经典美国俚语

1.his explanation was as clear as mud.as clear as mud 即很不清楚，不明显的
2.she is the girl i'm clicking with.她是跟我来电的那个女孩Click with sb指两人一拍即合，即来电或用have chemistry也是来电的意思 clicker也有人当遥控器代remote
3.that was close！好险！that was close，you almost hit the car!that was close Finish have a close shave 幸免于难，死里逃生
4.know sth cold完全熟悉ask me anything you want from this book.i know it cold我滚瓜烂熟
5.how come=why
6.you can count on me .你可以信任我
count me in,算我一个
7._Are you trying to insult me?
hey!don't have a cow!don't have a cow别那么生气
holy cow！太棒了/不会吧，天哪
8.i'm not trying to cut your grass!cut grass 泡别人女友
cut it out别这样=stop it
9.i double dare you!你敢我也敢
10.today is not my day!今天真倒霉
11.over my dad body!打死我也不干（忍无可忍)
12.devil's luck!=bad luck!
13.i'm dying to see you !我想死你了
never say die！永不放弃！
14.give sb a dirty look给某人白眼
15.let's ditch this place!我们离开这儿吧=let's roll
ditch school逃学
16.you are such a drag! 你真没劲
don't drag your feet on this deadline!drag one's feet拖拖拉拉，磨磨蹭蹭，犹豫不决
don't drag your feet in making a decision!
17.what are you driving at ?你想干嘛呢be driving at意在，意指，打算
18.he dumped me !他抛弃了我
don't just dump the extra work on me !
don't dump your work on me!别把你的工作推给我
19.Easy do it!轻点（需谨慎处理的易碎品或贵重物)相当于be careful easy do it .don't drop it
20.eat your heart out！嫉妒死了吧！
21.i was at my wit's end.be at one's wit's end黔驴技穷，全然不知所措，多着急，心里火烧火燎
22.i only have eyes for you.我只在意你
——is there someone else？
——it's always been you我喜欢的一直都是你or i only have eyes for you
23.let's face it 让我们面对现实吧
get out of my face .i'm busy.别烦我，我忙着呢
save face 挽回面子lose face丢面子（中国文化的影响下的产物)i didn't point out his mistake so that he might not lose face in front of his students
24.don't fall for it!别上当fall for 还有爱上sb
have a falling out with sb(两人因为吵架等原因，暂时不理会对方)而had a falling 多真正分手
25.fat cat指很有钱很成功的人
而 a fat chance 指机会很少或很少有机会
a fat chance i'll ever get a promotion every half a year.
__i can beat you easily at the tennis!
__ha!fat chance!天晓得！
26.get cold feet临事前的（过度）紧张i'm getting cold feet.someone please help me.
27.it's a perfect round figure刚好是个整数
Cashier:it's seventy—five dollars.
Customers:hey! it's a perfect round figure.
Cashier: you are not a beanpole yourself(以为指其身材）
28.i'm fishing for an answer.我正摸索答

案
fish for =try to gain sth by indirect methods别人转弯抹角地想问你们公司的最近消息，he is fishing for our company's
latest news
金鱼是goldfish 不是 golden fish
29. the coat was a good fit !这个大衣很合身
30. get out！太离谱了吧get you ！骗到你了乐吧
31.go Dutch AA制
32.god is shining on you你真是幸运
33.红眼green-eyed非常嫉妒用green with envy/green-eyed monster/green as jealousy jane was green with envy about her friend's promotion
34.you are a real grind|graind| grind 指书呆子
35.you are grounded你被禁足了（罚站)hold one's ground 坚守阵地，坚持立场
34.hang in there.坚持/撑下去，继续加油，不要放弃hang in there.i'll call the ambulance
35.pass the hat.大家出钱吧=pass the hat round | |amanda will got married and we pass the hat round for her
36.he is wearing two hats他身兼两职
37.不要怀疑这个句子，是对的i have had it!我再也无法忍受了（老美多用这个句子代替i can't stand it any longer)
38.head up!小心上面！
he is big headed.be big headed傲慢自大=arrogant.Ever since he got that promotion,david's had a big head
39.i can tell you by heart.我可以凭印象告诉你cross one's heart ||某人发誓billy,cross my heart(我发誓）,it wasn't me who broke your glasses.
40.here we are at last.我们终于到了here we are 到了，在这里
here you go给你（店员给你东西时）干得好（鼓励别人=there you go)
same here我也是
41.so let's call it square then那么我们就算扯平了。square 公平的，平等的
42.don't hog the bathroom.hog 自私地占有。如果有人缠着你的女朋友不放，你就可以说don't hog my girlfriend
43.火锅在英语里是hot pot
44.just an idea.随口说说或just a though
45.jump to it!赶快=hurry up
46.get on 巴士或公共汽车（大车）马匹等下用get off
jump in /hop in 小汽车下用get out
47.---Mark,how are you keeping?(你身体好么？用来询问身体状况）
---i'm keeping well, thanks.
what's keeping him?什么事耽搁了他
48.kick sb out 把某人撵走he got kicked out of school because of low grades.也可表示被解雇的意思=be fired/be kicked out/got the sack/give sb(傻B) the boot
i really got a kick out of bungee jumping||i got a kick ou t of sth or i got a kick from sth意思是说对某件事感到十分兴奋
here's an idea i want you to kick around.kick around 讨论，多考虑一下
kick oneself因为错过了机会而怨恨自己如别人失恋你就可以说he will be kicking himself for not being nicer to you when you were together
kick back=relax广播上经常有 Kick off your shoes and kick back for a while当然也有报复，拿回扣之意。 the US decided to kick back after the incident
the company had to kick back a lot to the corrupt officer.
49.that's a neat idea.这是个好主意
it is neat!太酷了neat 可看作是cool的比较级。另外，"你

真牛/酷”还可用you rule!这里rule意思是“非常棒，出类拔萃”i rule at the pool table我打台球非常棒=i am the best at playing pool.例，machael jordan rules!chinese food rules!
50.there's nothing to talk about.没什么可说的
no comment!无可奉告
51.your card is maxed out .你的卡刷爆了or your card is not approved or your card won't go through||pig out 狼吞虎咽，大吃一顿
52.i'm all over you .我对你非常着迷
i'm over you我跟你之间完了=we are over
53.cook through,烧透一点
54.he is trying to pick her up.pick up 在口语中有把异性追到手之意
can you stop picking on me?pick on sb 挑剔别人找某人茬
55.pink lady 红粉佳人pink slip不是粉红色小纸片不是浪漫情书，而是解雇通知书！
you are in the pink.你气色不错
56.表达自己很幸运老美用just right time ,right time.(right person)只不过是天时地利而已
57.big potato/big banana/top banana大人物=small potato||big shot很重要，很有影响力的人while in the university,i was a big shot
58.prop up支撑，
手托着头prop head up||手撑着门，不让其自动关起来 用prop the door
don't prop your feet up.不要把腿跷在椅子上
59.拿什么东西出来就是pull sth out(老美常用）everybody pulls out your textbook.
pull an-nighter=stay up如i'll have to pull an-nighter tonight to try and get this report done in time.
pull yourself together打起精神，振作起来
60.don't push me （around）.不要摆布我don't push me any further.同意的有 bossy ||you are so bossy.i don't like that
61.pull sb on 让谁谁接电话|| i don't want to put you out put sb out 给某人添麻烦
put up or shut up.要么你去做（俚语，词典上查不到），不然就闭嘴
walk the walk,talk the talk=walk the talk言行一致
62.they're two of a kind.他俩是一类型的he is one of a kind他是独一无二的
63.kiss sth goodbye承认某物的损失或失败已成定局
kiss up to讨好，拍马屁are you kissing up to me?talk turkey.(直说吧）what do you wanna me do?
64.a knock out 非常有魅力，给人印象非常深刻的人或物
knock yourself out=help yourself.把这里当自己家一样
65.you know what?bard and ann are engaged.you know what你听说了么，用来提到一项新消息或表达看法
---i feel at loss towards my future.
---i know the feeling我能体会这种感受
https://www.360docs.net/doc/678909932.html,me (无说服力的，瘸的）excuse牵强的借口此外还可表示无聊没意思的意思i think musicals are lame=boring
67.you are pulling my leg."你在愚弄我"不是托某人后腿的意思go break a leg.祝你好运
68.don't let on that i told you.let on 泄露秘密。Mom ,you weren't supposed to let on. i want to surprise dad
69. not on your life!绝对不，当然不 are you going to go and work for him?_not on your life!=absolutely not
70.hey!that guy just lifted my wallet.lift 在口语中有偷的意思，很形象此外，还

有剽窃、抄袭的意思many of his ideas were lifted from other authors.
71.容光焕发、喜上眉梢light up with pleasure.his face light up with pleasure when she came in
72.一些外国人到中国不排队时，你可以用一个很简洁的口语：line up ,please.请排队
you are out of line你太没分寸了you cross the line.你太过分了（触及我的底线）
73.当有人犹豫不决时，可以用what have you got to lose来增强对方破釜沉舟的决心---what have you got to lose?---i've got nothing to lose.(我豁出去了)
74.get lost.走开Get lost!can't you see that i'm busy enough?
i'm lost 我迷糊了，别人讲的令我confuse，我不理解
75.talk about luck!真幸运啊！用于别人做某事非常幸运时
76.let's make up.我们和好吧
77.watch your mouth/tongue.嘿，说话留神点you and your big mouth.why did you tell my wife i had a date last night?big mouth和中文中的意思一样指那些爱告密的“大嘴”
78.don't call me names!别张口就骂人
79.what a nerve!(脸皮真厚）she just walked off with my radio
80.have a big nose爱打听
81.Freeze！Drop your gun and say your prayers.Your number is up.
take a number.那个号码牌（到后面慢慢排队去）
82.在武侠里经常有的一句话if you let me off (the hook) this time,i'll do a favor for you someday如果你今天放我一马，我总有一天会报答你的let sb off 放某人一马
83.---i'll flip you(我要和你打赌）.call（猜)
---tails反面((heads )i win.heads you lose)
84.i thought you were proposing.proposing求婚
85.when i visited him, he give me a red carpet treatment.a red carpet treatment 红地毯式待遇，贵宾式待遇=a red carpet welcome.wherever the star went ,he was given a red carpet welcome by his movie fans.
86.let's roll.我们离开吧
87.don't rush me.别催我=don't push me
what's the rush?什么事这么匆忙
88.same here.我同意，我也一样。
89. you don't say？真的？是么？
say cheese!/c!
90.scoot up.向前一点。scoot|sku:t|快速跑开，you have to scoot or you'll be late但日常多表示稍微移动一下，scoot up or scoot up a little.
要别人为你挪出一个位置来用scoot over（，please）往旁边靠一点
91.let's scratch（用指甲或爪子去抓或刮） the plan.我们取消……
92.see what i mean?
see you around.过会见
93.---sorry ,i'm late.
---so i see.(还用你说！不想听你的道歉）
94.are you serious （认真的，真诚的)about him?你真对他有意么
95.---it's time to go.are you all set?
---i'm all set.我都准备好了当领导问你有没有做好某事时，一句干净利落的回答：all set ,sir!(是不是很像香港警匪片里的yes，sir)
由于你set your sights too high,你三十多了还没找到对象，所以有朋友想set /fix/hook up你和他的妹妹set up撮合，制造机会。get real ！（现实点）don't set your sights too high !（不止用

在找异性，也可用于找工作等)do you like my sister?i can set you up!(可能会有点趁火打劫的味道）
96.don't play shadow games with me.不要我说一句，你学一句play shadow game就是学人说话，做动作
97.keep your shirt on.你别着急--are you already yet?--keep your shirt on.i'm coming.
98.一句很有用的英语i'll fill her shoes until she get back .fill ones shoes（出色地）接替某人的工作或职位
99.aw,shoot!哎呀，真糟糕！用于上厕所不带纸，shopping忘带钱包，锁了门才发现钥匙在屋里等等情形。well， shoot!说吧
100.i'm shot 我累了。=be tired out =be worn out.i am so shot that i can't help falling asleep at work.
give it a shot!尽量试试=give sth a try
be shot =be broken