高中英语2024届高考复习俗语表达整理

高考英语俗语表达Flame★add fuel to the fire/flames：火上浇油★an old flame：旧情人★shot down in flames：一通咒骂 [to be judged harshly and rejected.]【例】1.I thought I'd written a fine campaign speech, but it was shot it down in flames by my team.2.I can't believe I was shot down in flames in front of the board of trustees!★drawn to (something) like a moth to a flame：形容被某事深深吸引【例】I had always liked art, and once I got to college, I was drawn to textile design like a moth to a flame.★burst into flame：点火；着火；突然烧起来【例】The rug burst into flames as soon as the candle landed on it.★go up in flames：毁于一旦；破灭；着火【例】My presentation went up in flames when the slideshow stopped working and I forgot the rest of my speech.★flame war：口水战；互联网上的激烈争论【例】The message board administrators suspended everyone involved in that flame war.★stoke the flames (of something)：拱火；激化矛盾【例】The last thing we want is to stoke the flames with some ill-conceived response to the tragedy.Hunt★witch hunt：政治迫害★have a dog in the hunt：在比赛中支持某个特定的人 [一般在否定句中使用]【例】A: "Are you going to watch the big game tonight?"B: "Nah, my team's not playing, so I don't have a dog in the hunt."★hunt high and low (for someone or something)：到处找【例】We've been hunting high and low for an apartment we can afford, but the housing market in this town is atrocious.★run with the hare and hunt with the hounds：两面讨好【例】Many have criticized the government of running with the hare and hunting with the hounds regarding the territorial dispute between the two nations.★hunt down：追捕到，穷追直至找到（罪犯、敌人等）【例】The police have vowed to hunt down the perpetrators of this crime.★hunt and peck：[美国口语]看着键盘打字★hunt after：寻找；追求；探求；追猎High★a lost ball in the high weeds：形容毫无头绪【例】I was like a lost ball in the high weeds out there because I don't normally play second base.★be in high gear：引申为全力进行；积极开展；如火如荼【例】We've expanded our development team and are in high gear working on our next project.★a high profile：高调；引人注目的形象，焦点★be living high on the hog：生活得很阔气，过奢侈的生活【例】They've been living high on the hog ever since David won the lottery.★end (something) on a high note：用一个令人愉快/成功的方式来结束一件事【例】After winning the Oscar, she decided to end her acting career on a high note.★climb on (one's) high horse：趾高气扬；不可一世【例】My sister was a troublemaker as a teenager, yet she always climbs on her high horse and lectures me about everything.★get off high horse：放下身段/架子；别自以为是★have friends in high places：有位高权重的朋友；有路子★by hell or high water：采取一切必要的手段【例】By hell or high water, I am going to make it to your wedding!Low★at a low ebb：处于低潮；衰败【例】The economy is at a low ebb with no hope of recovery in the near future.★all-time low：（股票价格等的）历史最低点[反义词：all-time high：史上最高]★be in low spirits：情绪低落 [反义词：be in high spirits：兴高采烈]★keep a low profile：保持低姿态；避免引人注目★be in low water：缺少资金；手头拮据【例】I'm in low water until I get paid next week, so is there any chance we can postpone our night out?★low man on the ladder/low man on the totem pole：资历最浅/最没地位的人【例】I know I'll be low man on the ladder with this internship, but it will at least give me a place to start my career!★low-hanging fruit：容易实现的目标★the lowest of the low：品德最差或社会最底层的人Heat★beat the heat：解暑；避暑★catch heat from someone：把某人惹火 [To be the target of someone's anger]【例】If I miss curfew again, I'm really going to catch heat from my parents.★dead heat：势均力敌；不分上下【例】Their race times have been so close lately that I bet they'll be in a dead heat the whole time.★If you can't take the heat, get out of the kitchen.如果你扛不住压力/能力不行，你就走人别干。★put the heat on someone：施压；威胁逼迫【例】We need to put the heat on those guys so that they finally pay their debt to us.★white heat：白热化【例】He has been working at white heat to finish his midterm paper before the deadline.★turn up the heat on：加大对某人的压力；做某事更有决心 [反义词：take the heat off someone]【例】The company started turning up the heat with its expansion into the mobile phone market.Steam★a head of steam：初见成效【例】That infusion of cash gave our business the head of steam it needed to keep producing at this level.★blow off steam：发泄不满【例】When work gets frustrating, I like to go bowling to blow off some steam.★be steamed up：（变得）非常气愤，非常激动【例】I'm steamed up after hearing her talk about you like that.★employ a steam engine to crack a nut：大材小用；杀鸡用牛刀★pick up steam：(信念、计划、项目等)变得越来越重要，开始发展壮大【例】They've been sluggish in the first half, but the team has finally started picking up steam.★run out of steam：失去势头；精疲力竭【例】After spending hours working on this project, I'm running out of steam—can we take a break?★have steam coming out of (one's) ears：形容某人非常愤怒【例】Dad is going to have steam coming out of his ears when he sees that huge dent you put in his car door.★gather steam：高涨 [To gradually grow in strength, momentum, power, influence, etc]【例】They've been sluggish in the first half, but the team has finally started gathering steam.Cut★cut one's eyeteeth (on something)：获得世事经验【例】Jen may be young, but she cut her eyeteeth at a prestigious journal, so her perspective and expertise will be invaluable to us.★a cut above：优于；比……高一等/胜一筹【例】Your shirt is beautiful, but mine is a cut above yours.★be cut out for：适合；有天赋做某事【例】Dad says I'm not cut out for the military, but I think I can thrive in that environment.★can't cut the mustard：不符合条件【例】I need a new worker from the temp agency—the one you sent over keeps mixing up orders and just can't cut the mustard.★cut (one's) comb：挫某人的锐气；灭……的威风【例】I'm really proud of this accomplishment, so stop trying to cut my comb!★cut (one's) own throat：自食其果；自寻死路【例】I know you're mad at your dad, but don't cut your own throat here—running away is only going to make your life harder.★cut corners：走捷径【例】Don't cut corners on this project—it has to be done thoroughly, no matter the cost.★cut no ice with someone：某事物对某人不起作用，无影响【例】I'm sorry, but that ridiculous rationale cuts no ice with me and will not change my mind. Ice★(someone) could sell ice to Eskimos：形容某人口才了得，非常有说服力，销售技巧高超【例】I can't believe you were able to sell an extra 200 units to the hospital.You could sell ice to Eskimos!★be (walking) on thin ice：如履薄冰；处境不妙 [近义词：walk on eggs]【例】You're walking on thin ice by continuing to come in late.If the boss notices, you'll be fired.★break the ice：打破沉默(或僵局)【例】Everyone was deathly silent after John went ballistic and left the meeting.I tried breaking the ice with a joke, but it didn't help.★home-ice advantage：主场优势★like a pig on ice：笨手笨脚的；摇摆不定的[Very clumsy and unsteady.]【例】Josh looked like a pig on ice after stepping onto that slippery patch.★there is no cow on the ice：比喻不用担心（某事或某物）【例】I know you're upset about burning the roast, but it's really not a big deal.There's no cow on the ice.Pot★a chicken in every pot：象征美好富裕的未来 [胡佛总统1928年在总统竞选时使用]【例】I fear there will not be a chicken in every pot during this economic downturn.★a pot of gold：一大笔金钱【例】You're not going to find a pot of gold going into this business, but it's definitely lucrative enough to make a living.★every pot has a lid：姻缘天注定【例】If those two weirdos found love, I guess it really is true that every pot has a lid.★a watched pot never boils：心急吃不了热豆腐【例】Would you stop refreshing the page? The results will be posted soon enough, and a watched pot never boils!★get/pour/put a quart into a pint pot：做不可能做到的事★in the melting pot：仍在变化的；尚未定型的【例】The project is in the melting pot at the moment, so we’d better wait for a while before we make any decisions.★pot is calling the kettle black：五十步笑百步Store★be in store：即将发生【例】There are many adventures in store for you, but first you must complete your training.★lie in store：将发生(某种情况)【例】No one knows what lies in store, but we can try to prepare accordingly.★be like a kid in a candy store：形容对周围的事物过于兴奋，以致表现出可笑的行为【例】Liam loves football so much that he's like a kid in a candy store any time he steps into the stadium.★dime store：折扣商店★set great store by：重视；认为……极为必要【例】My brother is not one to set great store by obeying social rules or etiquette.★mom-and-pop store：夫妻店；家庭经营的小零售店★give away the store：（在谈判、交易中）让步【例】You have to make your business attractively affordable, but you can't give away the store or you'll never turn a profit.Iron★(as) hard as iron：非常坚硬；极其坚强【例】A lifetime of manual labor made the muscles in my father's arms as hard as iron.★an iron fist in a velvet glove：外柔内刚★have a lot of irons in the fire：同时有几件事要办，形容很忙【例】I have a lot of irons in the fire at work right now and it's going to be tricky to balance all of them over the next few weeks.★cast-iron stomach：铁胃；健康的胃【例】You must have a cast-iron stomach if you're eating pickles with peanut butter!★iron out the wrinkles：解决小问题【例】Our latest software update is nearly finished—we just need to iron out a few wrinkles before it's ready for release.★new off the irons：崭新的【例】She insists that the tune is new off the irons, but I could swear I heard it during my time in France last summer.Market★be in the market for：想要购买★a buyer's market：买方市场[指商品供过于求，卖主之间竞争激烈，买主处于主动地位的市场。]★a seller's market：卖方市场[指商品供不应求，买主争购，卖方掌握买卖主动权的市场。]★bring one's pigs to market：做自己擅长的事【例】She's a talented writer, but she's not disciplined enough to bring her pigs to market.★corner the market on (something)：垄断市场【例】That company is so popular right now that they've really cornered the market on video games.★flood the market：涌入市场【例】Don't get one of those cheap phones that seem to be flooding the market these days.★glut on the market：供应过剩【例】Mobile phones are a glut on the market these days, which is why they're so affordable.★like a blind dog in a meat market：失控★flea market：跳蚤市场Horse★(as) healthy as a horse：形容非常健康★a dark horse：黑马；实力难测的竞争者★a one-horse town：简陋的小镇[英文释义：A very small and unremarkable town that is typically regarded as dull or boring.]【例】I can't wait to graduate high school and get out of this boring, one-horse town!★a stalking horse：用以掩人耳目的人或物；借口【例】I'm afraid that this deal is just a stalking horse for a more nefarious long-term plan.★a Trojan horse：特洛伊木马，内奸；比喻隐藏的危险★don't put the cart before the horse：不要本末倒置★beat a dead horse：白费口舌；徒劳；在已经失去意义的问题上白花力气★clothes horse：室内的晾衣架；很会打扮的人；穿衣过分讲究的人★hold one's horses：稳住阵脚；忍耐；沉住气★be on one's high horse：趾高气扬；藐视他人[Don't ride the high horse：不要摆架子]Job★a Job's comforter：指好意安慰却使他人更加痛苦的人【例】Larry is a real Job's comforter.I know he was just trying to offer comforting words, but he made Maggie feel worse about her financial situation.★a hatchet job：恶意中伤；批评【例】The movie critic did a real hatchet job on the new film in last week's paper.★inside job：内贼作案【例】The robbery must have been an inside job—only three people have access to the safe.★be sleeping on the job：不努力工作；逃避责任【例】If the boss finds out you've been sleeping on the job, you're going to end up getting fired!★do a snow job on (someone)：花言巧语欺骗某人★lie down on the job：磨洋工；偷懒★a dead-end job：没有前途的工作Chance★a sporting chance：极大的可能【例】I've seen him practice, and there's a sporting chance he'll win the competition.★a one-in-a-million chance/have Buckley's chance of doing：形容概率很小【例】Considering you only studied for 10 minutes, you have a one-in-a-million chance of passing this test!★chance (one's) arm：冒险一试★fancy (one's) chances：认为有（成功）的可能 [To think that one is likely to succeed.]【例】I fancy my chances in the competition because I know I can run faster than the other girls.★have a dog's chance：形容机会很小★a snowball's chance in hell：某件事情发生的可能性很小，几乎不可能【例】He has a snowball's chance in hell of getting the job.Wood★a babe in the woods：不谙世事；初出茅庐【例】By this time I wasn't such a babe in the woods, and one thing I insisted on was that they provide a contract.★cannot see the wood for the trees：一叶障目，不见泰山★dead wood：枯木；无用的人；无用的物【例】Based on these consistently low numbers, it's time to cut the deadwood out of your department.★don't halloo before you are out of the woods：未离困境莫先高兴★knock on wood：祈祷好运【例】Hopefully, knock on wood, we'll continue to avoid sickness this winter.★fields have eyes, and woods have ears：隔墙有耳；没有不透风的墙Fair★a fair field and no favour：公平无私；一视同仁★A fair exchange is no robbery：公平交易并非强夺★a fair crack of the whip：（做某事的）合理机会；机会均等【例】Julie's not asking for special treatment, just give her a fair crack of the whip at the tryouts.★a fair shake：公平的待遇 [give sb a fair shake：一视同仁]【例】This new pay deal means a fair shake for all the workers.★by fair means or foul：不择手段【例】They will do everything they can to win, by fair means or foul.★fair and square：光明正大地★fair cow：指令人不悦、惹人恼怒的物或事【例】This wind is a fair cow—let's go inside.★fair play：公平竞争 [foul play：严重犯规]Play★play by ear：见机行事；随机应变★play a hunch：凭直觉做决定【例】There's no penalty for guessing, so if you're not positive which answer is correct, just play a hunch and don't second-guess yourself too much.★play for one's own hand：为私利而做某事★If you play with fire, you get burned：玩火者必自焚★give (something) full play：充分发挥某物★be child's play：轻而易举★make a play for sth：设法获得某物★play the market：投机倒把★come into play：开始发挥重要作用Hour★(one's) finest hour：某人鼎盛时期/春风得意之时★a bad quarter of an hour：不愉快的短暂时刻【例】The team performed brilliantly—there wasn't a bad quarter of an hour in the entire match.★at the eleventh hour：在最后一刻【例】I was shocked that they reached an agreement at the eleventh hour after weeks of squabbling.★bankers' hours：指工作时间短【例】You won't be able to reach her on a Saturday—she keeps banker's hours.★rush hour：上下班高峰期★improve the shining hour：充分利用自己的时间；利用良机★keep late hours：熬夜；晚睡★(the) man/woman of the hour：当红人物【例】Janet was woman of the hour at the office after securing the biggest customer their business had ever had.crowd★crowd the mourners：施压；操之过急 [To pressure or try to influence someone.]【例】If you crowd the mourners, no one will help you.★go with/follow the crowd：随大流【例】Dress in the way you like and try not to follow the crowd.★stand out from the crowd：脱颖而出★Two is company, three's a crowd：俩人结伴，三人不欢。★play to the crowd：迎合大众；取悦观众【例】Rather than acting in a way that best suits the role and the play as a whole, he prefers to play to the crowd and soak up the spotlight when he can.★pass in a crowd：过得去,马马虎虎【例】The jacket isn't anything special, but it would pass in a crowd.★far from the madding crowd：远离尘嚣【例】Having to go to big events like this always make me long to be far from the madding crowd.Work★a cold piece of work：形容某人难相处/难对付★a nasty piece of work：难相处的人或难处理的事【例】I hear Amy's boyfriend is a cold piece of work.★(throw/put) a spanner in the works：出难题；从中捣乱【例】It'll really put a spanner in the works if the board decides not to increase our funding for this project.★All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.只工作不玩耍，聪明孩子也变傻★dirty work：让人不开心的工作；苦活★busy work：琐碎杂事★donkey work：艰苦单调而又无趣的工作★drive/run/work yourself into the ground：把自己弄得精疲力竭★have (one's) work cut out for (one)：面临艰巨的任务【例】I knew I had my work cut out for me when I saw how messy the play room was.Letter★a bread-and-butter letter：一封感谢款待的信【例】Now that you're back from your stay with Auntie Jean, be sure to write her a bread-and-butter letter.★a dead letter：一纸空文；形同虚设【例】In this conflict, international humanitarian law is a dead letter.★a Dear John letter：分手信★a poison pen letter：匿名信★a man of letters：文人；学者；作家★a red-letter day：值得纪念的日子；喜庆的日子★stick to/follow the letter of the law：遵守法律条文 Day★a black day：倒霉的日子★Even a broken clock is right twice a day：瞎猫碰上死耗子[释义：Even people who are usually wrong can be right sometimes, even if just by accident.]★a one-day wonder/nine days' wonder：昙花一现的人（或事物）★a seven-day wonder：昙花一现；轰动一时的人或事★be as clear/plain as day：显而易见★call it a day：结束；到此为止【例】This package is the last one.Once we get this shipped, we can call it a day.★day-tripper：当天结束旅程的旅客【例】They save money by being day-trippers and avoiding costly hotel fees.★Rome was not built in a day：罗马不是一天建起来的/伟业非一日之功；不积跬步无以致千里★seize the day：把握今朝；及时行乐Person★a big person：大人物；重要的人物★a people person：善于交际的人；人缘好的人★a morning person：(习惯)早起的人 [同义词：early bird]★day person：白天精力充沛、兴致勃勃的人★a night person：夜猫子 [同义词：night owl；nightbird]★a person Friday: 非常能干的助手★no respecter of persons：一视同仁；不偏待人【例】A: "Did you hear that the CEO has cancer?"      B: "Well, cancer is no respecter of persons."★feel like a new person：如获新生MondayMonday morning quarterback：放马后炮的人，事后诸葛亮 [同义词：second guesser]【例】A Monday morning quarterback has never led any team to victory.Monday feeling/Monday blues：周一综合征，指在周末休假后星期一不想工作的那种心情Fridaya person Friday: 得力助手 [girl Friday; man Friday]【例】I'm getting so swamped with administrative tasks—I really need a person Friday do to the grunt work so I can focus on the big picture.Friday face：神色不佳的人【例】I see that you had got your friday face on today.when two Fridays come together/it'll be a frosty Friday in July：形容不可能的事【例】A: "When are you going to help me clean out the garage?"B: "How about when two Fridays come together?"JanuaryJanuary and May：老夫少妻；老牛吃嫩草to have January chicks：老来得子It'll be a long day in January：指“不可能发生的事情”【例】It'll be a long day in January when that car dealer gives an honest price.(as) slow as molasses in January：形容某人很磨蹭March(as) mad as a March hare：形容人极度疯狂或非常愚蠢AprilApril showers bring May flowers：四月雨五月花；苦尽甘来/吃得苦中苦方为人上人April weather：喜怒无常【例】I cannot bear my manager, because he is always like April weather.MayMay-December romance：忘年恋JuneMaybees don't fly in June：停止变卦/停止想法不要再变来变去【例】I wish you would make decision and stick to it.Maybees don't fly in June!Julya cold day in July：指“某事发生的概率极低”