现代英语口语表示法3

· have one‘s heart set on……一心想要……
Once he had his heart set on something, he‘ll accept no turning-back.
· one‘s heart in one‘s mouth吓得要命
My heart was in my mouth when I heart someone tapping on my window one raining night.
have one‘s heart in one‘s mouth; with one‘s heart in one‘s mouth
· not have the heart to do something不忍心去做
How can you have the heart to kill my pet?
· take something to heart往心里去/认真接受意见等
Tom decided to take his father‘s words to heart and wash his hands off smoking.
· be in the seventh heaven高心极了
Mary was in seventh heaven when she finally came to Paris, the center of fashion.
· move heaven and earth想尽一切办法
Believe me. I promise to move heaven and earth to help you.
· cool one‘s heels等的双脚发凉，久等
Let‘s meet at the gallery at 7 o‘clock. Come at 7 sharp. Don‘t make me cool my heels.
· take to one‘s heels逃走
The naughty boy took to his heels after he should ‘trick-or-treat‘.
· shoot from the hip信口开河
Don‘t take Jay‘s words to heart. He shouldn‘t have shot from the hip.
· by hook or by crook千方百计得，不择手段得
He rose to that position by hook or by crook.
· blow hot and cold出尔反尔，喜怒无常
Do you think he‘ll support you? He is the type who blows hot and cold.
· make it hot for……刁难某人
Out section manager is a woman. Our general manager always looks down upon her and makes everything hot for her.
· have the lots for someone迷恋某人
You have to stop her. She has the lots for a married man.
· bring down the house博得满堂喝彩
The first-prize winner of the speech contest has brought down the house for several times.
· be over the hump已度过难关
The Asian financial crises has almost paralyzed Asian economy. But we are over the hump now.
· have a hunch that……预感到……
I have a hunch that the bear market will be over soon.
· be hunky-dory挺不错的
A: How do you like the food here? B: Hunky-dory.
· skate on thin ice如履薄冰，冒风险
We are skating on thin ice if we continue killing wild animals.
· toy with the idea of……心里盘算要……
She‘s toying within the idea of marring a foreigner.
· no ifs, ands and buts不要找任何的理由和借口
A: You know I could have done it well, but…… B: No ifs, ands and buts. Tell me if you want to save your job.
· give someone an inch and he‘ll take a mile得寸进尺
Give my roommate an inch and he‘ll take a mile. Last time, I offered him some candies. Today, he asked for an ice-cream.
· have many irons in the fire同时有很多要紧的事要做
Although he was out of job, he still wrote to his parents saying he had many irons in the fire.
· be in a jam陷入困境
get in a jam
You‘ve got to help me. I‘m in a jam. May car refused to work on my way to office.
· jaywalk横穿马路
It is dangerous to jaywalk.
· in a jiffy不大一会儿
=in a moment, right away. at once
I‘ll be with you in a jiffy.
· have （ a case of ） the jitters忐忑不安
The new teacher had a case of jitters when he first stood in front of the class.
· keep up with the Joneses与别人比阔，与别人攀比
He likes keeping up with the Joneses.
· get a kick out of doing something从……得到很大的乐趣
He gets a kick put of racing.
· take kindly to something/someone愿意接受
Don‘t you feel that people in the lab don‘t take kindly to a nosy reporter?
· kill someone with kindness好得让人受不了
The old lady almost killed me with kindness when I lived at her home.
· parade one‘s knowledge买弄学问
He is a well-learned man, bit he never parades his knowledge.
· be at large逍遥法外（也可以形容动物不受约束）
The murderer was still at large. The victim‘s parents was determined to find enough evidence to sue him to court.
· rest on one‘s laurels故步自封，吃老本
You are sure to be lagged behind if you rest on your laurels.
· turn over a new leaf洗心革面
The juvenile delinquent promised that he would turn over a new leaf if he could be given lenient punishment.
· have a hollow leg（喝酒）海量
The best man has a hollow leg. He drinks a lot instead of the bridegroom.
· pull someone‘s leg开某人的玩笑
Never ever pull his leg. He is a man without a sense of humor. He takes everything seriously.
· keep someone at arm‘s length与某人保持距离
My boss is my uncle. In order to avoid unnecessary misunderstanding, I‘d better keep him at arm‘s length in company.
· let someone down使某人失望
Joe really let me down by having broken his promises for several times.
· can‘t for the life of one怎么……也不行
I thought I could recite my speech backwards, but when I stood in front of the audience, I couldn‘t for the life of me remember what to say.
· air one‘s linen in public家丑外扬
The wife was often beaten by her husband, but she never told others. She didn‘t want to air her linen in public.
· keep a stiff upper lip意志坚定，坚强不屈
One failure means nothing. You‘ve got to keep a stiff upper lip.· be at loggerheads with……互不相让
The two parties were at loggerheads with each other over the new tax policy.
· a born loser一事无成者
Nobody is a born loser. All you need is perseverance.
· louse up something把某事搞得一团糟
He let the cat out of the bag, which loused up the whole deal.
· not do……for love or money死也不会……
Stop trying. I won‘t betray my friend for love or money.
· feel a lump in one‘s throat心里感到很难受
I felt a lump in my throat on hearing her story of fighting with the deadly disease.
· make do with……用……凑合
We are too tired to cook. We can make do with two bags of instant noodles.
· the man in the street普通的人，老百姓
The interview with the man in the street shows that 90% of them are satisfied with the TV fro grams.
· be one‘s own man不受他人支配，自己管自己
Our monitor is not easy to cope with. He is much his own man.
· steal a march on someone抢在他人前面，暗渡陈仓
We stole a march on our rivals by reducing 5% of our price and got back our market.
meat and drink精神寄托
To some old people, raising pets is their meat and drink.
· be at the mercy of受……支配
When you get this kind of disease, your life is at the mercy of God.
· blow someone‘s mind把某人搞得晕晕乎乎
Readers had rather high opinion of his new book, which blew his mind.
· have a good mind to do something很想去干某事
When I see young and robust men elbow their way onto the bus, I have a good mind to smack them.
· have a one-track mind死脑筋，一根筋
Mark has a one-track mind. All he cares is earning money.
· mind one‘s own affairs少管闲事
You are nothing but an old gossip! Can‘t you only mind your own affair?
· weigh on someone‘s mind心事重重
The failure of signing the contract has been weighing on his mind. He couldn‘t sleep at night.
· be of two minds拿不定主意
Jill was of two minds as whether to spend the money on books or on clothes.
· have money to burn有花不完的钱
The new rich has money to burn.
· once in a blue moon千载难逢
Our boss is a miser. He gives us a treat only once in a blue moon.