英语俚语分类

俚语 ，拼音是lǐyǔ，是指民间非正式、较口语的语句，是百姓在日常生活中 总结 出来的通俗易懂顺口的具有地方色彩的词语。下面是我给大家带来的俚语大全，欢迎大家阅读参考，我们一起来看看吧!

常用英语俚语大全(一)

talk turkey打开天窗说亮话

let’s talk turkey, see if you agree. i’ll get 55%of the share, and you’ll get the rest.

· not say uncle拒不认错，不服输

i don’t know when he has ever said uncle to anyone.

· take a dim view of…对……抱悲观态度;不赞同

teachers in middle schools usually take a dim view of students’ talking up too many after-class activities.

· walk all over someone任意欺负某人

my neighbor walked all over me. he left rubbish in my door, stamped on my grass and wax my windows. i decided to fight back.

· drive someone to the wall把某人逼得走投无路

he hates learning foreign languages. but the challenging situation drives him to the wall. he decides to go to an evening class.

· drive someone up the wall把某人搞得心烦意乱

would you please turn down that rap music? it has driven me up the wall.

· be in hot water陷入困境

i’m sorry i can’t lend you money. i myself am in hot water.

· like water off a duck’s back满不在乎，不起作用

i can do nothing about him. criticism rolls off like water off a duck’s back. it goes into his one ear and comes out of the other.

· meet one’s waterloo惨败

the famous lawyer met his waterloo at the hands of a fledgling lawyer.

· fish in troubled waters浑水摸鱼

don’t tell him that we need that material badly, he is good at fishing in troubled waters and will take advantage of it.

· make waves兴风作浪

everything went smoothly in her wedding ceremony, when her formal boyfriend came to make waves by drinking the bridegroom under the table.

· have a way with something/someone有应付……的办法

she will make a good teacher. she seems to have a way with even the most disobedient boy.

· pave the way for…为……铺平道路

donation from every walks of life has paved the way for the hope project to proceed.

常用英语俚语大全(二)

keep a civil tongue in one’s head说话有礼貌

a child is taught to keep a civil tongue in his head when he is small.

· blow one’s top勃然大怒

my neighbor blew his top when he saw his hedges were cut by someone.

· carry a torch for someone单方想念某人

though jane has been engaged with mr. hall, jimmy still carries a torch for her.

· have the midas touch有生财的运气，手气好

you’d better find rogers as you stock broker. he has the midas touch.

· be touch and go万分危险

the patient is out of danger now, but it was touch and go for a while.

· throw in the towel认输

she tried to save their marriage by talking her husband out of taking drugs. but she finally threw in the towel.

· have the inside track for something处于有利的地位

i’m an art student. i don’t have the inside track for applying for that job.

· keep track of someone/something掌握……的情况

he is keeping track of all my old friends.

· be on a gravy train走运，有赚钱的机会

you will be on a gravy train if you can get that antique. it is worth more money than it is offered.

· have a mind like a steel trap头脑特别快

he has a mind like a steel trap. he can remember a new word even if he meets it once.

bark up the wrong tree弄错目标

the detective has been following the man for a week. but it turns out that he has barked up the wrong tree.

· be too quick on the trigger操之过急，行动过于仓促

you are always too quick on the trigger. you jump into his throat before he can explain.

· ask for trouble自找麻烦

are you asking for trouble by challenging the emphasis on qualities education. you are asking for trouble if you cheat in the exam.

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· blow one’s own trumpet自吹自擂

if you want to sell more, you should learn to blow your own trumpet.

· not give someone a tumble不理睬某人

though jackson has asked may to marry him for many times, she just won’t give him a tumble.

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