高中英语2024届高考复习俗语表达整理0922（共16组）.doc

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1、高考英语俗语表达1.Pacea change of pace：改变步调；变手法，换口味 A variation in routine or activity例I cant wait to go to the beach next weekI really need a change of pace!at a glacial pace/at a snails pace：慢条斯理地；极慢地at a killing pace：速度很快；以惊人的速度go through (ones) paces：显示自己的本领；显示才能例Youll probably have to go through your p

2、aces at this interviewthe company really likes to make sure that applicants can handle the stress of the job.pace around hot porridge like a cat：形容拐弯抹角 【原本是瑞典的俗语】例Dont pace around hot porridge like a catjust tell me the truth.pace back and forth：来回踱步mend (ones) pace：加快步伐；放快步子keep pace with (someone)

3、：跟上（某人）的步伐2.Pricea pearl of great price：无价之宝a price on somebodys head：缉拿某人的赏金be worth the price of admission：物有所值drive a price down：压低价格everyone has their price：有钱能使鬼推磨例Come on now, everyone has their priceslip the guy a twenty and Im sure hell let you into the club.pay the price：付出代价；得到报应例If you ge

4、t caught cheating on your exam, youll have to pay the pricewhich could include expulsion.price (someone or something) out of market：要价过高而无人购买例You are a very good singer, but your agent has priced you out of the market.3.Egga bad egg：坏蛋；坏人；缺乏道德的人a chicken-and-egg problem：因果难定的问题a curates egg：瑕瑜互见之物；好

5、坏参半例Our vacation was a bit of a curates egg; the first few days were sunny, but the rest of the week was ruined by the heavy rain and flooding.a hard egg to crack：难对付的人(或事)dont put all your eggs in one basket：不要孤注一掷dont teach your grandmother to suck eggs：不要班门弄斧have egg on (ones) face：(某人)出丑，(某人)丢脸例

6、The CEO really had egg on his face after he went on stage to demonstrate the new product and couldnt get it to work.kill the goose that lays the golden egg：杀鸡取卵walking on eggs：谨慎小心，如履薄冰例The littlest thing tends to anger my mother, so I feel like I have to walk on eggs whenever Im at her house.4.Shor

7、t(as) thick as a short plank：形容十分愚蠢例Youre thick as a short plank if you think you can swim across that river.a short cut：捷径have a short fuse：易怒be in short supply：供应不足；短缺例Those toys have been in short supply ever since that website featured them.be short and sweet：说话简短扼要例The film is short and sweet,

8、telling its story while never outstaying its welcome.have (someone) by the short hairs：任意摆布某人；完全控制某人例After scoring a third goal in the last quarter, the home team really had their opponents by the short hairs.give short shrift to：对漠不关心；很快解决例Despite its urgency, ministers are giving the issue short s

9、hrift in parliament.5.Longhave/draw/pull/wear a long face：哭丧着脸；板着脸例Jill had such a long face yesterday after she learned that she failed her exam.a long row to hoe：麻烦的工作，艰巨的任务例I know finishing this thesis will be a long row to hoe, but Im actually looking forward to the challenge.a long leash：形容被给予很

10、大的自由，未受到严格的监管/牵制例Her parents giver her quite a long leash, so it doesnt surprise me that she gets up to as much trouble as she does.a long shot：形容成功的可能性不大；不大会成功的尝试例Her candidacy was a long shot from the beginning, and her landslide defeat was no surprise.be long in the tooth：指年纪大；尤指年纪太大（而无法做某事）例Our

11、poor cat is so long in the tooth that he struggles just walking around the house these days.cast a long shadow：形容影响深远例Cancer has cast a long shadow over almost every family in the country.6.Carda card up (ones) sleeve：暗中留着的一手；秘而不宣的计划例I figured the defense attorney had a card up her sleeve, and here

12、it isa new eye-witness.a few cards shy of a (full) deck：比喻人的智力或精神状态不太正常例He says hes going to start a business selling bees as petsI think he may be a few cards shy of a full deck.a house of cards：筹划不周难以成功的计划；不牢靠的计划例So your plan is to just cram and miraculously get good grades on all of your exams? T

13、hat sounds like a real house of cards to me!be in the cards：某事可能发生；有把握例If you keep performing at this level, I think a promotion is in the cards.go in with good cards：大有成功的可能例I studied so hard for this exam that I feel like Im going in with good cards for once.keep (ones) cards close to (ones) vest：

14、守口如瓶；秘而不宣例Were all curious about what the boss has been discussing in those meetings with the lawyers, but shes keeping her cards close to her vest.show (ones) cards：摊牌；吐露自己的真实打算【近义词：lay ones cards on the table；tip/show ones hand；have a showdown】7.Fightbare-knuckle fight：残酷的斗争例We always knew it woul

15、d be a bare-knuckle fight to get this legislation approved, so were prepared to do whatever it takes.a straight fight：一对一的竞选an uphill fight：艰难的博弈couldnt fight (ones) way out of a wet paper bag：形容某人软弱无力例You can definitely beat that scrawny kidcome on, he couldnt fight his way out of a wet paper bag!f

16、ight tooth and nail/claw：竭尽全力或激烈斗争例The senator vowed to fight the proposal tooth and claw.fight a losing battle：进行一场毫无成功希望的斗争fight fire with fire：以毒攻毒；以其人之道还治其人之身fight the good fight：为正义而战例Theyve been fighting the good fight for positive change in the companys sexist culture.8.Papera paper tiger：纸老虎

17、例The new management team tries to command respect through lots of blustery speeches, but all of us workers just see it as a paper tiger.a paper trail：书面记录cant carry a tune in a paper sack：形容在音乐方面没有天赋例I think its lovely that George wants to be in his church choir, but that boy cant carry a tune in a

18、paper sack!give somebody their walking papers：解雇某人例After messing up that account, Im terrified that my boss is going to give me my walking papers.look good on paper：从理论上看起来合理（实际不然）例Your idea looks good on paper, but I dont think it would work in a real-world environment.9.Wet(as) mad as a wet hen：形容

19、异常愤怒a wet blanket：扫兴的人或物throw a wet blanket over (something)：对泼冷水 使扫兴例The courts decision throws a wet blanket over the presidents plans for healthcare reform.get (ones) feet wet：开始尝试某事例Im confident that youll be able to drive a stick shiftyou just need to get your feet wet first.have a face like a

20、wet weekend：形容不开心、一脸沮丧或痛苦例Poor Colin has a face like a wet weekend because his girlfriend dumped him.wet ones whistle：解渴；润喉；喝酒例If youre looking for Barney, hes down at the pub wetting his whistle.wet firecracker：令人失望或没有达到期望的人或事例The film got a lot of hype, but I thought it was a bit of a wet firecrac

21、ker.10.Fisha cold fish：冷漠的人a big fish：大人物a fish story：无稽之谈，滔天大谎例Im sure Grandpa is just telling you a fish storytheres no way all of thats true!a/the fish rots from the head down：鱼臭先臭头；上梁不正下梁歪，领导不力导致下层混乱例The board has to get rid of the CEO for the good of the company. I mean, a fish obviously rots f

22、rom the head down.fish for compliments：沽名钓誉；求取赞赏；讨别人的恭维To attempt to elicit praise from someone, typically by saying negative things about oneself.fish out of water：离水之鱼，不得其所；形容某人在新环境中感到不自在例When Carla transferred to a new school, she felt like a fish out of water because she didnt know anyone there.

23、teach a man to fish：授人以渔a kettle of fish：一塌糊涂；尴尬、艰难的境地11.Housea halfway house：折中方案；为吸毒者设立的戒瘾治疗中心；旅途上的旅馆例To prevent us from becoming too tired on the long drive, we decided to stop at a halfway house to get some rest.basket house：指音乐表演者表演并获得报酬的工作场所（酒吧、咖啡屋）be eaten out of house and home：形容吃得很多例Tims fr

24、iends from college stayed with us for a week. We were eaten out of house and home by the end of their visit!be on the house：免费赠送bring the house down：博得全场喝彩live in a glass house：居于脆弱地位，易成为受到攻击和评论的对象例Now that Ive become a vegan, I feel like I live in a glass houseI constantly have to hear everyones op

25、inion on veganism.like a house on fire：形容非常迅速例Out of nowhere, this crazed bull started charging at us like a house on fire!12.Linea fine line：一线之差A very narrow division between two deceptively similar things例As a new parent, you learn that theres a fine line between looking out for your childs welfa

26、re and being overprotective.be out of line：越界stay within the lines：遵守规定/规则例That reporter was out of line when he asked questions about my personal life.blow (ones) lines：忘记台词例My mind went completely blank as soon as I stepped on stage, and I totally blew my lines.keep in line：管束某人的行为例Youve got to ke

27、ep your staff in line if you want your department to hit its targets.line ones own pockets：中饱私囊；（以欺骗或非法手段）敛财例He doesnt care about creating some digital utopiahes just trying to line his own pockets.take a hard line：采取强硬的态度13.Blueonce in a blue moon：千载难逢a bolt from the blue：晴天霹雳；令人大吃一惊例We all thought

28、 Grandma was healthy as can be, so her cancer diagnosis came like a bolt from the blue.between the devil and the deep blue sea：左右为难；进退维谷【同义词：be in a dilemma；between two fires；stand at a nonplus；be in a fix】例I was between the devil and the deep blue sea, for if I didnt take out another loanand go dee

29、per into debtI could not pay off the debts I already owed.black and blue：青一块紫一块例Im probably going to be black and blue after falling down the steps this morning.be blue around the gills/pale around the gills：呕吐的；喝醉的例After all that drinking last night, I sure am blue around the gills today.blue in th

30、e face：精疲力尽；气急败坏【Often used in the phrase till (one) (is) blue in the face.】例You can complain about it till youre blue in the face, but were going to your grandmothers whether you like it or e out of the blue：出人意料；突如其来例You need to work hardopportunities dont just come out of the blue.14.Pinkbe in th

31、e pink：形容身体健康；喝醉的例Jill is happy to be in the pink again after her hospital stay.get a pink slip/get pinked：被解雇例He was in total disbelief when he got a pink slip from his boss today, as he had worked at the company for over a decade.pink elephants：幻觉；不可能的事；离奇的事pink-collar：一般由妇女从事的工作例There is nothing

32、wrong with women finding work in a pink-collar profession. The problem is in expecting womenand only womento work in those types of jobs.tickle someone pink：让某人很开心例My family loves my girlfriend almost as much as I do, so it tickled them pink to hear that were getting married.15.Seaa sea change：剧变；翻天

33、覆地的变化例The transition from using desktop computers to mobile devices represents a sea change in data management within the field of information technology.be at sea：茫然；不知所措例I tried to do well in this class, but Ive been at sea since we started.follow the sea：做海员；当水手例I always assumed that I would foll

34、ow the sea, like all of the men in my family, but I just didnt have the constitution for that life.get (ones) sea legs：习惯于船的颠簸；（引申义）适应新事物/新环境例Oh, youve only been at your new job for a weekyoull get your sea legs eventually.high seas：公海not the only fish in the sea/there are plenty more fish in the se

35、a：天涯何处无芳草例Im pretty disappointed that I didnt get the job, but Im trying to remind myself its not the only fish in the sea.16.Pale(as) pale as a ghost：(脸色)苍白例She was pale as a ghost after that car nearly ran into her on the sidewalk.be beyond the pale：无法接受的；出格的例Disrupting my class is beyond the pale

36、, young ladygo to the principals office!pale at (something)：害怕；担忧；厌恶某事或某物例I know that David pales at the thought of flying in an airplane.【同义词：pale at the notion of (something)；pale at the thought of (something)】pale beside (someone or something)：在前相形见绌；与相比略逊一筹例All of my siblings are surgeons, so I always feel like my career in art pales beside theirs.pale by/in comparison：与相比，黯然失色/相形见绌例Though that issue is indeed serious, it pales by comparison with the threat of drug abuse that is tearing the country apart.turn pale：变得苍白（脸色）6