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美国俚语集锦

apple-polisher　马屁精. 例如：She is a real apple-polisher for the way she's crawling around the boss and making eyes at him.她是一个马屁精，整天围着老板眉来眼去的。
as busy as a bee　（象蜜蜂）忙忙碌碌的
as graceful as a swan 　（象天鹅）姿态优雅的
as gentle as a lamb 　（象羊羔）性情温顺的
as cunning as a fox 　（象狐狸）一样狡猾的
as poor as a church mouse 　一贫如洗　　　　　　
I'm beat. 　我非常疲乏。
beat gums　空洞无物、废话连篇的讲话
bell the cat 　为众人的利益承担风险
black sheep　害群之马
Buddy, where is john？　要上厕所?
Bungee jumping　蹦极跳
Stop bugging me, man! 喂，别烦我了。
blue collar　蓝领
white collar　白领
pink collar　粉领族（指和蓝领体力工人相当的女性工人）
gold-collar workers 金领族（一般都有一技之长，对公司工作的方方面面都十分了解，甚至对公司的利润大小和收益都有直接的重要影响。他们的工作环境优雅，职业体面，有着丰厚的收入和稳固的经济地位）
dog-eared books　读得卷了边的书
dog sleep 　不时惊醒的睡眠
dog-tired 　像狗一样的累
dog watch　夜班
old dog 　上了岁数的人、老手
a sly dog　偷鸡摸狗者
a yellow dog 　杂种狗、卑鄙可耻的小人
a big dog　看门狗、保镖；要人
You're a lucky dog! 　你真是个幸运儿！
hot dog　热狗
dog nose 　啤酒与杜松子酒的混合酒
a dog in a blanket　葡萄卷饼或卷布丁
as faithful as a dog　像狗一般的忠诚，在西方文化中，狗是"忠实、卖力、辛劳"的化身，
He that lies down with dogs must rise up with flea. 近朱者赤，近墨者黑
A good dog deserves a good bone. 西方人论功行赏时常说"好狗应有好骨头"
a dog in the manger 　占着马槽（不拉屎）
Honey, I forget to duck. 　亲爱的，我忘记闪开了。
eat crow　由于夸大其词或过分自信，最后不得不承认错误。
eat his words 　食言
out at elbows　捉襟见肘
elbow one's way　用胳膊肘挤来挤去为自己开道
get a black eye　被别人打青了眼睛
mind your eye　叫别人当心
blink our eyes　眨眼睛
flash our eyes at sth.　瞟一眼
make eyes 　抛媚眼
cast sheep's eye　暗送秋波
You have an eye for something. 　有眼光有见解
finely arched eyebrows　纤细的弓形眉
pencil the eyebrows　描眉
eyebrow pencil 　眉笔
rough bushy eyebrows　浓密的粗眉
eyelash grower　睫毛膏
eyelash curler 　卷睫毛器
without turning an eyelash 　泰然自若，不动声色
not bat an eyelid 　没合眼睡觉
not bat an eyelid　对事情泰然自若
hang on by the eyelids 　事情危在旦夕
face the music　不得不接受惩罚、承担后果，必须承受出现的局面
a matter of face　面子攸关的事情
lose face　丢面子例如：He knew he was wrong, but he would not admit it for fear of losing face. (他知道自己错了，但却不肯承认错误，因为怕失去面子。)
save one's face 　挽回面子
pull a long face 　拉长了脸
make a face at you 　对你做个鬼脸
have the face 　厚颜无耻.例如：I'm so surprised that you have the face to do so! (你怎么有脸做出这样的事！)
cold fish　态度冷冰冰，没有热情的人。
drink like a fish　牛饮　
flats　平跟鞋
footfall 　客流量例如：We strive to show booksellers what we are doing to support them and
drive footfall into their stores. (我们要努力向图书商展示我们将如何支持他们，并使更多的客人进入他们的商店。 )
green eyed　嫉妒
green finger（thumb）?把大伙干不好的活都干得漂漂亮亮. 例如：A person with green finger has a magic touch that makes plants grow well and quickly. (长着绿手指的人是有魔法的，只要他一碰，植物就长的又快又好。)　
green hand　生手. 例如： I'm still green at my job.(我依然是个新手。)
green light　允许、许可.例如： I'm only waiting for the green light from you. (我在等您的允许。)
green revolution　绿色革命 .例如：These developing countries produced enough food to serve their people after
green revolution. (绿色革命后，这些发展中国家就生产出足够的粮食来满足国民的需要。)
the green years 　青春年华
He is ripe in years but green in heart. 　形容某人是老当益壮
lose your heart to someone 　和某人谈恋爱　　　
lack heart 　缺乏勇气
win your heart 　赢得你的心
broken heart 　破碎的心
heart of stone　石头心肠
pour out your heart　倾吐你的心事
have a heart　可怜可怜你
his heart in the right place 　他的心肠是很好的
not to wear your heart on your sleeve　不要太情绪化
Don't take the failure to your heart. 　别为失败而难过
lose heart　失去信心
your heart of gold 　金子般的心，美好心灵
write a letter to her and declared your heart. 　写信表达爱慕之情
Don't let your heart get cold. 　不要让你的热情冷却下来
a man after her own heart 　正和她心意的人
put your heart at rest 　放下心来
straight from the horse's mouth 　来自权威和可靠的消息。
I was welcomed with open arms. 　我被热烈欢迎。
Jargon　行话
keep a good house　招待周到. 例如：I haven't got a good house, but I'll keep a good house.(我没有好的房子，但我会招待周到的。)
kill someone with kindness　热情的让人受不了
know sth. like the palm of one's hand　了如指掌
lashes　睫毛
lead a cat-and-dog life　过着不和睦的、敌对的生活。

100. lead a double life 　婚外恋、婚外情

101. leather boots 　皮靴

102. love at first sight　一见钟情

103. lummox 　傻大个儿. 例如：The lummox has loused up their company's whole business.(那个傻大个儿把公司买卖搞的一团糟.

104. lean meat　瘦肉

105. fat meat 　肥肉

106. salted meat 　咸肉

107. fresh meat 　鲜肉

108. smoked meat (bacon)　熏肉

109. strong meat　难以消化的食品，难理解的事物

110. grill the meat 　在烤架上把肉烤得滋滋冒油

111. fry the meat　把肉炒一下

112. a meaty book 　一本有实际内容的好书

113. you young monkey　小淘气鬼

114. Stop monkeying with my camera! 别摆弄我的相机！

115. make a mokey (out) of　愚弄、耍弄.例如：You suddenly realized that you had been made a monkey (out) of by your opponents. (你就会突然发现自己被对手给耍了。 )

116. monkey business　耍些骗人的把戏、捣鬼. 例如：You suspected monkey business at the polls.(你怀疑选举投票中有鬼。)

117. Monkey　代表500美元 .例如：He won a monkey at the horse races. (他在跑马中赢了500美元。)

118. Nature calls 　要上厕所。

119. pain in the neck 　讨厌、恶心.例如：You gave me an awful pain in the neck.(你真让我觉得讨厌。)

120. up to one's neck　忙的不可开交

121. break one's neck 　努力地、拼命地做事. 例如：I'm really up to my neck in my work today, I couldn't get away from the office

122. till 6:30. So I had to break my neck to get to my sister's engagement party at 7 o'clock.(我今天忙得不可开交，因为我不能6：30下班，所以我必须拼命地做事才能参加我妹妹7：00的订婚宴会。)

123. save one's neck 　免受苦难或惩罚. 例如：The fighter planes saved our necks. (空军的战斗机保全了我们的生命。)

124. crane one's neck to see sth.　伸长脖子看什么东西

125. never say uncle 　嘴硬，不肯服输、不肯承认。例如：I refused to say uncle no matter how they threatened me. (无论他们怎样吓唬我，我都不肯服输。)

126. Tom never says uncle. He wouldn't admit he's wrong for the life of him.(汤姆的嘴特硬，打死都不肯承认错误。)

127. nitpicker　爱吹毛求疵的人（nitpicker means a kind of person who always criticizes

128. others by noticing small and unimportant differences）

129. one track-minded　单轨思维，大脑不灵活，缺乏灵活的思维能力.例如：If you are a track-minded person, you will not understand what I intend. (如果你是一根筋的人，你就无法领会我的意图了。 )

130. one's cup of tea 　某人喜欢的事情. 例如：That's not my cup of tea. (那不是我喜欢的事。)

131. I hope you'll soon be in the pink again.　我希望你早点恢复健康。

132. play the woman　撒娇

133. pupil　瞳孔

134. his right man　他的得力助手

135. The Last Rose of Summer 　夏天的最后一朵玫瑰

136. The Way-Side Rose　路边的玫瑰

137. the rose of the party 　晚会上最美丽、最引人注目的女孩

138. Everything is comimg up roses.　自己经历的每件事都非常顺利、圆满.

139. Life is not all roses.　人生并不是十全十美。

140. No rose without a thorn. 　没有不带刺的玫瑰；

141. rosy view　乐观看法

142. rosy prospect 　美好前景

143. have roses in your cheeks　面色红润

144. sandals　凉鞋

145. set the world on fire　一些震撼世界的杰出成就

146. platform shoes　厚底鞋

147. lace up your shoes 　系鞋带

148. common as an old shoe　不摆架子，平易近人

149. be in another's shoes 　处于别人的位置

150. die in shoes　暴死街头

151. My shoes bite (me).　鞋子穿了脚疼

152. hiking shoes　旅游鞋

153. sports shoes (sneakers)　运动鞋

154. for a song　很便宜. 例如：I bought this house for a song.(我以很便宜的价格卖了这座房子。)

155. soul mate　性情相同的人、精神上的伙伴、性情相同. 例如：I wouldn't marry anyone until I run into a soul mate of mine. (碰不到性情相同的人决不结婚。)

156. It's a steal! 　真便宜

157. stew　用小火慢慢地炖

158. sticky business 　让人左右为难的事情

159. two-faced 　两面派. 例如：How could he be so two-faced? 他怎么能这么阴一套阳一套的？

160. in hot water　处在困境之中

161. in smooth water 　进入顺境

162. spend money like water 　花钱大手大脚

163. pour cold water on your idea　向你的这个想法浇点冷水　　

164. wedge heel　坡跟鞋　　　　

165. wolf down his food　狼吞虎咽地吃东西

166. cry wolf 　谎言欺人. 例如：That politician cries wolf in every speech he makes.(那个政治家在他的每篇演说中都发出的警报。

167. from the word go 　立刻，马上. 例如：When Mary and I met, I was dazzled. But I learned right away we had nothing in common. I knew from the word go it wouldn't work no matter how beautiful she was。(当我和玛丽初次见面时，我被她迷住了。但很快我知道我们没有任何共同之处。我马上意识到不管她有多么漂亮，我们之间都不会有结果。