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...

Bread and butter 这个组合除了有面包黄油的意思外，我们可以用它来指某人的谋生之道，生计或主要收入来源。 You can‘t ask your neighbour to fix your car for free. He‘s a mechanic and ...

蜜蜂看上去繁忙不停，所以当一个人特忙的时候就可以用 as busy as a bee 来形容繁忙的状态； a busy bee 就是我们说的一个大忙人。 I‘ve been a really busy bee this morning. I‘ve been to...

世界杯要来了，别人家的公司又来“虐心”了！”6月11日，重庆一家公司出台的 “世界杯期间，推迟1小时上班”的通知，让朋友圈彻底炸开了，大家纷纷转载并大呼“别人家的公司，从来没让我们失望...

动词短语 spark off 意思是引起，引发。 Their decision sparked off a protest because people were very angry. If I comment on my girlfriend‘s new haircut it might spark off an argum...

在英语里，我们可以用 in the eye of the storm 来描述某人是一场争论的中心人物。 Greece is in the eye of the storm which has gathered over the world economy and is threatening to tea...

今天要和大家分享的口语表达是：no big deal。这个口语表达的意思是：“没什么大不了的”。 - Oh, what a bummer! I forgot to bring my wallet. - 真糟糕，我忘记带钱包了。 - That‘s no big...

我们用 make waves 来形容某人或事对外产生了影响，引起轰动，甚至制造风波。 This footballer is really making waves. People are impressed by his consistently amazing performances. Thi...

a high-flyer 是在指事业上有极高抱负的成功职业人士。 Daniel is such a high-flyer. He‘s only 31 years old and he‘s already the financial director of the company. My brother is a h...