The idiom about clothes与服饰有关的英语俚语.docVIP

The idiom about clothes To have / keep something up one’s sleeve To have a secret or surprise plan (or solution) to a problem. to keep a plan or an idea secret until you need to use it I’ve got something up my sleeve, and it should solve all of your problems. At the drop of a hat Suddenly, without any planning and for no obvious reason. immediately; without hesitating He’d buy her expensive clothing at the drop of a hat and worry about how he would pay for it later. The company cant expect me to move my home and family at the drop of a hat. To be below the belt If something someone says is cruel and unfair. unfair or cruel It was below the belt to mention his brother’s criminal record. That was distinctly below the belt!? To blow / knock someone’s socks off To find something extremely exciting, good, or even surprising. to surprise or impress sb very much (always a positive news) The exciting news just knocked my socks off! On somebody’s coat-tails You only achieve something because of someone else’s help or influence. She’d risen to fame on the coat-tails of her half-sister. He has riden on the coat-tails of other. To give someone the shirt off one’s back To give anything that is asked for, no matter the effort required. using the success and influence of another person to help yourself become successful You can always count on Mark when you’re in trouble; he’d give you the shirt off his back. She got where she is today on her brothers coat-tails. To be caught with your pants / trousers down To be in an embarrassing situation. To be in a situation that you have not prepared for. to arrive or do sth when sb is not expecting it and not ready, especially when they are in an embarrassing situation My job was to get as much information as possible so that my boss would not be caught with his pants down. To fill someone’s shoes / boots To take the place of some other person and do that person’s work well. to do sbs job in an acceptable way when they are not there It’ll