画里画外学俚语

《画里画外学俚语》

a blessing in disguise因祸得福

a blind alley死胡同

a bull in a china shop卤莽的人

a close call千钧一发：险些

a couch potato沙发土豆

a fifth wheel多余的人或物

a raw deal不公正的待遇

a scaredy cat胆小鬼

a shot in the dark瞎猜

a smart cookie聪明人

a stand—in替身

a stand—out杰出人物

a straw in the wind苗头；迹象

a toss—up一半的机会；没准儿的事儿

a white lie善意的、无伤大雅的谎言

a wolf in sheep’S clothing披着狼皮的羊

Achilles’heel薄弱环节；致命的弱点

all at sea茫然不知所措

all bark and no bite只敢说不敢做

an arm and a leg大价钱

around the clock全天候

ask for the moon痴人说梦；异想天开

at arrrl’s length保持一定距离

at each other’s throat吵架

at the drop of a hat马上；随时

at the end Of one’s rope极限；山穷水尽

backfire弄巧成拙；适得其反

bad news讨厌鬼

bark up the wrong tree找错门了

be bom with a silver spoon in one’s mouth门第高贵；出自豪门

be caught dead献丑；出洋相

be cut from the same cloth如出一辙

be green无经验；不成熟

beat a dead horse徒劳

beat around the bush避重就轻；绕圈子

beats me我不知道

beefcake大帅哥

bell the cat冒险；制约公害

big cheese头儿，老大

big picture重点；大局

birthday suit裸体

bite one’s tongue保持缄默

bite the bullet咬紧牙关；忍受困难

black sheep无用之人；害群之马

blue blood贵族血统

break a leg祝你好运

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