英语习语
英语习语集锦（三）
crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲
例句： Don't shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him.
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。
cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don't cry over spilled milk.
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。
down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he's really down and out.
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。
eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird.
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。
far and away 毋庸置疑
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department.
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。
for good 永远
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good.
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。
get fired 炒鱿鱼
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network's evening news got fired.
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。
get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess.
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。
get one's goat 使人发怒或厌恶
例句： It really got Mr. Brown's goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets.
不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。
get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁，难以相处
例句：What's the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side.
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？
give an ear to 听一听
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints
of the workers.
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。
grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草
例句： The criminal tried to grasp at a straw by feigning mental disorder.
罪犯装疯，企图抓住一根救命稻草。
guts 勇气
美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。
hang in the balance 未见分晓
例句： After the surgery, the patient became very sick and her life hung in the balance for nearly a week.
手术后，那个病人非常虚弱，将近一个星期他的生命在垂危中。
hang-up （情感上的）障碍, 大难题
例句： Mary has a real hang-up about cats and doesn't like to be in the same room with them.
玛丽对猫有一种摆脱不掉的厌烦，因此不愿意和猫在同一个房间。
high and dry 被抛弃的，处于痛苦之中的
例句： George took all the money away and left his companions high and dry，with nothing to buy the tickets.
乔治带走了所有的钱，把他的同事抛弃了，连买车票的钱也没有。
high and low 到处
例句： I looked high and low for my pen，but I couldn't find it anywhere.
我到处找我的钢笔，但我怎么也找不到它。
hit upon 偶然想出
例句： He crouched there for a long time before he hit upon a plan to defeat his antagonist.
他蹲在那里很长一段时间后，突然想出了一个挫败他对手的计划。
