常见英语习语俗语

Football is just not my cup of teahot under the collar 怒气冲天over the moon 非常快乐， 狂喜;down in the dumps 情绪低落 愁眉苦脸气馁on cloud nine 极其快乐，乐不可支;fly off the handle 发火to laugh ones head off 要笑掉大牙to smile on someone 微笑的人white as a sheet 像纸一样白 极苍白的;苍白如纸be tickled pink 非常有趣，非常高兴be in the red 亏损， 负债， 亏空be in the black （银行存款）有盈余，有存款;顺差;be green with envy 妒火中烧;feet of clay （受景仰受尊敬的人）品格上的缺陷（或弱点）;泥足（比喻站不住脚的事物）;see the handwriting on the wall 祥之兆显而易见危险kill the fatted calf 设宴欢迎you reap what you sow 种瓜得瓜the appe of somebodys eye 掌上明珠”by and by 不久，马上;晚些时候;on one last legs 日暮途穷 ; “苟延残喘senior citizen 老年人;physically challenged 1. 残障2. 残疾的3. 身体障碍4. 有生理缺陷的visually challenged 视觉有缺陷的, 眼睛瞎的not all threr 脑子不正常神志不清；sanitary worker 环卫工人the man in the street 一般人，普通人;常人;between jobs 介词短语暂时赋闲在家，暂时失业中wash ones hands洗手不干一刀两断,撒手不管,body count伤亡人数统计correctional facillity监狱；教养所be economical source经济来源a confidential source机密golden years downsizing黄金年裁员scrooge vt.挤，推;n.吝啬鬼，守财奴，贪得无厌之徒;a sacred cow 圣牛，神圣之物;pandors box 潘多拉盒子，灾难之源Waterloo 滑铁卢;惨败Mother Teresa 特蕾莎修女;Mickey Mouse course 米老鼠课程dark horse 黑马Daniel in the lions den丹尼尔在狮子的巢穴catch-22 第二十二条军规 n.进退维谷的局面;无法摆脱的困境;Achilles heel致命的Jonah约拿 ,约拿书;约拿（西伯来先知）;带来不幸;a Herculean task一项艰巨的任务a good Samaritan一个好心人好心人;乐善好施的人be a weed被杂草as hungry as a lion饥饿的狮子black is white and white is black颠倒黑白，诡辩cast-iron nerves钢铁般的神经as sly as a fox狡若城狐; 像狐狸一样狡猾eat like a bird吃得极少as tall as a tree一棵树那么高childs play孩子们的游戏off the top of your head不假思索地；信口on paper 在纸上,以书面形式;理论上;have butterflies in your stomach : 俚语,歇后语 意思是:好多蝴蝶在胃里 引申为:心里非常紧张、或像热锅上的蚂蚁、百抓挠心等意思do ones homework做作业, 做家庭作业as easy as a pie易如反掌,小事一桩as plain as day非常清楚,一目了然,显而易见as cool as a cucumber泰然自若(冷静沉着, 镇静勇敢)cost an arm and a leg付出昂贵代价;花费很大hold firm 坚定的, 坚持;pass away（时间等）消磨掉;去世;终止;停止Its a piece of cake小菜一碟Im all ears洗耳恭听Dont pull my leg别逗了She really has green fingersHe is the top dogWhy did you give her the cold shoulder? 为什么你对我冷言冷语(冷漠)Its raining cats