美国习惯用语..docVIP

1：give one a hand; foot the bill 2：greasy spoon; potluck? 3：it goes in one ear and out the other? 4：doggy bag; sunny side up?5：in hot water; throw cold water on sth.?6：hold water; water off a ducks back; make mouth water?站得住脚7：blow up; blow out?? 8：be led by the nose; under your nose?被牵着鼻子走9：pull your socks up; knock ones socks off?振作起来?大吃一惊10：poker face; close to your vest?喜怒不形于色?谨慎小心,保守秘密11：shoe is on the other foot; work hand in glove?今日不同往昔?密切合作12：follow your nose; pay through the nose??凭着你的感觉被勒索, 付出极大代价13：keep an ear to the ground; up to ones ears?注意新动向?忙得不可开交14：sweeten the pot; the cards are stacked against sb.??增加有利条件为了使一个提议更有吸引力而在原有的条件基础上再增加一些对对方有利的条件。15：fly off the handle; bark up the wrong tree?16：right on the beam; fly by the seat of ones pants?一个人做某件事做得很对 17：keep ones shirt on; lose ones shirt?保持镇静，不发脾气丧失全部财产18：stuffed shirt; give you the shirt off his back? 19：bail out; nose dive?保释一落千丈20：up in arms; at arms length?竭力反对疏远，在手臂伸得到的地方21：shake a leg; pull ones leg?迅速行动开某人的玩笑，愚弄某人22：twist ones arm; charge someone an arm and a leg?23：take candy from a baby; a piece of cake??小菜一碟24：top gun; bottom line?最优秀的底线最低限度25：just for laughs; laugh up ones sleeve?就是为了取笑有时也可以指做愚蠢的事；?或有害的事暗自欢喜26：horse laugh; the last laugh?纵声大笑，傻笑赢到最后，最后的胜利27：red letter day; red tape?大喜之日官样文章官僚习气28：black sheep; white lie?害群之马，败类，败家子无恶意的谎言，小谎29：rain check; it never rains延期，留作下次继续用的票根不鸣则已，一鸣惊人30：to stick to ones gun; shoot the breeze?在日常生活中坚持原则，稳步前进，不屈服外界的压力闲聊，说大话31：green thumb; green light?有特殊园艺才能绿灯，放行，准许32：sing the blues; like a bolt out of the blue?垂头丧气出乎意外、没料想到33：as American as apple pie; hot potato就像苹果一样具有美国特色困境, 烤马铃薯34：put all his eggs in the basket; eat crow?孤注一掷是指因为自己的错误而丢脸。35：monkey business; make monkey out of sb.?不正当行为，胡闹把某人弄得好像一个傻瓜一样36：hot seat; hot and bothered尴尬的处境?烦恼的37：break ones neck; stick ones neck out尽一切力量努力去做某件事38：pain in the neck; neck and neck某人很讨厌并驾齐驱39：have a heart; cross my heart要求别人他保证或者发誓40：my heart stood still; hear-to-heart talk某件事使你非常害怕，或惊恐，以致你的心脏都几乎停止跳动了谈心知己话