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老外经常说到的个俚语
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真正经常和老外打交道 ,感觉英语俚语还是非常有用 ,你可以不会用或者用不好 , 但如果看到了或听到了 ,不明白它的意思 ,那同样影响交流的 ,因为有些英语俚语太常见了,每个词都认识 ,但就是不知道是什么意思 . 贴一些英语俚语 ,权当自己做个日记,同时也与各位一起分享.朋友们帮顶呀.
1 Be in the air 将要发生的事情
The feeling or idea that somethin g new is about to h appen
or is going to
chang e
Example: Fr om the arguments
go ing on
at the mee ting, it
s eems that a chang e in policy is in the air.
2 Clear the air 消除误会
To s ettle a d ispute and restore good relations?? Example: We had a meeting wit h the work er s, and I th ink we’ vecleare
d the air n ow. ?? 3 Co st an a rm and a leg 极其昂贵 ??
To be very expensive?
Example: I love that fur coat. Ho wever, I don’thi nk I’m
going to buy it b ec ause it c osts an arm and a leg.
? 4 A bad eg g 缺乏道德的人 ?
Somebody who has no moral prin ciples an d should be av
ided
?
egg.
? 5
Example : You m u st n ’t lend Tim mo n ey, he’ sa bad
You’ ll never s ee h im or your money again!
In the B ag 稳操胜券 ?? Said of an achievement wh
ic h
is
sec ure?
Example: We have the deal in the bag. The cli ent came in this
mornin g to sign the ag reement.?
6 I n the balance 未知的 ,不可预测的 ?? Said when the outcome of
a s ituation i s unkn own or unpre dictable
Exampl e: His career as a pi l ot is in the balance, as hi
eyesig ht does not seem good enough.?
7 Dr i v e a ha rd b arga in 极力讨价还价 ?
T o have th e negot iating strength and s ki lls to get the
most advantageo us pri ce an d c ond it i o ns ?? Example: Am anda
i s ne got iatin g the best p ri ce f rom the suppliers . She dr
ives a hard bargain.
8 Ring a bell 看上去或听起来非常熟悉
To look, sound or se em
Example: That fac e rings
fa mil i ar?
a be ll, wh ere
have
I
seen him
be
fore? 9 ?? Tighten one’ sebl t 节衣缩食
To cut down on spending becaus e there is less i nc ome tha n befor e
Ex amp le: Now you
are out of w ork, y ou’l l have to tig hten yo
u r belt and give up buy ing new clothes a nd goi ng out s o oft en.
? 10 K ill two bi
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