常用俗语表达part 2~
few and far between | 稀少 |
get the upper hand | 占上风 |
give somebody the bag | 解雇某人 |
hang by a hair | 千钧一发 |
have an axe to grind | 别有用心 |
hit the nail on the head | 一针见血 |
heart of gold | 道德高尚的 |
have an ear for | 对...听觉灵敏 |
Homer sometimes nods | 智者千虑，必有一失 |
irony of fate | 命运的捉弄 |
in the last analysis | 归根结底 |
keep one's chin up | 不灰心，不气馁 |
lay heads together | 集思广益 |
laugh off one's head | 笑破肚皮 |
last but not least | 最后但同样重要的 |
neither fish nor flesh | 非驴非马的 |
neither here nor there | 不相干的 |
not turn a hair | 不动声色 |
help a lame dog over a stile——雪中送炭
kill the goose that lays the golden eggs——杀鸡取卵
know sth. like the back of one's hand——对某事了如指掌
make sheep's eyes at somebody——频送秋波
one's hairs stands on end/set sb's hair on end——发根竖立，毛骨悚然
