如果形容某人有一个“尖的舌头 a sharp tongue”那意思就是这个人言语尖刻，说话毫不留情。 Don‘t worry about what the boss says, he has a sharp tongue. Stephen‘s sharp tongue meant t...

短语in the pink可用来形容某人的身体非常健康。 Rob has recovered from his cold and is in the pink again. Ruth looks very well, she‘s certainly in the pink. 值得注意的是，短语tick...

to give someone some lip的字面意思是给某人一些嘴唇，但实际表达的意思是顶嘴，出言不逊。 That rude young boy gave me some lip when I asked him to stop smoking. She gave her neighbou...

短语fly off the handle的意思是大发脾气，勃然大怒。 When I told Dad I had crashed his car again he flew off the handle. Jane is trying to get to sleep, so if you wake her up she wi...

短语to take the bull by the horns直译是汉语里说的“斗牛抓牛角”，实际要表达的意思是在面对困难和险境时要毫不犹豫地、勇敢地面对问题。 Don‘t suffer in silence while your flatmate oc...

我们可以把低质量的或是不真实的东西称为a load of rubbish。 Did you see that England football match? It was a load of rubbish. They will never win the World Cup. I was really excite...

two heads are better than one直译是两个头脑比一个强，其实就是汉语里的人多智广或人多力量大的意思。 I can help you to have this presentation ready tomorrow morning. Let‘s work toge...

如果你对艺术、音乐或戏剧特别感兴趣，那么人们可能会把称为一个a culture vulture文化狂热分子。 William‘s going to see three exhibitions and a Beethoven symphony on Saturday. That gu...

短语to squirrel something away的意思是把东西储存或藏起来，以备日后使用。 Joan‘s salary is very low but a few years ago she started to squirrel money away. It took her a long time...

to look someone in the eye这个短语的意思就是你双眼直视对方，让对方相信你所说的话是完全真实的，即使你有可能并没有说实话。 John looked me in the eye and told me that he loved me. I ...