常用的英语idioms(七)
1)go to bat for someone:not only support someone by words, but doing sth. for them 不仅口头上支持,更从行为上支持
例如:I like to go to bat for people who deserve it.
2)take the high road:take morally correct road/path 走高端路线;高姿态
3)run into the ground:to mismanage to a point of ruin;to wear out, especially through excessive use;to discuss ad nauseam
例句:a)Although he has an MBA from Harvard, he still ran the company into the ground.
b)I figure this car has a few more years left in it and I intend to run it into the ground before I purchase another.
c)You've run the upcoming election into the ground and I simply won't listen to another word about it.
4)in tip-top shape:excellent;the best;the highest point
My car is in tip-top shape.
5)super-duper:Use it when people want to emphasize something 极好的
6)in my salad days(from Shakespere来自莎士比亚著作):青葱岁月
7)to throw a softball:give sb. a very easy question 给人一个简单的问题
8)the punch line:the culminating part of a joke, funny story, event, that gives it its humorous and dramatic point.
笑话或警句令人发笑的最后一行
9)half a battle:a significant part of an effort;the keystone to success
有助于成功的条件
10)to walk all over sb.:to treat someone or something very badly;to beat sb. or sth. soundly in a competition
欺负人;起到某人脖子上
11)nothing short of (a miracle):to add a lot of emphasis to sth. 用于强调
it wasn't short of a miracle; it arrived at being a miracle.
绝对,恰恰(是奇迹)
12)accept the post of:接受...的职位
13)not have two nickels to rub together:to be extremely poor;to have very little money or no money to spend. primarily heard in US.
极度贫穷(主要用于美式英语中)
14)bursting at the seams:胀破接缝;吃的肚子都撑破了
例句:I ate so much I thought I'd burst at the seams.
15)a nail-biter:really nervous 紧张局势That was a nail-biter.