圖解268句俚語：看幽默漫畫哈哈笑，英語俚語記得牢

001 A diamond in the rough 有潛質(zhì)的人或物；璞玉 
002 A drop in the bucket 微不足道；分量很少 
003 A picture is worth a thousand words 百聞不如一見 
004 A piece of cake 輕而易舉的事 
005 Absence makes the heart grow fonder 小別勝新婚 
006 Achilles' heel 唯一弱點，致命傷 
007 All hell broke loose 失去控制 
008 All that glitters is not gold 金玉其外，敗絮其中；勿以貌取人 
009 An albatross around (one's) neck 揮不去的陰影 
010 An arm and a leg 非常昂貴；昂貴的代價 
011 Armed to the teeth 全副武裝 
012 At death's door 頻臨死亡 
013 At the drop of a hat 立刻，馬上 
014 At the eleventh hour 來得早不如來得巧；關(guān)鍵時刻 
015 At the end of (one's) rope 忍無可忍 
016 Axe to grind 生氣；找人理論；別有用心 
017 Back to square one 前功盡棄 
018 Ballpark figure 大約的數(shù)目 
019 Ball's in your court 該是你采取行動的時候了 
020 Barking / bark up the wrong tree 找錯對象 
021 Beat around the bush 拐彎抹角，旁敲側(cè)擊
022 Beat it 滾開 
023 Beat the rap 全身而退 
024 Beggars can't be choosers 乞丐沒得挑 
025 Better (to be) safe than sorry
寧愿防患未然，也不要終生遺憾 
026 Between a rock and a hard place 進(jìn)退維谷 
027 Big cheese 大人物 
028 Big wig 重要人物 
029 Birds of a feather flock together 物以類聚 
030 Bite off more than (one) can chew 貪多嚼不爛；好高騖遠(yuǎn) 
031 Bite the bullet 忍痛，咬緊牙關(guān) 
032 Black sheep of the family 敗家子 
033 Break a leg 祝好運 
034 Break the ice 打破僵局 
035 Brown nose(r) 拍馬屁；馬屁精 
036 Burn the candle at both ends 過度勞累 
037 Call (one's) bluff 要某人攤牌 
038 (The) Cat's out of the bag / Let the cat out of the bag走漏風(fēng)聲 
039 Catch (someone) red-handed 逮個正著 
040 Catch-22 矛盾；荒謬的兩難
041 Chew the fat 閑聊；八卦 
042 Chip on (one's) shoulder 好與人爭吵的；容易發(fā)怒的 
043 Climb on the bandwagon 支持勝利的一方 
044 Close, but no cigar 接近了，但還是差一點 
045 Cold feet 膽怯，臨陣退縮 
046 Cover (one's) ass 掩護(hù)（某人） 
047 Dark horse 出人意外獲勝的選手；黑馬 
048 (One's) Days are numbered 日子屈指可數(shù)；氣數(shù)已盡 
049 Dead ringer 酷似某人 
050 Devil's advocate 唱反調(diào)的人 
051 Dirt poor 極其貧困的，一貧如洗 
052 Don't count your chickens ( before they are hatched)
話別說得太早；不要打如意算盤 
053 Don't look a gift horse in the mouth 不要挑剔別人送的禮物 
054 Double whammy 禍不單行 
055 Down in the dumps 悶悶不樂
056 Down to the wire 不到最后關(guān)頭難分勝負(fù)；拮據(jù)的 
057 Draw a blank 忘記；腦中一片空白 
058 Eagle eye / Eagle-eyed 眼神銳利的；有眼光的 
059 (one's) Ears are burning（某人的）耳朵發(fā)燙 
060 Eat your heart out / Eat (one's) heart out 傷心欲絕 
061 Egg on (one's) face 丟臉；尷尬 
062 Every cloud has a silver lining
天無絕人之路；凡事都有好的一面 
063 Everything but the kitchen sink 萬事俱備
064 (one's) Eyes are bigger than (one's) stomach 貪多吃不下 
065 Face the music 面對困難，承擔(dān)后果 
066 Fair and square 光明正大 
067 Fall on deaf ears 石沉大海 
068 (A) Far cry from 相差很多 
069 Feather in (one's) cap 豐功偉業(yè) 
070 Fight fire with fire 以火攻火；以毒攻毒 
071 First-rate一流的 
072 Fly-by-night 不可信任的，不可靠的 
073 Fly off the handle 大發(fā)雷霆 
074 Foot the bill 付賬 
075 For the birds 毫無價值的；糟糕的 
076 Foregone conclusion 不可避免的結(jié)局 
077 (A) Frog in (one's) throat 喉嚨不舒服 
078 Get the sack 被開除 
079 Get up on the wrong side of the bed 心情不佳 
080 Gift of the gab 能言善道 
081 Give me a break 饒了我吧 
082 Give the thumbs up / down 稱贊 / 貶抑 
083 Go berserk 發(fā)狂 
084 Go Dutch 各自付賬 
085 Go fly a kite 滾開；一邊呆著去 
086 Go haywire 瘋狂的，混亂的 
087 Go out on a limb 冒險 
088 Goody two-shoes 假正經(jīng)；偽善者 
089 Green with envy 嫉妒；羨慕 
090 Gung ho 充滿熱情的；帶勁的 
091 Gut feeling 直覺；預(yù)感 
092 Hair-raising 令人毛骨悚然的 
093 Hand over fist 快速 
094 Hang out 和朋友一起打發(fā)時間；一起出去玩 
095 Hard up 生活拮據(jù)
096 Have a nice day 祝你有愉快的一天 
097 Hit the nail on the head 一針見血；切中問題要害 
098 Hit the sack 就寢 
099 Hobnob 過從甚密 
100 Hold the fort 代為照顧 
101 Icing on the cake 錦上添花
102 If the shoe fits (wear it) 接受懲罰；放手去做 
103 Ignorance is bliss 無知就是福 
104 In a nutshell 總而言之 
105 In limbo 混沌不明；懸而未決 
106 In the bag 把握到手的事物；囊中物 
107 In the black / In the red 獲利 / 虧損 
108 In the doghouse 惹上麻煩；成為別人生氣的對象 
109 In the nick of time 在最后一刻；緊要關(guān)頭 
110 It's not over till the fat lady sings
別妄下定論；不到最后，不見真章 
111 Jack of all trades (master of none)
樣樣都懂，卻樣樣不精通的人 
112 Jekyll and Hyde 雙重人格 
113 (The)Jig is up 到此為止 
114 Jump the gun 操之過急 
115 Just around the corner 即將到來 
116 Keep it under your hat 保守秘密 
117 Keep mum 閉口不說 
118 Keep up with the Joneses 跟有錢人比排場 
119 Keep your fingers crossed 祈求好運順利 
120 Keep your shirt on 別太激動；別生氣 
121 Kick the bucket 死亡；翹辮子 
122 Kick two birds with one stone 一石二鳥 
123 Kiss of death 死亡之吻 
124 Knock on wood 老天保佑；好險 
125 Knuckle down 屈服；認(rèn)真工作 
126 Kowtow to (someone) 拍馬屁；卑躬屈膝 
127 Lame duck 無用之人；任期將滿的政客 
128 Last straw 最后一根稻草
129 (The) Law of the jungle 森林法則；弱肉強食 
130 Leave no stone unturned 全力以赴 
131 Let one's hair down 放輕松，別拘束 
132 Lip service 隨口說說；光說不練 
133 (One's) Lips are sealed 守口如瓶；保密 
134 Live from hand to mouth 勉強度日 
135 Long in the tooth 年長的；老舊的 
136 Long shot 機會渺茫 
137 Long time no see 好久不見 
138 Loose cannon 我行我素、不顧后果的人 
139 Lion's share 最大、最好的部分 
140 Low man on the totem pole 最低階、最不重要的人 
141 Mad as a hatter 非常瘋狂的 
142 Make a mountain out of a molehill 小題大做 
143 Make (one's) hair stand on end 恐怖嚇人；讓人毛骨悚然 
144 Mickey mouse 低級的；品質(zhì)差的 
145 Money is the root of all evil 錢是萬惡之源 
146 Monkey business 胡鬧，惡作??；騙人的把戲 
147 Mumbo jumbo 莫名其妙的話；無意義的活動 
148 Murphy's law 墨菲定律 
149 Neck and neck 并駕齊驅(qū)，不分上下 
150 Neck of the woods 某個地方 
151 Needle in a haystack 大海撈針 
152 Nest egg 老本；存款 
153 Nip in the bud 防患于未然 
154 No holds barred 沒有限制；火力全開 
155 No love lost 沒有好感，仇恨，敵意 
156 No strings attached 無附帶條件 
157 Nose to the grindstone 埋頭苦干 
158 Not all it's cracked up to be 名不副實 
159 Not cricket 不公平 
160 Not up to scratch 未達(dá)標(biāo)準(zhǔn)；不夠資格
161 Off the beaten track 不落俗套；獨辟蹊徑 
162 Off the cuff 即席的 
163 Old fogey 老頑固 
164 Old wives' tale 無稽之談 
165 Olive branch 和平 
166 On cloud nine 快樂得不得了 
167 On the ball 留心；勤奮 
168 Once in a blue moon 千載難逢 
169 Out of the blue 突然
170 Out to lunch 心不在焉；魂不守舍；發(fā)瘋的 
171 Over a barrel 無助，受制于人 
172 Over the hill 下坡；過了巔峰期 
173 Pan out 結(jié)果是；取得成功 
174 Pandora's box 罪惡、麻煩的根源 
175 Par for the course 果不其然；意料中的事 
176 Pass the buck 推卸責(zé)任 
177 Pass with flying colors 高分過關(guān) 
178 Pay through the nose 付出大筆錢 
179 Pie in the sky 難以實現(xiàn)的事 
180 Pigeonhole 定型；分類 
181 Pipe dream 白日夢，空想 
182 Play ball 合作 
183 Play (it) by ear 即興，隨性的 
184 Pull (one's) chain 愚弄人；惹人生氣 
185 Pull (one's) leg 開玩笑 
186 Pull out all the stops 全力以赴 
187 Pull the wool over (one's) eyes 欺騙；蒙蔽 
188 Push the envelope 挑戰(zhàn)極限 
189 Put on the back burner 把事先擱在一旁 
190 Put the cart before the horse 本末倒置 
191 Rack (one's) brain 絞盡腦汁 
192 Rain cats and dogs 傾盆大雨
193 Rain check 延期 
194 Rat race 激烈的競爭；無謂的奔忙 
195 Read between the lines 弦外之音 
196 Red herring 轉(zhuǎn)移注意力（以隱瞞真相）的事 
197 Red tape 繁文縟節(jié) 
198 Ring a bell 想起；忽然有了模糊記憶 
199 Rip off / Rip-off 敲竹杠 
200 Risk life and limb 冒著生命危險
201 Roll with the punches 逆來順受；大事化小 
202 Rub it in 給人難堪；在傷口上撒鹽 
203 Rule of thumb 經(jīng)驗法則 
204 Run amok 發(fā)狂、失去控制
205 Run of the mill 普通 
206 Run out of steam 筋疲力盡 
207 Save face 保全顏面 
208 Saving grace 可取之處，優(yōu)點 
209 Seal (one's) fate 決定（某人的）命運 
210 See red 突然發(fā)脾氣 
211 See the light 恍然大悟
212 Settle a / the score 討公道；算舊賬；報復(fù) 
213 Shell out 付款 
214 Sitting duck 坐以待斃，待宰羔羊 
215 Skeleton in the closet 不可告人的秘密；家丑不可外揚 
216 Sleep tight 祝好夢 
217 Smart aleck / alec 自作聰明的人 
218 Smoking gun 鐵證如山 
219 Soap opera 連續(xù)劇 
220 Spitting image 一模一樣的人 
221 Start from scratch 白手起家 
222 Start the ball rolling 開始進(jìn)行
223 Stick in the mud 頑固；保守 
224 Stick (one's) neck out 冒險一搏 
225 Strike while the iron is hot 趁熱打鐵 
226 Stuffed shirt 道貌岸然的人；傲慢、自以為是的人 
227 Stumbling block 絆腳石 
228 Take a back seat 退居二線 
229 Take pains 費盡苦心 
230 Take to the cleaners 洗劫一空；騙光（某人的）錢 
231 Take under (one's) wing 特別照顧（某人） 
232 That's the ticket 這就對了，這正是所需要的 
233 Think outside the box 打破常規(guī)；跳出傳統(tǒng)思考模式 
234 (The) Third degree 逼供拷問 
235 Through thick and thin 在任何情況下；同甘共苦 
236 Throw in the towel 投降 
237 Tie one on 喝醉 
238 Tie the knot 結(jié)婚 
239 To a T / To a tee 恰到好處 
240 Tongue in cheek 言不由衷；隨便說說的 
241 Touch and go 一觸即發(fā)的 
242 Turn the other cheek 打不還手，罵不還口 
243 Two heads are better than one 三個臭皮匠，賽過諸葛亮 
244 Ugly duckling 丑小鴨；長大后變美的人 
245 Under the gun 壓力之下 
246 Under the weather 不舒服 
247 Up in arms 怒氣沖沖 
248 Vested interests 既得利益 
249 Vicious circle 惡性循環(huán) 
250 Wear (one's) heart on (one's) sleeve
流露感情；喜怒形于色 
251 Well-heeled 家財萬貫 
252 Wet behind the ears 缺乏經(jīng)驗的人；乳臭未干 
253 What's the skinny? 有何內(nèi)幕消息？ 
254 When pigs fly 不可能會發(fā)生的事情 
255 When the chips are down 艱苦時刻 
256 (The)Whole shebang 全部 
257 (A)wild goose chase 徒勞之舉 
258 Win hands down 輕而易舉地獲勝 
259 Wing it 臨時發(fā)揮 
260 (A) Wolf in Sheep's clothing 披著羊皮的狼 
261 (The)Writing is on the wall 不祥之兆；大難臨頭 
262 Yahoo 壞蛋；小流氓 
263 Yellow journalism 具有煽動性的新聞報道 
264 You are what you eat 吃什么像什么 
265 You can lead a horse to water,but you can't make himdrink.
馬到河邊不喝水，逼馬低頭也枉然 
266 You can't have your cake and eat it too.
魚與熊掌不可兼得 
267 You can't teach an old dog new tricks
老狗變不出新把戲 
268 Yuppie 雅痞