· Talk turkey打開天窗說亮話
Let’s talk turkey, see if you agree. I’ll get 55%of the share, and you’ll get the rest.
· Not say uncle拒不認錯,不服輸
I don’t know when he has ever said uncle to anyone.
· Take a dim view of…對……抱悲觀態(tài)度;不贊同
Teachers in middle schools usually take a dim view of students’ talking up too many after-class activities.
· Walk all over someone任意欺負某人
My neighbor walked all over me. He left rubbish in my door, stamped on my grass and wax my windows. I decided to fight back.
· Drive someone to the wall把某人逼得走投無路
He hates learning foreign languages. But the challenging situation drives him to the wall. He decides to go to an evening class.
· Drive someone up the wall把某人搞得心煩意亂
Would you please turn down that Rap music? It has driven me up the wall.
· Be in hot water陷入困境
I’m sorry I can’t lend you money. I myself am in hot water.
· Like water off a duck’s back滿不在乎,不起作用
I can do nothing about him. Criticism rolls off like water off a duck’s back. It goes into his one ear and comes out of the other.
· Meet one’s Waterloo慘敗
The famous lawyer met his Waterloo at the hands of a fledgling lawyer.
· Fish in troubled waters渾水摸魚
Don’t tell him that we need that material badly, He is good at fishing in troubled waters and will take advantage of it.
· Make waves興風(fēng)作浪
Everything went smoothly in her wedding ceremony, when her formal boyfriend came to make waves by drinking the bridegroom under the table.
· Have a way with something/someone有應(yīng)付……的辦法
She will make a good teacher. She seems to have a way with even the most disobedient boy.
· Pave the way for…為……鋪平道路
Donation from every walks of life has paved the way for the Hope Project to proceed.
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