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This posdcast is all about mastering daily American English.
by the book 完全按照规章制度办事，按照规定，照章办事 go by the book 依章办事 play by the book 按规定来 do something by the book 按规定做某事 run something by the book 按规定管理、运...
a closed book完全不了解，搞不懂 closed adj. 关闭的；合上的 与an open book意思相反 He issuch a closed book, he never talks about himself.他这人很封闭，从来不谈论他自己。 I don’t...
An open book （某物）容易理解；（某人）坦诚，没有秘密 open adj. 打开的 My life is an open book. 我的生活很简单。 There’s no secret between us, she’s an open book to me. 我们...
In the flesh 本人；亲自；（见到）真人 flesh 肉 ； 肉体 You wouldn’t believe this, I met my idol Liu Dehua in the flesh the other day, he even hugged me. 你肯定...
A third wheel/ a fifth wheel 多余；电灯泡 third 第三个 fifth 第五个 wheel 车轮 I don’t think I’ll join you this time. Whenever I go out with you guys, I j...
Why the long face? 干嘛拉着个脸啊？怎么闷闷不乐的？ long face 长脸；闷闷不乐；不悦的脸色 What’s wrong? Why the long face? 怎么了？怎么闷闷不乐的？ Hey, Jack, why the long face? Is s...
Go easy on someone/ something 手下留情；温和对待；节约使用 Go easy on him, he is my friend. 对他手下留情啊，他是我朋友。 The doctor told me to go easy on the chilies, b...
Be like looking/searching for a needle in a haystack 如同大海捞针 like 像 look for/search for 寻找 needle 针 haystack 干草堆 There’re like, thousands of...
roll up one’s sleeves 撸起袖子，准备开始干活；准备大干一场 roll 卷 sleeve 袖子 We have a long day ahead, so let's roll up our sleeves and start! 今天将会是漫长的一天，所以让我们...
jump to conclusions 过早下结论，贸然断定 jump 跳 conclusion 结论 Let’s not jump to conclusions.咱们先别这么快就下结论。 I know you saw her with a man, but don't jump...
blow one’s mind 令某人极度震惊，感到意外；令人刮目相看 blow 爆炸 mind 思想，头脑 That was my first time to watch the show,it really blew my mind. 那是我第一次看着个节目，太让我震惊了。...
Havea say/voice in something 在某件事上有发言权 You don’t have a say in this. 这件事上，你没有发音权；这没你说话的份。 They want to have a voice in how this would be han...
pass gas 放屁 It must be something I ate at lunch that made me pass gas all afternoon. 肯定是我中午吃的什么东西，弄得我一下午都在放屁。 fart 放屁；屁 He farted in front o...
Have one’s eyes glued to something 一直盯着看；全神贯注地看 glue 胶水；沾上 I hate it when people talk to me and have their eyes glued to their phones all th...
Get/have cold feet （做某事前，因为紧张或害怕）临阵退缩 If you get cold feet or have cold feet about something you have planned to do, you become nervous abou...
big talk 大话，吹牛 He is always full of big talk, but he rarely follows through on it. 他总是说大话，却很少去做并坚持到底。 talk big 说大话，吹牛 The President talks bi...
Have bigger fish to fry 有更重要的事情要办 Don't waste time on this. We've got bigger fish to fry.别在这上面浪费时间了，我们还有更重要的事情要办。 Every time I ask him for h...
Burst out laughing 突然大笑起来 burst 爆发；突发 laugh 笑 1. The baby burst out laughing when he saw the cat slip. 这个婴儿看到猫滑倒了，突然大笑起来。 2. The kids burst...
burst into tears 突然大哭起来，眼泪夺眶而出 burst 爆发；突发 tear 眼泪 过去式、过去分词形式不变，仍是 burst 1. He burst into tears when he found out that his father had cancer...
Better half 夫妻中的丈夫或妻子；另一半，爱人 Have you seen my better-half? 你见我爱人了吗？ I had known him for almost three years before I met his better half. 在见到...
It’s a bummer. bummer令人不愉快/失望的人、事、经历 1. Getting stranded at the airport was a real bummer.被滞留在机场真的是很恶心。 2. It’s a bummer that my best friend...
better off 达到 / 处于更好的状况 You would be better off without me. 没有我你会过得更好。 I think you guys would be better off taking the train than driving. 我...
Window-shop 橱窗购物，只看不买 shop 购物 window 商店的玻璃橱窗 A: Do you want to go shopping this weekend? 周末咱去逛街吧？ B: I think I’ll just window-shop because I...
tag along 跟着，跟随 tag 标签；紧随 along 一起；伴随着 When I was a kid, I used to tag along with my brother when he went out with his friends. 小时候，我哥跟他的朋友出...
up in the air悬而未决；（计划、安排）不确定 I didn’t get into college, so my future is kind of up in the air.我没考上大学，所以我何去何从现在有点不确定。 Becky and I were suppos...
Why did you stand me up last night? 你昨天晚上为什么放我鸽子？ 1 stand sb up 失约，爽约，放某人鸽子 Pronunciation did you 连读时会发生音变 /d/+/j/=/dʒ/ stand me up 连读 stand...
bare one’s heart / soul 倾吐心声，袒露心声 bare 露出，使裸露 heart 心 soul 心灵，灵魂 We didn’t know each other that well, so I was surprised that he bared his h...
nail it 完美办成某事；搞定/完成 nail 指甲；钉（钉子） Good luck on your performance today, I hope you nail it! 今天的表演，祝你好运，我希望你表演成功。 A: How was your interview t...
add fuel to the fire/flames 火上浇油，使情况更糟 add添加 fuel 燃料 fire 火 flame 火焰 He forgot their wedding anniversary, and his apologies only added fuel...
a big deal 大事，重要的事；重要的人物 Buying a house is a big deal.买房子是件大事。 He is a big deal around here.他在这一片是个大人物。 这个短语常见的日常用法还有： What’s the big deal?...
英语“上厕所”有很多种说法： go to the bathroom use the toilet answer the call of nature/ nature's call“响应大自然的召唤” 非正式的，有调侃的意味，最好在熟人和朋友之间使用。 I had to get u...
get one's feet wet� 刚开始做；开始参加 Of course he can't do the job right. He's hardly got his feet wet yet. 他当然做不好工作了，他基本上还没开始做呢？ Back then, I was...
Once in a blue moon 千载难逢；极为罕见（very rarely） Winning the lottery happens once in a blue moon.彩票中奖是很少见的。 No way! You only get a chance like thi...
get the hang of something 熟悉某物的用法；掌握窍门；理解某事 Don’t worry, keep practicing, you will get the hang of it. 别担心，多多练习，你会掌握它的窍门的。 I'm starting to g...
Not to mention +n/v-ing更不用说，更别提 mention 提及，说到 I can’t even solve the math problem, not to mention the 8-year-old kid.我都算不出来这道数学题，更别说这个8岁的孩子了...
Don’t play dumb with me.别跟我装傻。 dumb 哑的；愚蠢的 play dumb 装作不知情；装傻，装聋作哑 Don’t play dumb with me, I know you know it. Just tell me！别跟我装傻，我知道你知道这事，...
pain in the ass 形容某人或某事令人厌恶、恶心；眼中钉、肉中刺 That guy is a real pain in the ass.那人真的很恶心。 I know I need to renew my license, but waiting in line at...
Let's shake on it. 我们握手成交吧。 shake on sth 双方握手表示同意某事；握手成交 例句： I can't believe he broke his promise to me after we shook on it. 我真不敢相信在我们约定好了之...
have a lot/ toomuch/ enough on (one's) plate 有很多事情需要处理，或者操心 Just leave it be, you already have a lot on your plate.别管它了，你已经有很多事需要忙了。 Sorry,...
get/be back on one's feet 重新站起来（字面） ; 重新振作起来 ; （生病后）恢复过来 She struggled to get back on her feet after she fell. 她摔倒后又挣扎着站了起来。 Now that I've p...
in the long run 长远来看 Buying the house is a big expense at first, but in the long run it’s cheaper than paying rent. 买这套房子一开始是个大的开销，但是长远来看，比付...
What’s the catch? 有什么条件？ 一般用于当你觉得某事听起来太好了，怀疑它是有条件的，或者是有潜在问题的 catch 这就是指潜在的条件或隐患 This sounds too good to be true. There's a catch,isn't there...
Let’s get this straight. 咱先把这个搞清楚。 straight 直的，直白的 get something straight. 弄清楚，搞明白 Let me get one thing straight, I’m the boss here, you wor...
Let’s get down to business. 咱们开始干正事吧。 get down to business 办正事；谈正事，言归正传 例句： Alright, guys, enough chitchat, let’s get down to business. 好了，同...
1. used to do 过去经常 … ，曾经 … He used to be my best friend, but now we are like strangers to each other. 他曾经是我最好的朋友，但现在我们彼此就像陌生人一样。 2. get/be u...
Don’t judge a book by its cover. 不能以貌取人，人不可貌相；不能通过表面来判断事物的好坏。可以指人，也可指物。 judge 判断；评判 cover 覆盖；封面 This machine may not be eye-catching ,but do...
The ball is in your court. 轮到你来做决定了，下一步该你了 ball 球 court 球场 Now the ball is in your court, what are you gonna do? 现在该你了，你打算怎么办呢？ They invited...
beat around the bush说话绕圈子，拐弯抹角；旁敲侧击 beat 打 around 在…周围 bush 灌木，灌木丛 Stop beating around the bush and answer my question.别绕圈子了，回答我的问题。 Don’t b...
Are we on the same page？ 我们的意见是一致的吗？ page页面 On the same page “在同一页上”表示意见一致，看法相同 We all need to be on the same page before we present this id...
I’d kill for that. 非常渴望，很想得到。 I’d= I would kill for 为了…杀人 I’d kill for 为了… 愿意去杀人，表示非常渴望 It’s so hot out here, I’d kill for a cold beer.这外面太热...