常用的英语idioms(六)
1)ring a bell：使某人想起某事，使人回忆起
2)to be stoked：to be excited 对某事感到兴奋
3)to beat someone to it：此处beat means "defeat"；I want to do sth., but you do it first 我想做某事，但你捷足先登
4)to lose one's bearings：very confused； to lose your direction 迷失方向
5)rest my case：I've proven my point with clear evidence, and now I'm done talking. (so that's the end of the argument/story)
这是我的证明陈词
Non-lawyers use this expression in their daily life
6)fall on deaf ears：当做耳旁风；未加理睬
7)down in the dumps：垂头丧气；情绪低落
8)food for thought：something to think about 引人深思
例如：The school principal wants to abolish the use of exams in the classroom. Some teachers don't agree but say the idea is food for thought.
9)let someone off the hook：放过某人
allow wrongdoing to go unpunished；no longer have to deal with an unpleasant situation
10)hit me up(for sth.)：ask me for sth. 请教某人某事
11)get around/round to：抽出时间做
I said I would write to you, but as usual I never get round to it. 我说过要写信给你，但像往常一样总是抽不出时间来。
12)go out on a limb：put yourself in a weak position, not very sure, certain, strong 处在一个虚弱不牢靠的地方；to make an assumption/make a guess 姑且猜一猜(有可能全猜错)
13)talk your ear off：He talked so much so that your ear got tired and eventually fell off. 听的好烦，耳朵起老茧了
14)to get on like a house on fire：一见如故 to immediately start a good relationship with someone
15)bail on someone：you're leaving that person in difficult situation 背弃某人
16)trade lives with：to envy sb. so that you want to live their lives 想与某人交换(想过某人的生活)
例句：Sometimes I'd like to trade lives with my cat. She seems to be enjoying herself all the time.
有时我想成为一只猫，她看上去总是怡然自得。
17)crush；smash；squash：
crush：think of a can (a sound and no liquid, usually an empty object)； Crushing is usually done with one quick motion；a car can "crash" and the front of the car can be "crushed"... 压扁，压坏(快速地)
smash：think of "glass" 撞击，通常与玻璃镜子相关
squash：usually involves liquid coming out；When you see/hear the word "squash"，think of stepping on a banana. 看到/听到squash这个词时，想想踩到香蕉的感觉
18)split the difference：妥协；折中
19)to be fresh out of sth.：刚用完；刚好没有；刚卖掉
20)stick a fork in me：I'm done 我完成了
...you insert a fork (or a toothpick) into the center of the cake...you'll able to see if it is finished/done cooking把叉子或(牙签筷子)插入蛋糕中，看看是否粘叉子/筷子，如果不粘，就知道熟了(超级有趣，不是吗？)
a)you're physically/mentally exhasted
身心疲惫之意
b)when you're frustrated and you don't want to do sth. any more
你受挫后，不想再做任何事
21)over the top：over-exaggerated 极度夸张的