托福学生生活片语笔记
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be down and out:疲憊不堪，一蹶不振
　EX: After about ten years of no business at all, they are practi cally down and out. 　EX: I don't think you realize that I am down and out.

double date:兩對伴侶的約會
　EX: Sometimes it's more fun to go on a double date.
go off the deep end:魯莽行事，感情用事
　EX: He surely went off the deep end when he bought that restaurant. 　EX: Matt warned his roommate not to go off the deep end and get married.

go the whole hog:全力以赴
　EX: When Bob became interested in model airplanes, he went the whole hog.
jump out of the frying pan into fire:每況欲下(from bad to worse)
　EX: You're jumping out of the frying pan into the fire. By trying to straighten out with Mr.Bagnell, you're getting your self in trouble with Mrs. Bagnell.
jump down one's throat:橫加指責
　EX: I don't mind being corrected when I am wrong, but you don't need to jump down my throat.

lick into shape:塑造，訓練整頓
　EX: Two years in the army will lick him into shape. 　EX: The inspection was announced at two o'clock, and they had the place licked into shape.

look down one's nose at:嗤之以鼻，瞧不起
　EX:The man is a snob. He looks down his nose at most people. 　EX:He looks down his nose at theoffer. (meaning he doesn't care about the offer.)

make heavy weather:發覺某事有困難
　EX:Though the investment is at present making heavy weather, the future is regarded with confidence.

make head or tail of: 弄清楚，懂得
　EX:Can you understand this letter? I've read it through twice and I juse can't make head of tail of it.

Stand to reason 清楚而且合乎邏輯
　 Ex:It stands to reason that too many shopping choices can be as bad as too few. 　 Ex:If you drink too much coffee a day, it stands to reason that your health will suffer.

kick around 私下討論一下
　 Ex: We haven't decided where to go on vacation. I think we'd better kick it around for a while.

put two and two together 找出解決之道
　 Ex: At first, he couldn't understand the directions for assembling the bookcase, but later on he was able to put two ond two together.

fake steps 採取必要措施
　 Ex: The executive committee has faken steps to guarantee salary raises for each employee. 　

be on good terms with 和…交情不錯
　 Ex: Lisa is on good terms with everyone in the office. 　 Ex: Are you on good terms with the people on the team?
throw a curve 誤導、欺騙
　 Ex: Sam's girlfriend is easily confused when Some one throws her a curve. 　 Ex: Tim threw me a curve when he first denied and then admitted to lying about the banking error.

let the cat out of the bag 洩漏祕密
　 Ex: The boy'ss cousin accidentally let the cat out of the bag when she tole him about the surprise party. 　Ex: I didn't mean to let the cat out of the bah and ruin the fun.
butter up 討好、諂媚
　 Ex: After Rock yubs Katie the wrong way, he tries to butter her up. 　Ex: Corey buttered up all his feachers in the hope that he would get better grades.
out of character 和一貫的性格、行為不一致
　 Ex: It's out of character for Frank to be so concemed about the feelings of other people. 　Ex: Keeping good hours would be out of characfer for John and Susan.

up to one's neck 非常忙碌
　Ex: Since Terry agreed to be the chief editor, she has been up to her neck in work

cutt off all ties: 斷卻一切關係
　 EX: After dumping the boy, Shelly cut off all ties with him. 　 EX: Ken changed his job two years ago, and he has cut off all ties with former coworkers ever since.
have a chip on one's shoulder 心懷怨恨
　 EX: Calvin has a chip on his shoulder, because he has heard a lot of rumors spread by his best friend.

lead ...... on ......讓(某人)誤以為......
　 EX: Don't get me wrong; I just don't want to lead you on a promise of a job.

give sb. a piece of one's mind 直接向某人說出自己的想法
　 EX: I will give my cousin a piece of my mind after what she has done to me. 　 EX: It's no good to keep silent. You should talk to him and give him a piece of your mind.

in place 準備好，齊全
　 EX: Everything must be in place before we begin our presentation tomorrow.

put one's foot in one's mouth 出糗，說了不該說的話
　 EX: John put his foot in his mouth when he criticized his boss. 　 EX: Timothy really put his foot in his mouth this time when he got caught talking about how hideous a tie his boss was wearing.

rain down.....on 大量給予
　 EX: Parents should rain down praise on their children for their good behaviors and manners.

rub......the wrong way惹火
　 EX: The way he acted and talked really rubbed me the wrong way.

self-avowed 自認的
　 EX: He was a self-avowed lady killer and bragged about how many girls he had been dating.

sell oneself short 妄自菲薄
　 EX: You are capable of much more than that. Don't sell yourself short.　

must _____（後面可接see, read等字）非…不可的東西
　EX:This movie "MIB" is a must-see. It has everything you want in a movie: drama, action and humor.

a whole new ball game：完全是另一回事
　EX:When the headquarters decided to send a new president over, it became a whole new ball game in the branch office.

put....on layaway：付清才取貨之分期方式
　EX:If you put the ring on layaway, you will have it paid for in time for your girlfriend's birthday.

pull things together：把事情處理好
　EX:We need to pull things together tonight, or we'll be in trouble for tomorrow's presentation.

tinker with：拿…做實驗，玩
　EX:I tinker with cars, but I am not qualified yet to design engines.

glassy：茫茫然
　EX:He drank too much his eyes looked glassy. Then I just drove him home right away.

glitch：毛病
　EX:This computer program has a glitch in it; I think I'd better call the computer company to have it fixed.

a laundry list of.....：一長串的
　EX:She was asking for a laundry list of gifts for her twentieth birthday.

heart-rending：令人痛心疾首的
　EX:She gave a heart-rending story of the child abuses she had suffered.

dilly dally：拖拖拉拉
　EX:Come on! Don't dilly dally! We haven't got all day!

posh：豪華的
　EX:I have heart that is a posh restaurant. So, shall we check it out ourselves some day?

pompous：自命不凡
　EX:Although the model is a knockout, her pompous attitude is a major problem

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