化敌为友71、What we lose in hake we shall have in herring. 失之东隅，收之桑榆72、Either win the horse or lose the saddle. 孤注一掷73、One never loses anything by politeness. 礼多人不怪74、Blooming visage. 容光焕发75、Desperate diseases must have desperate cures. 以毒攻毒76、Hungry dogs will eat dirty puddings. 饥不择食77、Love me, love my dog. 爱屋及乌78、Give a dog a bad name and hang him. 欲加之罪，何患无辞79、The law is not the same at morning and at night. 朝令夕改80、Carrion crows bewail the dead sheep and then eat them. 猫哭老鼠假慈悲81、He who rides a tiger is afraid to dismount. 骑虎难下82、The leopard can never change its spots. 本性难移83、All roads lead to Rome. 条条大路通罗马84、Always taking out the meal-tub, and never putting in, soon comes to the bottom. 坐吃山空85、A miss is as good as a mile. 失之毫厘，谬以千里86、A new broom sweeps clean. 新官上任三把火87、A stitch in time saves nine. 一针不补，十针难缝88、As we sow, so shall we reap. 种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆89、Beard the lion in his den. 太岁头上动土90、Companions are odious. 人比人，气死人91、Content is happiness. 知足常乐92、Do as the Romans do. 入境随俗93、Do as you would be done by. 己所不欲，勿施于人94、Fire and water have no mercy. 水火无情95、Fish begins to stink at the head. 上梁不正下梁歪96、God's mill grinds slow but sure. 天网恢恢，疏而不漏98、Many men have many minds. 人多口杂99、Merry meet, merry part. 好聚好散100、Misery loves company. 同病相怜补充：All is not gold that glitters. 发光的不一定都是金子。
常考习语和常见俚语
常考习语和常见俚语常考习语across1、表方位。
Let’s go to the restaurant across the street and get something to eat.让我们去街对面的餐馆买些吃的。
2、表动作，穿越。
You must go across the bridge and then turn right.你必须先过桥，然后再往右拐。
age1、年龄。
最一般的表达。
2、衰老。
the aging people = the old people现代社会出现越来越严重的aging problem(人口老龄化问题)等。
all1、shake all over 浑身颤抖2、all of a sudden 突然地All of a sudden, I remembered her name. 我突然想起了她的名字。
3、by all means 一定I’ll come by all means. 我一定会来的。
4、all night long 整晚My present neighbor plays piano all night long. 我现在的邻居整晚都弹钢琴。
awfully非常地，相当地。
在口语中用于表程度的比例十分高。
awfully nervous 相当紧张;awfully cold 相当冷;awfully sorry 十分抱歉Tom looks awfully nervous.汤姆看上去相当紧张。
I am awfully sorry. I didn’t mean to hu rt you.十分抱歉。
我不想伤害你的。
be bound to肯定，注定The movie starts in 5 minutes and there’s bound to be a long line.电影还有5分钟就开始了,现在那里肯定排着长队。
be tired of厌烦。
当一个人感到厌烦的时候，也是最容易lose one’s temper(生气)的时候。
50个俗语的使用方法
50个俗语的使用方法以下是50个俗语及其使用方法：1. 不入虎穴，焉得虎子：指不付出努力，就难以获得成功。
例如：“如果你想在事业上有所成就，就必须付出努力，不入虎穴，焉得虎子。
”2. 一步一个脚印：形容做事踏实，一步一个脚印地前进。
例如：“在学习上，我们要一步一个脚印，不能急于求成。
”3. 三思而后行：指在做决定之前要反复思考，权衡利弊。
例如：“在做出决定之前，我们应该三思而后行，以免后悔。
”4. 一日之计在于晨：强调一天的计划要在早上就开始规划。
例如：“一日之计在于晨，所以我们要在早上就规划好一天的任务。
”5. 人无远虑，必有近忧：指人如果没有长远的考虑，就会面临眼前的烦恼。
例如：“我们在做决策时，要考虑长远，否则就会人无远虑，必有近忧。
”6. 天网恢恢，疏而不漏：形容法律或报应的公正和严密。
例如：“虽然犯罪分子一时逃脱了法律制裁，但天网恢恢，疏而不漏，最终他们还是会被绳之以法。
”7. 一言既出，驷马难追：指说话要算数，不能反悔。
例如：“你既然答应了别人的事情，就要一言既出，驷马难追，不能反悔。
”8. 不入虎穴，不得虎子：形容要取得成功，必须付出相应的努力。
例如：“想要在工作中取得突破，就必须有不入虎穴，不得虎子的决心。
”9. 百闻不如一见，百见不如一干：强调实践的重要性，听说不如亲眼所见，看不如亲自去做。
例如：“百闻不如一见，百见不如一干，你还是亲自去体验一下吧。
”10. 人无完人，金无足赤：指人都有缺点，事物也都有不完美之处。
例如：“人无完人，金无足赤，我们要学会接受别人的缺点。
”11. 五十步笑百步：指自己做得不好却嘲笑别人。
例如：“你自己做得也不怎么样，五十步笑百步，有什么资格嘲笑别人？”12. 千里之行，始于足下：强调事情的开头，意味着任何伟大的事业都是从小的步骤开始的。
例如：“千里之行，始于足下，只要我们坚持下去，总有一天会实现目标的。
”13. 一日不见，如隔三秋：形容思念之情，意为一天不见，就好像过了很久。
地道英语习语50
Are you all right?-------你好吗？Cheers!------谢谢, 再见！eg. ---------Five pounds fifty, please. Cheers!---------Cheers!Give me a minute!------请稍等一会！eg. Give me a minute, David! I will find the map for you.Does it make sense?-----你明白我的意思吗？eg. If you buy a day ticket, you will save more. Does it make sense?I don’t follow you.-------我不明白你说什麽eg. Sorry, I don’t follow, you. Could you say it again?Are you kidding(joking)？-----你在开玩笑吧？eg. ------Are you kidding,David?-------I am not going to kid you, I am being serious!I am behind you. ---------我支持你eg Whatever decision you are going to make, I am behind you.Do you really mean it?----------此话当真？eg. ------- I can give what you want.-------Do you really mean it?-------Yes, I mean it!That depends.--------那得看情况而定eg. ---------Will you come here on that day?----------That depends.Feel free to do it-------请随意……eg. If you have any problem, please feel free to ask me.What’s going on?--------怎麽了？eg. -------What’s going on here?-------He got his watch broken, I am helping fix it.get on with it!--------快点！eg. Get on with it, we have no time left!Get a move on!---------赶快行动吧!eg. Get a move on and help yourself to some food!Believe it or not!-------信不信由你！eg. Believe it or not, I don’t know how to cook!Come to think of it.---------说到这……eg. Come to think of it, let me tell you what the school is like first.That’s a deal!--------成交, 一言为定！eg. Ok, that’s a deal! Be there or be square!my fingers crossed--------祝君好运！eg. I hope you can pass the exam: my fingers crossed!I will be keeping my fingers crossed for you.Wish you a prosperous new year!-------恭喜发财！eg. I wish you a prosperous new year and all the best for your future!Are you struggling to do it?-------有困难吗？eg. Are you struggling to live in Britain?You are dead meat!---------你死定了！eg. Help me out, otherwise I am dead meat!You scared me!----------你吓着我了！eg. ---------Did I scare you?----------Yes, you did!Don’t get me wrong!--------别误会我！eg. Don’t get me wrong, I didn’t mean that.Don’t let me down!----------别让我失望！eg. Don’t let me down, I am sure you can make it!You make me sick!----------你让我恶心！eg. Get out of here, you make me sick!We are even!------------------我们扯平了！eg. You don’t tell me the truth, either. We are even!It’s a must-see!----------------非看不可!eg. The movie Star World is a must-see!sold me out---------------------背叛我eg. I am always with you, why did you sell me out?Get lost!------------那凉快那呆着去！eg. Get lost! I am busy now.feel poorly---------感到身体不舒服eg. I have been feeling poorly these days.sort out-------解决eg. I have got everything sorted out and I am ready to leave.Could you help me to sort out all those problems?pop in-------短时来访eg. I will give the book to you if you can pop in tomorrow.A good idea popped into my head.hang on, please!-------请等（停）一下！eg. Hang on, please! I have got sth to say.Come on!------来吧（快点!）eg. Come on, get a move on! I am here by your side.Just checking---------只随便问问take it or leave it!--------要不要随你observe your class-------听课eg. Would it be possible for me to observe your class this afternoon?bloody-------该死的eg. I hate these bloody people.Get out of here! I don’t want your bloody money.lovely-----------好！棒！eg. ------What do you think of this book?-------Oh, lovely! I like it.brilliant--------真好！真棒！eg.------Mum, David tells me that I am brilliant at Chinese.------That’s brilliant, my love!fantastic-------太好了！太棒了！absolutely-------绝对The word they prefer to use in conversations when they want to express the extent is not always very but absolutely.eg. I like it, it’s absolutely fantastic!------Are you sure of it?------Absolutely!Boo!------嘘声eg. Boo! Boo! Get out of here!fag--------香烟（cigarette）eg. --------Can I have a fag, please?---------Sorry, you are not allowed to smoke here.balance--------余额eg. --------You have to pay 100 pounds now, and then the balance by the end of July.--------All right, and could you check my Debit Card balance?---------Yes,your balance is 250 pounds, sir.mortgage-------贷款eg. You have to pay the deposit first and then pay off the mortgage every month.property-------房产eg. Property in Britain is going crazy, I can’t afford it!travel----------交通工具eg. ---------Who pays the cost of travelling to school?---------I have to pay the travel myself, which costs me 2.8 pounds for a day ticket.relationship------恋爱关系eg. I am seeking a like-minded man for friendship or possibly a relationship.CCTV----------监视器eg. No entry! CCTV is on.quid------英镑（pound）eg. I won 1000 quid from the TV program Who Wants to Be a Millionaire!。
英国地道习语3
1. The lights are on but nobody’s home –used to describe a stupid person.灯亮着却没人在家——用于描述很愚蠢的人。
Example: She really has no clue- the lights are on but nobody’s home!例子：她完全抓不着头绪——脑子笨的像头猪。
2. When pigs fly –about something that will never happen.除非猪都会飞了——表示某事永远都不会发生，绝无可能。
Example: Yea, right! You will get Taylor Swift to ask you on a date when pigs fly!例子：对的！等猪都会飞了你就会得到泰勒.斯威夫特的约会邀请。
3. To have Van Gogh’s ear for music –to be tone deaf .(Van Gogh only had one ear!)用梵高的耳朵听音乐——音痴。
（梵高只有一只耳朵！）Example: Xavi really shouldn’t play the piano- he has Van Gogh’s ear for music.例子：哈维真不该弹钢琴——他简直就是个音痴。
4. To pig out –to eat a lot very quickly.狼吞虎咽——快速吃掉很多东西。
Example: After the marathon, the runners pigged out at a dinner buffet.例子：马拉松跑完后，参赛者们在自助餐晚宴上狼吞虎咽。
5. Everything but the kitchen sink –almost everything has been included.除了厨房里的水槽什么都有——几乎包括了所有事。
最常见的五十条俗语
最常见的五十条俗语俗语是民间智慧的结晶，具有简洁易懂、寓意深刻的特点。
它们流传至今，成为我们日常生活中经常使用和引用的表达方式。
下面是五十条最常见的俗语，每个俗语都有着不同的寓意和教训，希望能够给读者带来启发和思考。
1. 一鸟在手胜过十鸟在林：意思是得到一小部分的肯定比没有得到更多的更好。
2. 有志者事竟成：只要有决心和毅力，就能实现目标。
3. 活到老学到老：人应该不断学习，不管年龄多大。
4. 水滴石穿：勤奋和毅力能够克服一切困难。
5. 人山人海：形容人流非常拥挤。
6. 自相矛盾：指言行不一致。
7. 亡羊补牢：形容事情发生问题后采取补救措施。
8. 行行出状元：无论从事什么行业，只要努力就能成功。
9. 与时俱进：意思是要跟上时代的步伐发展。
10. 古为今用：旧的方法在今天依然有用。
11. 高山流水：指至交好友。
12. 这山望着那山高：人们总是对别人好的东西心生羡慕。
13. 心有灵犀一点通：形容两个人之间默契和理解度非常高。
14. 一失足成千古恨：犯下一个小错误可能会对人生产生长期的影响。
15. 雪中送炭：在别人有困难的时候给予帮助。
16. 班门弄斧：在行家面前卖弄本领。
17. 人怕出名猪怕壮：意思是个体不喜欢引人注目。
18. 一寸光阴一寸金：时间非常宝贵，要善于利用。
19. 井底之蛙：指见识狭窄，不知道外面的世界。
20. 笨鸟先飞：意思是智商不高的人要更加努力才能成功。
21. 机不可失，时不再来：适时把握机会非常重要。
22. 自欺欺人：欺骗自己和别人。
23. 笑里藏刀：表面上友善，实际上心思险恶。
24. 借刀杀人：利用别人的力量达到自己的目的。
25. 自由落体：形容很快地下降或者失去控制。
26. 因小失大：因为一个小原因而放弃了更重要的事物。
27. 画饼充饥：空想和不切实际的期望。
28. 人算不如天算：意味着无论多么计划周全，最终还是要听天由命。
29. 金玉满堂：形容财富非常丰富。
30. 饮水思源：要记住感激和怀念给予帮助的人。
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1. cry wolf 喊“狼来了”；发假警报If you cry wolf too often, people will stop believing that you need help.如果你常喊“狼来了”，人们便不会再相信你需要帮助。
2. freak flag 独特之处，另类的一面My teacher taught me to always be true to myself and to wear my freak flag proudly.老师告诉我，要永远遵从自己的内心，骄傲地展现出自己另类的一面。
4. get your head around it 明白，搞清楚I just can’t get my head around the fact that Joe is leaving us.难以置信乔就要离开我们了。
5. dig in your heels / stick to your guns 坚持立场My parents wanted me to give up writing, but I dug in my heels / stuck to my guns and went on to become a famous writer.父母想让我放弃写作，但我坚持了下来，终于成为著名的作家。
6.pound the pavement 徘徊于街头找工作I’d been pounding the pavement for months before I found a job in a fast food restaurant.我在街上转了好几个月，终于找到了一份快餐店的工作。
7. pull a rabbit out of a hat 使出奇招I thought we were going bankrupt, but my partner pulled a rabbit out of his hat and we landed a major contract.我以为我们就要破产了，谁知我的合伙人使出奇招，帮我们拉来了一个大单子。
8. leave no stone unturned 想方设法，千方百计I’ll leave no stone unturned until I find out who did this.我会想尽一切办法，找出此事背后的那个人。
9. get it out of your system 不吐不快，不做不爽I wasn’t sure how she was going to react, but I had to get it out of my system, so I told her I had found another woman.我不确定她会作何反应，但我真的不想再憋着了——我告诉她，我喜欢上了另一个女人。
10. step up your game 有更好的表现If you want to win this competition, you’ll have to step up your game.如果你想赢得这场比赛，你必须得有更好的表现。
11. you rock 你真棒Thanks for the tickets, Rob. You rock!罗布，谢谢你提供的票。
你真厉害！12. cut sb some slack 给（某人）方便；对（某人）网开一面- Andrew's late again.- 安德鲁又迟到了。
- Cut him some slack - his wife's just had a baby."- 对他就网开一面吧——他妻子刚生小孩。
”14. go up in flames 毁于一旦，受到重创His career went up in flames when he was jailed for theft.他因为偷盗坐牢后事业受到了重创。
15. pull yourself together 恢复镇定；控制自己I understand you’ve had a bad day, but pull yourself together and get on with your job, will you?我知道你这一天过得很糟，但你一定要振作起来，工作还得继续，不是吗？16. crunch time 关键时刻I’m not getting enough sleep these days. It’s crunch time at work.我最近睡眠不够。
正赶上工作的关键时期。
17. once in a blue moon 少有地My sister lives in Alaska, so I only see her once in a blue moon.我姐姐住在阿拉斯加，所以我很少去看她。
18. tar sb with the same brush 认为……是一丘之貉Because they worked so closely in the same department, J ohn was tarred with the same brush as Tim.由于在同一个部门工作，关系又非常密切，约翰被认为跟蒂姆是一路人。
20. shoot from the hip 鲁莽行动(或讲话)Miss Lee, I have to apologize for shooting from the hip and yelling at you for losing the papers.李小姐，我必须向你道歉。
我由于找不到文件而对你发火太鲁莽了。
当时我实在着急，忘了是我自己把文件放在这儿抽屉里的。
21. be a catch 值得追求的人，宜婚对象John is taking me out tonight.He’s such a catch, I hope he’ll propose.约翰今晚带我出去了。
他是个靠谱的结婚对象，我希望他能向我求婚。
22. running on fumes 非常疲惫，就快熬不住了I haven’t slept for twenty hours and I’m running on fumes.抱歉，我现在得回家。
我已经有20个小时没睡了，快熬不住了。
24. sell sb (on sth) 说服某人（做某事）OK, you’ve sold me. I’ll go with you.好吧，你说服我了。
我跟你一起去。
25. blow sb away 使（某人）大为惊讶；令（某人）非常高兴The ending will blow you away.结局会让你无比惊喜。
26. blow smoke 蒙人，骗人，放烟雾弹I’m not blowing smoke. I have honestly read War and Peace by Tolstoy. 我没骗你，我真得读过托尔斯泰的《战争与和平》。
27. couldn't care less （表示强调）一点也不在乎- That man stole a bottle of wine from the shop.- 那人从商店偷了一瓶葡萄酒。
- Oh, really? I couldn’t care less.- 是吗？管我P事。
28. chuffed to bits 高兴，兴奋Hey, thanks for the present! I’m chuffed to bits.嗨，谢谢你的礼物！我很喜欢。
30. tickled pink 高兴极了I was tickledpink to be invited.能受到邀请我真是开心死了。
31. by the skin of your teeth 侥幸成功，勉强做成I hadn’t studied much, but passed the test by the skin of my teeth.我没怎么学，但侥幸过了，离挂科只差一点点。
32. comfort food （难过或焦虑时食用的）安慰食品，开心食品Fat and sugar –the twin pillars of the best comfort food.脂肪和糖类是安慰食品的两大支柱。
33. skeleton staff （企业或机构运转需要的）最基本的工作人员The hospital has a skeleton staff at weekends.该医院周末只有必需岗位上的工作人员会上班。
34. baker's dozen 十三We had a baker's dozen of eggs for fourteen of us at the time. How could we even them out？当时我们十四个人有十三个鸡蛋。
怎么分得均呢？35. let the chips fall where they may 随它去，不去管结果了Kathy decided to risk her money on the investment, and let the chips fall where they may.凯西决定冒险投资，不去管结果了。
36. no-brainer 不费脑筋之事；容易处理的问题That last test question was a complete no-brainer.最后那道测试题丝毫不费脑筋。
37. a stone's throw 很短的距离，掷石之遥The cottage is just a stone's throw from the sea.小屋离海只有一箭之遥。
38. hear (sth) on/through the grapevine 从传闻中听说；通过道听途说获悉；听小道消息知道I heard on the grapevine that he was leaving - is it true?我听到传闻说他要离开了——是真的吗？39. sit on the fence 骑墙观望，犹豫不决You can't sit on the fence any longer - you have decide whose side you're on. 你不能再骑墙观望了——你必须决定支持谁。
40. take sth with a pinch of salt 对……半信半疑，对……有所怀疑You have to take everything she says with a pinch of salt, she does tend to exaggerate.你不能完全相信她的话，她总是喜欢夸大其词。