如果一件事情 something goes down the pan 或者 something goes down the toilet，那意思是说这件事情完蛋了，被搞砸了。 Mike had great dreams of becoming a rock guitarist, but they wen...

snowed under 这个短语其实和“snow 雪”并没有什么关系。在英语里，人们常用这个表达来形容“忙得不可开交”。 I‘m sorry, I can‘t write that report for you right now – I‘m snowed un...

短语 to the letter 的意思是一字不差的严格执行或遵守规定。 The soldier obeyed his commander‘s orders to the letter - and it cost him his life. I’ll give you my special cake recip...

斯诺克 snooker 是一种台球运动。Snooker 的动词形式有欺骗的意思。如果我们说某人被 snookered，意思就是那个人被骗了。 I was snookered by a fake internet company – I paid one hundred ...

如果你对某人说 bear with me 你的意思是要对方耐心点儿或耐心等一等。 Please bear with me while I make this phone call. I‘ll be with you shortly. I went to the hospital and the queu...

我们可以用短语 whatever floats your boat 来形容“想做什么就做什么，随意”。 It‘s your birthday. We can go to the theatre or have a meal in a posh restaurant. Whatever floats your...

短语 stick your neck out 的意思是敢于冒风险，不怕得罪人。 John stuck his neck out and told the boss what we thought of him. He decided to stick his neck out and buy a new sports c...

如果说某事或人 more to something than meets the eye，意思就是此事或人并不象起初看到的那样简单。 I don‘t like Peter‘s new girlfriend – she seems sweet but I think there‘s more ...

如果你要 kick up your heels 那就表示你要无拘无束地好好享受一下。 It‘s Friday night and I‘m looking forward to going out and kicking up my heels. We won the big contract so we‘r...

我们可以用短语 a tall order 来比喻一件非常困难的或一项非常艰巨的任务。 The client wants me to deliver the project by tomorrow. It‘s a tall order but I‘ll try. What!? You want me...