老外最常说的40句俚语,学完就能愉快地看美剧了~
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老外最常说的40句俚语，学完就能愉快地看美剧了~
看美剧的时候，是不是经常get不到老外的笑点！因为有很多俚语，你都听不懂。
今天来教你老外最常用的俚语。赶紧背起来。
1In the nick of
time
紧要关头
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You gave me that
main idea help in the nick of time – my teacher
just
gave us a quiz on that reading skill and
I passed it!
你在紧要关头帮我找到了主旨——我的老师刚刚安排了一场关于阅读技巧的测
验，我通过了！
2Let the cat out of the bag
说出秘密
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Brady’s surprise party is going to
be great if you don’t let the cat out of
the
bag.
如果你保守秘密的话，布雷迪的惊喜派对会非常棒的！
3Let
the chips fall where they may
让某事发生，不管是好是坏
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I'm going to just try out
for the cheerleading squad and let the chips fall
where they may.
不管结果怎样，我都会去试着参加啦啦队。
4Lose your marbles
变得疯狂
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Mom has really lost her marbles; she's making
me practice writing the
Enhanced ACT Essay
seven times this week!
我妈妈真是要疯了；这个星期她让我写了七遍ACT的作文！
5Once in
a blue moon
罕见的
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In Florida, the
temperature drops below freezing only once in a
blue
moon.
在弗罗里达，气温降到零度以下是非常罕见的。
6Plain as day
显而易见的
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It’s plain as day that you’re in love
with her, so just admit it.
显而易见你已经爱上她了，承认吧。
7Play second fiddle
居次位
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I hate playing second fiddle to my sister; she
always does things better
than I do!
我真是讨厌落在我姐姐的下风，她总是比我做得好！
8Put your
foot in your mouth
说错话
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Jessica
really put her foot in her mouth when she asked
about John’s job
right after he lost it.
杰西卡居然在约翰失业后问起他的工作，真是说错话了。
9Pull
yourself together
冷静下来；振作起来
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Pull yourself together, man! Sure, your
girlfriend just dumped you and
then you got
hit by a car, but you can't let those things get
you down.
振作起来，兄弟！虽然你被女朋友甩了，又被车撞了，但你不能让
这些事把你击
垮。
10Sick and tired
被打扰或困扰
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She is sick and tired of her dog
chewing up her shoes every day.
她的狗每天都会啃她的鞋子，让她郁闷不已。
11Sleep on it
在做决定前先考虑一会
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Don’t tell me
whether you’ll move to Texas with me or not today.
Sleep
on it, and get back to me tomorrow.
今天不要告诉我，你会不会一起搬去德州。先考虑一下，明天再回复我。
12Snug as a bug in a rug
温暖舒适的；满足的
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That baby looks as snug as a bug in
a rug cuddled up next to his mother.
那个小宝贝蜷缩在妈妈的身边，一副很舒服满足的样子。
13Step up your game
迎头赶上
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Listen, Jen. You'd better step up your game if
you want to get all A's in
Miss Finch's
Physics class. She isn't easy!
听着，珍。如果你想在芬奇老师的课上得全A，就得奋起直追。她可不是好糊弄
的！
14Stick your nose into something
干涉
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Sharon always sticks her nose into
everyone else’s business.
莎伦经常干涉别人的事。
15Straight from the horse's mouth
来自最可靠的消息
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Listen to the news straight from
the horse’s mouth; we’re all getting
bonuses
this week!
据最可靠的消息说，我们这周都会领到奖金啦！
16Take it easy
放松
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I
know you’re not feeling well, so try to take it
easy today.
我知道你难受，今天试着放松一下吧。
17Tip
of the iceberg
冰山一角
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The fact
that Carrie is dating a member of the mafia is
just the tip of the
iceberg; she’s also
smuggling contraband into the country.
卡莉和黑手党的人见面的事实只是冰山一角，她还参与向这个国家走私违禁品。
18To not see the wood for the trees
一叶障目
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She always argues about the
silliest things; it’s like she can’t see the
wood for the trees.
她总是在一些鸡毛蒜皮的事上不肯罢休；就像看不到最重要的部分一样。
19Up
a creek without a paddle
处于困境之中
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If you don’t have any money to pay for
the repairs we just made to your
car, I guess
you’re up a creek without a paddle because you
can’t have
your car back.
如果你没钱支付汽车的修理费的话，那就麻烦了，因为你休想要回你的车。
20You rock!
你真棒！
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Dude. You
rock. Thanks for offering to watch my pet iguana
all week.
兄弟你真棒！谢谢你主动提出照顾我的蜥蜴一整周。
21
247
一天二十四小时；一周七天；一直；持续地
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My
little sister irritates me 247!
我的小妹妹整天都在惹我生气！
22 A short fuse
急性子
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Jamie is known for his short fuse; just a few
days ago he screamed at his
coach for not
letting him play.
杰米真是个急性子；几天前他就跟教练嚷嚷着说不要让他上场了。
23A taste of your own medicine
如果对别人坏，那么自己理所当然地也要尝尝相同的滋味
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After
constantly being prank-called, Julian decided to
give Juan a taste
of his own medicine and
ordered twenty-seven pizzas to be delivered to
Juan’s house.
在多次被捉弄后，朱利安决定也要让胡安尝尝同样的滋味，就订了27块披萨送
到胡安的家里。
24Butterflies in my stomach
紧张的
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Liam had butterflies in his stomach
before he went on stage to play the
violin.
利亚姆在上台演奏小提琴时非常紧张。
25 By the skin of
your teeth
勉强做成某事
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Lester made
the dance team by the skin of his teeth; you can
tell he
hasn't been dancing jazz for
very long.
莱斯特勉强组成了舞蹈队；你可以看出来他已经好久没跳爵士了。
26Cat got your tongue?
怎么不说话了？
（通常说出来是为了让对方难堪）
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I just saw you
kissing my boyfriend. What’s the matter? Cat got
your
tongue?
我刚才看见你亲了我男朋友。怎么回事？你怎么不吭声了？
27Crying wolf
假意求救
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You
have cried wolf so many times that no one believes
you when you're
really hurt.
你已经玩了这么多次“狼来了”的把戏，没人会相信你是真的受伤了。
28Cut
someone some slack
放某人一马
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Hey.
Cut me some slack. I was really busy with my frog
hunting business
last week and forgot
to call. I'm sorry!
嘿，放我一马吧。上个星期我真的是忙着捉青蛙了，忘了给你打电话。对不起嘛！
29Down for the count
疲劳的；放弃；
不能活不愿再参与
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No, you can’t take my dog for a
walk – she’s down for the count after
chasing
cats all day.
不，你不能遛我的狗。——她追了那几只猫一天，已经累坏了。
30In the fast lane
繁忙刺激的人生
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When Curtis turned forty, he decided he needed
to live life in the fast
lane, so he quit his
job as a dentist and decided to tour Europe by
motorcycle.
当柯蒂斯四十岁的时候，他决心过刺激的人生，所以他辞去了牙医的
工作，决定
骑摩托车环游欧洲。
31Draw the line
停止；判定好坏的分界线
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Now I draw
the line at speaking in front of 34,000 people.
现在我结束了在34000人前的讲话。
32Easier said than
done
说起来容易做起来难
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You want me to
come to work at 6:00 AM? Easier said than done!
想让我6点就开工？说得容易！
33Every cloud has a
silver lining
困境中总会发现转机
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Even
though you just got fired, remember that every
cloud has a silver
lining – at least you
don’t have to work for that grouchy boss anymore!
即使你被解雇了，你也要记住，柳暗花明又一村。至少你再也不用为那个坏脾气
的老板工作了！
34Finding a needle in a haystack
根本找不到
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Trying to get a new job
these days is like trying to find a needle in a
haystack.
这些天找份新工作真是不可能的事。
35Fish out of water
不得其所，格格不入
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Tom felt like a fish out of water at the Star
Trek convention his new
girlfriend begged him
to attend.
汤姆的新女友央求他去《星际迷航》的影迷会，这让他感到浑身不自在。
36Get something off your chest
说出困扰了你很久的事；
承认你做错了某事
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I have
to get this off my chest – I copied your answers
on the
Redesigned SAT. Thanks for the 15th
percentile score, by the way.
我得承认，在入学考试时我抄了你的答案。顺便感谢你让我进了前15%。
37Give it a whirl
尝试做某事
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I’ve never gone kite-boarding, but I’m
prepared to give it a whirl!
我从没玩过风筝冲浪，但我准备尝试一下！
38Go down
in flames
在众人面前失败
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The football
player's career went down in flames after the
media learned
he'd been losing on purpose to
settle gambling debts.
在被媒体爆出身负赌债后，这名足球选手的事业一落千丈。
39Go the
extra mile
加倍努力
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My dentist
always goes the extra mile, offering free back
massages at the
end of a stressful tooth
extraction.
我的牙医总是非常尽心，会在令人紧张的拔牙后给病人按摩。
40Hang in there
有耐心，坚持下去
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I
know you're struggling right now in school, but
just hang in there. It'll
get easier. I
promise.
我知道你现在在学校里的日子不好过，但你要坚持下去。一切都会好起来的，我
保证。
看过这些习语，有没有觉得很涨知识，简单熟悉的词组合起来却
能表达新的意思。
尝试用它们造个句吧！