我们用短语with flying colours来形容某人轻松出色地完成某事，像测验或考试。 She passed her exams with flying colours! With all that practice, John will pass his driving test with fl...

短语a big deal常被用来形容某人或某个情况、形势非常重要。 It‘s obviously a big deal to her to get a promotion first because she can move up in the company faster than anybody else...

我们用短语all the colours of the rainbow来形容某物五颜六色、五彩缤纷。 Jane had some incredible clothes in her wardrobe; they were all the colours of the rainbow. We saw so many a...

短语a big fish in a small pond的直译是“一个小池塘里的大鱼”，实际表达的意思是一个小公司或小地方的大人物。 Paul is a manager of a small company; he likes to be a big fish in a sma...

你可以用there are plenty more fish in the sea这个表达来描述可供选择的人或事还有很多，也就是我们常说的 “天涯何处无芳草”。这个表达常被用在谈论婚姻或感情关系破裂的语境中。 Mary was...

如果说某人has a yellow streak，那意思就是此人比较胆怯、不勇敢。 We went rock climbing at the weekend. I loved it, but my friend refused to try it. He’s got a real yellow streak. ...

如果你make a beeline for某人或某物，就是说你径直的快速向某人或某物那里去，直奔过去。 As soon as the concert is over, we should make a beeline for the car, because I don‘t want to...

让某人duck 的意思是让此人把头低下或弯下腰来躲避某物的碰击。 As I walked in the door someone shouted 'Duck!' But it was too late and I hit my head. The batsman shouted 'Duck!' as h...

我们可以对行为言语盛气凌人、趾高气扬、摆大架子的人说get off your high horse, get down off your high horse或come off your high horse。 Stop criticising everyone! You should get dow...

短语to get a handle on something的意思是理解、掌握某事。 I used to be terrible at maths but after lots of hard work, I think I‘ve got a handle on it now. If I could just get a ha...