引用

ξYee-Tingた 的 常用俚语

 

a babe in arms 涉世未深的人

you can't depend on him. he's a babe in arms

a big letdown 大失所望的人

a big shot 重要的人

a blind alley 死胡同

a busy signal 电话忙音

a close game 势均力敌的比赛

a good 相当

a gust of feeling 感到一阵

a heap of 一大堆

a heavy course load 繁重的课程负担

a bed of rose 安乐窝，称心如意的环境

a big dog 看门狗/保镖

a big fish in a small pond 小地方的大人物

a big line 吹牛皮

a blue woman 有学问的妇女

a cut-up 胡闹者

a dog in a blanket

a dog in the manager

a fly in the ointment 扰人之事

a fool and his money are soon parted 容易所骗的人

a gad about 四海为家的人

a long shot 大胆的推测

a meaty book 一本有实际内容的书

a path strewn with roses 顺境

a picture of health 健康的样子

a pig

a shoulder to cry on 可以依赖的人

a silken tongue 三寸不烂之舌

a sly dog 偷鸡摸狗之辈

a solid day/hour/etc. 全部时间

a spate of word 语无伦次，废话连篇

a square peg in a round hole 不称职的人

a stand-in 临时代替者

a stand-out 杰出人才

a stick in the mud

a stone's throw 很接近

a watched pot never boil 不要心急

a yellow dog 卑鄙小人

abandon oneself to despair 悲观失望

a blue-eyed boy 所宠爱的孩子

about and about 大致相同

about ship 改变航向

above all things 第一是

above ground 在地上，比喻或者未死

above measure 非常，过分，无可估量

above oneself 自命不凡

above price 无价

above the rest 特别

above-board 光明正大的

absolute refusal 断然拒绝

accession to treaty 加盟

accommodate oneself to circumstances 遂于而安

wizard 最能干的

ace in the hole 最后的王牌

act of God 天灾

act out 实行

act of fool 装傻

act the loard 装阔

after a fashion 勉强

after a storm comes a calm 暴风雨过后的平静

after is said and done 终归

after hour 规定时间后（办公时间等）

aim high 志向远大

air oneself 到户外呼吸新鲜空气

alibi 借口 ask alibi 找借口

alive with 洋溢，拥抱

all a wit 兴奋着，神经过敏

all aboard 各位请上车/船

all bark and no bite 光说不做

all better 完全康复

all burn up 怒火如焚

all but

all fiction 想象的，虚构的

all for it 完全同意

all gone 希望等的消逝，物品等的丢失

all here 很好，很正常（能力，精神等）

all in the day's work 平凡的事情，不稀奇

all in

all is still 万籁俱静

all lined up, all wind up,all set 一切准备好了

all manner of 各色各样

all my eye and Betty Martin.胡说八道

all right for you 和你绝交

all skin and bones 皮包骨

all steam go 一切就绪，万事俱备

all the better 更好了

all the father 尽...所有/所能

all the go 非常流行

all the world and his wife 所有人

all the worse 反而更坏

all there 头脑清醒的

all things to all men 八面玲珑

all tire out 太疲惫

all to the good 幸好

all too often 太平常

all too 太

all turned out 如愿以偿

all up 无望了，全完了

all washed up 全完蛋了

all wet 完全搞错了

all you have to do 你最好

alley-oop

allow for考虑，体谅

allow oneself in 沉溺

almost always 通常

alongside of 与...并排

ambulance-chaser 怂恿受害者起诉的律师

among others

among the missing 下落不明

an uphill battle 艰难的战斗

and all that 诸如此类

and how 当然啦，说得妙，是了，难道还有问题！

and so forth 等等

and that 而且

and the some 而且，还远不止，至少

and then 然后

and what not 等等

any yet 但是

angel's visit 难得的客人，难得遇见的事物

animated talk 畅谈

another matter 另一回事

another thing coming (to have ) 注定要到倒霉

another time 下次

answer back 回嘴

answer for 负责，保证

any and every 统统，全体

any man alive 无论谁

any old thing 什么都

any old 任何...都

any which way 四面八方

anyhow and everyhow 随便

anything under the sun 任何事情

appeal to arms 诉诸武力

anywhere near 根本

are you telling me 用你来告诉我吗/要你来发好施令吗

argue the toss 无聊争拗

armchiar quarterback 爱瞎指挥的人

arrest one's eye 引人注目

art and part 策划和参与

as a general rule 一般说来

as best one can 尽最大能力

as best one may 尽力想方设法

as broad as it is long 半斤八两

as clay in the hand of the potter 得心应手

as clear as crystal 十分清楚

as clear as day 明若观火

as clear as mud 不清晰， 混乱

as close as a clam 一毛不拔

as cross as two sticks 非常生气

as dry as bone 口渴

as easy as ABC 很简单

as faithful as dog 十分忠实

as far as that goes 实际上

as flickle as fortune 完全不可靠

as firm as rock 坚如磐石

as gentle as a lamb 性情温顺的

as good as a play 非常有趣

as good as one's promise 受约

as good as one's word 受约

as graceful as a swan 姿势优美的

as is 照现在的样子，原样

as life 宁愿

as like as chalk and cheese 似是而非

as luc would have it

as many again as =as much again as两倍于

as matters stand 在现状下，按照目前状况

as of 在...的时候，直到...之前

as per 按照

as plain as the nose on one's face (to be) 显而易见

as poor as a church mouse 一贫如洗

as soft as down 柔软如绒毛

as soon 宁愿

as sure as i'm alive 十分确实地

as the case stands 事实上

as the crows flies 笔直地

as the day is long 终日

as the saying goes 正如俗语所说的

as the world goes 照习惯说

as things are 按照目前状况

as thought 好像

as who should say 可谓，可以这样说

as yet 至今还/尚/还

as you please 随你意思

as you were 复原

ask no odds  不求照顾

ask the way 问路

asleep at the switch 玩忽职守/错过机会

assume a new aspect 面貌一新

at a blow 立即

at a dash 一气呵成

at a full jump 全速的

at a /one stroke 立即/一举

at all event 总之

at anchor 停泊/抛锚

at bay 陷入绝境

at best 最好不过/充其量

at call 随叫/随要

at close hand 在近处/不远将来

at cross prupose 目的相反

at daggers drawn 势不两立/剑拨弩张

at ease 自由自在

at fault 出毛病/出故障

at fewest 至少

at first blush 乍看/一看

at full blast 全速地/大规模地

at heart 从内心上，本质上

at home in/with擅长

at issue 争论

at one heels 紧跟着

at one word 马上

at one's fingertips 了如指掌

at one's own charge 自费

at one's service 听候某人吩咐

at random 随机

at sight 一见就

at table 在吃饭

at the backe of one's mind 在心里

at the bottom of furtune's wheel 倒霉透顶

at the end of one's rope 忍无可忍

at the firt face 乍一看

at the longest 之多

at the peak 最高价

at the point of the sword 敌意/剑拔弩张

at the point of 临近...的时刻

at the tip of one's tongue 话说到嘴边了

at the top of one's lung 大声说话

at will 随意

at worst 在最坏的情况下

at your disposal 由你支配

at your earliest conenience

away with it 停止/挪开

B

B.T.O. big time operator 浪费时间

back in the saddle 重整旗鼓

bad hair day 头发不整

ball up/fold up/bust/flop 失败

bally-ho 大吹大擂

bang up 了不得

barf up one's guts 翻肠倒肚地呕吐

bash 大型派对

basket case 过渡紧张/精神将要崩溃

bawl out 碰钉子

bean pole 高佬

beat gums 空洞无物的讲话

beat him on the spot 当场把他打败

beat one's head against the wall 白费力气

beat one's brain (out) 做事困难，伤透脑筋

beat sb to the draw 抢先某人一步

beat someone by miles 远远强于某人

beautiful but dumb 木美人

bee line for

beef 抱怨

before you know it 很快

behind the scenes 幕后人物

belch (to) 大声而且粗鲁地打嗝

bell the car 为了众人的利益而承担风险

bend over backwards 竭尽全力

bet on it 有把握

bet your life 你绝对错了

between a rack and a hard palce 进退维谷

between ourselves 秘密地说

big headed 傲慢/自大

big style 大派头

big time 很

biggie 大人物/很重要的事物

bite one's tongue 保持沉默

bite the dust 一败涂地/率在地上

Black Maria 警用大车

blast 欢乐时光

blimp 大胖子

blind leading the blind

bloody money 不义之财

blow it big time 严重的错误

blow one's lines 忘记台词

blow something (all) out proportion 言过其实

boiling point 高潮（恋爱）

bologna 乱讲

bomber 巨型女人

booboo 错误

boogie woogie 淫荡之声

book someone to 警方将某人记录在案

boot-legging 卖私酒者

bootlick 拍马屁

bossy 专制的

bound to 必定

break out in a cold sweat to 突然全身冒冷汗

bric-a -brac 小摆设

bring them back alive 将他们活捉回来

broomstick 瘦如竹扫把

bud/buffed朋友

buffed 肌肉发达的

build castle in the air 空中楼阁

bull session 长谈

bummed 失望的

thanks a bunch 十分感谢

burger joint 汉堡店

burn bridge 过河拆桥

burn one's finger 遇到挫折

burn one's boats/bridges 破釜沉舟,自断后路

burn rubber 突然加速

bury one's head in the sand 逃避

bury the hachet 放下武器言和

butter and egg man 有势力的人

butterfingers 抓东西部稳的人

buy into something 接受某事物

buy your story 相信你的鬼话

by and large 大体上

by golly 天啊

by hook or by cook 不择手段

by jove 天啊

C

call in sick 打电话请病假

call the shots 作决定

can manage 有办法

can't be better 最好不过

cant't get away with it 法网难逃

got canned 被炒了

card up in one's sleeve 锦囊妙计

carefee 无忧无虑

carry a tune 唱歌不走调

carry to excess 过分

cast sheep's eye 暗送秋波

castle in Spain 白日做梦

sleepy head 爱睡觉的人

catch one's eye 引起注意

caught with one's pants down

cheer to the echo 大声喝彩

chew out严厉责备

chew rag 论是非

chicken hearted 胆小的人

chicken sandwich 两男一女

chow down 吃

chow 食物

great chow 多好吃的东西

circle the wagons 严阵以待

cleaned out (储备品，钱)用完，（商品）售完

clown around 胡闹

clunker 老爷车/破旧的汽车

cocky/sassy 神气活现

cold day in hell 绝对不可能

come and get it 试一下来拿吧

come off it 少废话，别瞎扯

come to a head 到了紧要关头

come to think of it 想起来了

come up and see me sometime 常来看我

comfy舒服的

common as an old shoe 不摆架子，平易近人

cook up a story 捏造

cool your lips 冷静下来

country pumpkin 土头头脑

cover someone 掩护某人，用枪瞄准某人

crane one's neck to see 伸长脖子看什么东西

criss-cross 十字形的

crock 破瓦片

crook 骗子

cry wolf 发假警报

cuff someone 给某人上手铐

cumshaw 赏钱

curtain lecture 枕边劝戒，妻子私下对丈夫的训话

cut class 旷课

cut it 能够做某事，成功作做某事

cut out for something 具有某种天赋/是...的料

cynosure of all eyes;traffic stropping beauty 引人注目的美女

D

daffy fib 讲大话

daily grind 每日例行苦工

dapper 花花公子

days are numbered 来日无多

dead center 正当中

dead serious 非常认真的

Dear John letter 绝交信

devil's luck 特别好运气

die 无法运行，（机器）坏了

die in shoes 暴死街头

dirty work 讨厌的工作，卑鄙的工作

dive 低级酒店，下等餐厅

do all the talking 言之滔滔的人

do it all right 做的不错

do it in your stuff 拿出本领来

do one's endeavour 尽力为之

do the grand 穿得动人些

dog sleep 不时惊醒的睡眠

dog watch 夜班

dog 丑八怪

dog gone 糟了

dolled up 打扮得漂漂亮亮

break one's neck 致命伤

don't go off the deep end 不要心灰意冷

don't hold your breathe 不要指望

don't stick your nose in 不要牵涉在内

dossier 通天晓

down something 喝某东西

draw a blank 突然忘记，一下子记不起来

drop the ball 失职

drown one's sorrows 借酒消愁

E

easy as pie/cake 容易

easy mark/going 随便

easy money 易赚的钱

eat someone out of house and home 把某人家吃穷

either make or break 破釜沉舟

enough is as good as a feast 知足常乐

enough to get by 够应付的

everything is coming up roses 自己经历的每一件事情都

eyes bigger than one's stomach 眼馋肚饱

eye to eye 看法一致

F

fair shake 看法一致

fair, fat and forty 中年妇女

far and away 毋庸置疑

fast worker 闪电恋爱

feel oneself 觉得身心舒畅的

feeling low 悲观

field day 快乐时光，自我放纵

fight it out 奋斗

fight tooth and nail 爪牙并用，拼命抵抗

figure head 无权力的人

fine feathers make fine bird 人要金装

finely arched eyebows 纤细的弓形眉

fnicky 事事求全

fish for a compliment for someone 讨某人的恭维

fake 不可信任的人

flapper 爱打扮的女人

flash our eyes at sth 瞟一眼

flat taste 味道平平

flat tire 无精打采

flats 平底鞋

footfall 客流量

for a song 很便宜

for better or for worse 不计成败

for good 永远/一劳永逸

for on thing 但是

for real 表里如一/可靠的

forget that noise 不可能

fork in the road 岔路

fork out 付款

fork over 付钱

framed 被陷害/遭栽赃

freeloader 利用别人的善良或者好客而占人家便宜的人

fresh out of sth 耗尽某物，用完某物/新近离开

frisk 搜身

from the word go 立刻，马上

futuristic未来化

G

gal/dame 女人

gang/get away 滚开

gear 行李

gee whiz 十分厉害

get bent out of shape 十分生气

get worked up about something 为某事而感到不安

get a black eye 被打青了眼睛

get a clue to 当心，警惕

get a hold of oneself 控制情绪

get a load of 试试

get a move on 赶快

get around 往返/滥交/回避/应付

get down to 使得自己不受拘束，放纵自己

get even 报复

get going/scram/on the move 走开

get hot 亲热

get in 恋爱得手，勾花圣手

get it all together 不慌不忙，沉着冷静

get off it 别胡扯/换话题

get on someone's case 批评某人

get on the stick 赶快

get one 激怒某人

get some gravy 揩油

get someone 令某人讨厌

get the hang of something 掌握做某事的本领

get up enough nerve to do something 鼓足勇气去做某事

get someone down 令某人不愉快

get rusty 生手

gigolo 护花使者

girl crazy fellow 色情狂

give an ear to 听一听

give someone a black eye 打得某人鼻青脸肿

give him a buzz 打电话给他

give him a dirty look 给他憎恨的眼色

give him a dirty work 给他难为的工作

give him a free hand 由他去干吧

give him a lift 送他一程

give him a razz 嘲笑他

give him enough rope 让他自杀

give him one in the eye 打他眼睛一拳

give him some dope 给他一些内幕消息

give him the wood 打他几下

give him the work 给他点本领看看

give it to him 给他一试

give someone an inch, he/she will take a mile 得寸进尺

give them pesting 把他们炸平

glad eye 欢迎的眼色

glamour girl 女人

go (off) without a hitch 顺利进行

go about 怎么办

go easy 俭省些

go off on someone 对某人大喊大叫

go off the deep end 勃然大怒

go to one's head 冲昏头脑

go to town 竭尽全力去做某事

go together 谈恋爱

go under th knife 接受外科手术

go west 死

going strong 老当益壮

gold bricker 懒人

good God 上帝啊

good gracious 天啊

good mixer有本事的人

good showing 工作良好

good taste 合胃口

good time girl 好玩的女人

good to the last drop 饮到最后一滴

goss darn 岂有此理

got the punch 有力的

got wise 走漏风声

great promiser 食言者

green horn 新手

H

hail fellow 久仰

hele and hearty （老年人）身体健康

hang in the balance 平分秋色

hang in there 耐心等候/忍耐一下

hang on by the eyelids 事情位在旦夕

hang-up (感情上)障碍，大难题

hanky panky 鬼马

hard boiled egg 难相处的人

hard nut to crack 难于驾驭的女人

hard up 经济拮据

hard-headed businessman 斤斤计较的商人

haul 赶快

have a good head on one's shoulder 有见识，明白事理

have a weakness for something 酷爱某事物

have it bad for 狂恋某物

have one's name on sth 某物完全适合某人/为某人度身定做

have roses on one's face 脸色红润

have the face 厚颜无耻

he girl 男性化的女孩

to be soft 容易相处

he man/big boy 壮硕的男人

bark and no bite 动口不动手

heart of stone 铁石心肠

heel 卑下

hell in a handbasket/handbag 急剧恶化

hell of the time 时光难熬

hen-pecked 惧内者

hey you 你

coutry jack 乡下佬

hiding under mother's shirt

high and dry 处于痛苦之中的

high and low 到处

high and brow 上等的，名贵的

high jinks 痛饮

high muck-muck 大人物

his right man 他的得力助手

i'm history 我得走

you're history 你没有命了

hit and run 碰车逃命

hit it hard 努力做事

hit the nail right on the head 完全正确，正中要害

hit upon 偶然想出

hold 不要，排除

hold it down 保持安静

hold on'e own 独当一面

hold someone up 抢劫某人

hold your horse 慢一点

hold up in broad daylight 光天化日之下抢劫

honey peach/sugar plum/apple dumpling

honker 大鼻子

hop in 上车

horn 电话

hot mama/hot char-char 热情寡妇

how you come out 怎么发生的

hunky dory 乱七八糟

hybinder/thug 强盗

to be form Missouri 不太信任别人

i get yoy my word 我认真答应你

i hear ya 我同意

i'll be darned 我真想不到

i'll get a round to it 我来应付它

i'll get them 我会惩罚他们的

i'll say 我同意，当然

i'll see to it 我来处理它

if worse comes to worst 到了万不得已的的时候

if you snooze, you lose 如果你不注意，就错过良机了

in a big way 严重地

in a bind 窘迫

in a pig's whisper 说话声音低

in a sweet 心烦

in black and white 立下字据

in heat 愤怒地

in hight(low) spirit 精神愉快，消沉

in luck 幸运

in no time flat 立即

in one's back pocket 囊中之物

in smooth water 进入顺境

in the best of health 非常健康

in the dog house 陷入困境

in the good old day 幸福的日子

in the ladidah sort of way

in the lime light 出风光

in the raw 赤身裸体

in the throes of death 受痛苦而死

innocent kid 无辜的人

it is bullet-proof 千真万确

it is in the blood 生来如此

it's long lane that has on turning 欲速则不达

it's a steal 真是便宜

it's in God's hands 听天由命

J

jack of all trade 什么都懂

jail bird 囚犯

jazz up 使变得有趣

jitter 紧张大师

joined at the hip 死党

joint 大麻，地方

jolly guy 快活的人

jump on me 向我发脾气

junky 衣不称身

just what the doctor orderd 对症下药

K

keep a good house 收拾房子

keep body and soul together 温饱

keep someone 扣留某人

keep some posted 使得某人不断得到最新消息

keep track 留意

keep your ear peeled 留心看清楚

kick in the pants 踢屁股

kid gloves 小心谨慎

kid sister 小妹妹

kiddies 小孩

knick-knack 小玩意

knock the SHE out of sb 打得某人屁滚尿流

know sth like the palm of onels hands 了如指掌

know which side one's beard is buttered

knuckle sandwich 饱以老拳

L

ladies man 女人喜欢的男人

laid back 心平气和

lardo 胖子

lashes 睫毛

last word 最好不过

lay down the law 立下规矩

lay stress on 重视

lead a cat and dog life 过着不和谐的生活

lead a dog's life 非人生活

lead a double life 婚外恋

lead foot 喜欢开快车

lean meat 瘦肉

leave it to me 让我干吧

let down 放弃

let someone have it 严厉训斥某人

let-up 线索

levy one's giblets 鼓起勇气

lick the apittle of 奴颜婢膝

lie like a rug 撒了弥天大谎

life in not all roses 人生不是十全十美

life a finger 不出一点力

like a lamb 逆来顺受

like a parrot 毫无知识

like a rolling stone 行踪不定

like a steamroller 所向不定

like flint 铁石心肠

ling winded 长舌

live up to your words 言必信

living encyclopedia 活的百科全书

living like a lord 过着贵族的生活

living soul 人

load 仔细看

loaded 有钱的,醉酒的，服毒的

long steam 喋喋不休

lookit 看

lose it 发疯/呕吐/突然忘记

lose one's cool 发脾气

lose track of 失去联系

lots of dough 很多钱

love handles 游泳圈/胖的腰围

lowdown 内幕，真相

lubricating jog 捞钱的工作

lummox

M

made in the the shade 应付自如

make a break to cover 找一个掩护自己的地方

make a parade 随便表示个人意见

make cracks about sb/sth 挖苦某人/某事

make eyes 抛媚眼

make him see gold fish 用橡皮毒打

make it a point 故意

make it hot for sb 使得某人难受

make it snappy 提起精神

make the gorge rise 令人讨厌

make whoopee 欢呼作乐

max out累死

mind on'e P's and Q's 小心谨慎

mind your eye 当心

miser 守财奴

mish-mash 混杂物、大杂烩

miss the bus 错过机会

miss the boat 错过机会 /好东西等

mollygrub/molligrubs 精神消沉

money making proposition 生意经

money talky 财可以通神

monkey 五百美金

moonlight 兼职

more's the pity 十分遗憾

mouth off 粗鲁地说

my ass 才怪（强烈质疑）

my shoes bite 鞋子小，穿着疼脚

N

nail sth down 敲定某事使得万无一失

nail the brakes 急刹车

night hawk

nip sth in the bud 防患于未然

nitpicker 爱吹毛求疵的人

no fun 没有意思

no laughing matter 非同小可

no money, no honey

no negging 不要讥笑

no rest for the wicked 能者多劳

no way, jose

no-host bar 售酒柜台

not a good business 不是好事

not bad an eyelid 没有合眼睡觉，对事情太弱自若

not to wear your heart on your sleeve 不要太情绪化

nothing but skin and bones 很瘦

nothing damn good in it 一无是处

nothing will leave these walls

now you're talking 你说得有道理

number 衣服，美女

O

old dog 上年纪的人

old hand 老手

old maid 老处女

old man 老爸，男朋友，老公

old timer 老手，老资格

on a good note 欢尽而散

on a horse 快马加鞭

on a roll 进展顺利，势如破竹

on pins and needles 坐立不安

on the back burner

on the edge of my seat 专心地听和看

on the level 说真话

on the nose 整点，整齐

on the rock 处境困难

on the up and up 诚实，坦率

one track-minded 大脑不灵活

one way or the other 千方百计

oned 神志不清

out and about 户外活动

out and out 完全地

out at elbows

out of one's hold 脱手

out of form 不合时，不合身

out of it 精神恍惚

get canned 失业

out of my line

out of sort 发脾气

out of spirit 心神不安

over and over 多次地，重复地

over grown 孩子气

own boss 自己当老板

P

packed  like sardine

pad the bill 虚报账单

palsie walsie 好朋友

pan 严厉批评

pass out 醉好了

pass the back 让人做吧

past all hope 无可救药

pat him on the back 联络感情

penny wise, pound foolish

pick on 找麻烦

pigmy shortie 矮子

pineapple 炸弹

pin-up girl

pipe down 不要吵

pipe of peace 和好

pitter-patter 霹啦声

play the death march 奏送葬礼英语

play the woman 撒娇

popular girl 出风头的女孩

power behind the throne 后台老板

prayer(没有)成功的可能性

pull devil, pull baker 加油

pull sth 干坏事

pull the dirty trick 有意愚弄

pull the purse string 吝啬

pump 好排场

punch it 突然加速

punch your light out 打得你两眼发黑

put a finishing touch 最后修饰

put a good show 好好干吧

put it on cuff 记在心上

put on air 宣传

put one's finger on sth 指出问题的症结所在，一言中的

put one's shoulder to the wheel 全力以赴

put some heart on 施加压力

put sb up 为某人提供膳食

put sth on the back corner 推迟做某事

put one's feet on the ground 脚踏实地

put your heart at rest 放下心来

R

rag on sb 纠缠某人

rag 无聊小报，无聊杂志

raid the fridge 吃光冰箱里的食物

raise hell 大发牢骚

r and r 好好休息

read sb the riot act 训诫某人

real maccoy 真东西

red light district 女支 女区

reek 散发恶臭

right of the fire 够火候

ripped 酩酊大醉

ritzy 豪华的

roll in it 富有的

roping 情报

rosy prospect 美好前景

rosy view 乐观看法

rosy 美满

rotten the score 坏透

round way 圆滑一点

round-table conference 圆桌会议

rubber check 空头支票

rub shoulder 并肩同行

rubbish 胡说

S

sad news （令人悲伤的消息）账单

same old SHE 并无稀奇

same old stuff 一样的东西

sandals 凉鞋

save one's neck 免受苦难

sawing wood 鼾声如锯木

say it with flower 谈吐和悦可亲

scallker 黄牛党

scare the devil out of sb 吓死人

scarf out 大吃大喝

scotchman and the Jew 守财鬼

scream 引人狂笑

screw around with sb 招惹某人，对某人态度随便

second wind 恢复体力

secret sorrow 难言之隐

set of wheels 汽车

set the world on fire 一些震撼世界的杰出成就

shadow/tail 跟踪

shake and make up 握手言和

bloody shame 可耻

shop till one drops 购物直到累死

show down 决胜者

show sb the back door 下逐客令

make a hit 出风头

show the white feather 露出蠢像

show up 到达

show your capacity 难处本领来，尽量大嚼

sick to death 因病致死

side money 横财

silly as a goose 蠢蛋

sissy 娘娘腔的，基佬

sit on the top of the world 自大

sit pretty 坐着享福

japs/Skeepie 日本人

slammer 监狱

sleep a wink (没有)合眼

sleep in 晚起

slightest idea 一点意思也没有

slop 劣质食品

smart alec 精明的人

smart guy 手段漂亮的人

snafu 垃圾

snobbish 有绅士架子的人

so help me 我发誓

soak 要价太高

so and so 讨厌的人

soft soap 滑头

sonny boy 可爱的孩子

sophisticated 装模作样的女人

sore spot 致命伤

sour puss/long face 拉长脸孔

spacingout 做白白梦

spade work 艰苦的工作

speak the same language 志同道合

spell out of town 驱逐处境

spic and span 非常整洁

spineless 没有骨气

spitting image of someone 于某人一模一样

spoil child 放纵的孩子

spoil the show 煞风景

sponage off sb 向某人借钱

spring for 请客

square one's words with one's conduct 言行一致

squeeze 扒钱

stab the back business 暗算

stand no more nonsense 不准儿戏

stand one's ground 坚持己见，原地踏步

start from square one 重头开始

stay up till all the hours of the night 彻夜未眠

step it up 采取行动

step on one's big toe 激怒某人

step out 幽会

stick-up 抢劫

sticky business 让人左右为难的事情

stiff a waiter 不给服务生消费

stool pigeon 内鬼

stop on a dime 突然停止

stow your gap

stowaway 偷渡的人

street walker 女支 女

strong meat 难以理解的问题

strut one's stuff 卖弄自己的身材，炫耀自己的外表

stuck up 不理人

stuff the face 尽情吃

stuff one's stomach

suck one's brain 投机取巧

sud sack 一无所长的人

sugar coated 口蜜腹剑

suger report 情信

sunk 完了

sweak like a pig 汗流浃背

sweet water 饮用水

swell/regular guy 好人

swell head 自大

swing for the fence 全垒打

T

take a dump 大便

take a spin 兜风

take him for a ride/ bump him 杀掉他

take order from 听命于人

take sb in 将某人交给警方处理

take sth in stride 从容处理

take sth lying down 甘心忍受某事

talk about 那真是

talk of the town 传遍全城

teach your grandmother to suck eggs 班门弄斧头

teacher's pet 老师最爱的学生

that does it 我受够了

the finishing touch 最后修饰

the general effect 总结果

the green years 青春年华

the heat is on 风声紧

the man 大哥，厉害的人

the rose of the party 晚会上最引人瞩目的女孩

the sterner sex 性欲强的男人

the way-side rose 路边的玫瑰

the weaker fairer sex 性欲平平的女人

they suck me 他们宰我

think hard 深思，苦心

third degree 用私刑

through a/the wringer 受尽苦难

through and through 完全地

throw in the towel 认输

ticked off 生气

tick-tock 滴答声

tie over the period 燃眉之急

tight wad 守财奴

tip him off 提醒他

tip-top 最佳的

to be a jelly-fish 做事无头脑

to be slave driver

to be all eyes 注视，惊奇的看

to be all forth 说话浮躁

to be down at heels 不修边幅

to be eyesore 眼中钉

to be godfy 笨头笨脑

to be hot-headed 容易发怒

to be as like as two peas 十分近似

to be petticoat government 怕老婆的男人

to be shabby 脏脏的

to be ship-shape

to be smart 整洁的

to be well groomed 容光焕发

to bring down the house 博得满堂喝彩

to come to the wrongshop 用人不当

to do/play one's part 尽自己职责

to drag one's feet

to exchange high words 愤怒发言

to flog a dead horse 无法解决的事情

to get into one's stride 继续做例行公事

to give sb socks 毒打某人

to go smash 破产

to have eyes bigger than the belly 贪婪

to have face as long as a fiddle 拉长脸

to have the gift of the gap 说话动人

to hold one's course 坚定不移

to hold one's tongue 谈话含蓄

to live a fool's paradise 愚人自欺

to make a saint swear 佛都有火

to make things ship shape 使得一切井井有条

to marry over the broomstick 吉普赛式婚姻

to one's liking 合胃口的

to pile on the agony 增加痛苦

to pitch into anyone 大人或者重罚某人

to see through the rose coloured glasses 太乐观了

to shape well 一切整齐

to smoke the pipe of peace 放下争吵，恢复友谊

to snap the nose off 恶言相向

to snuff out 死去

to speak for itself 事实之言

to speak in parables 说话装腔作势

to speak one fair 使人信服

to speak volume 中肯之言

to talk piffle 说话愚蠢而没有常识

to talk rot 愚蠢的谈吐

to be goner临终

toe the line 循规蹈矩

toe-to-toe 竞争

to give up the ghost 将死

tongue in cheek 挖苦地

too rich for my blood 昂贵的

too smart 出风头

top banana 主管人员

top notch 最高的

tops 最好的

topsy-turvy 颠倒是非

trash sb 严厉批评某人，破坏某物

tube 电视

turn in 睡觉

turn over a new leaf 改过自新

turn the cold shoulder on 冷淡对待

turtle on one's back 自身难保

two-faced 两面派

U

uch a fruitcake 神经病

uncrown mayor 无冕之王

under fire/kick 被查办

under the rose 秘密进行

up and about 病愈

up and around 完全康复而且可以出院

up and down 时好时坏

up for grabs 大家有份

up in the air 大发雷霆

up to sth 偷偷摸摸搞某事/有心情干某事

up to this minute 摩登的

up and up 光明磊落的

ups and downs 盛衰

upstart 爆富

V

vanish to thin air 消失的无影无踪

vim and vigor 精力

wait for a go signal 等待命令

walk on air 高兴地飘飘然

wall flower 不会跳舞的人

wash it down 吞下，正餐后喝点东西

take a pist 去厕所

wash out 洗手不干

what gives 出了什么事

what is cooking 酝酿着

what is in your mind 你心意如何

what the hell 有什么稀奇

what's with you 什么事情让你烦恼

what's her face 她叫什么来着，我忘记了她的名字

wheelbarrow 肥女人

when it rains, it pours 事情一发生便接踵而至

whiz/pick-pocket 小偷

whoa 哇

whoopee 哇

win your heart 赢得你的心

within limits 适可而止

without turning a eyelash 不动声色

wold down his food 狼吞虎咽地吃东西

Y

yanks 美国人

yesman 应声虫

yo, G. 海，老兄

you're all wet 你完全错了

you brute 禽兽

you don't know half of it 你什么都不懂

you rat 鼠辈

you skunk混蛋

you young monkey 小淘气鬼

excesss baggage 妻子