高中英语2024届高考复习俗语表达整理0922（共16组）

高考英语俗语表达1.Pacea change of pace：改变步调；变手法，换口味 [A variation in routine or activity][例]I can't wait to go to the beach next week—I really need a change of pace!at a glacial pace/at a snail's pace：慢条斯理地；极慢地at a killing pace：速度很快；以惊人的速度go through (one's) paces：显示自己的本领；显示才能[例]You'll probably have to go through your paces at this interview—the company really likes to make sure that applicants can handle the stress of the job.pace around hot porridge like a cat：形容拐弯抹角 【原本是瑞典的俗语】[例]Don't pace around hot porridge like a cat—just tell me the truth.pace back and forth：来回踱步mend (one's) pace：加快步伐；放快步子keep pace with (someone)：跟上（某人）的步伐2.Pricea pearl of great price：无价之宝a price on somebody's head：缉拿某人的赏金be worth the price of admission：物有所值drive a price down：压低价格everyone has their price：有钱能使鬼推磨[例]Come on now, everyone has their price—slip the guy a twenty and I'm sure he'll let you into the club.pay the price：付出代价；得到报应[例]If you get caught cheating on your exam, you'll have to pay the price—which could include expulsion.price (someone or something) out of market：要价过高而无人购买[例]You are a very good singer, but your agent has priced you out of the market.3.Egga bad egg：坏蛋；坏人；缺乏道德的人a chicken-and-egg problem：因果难定的问题a curate's egg：瑕瑜互见之物；好坏参半[例]Our vacation was a bit of a curate's egg; the first few days were sunny, but the rest of the week was ruined by the heavy rain and flooding.a hard egg to crack：难对付的人(或事)don't put all your eggs in one basket：不要孤注一掷don't teach your grandmother to suck eggs：不要班门弄斧have egg on (one's) face：(某人)出丑，(某人)丢脸[例]The CEO really had egg on his face after he went on stage to demonstrate the new product and couldn't get it to work.kill the goose that lays the golden egg：杀鸡取卵walking on eggs：谨慎小心，如履薄冰[例]The littlest thing tends to anger my mother, so I feel like I have to walk on eggs whenever I'm at her house.4.Short(as) thick as a short plank：形容十分愚蠢[例]You're thick as a short plank if you think you can swim across that river.a short cut：捷径have a short fuse：易怒be in short supply：供应不足；短缺[例]Those toys have been in short supply ever since that website featured them.be short and sweet：说话简短扼要[例]The film is short and sweet, telling its story while never outstaying its welcome.have (someone) by the short hairs：任意摆布某人；完全控制某人[例]After scoring a third goal in the last quarter, the home team really had their opponents by the short hairs.give short shrift to：对……漠不关心；很快解决[例]Despite its urgency, ministers are giving the issue short shrift in parliament.5.Longhave/draw/pull/wear a long face：哭丧着脸；板着脸[例]Jill had such a long face yesterday after she learned that she failed her exam.a long row to hoe：麻烦的工作，艰巨的任务[例]I know finishing this thesis will be a long row to hoe, but I'm actually looking forward to the challenge.a long leash：形容被给予很大的自由，未受到严格的监管/牵制[例]Her parents giver her quite a long leash, so it doesn't surprise me that she gets up to as much trouble as she does.a long shot：形容成功的可能性不大；不大会成功的尝试[例]Her candidacy was a long shot from the beginning, and her landslide defeat was no surprise.be long in the tooth：指年纪大；尤指年纪太大（而无法做某事）[例]Our poor cat is so long in the tooth that he struggles just walking around the house these days.cast a long shadow：形容影响深远[例]Cancer has cast a long shadow over almost every family in the country.6.Carda card up (one's) sleeve：暗中留着的一手；秘而不宣的计划[例]I figured the defense attorney had a card up her sleeve, and here it is—a new eye-witness.a few cards shy of a (full) deck：比喻人的智力或精神状态不太正常[例]He says he's going to start a business selling bees as pets—I think he may be a few cards shy of a full deck.a house of cards：筹划不周难以成功的计划；不牢靠的计划[例]So your plan is to just cram and miraculously get good grades on all of your exams? That sounds like a real house of cards to me!be in the cards：某事可能发生；有把握[例]If you keep performing at this level, I think a promotion is in the cards.go in with good cards：大有成功的可能[例]I studied so hard for this exam that I feel like I'm going in with good cards for once.keep (one's) cards close to (one's) vest：守口如瓶；秘而不宣[例]We're all curious about what the boss has been discussing in those meetings with the lawyers, but she's keeping her cards close to her vest.show (one's) cards：摊牌；吐露自己的真实打算【近义词：lay one's cards on the table；tip/show one's hand；have a showdown】7.Fightbare-knuckle fight：残酷的斗争[例]We always knew it would be a bare-knuckle fight to get this legislation approved, so we're prepared to do whatever it takes.a straight fight：一对一的竞选an uphill fight：艰难的博弈couldn't fight (one's) way out of a wet paper bag：形容某人软弱无力[例]You can definitely beat that scrawny kid—come on, he couldn't fight his way out of a wet paper bag!fight tooth and nail/claw：竭尽全力或激烈斗争[例]The senator vowed to fight the proposal tooth and claw.fight a losing battle：进行一场毫无成功希望的斗争fight fire with fire：以毒攻毒；以其人之道还治其人之身fight the good fight：为正义而战[例]They've been fighting the good fight for positive change in the company's sexist culture.8.Papera paper tiger：纸老虎[例]The new management team tries to command respect through lots of blustery speeches, but all of us workers just see it as a paper tiger.a paper trail：书面记录can't carry a tune in a paper sack：形容在音乐方面没有天赋[例]I think it's lovely that George wants to be in his church choir, but that boy can't carry a tune in a paper sack!give somebody their walking papers：解雇某人[例]After messing up that account, I'm terrified that my boss is going to give me my walking papers.look good on paper：从理论上看起来合理（实际不然）[例]Your idea looks good on paper, but I don't think it would work in a real-world environment.9.Wet(as) mad as a wet hen：形容异常愤怒a wet blanket：扫兴的人或物throw a wet blanket over (something)：对……泼冷水 使扫兴[例]The court's decision throws a wet blanket over the president's plans for healthcare reform.get (one's) feet wet：开始尝试某事[例]I'm confident that you'll be able to drive a stick shift—you just need to get your feet wet first.have a face like a wet weekend：形容不开心、一脸沮丧或痛苦[例]Poor Colin has a face like a wet weekend because his girlfriend dumped him.wet one's whistle：解渴；润喉；喝酒[例]If you're looking for Barney, he's down at the pub wetting his whistle.wet firecracker：令人失望或没有达到期望的人或事[例]The film got a lot of hype, but I thought it was a bit of a wet firecracker.10.Fisha cold fish：冷漠的人a big fish：大人物a fish story：无稽之谈，滔天大谎[例]I'm sure Grandpa is just telling you a fish story—there's no way all of that's true!a/the fish rots from the head down：鱼臭先臭头；上梁不正下梁歪，领导不力导致下层混乱[例]The board has to get rid of the CEO for the good of the company. I mean, a fish obviously rots from the head down.fish for compliments：沽名钓誉；求取赞赏；讨别人的恭维[To attempt to elicit praise from someone, typically by saying negative things about oneself.]fish out of water：离水之鱼，不得其所；形容某人在新环境中感到不自在[例]When Carla transferred to a new school, she felt like a fish out of water because she didn't know anyone there.teach a man to fish：授人以渔a kettle of fish：一塌糊涂；尴尬、艰难的境地11.Housea halfway house：折中方案；为吸毒者设立的戒瘾治疗中心；旅途上的旅馆[例]To prevent us from becoming too tired on the long drive, we decided to stop at a halfway house to get some rest.basket house：指音乐表演者表演并获得报酬的工作场所（酒吧、咖啡屋）be eaten out of house and home：形容吃得很多[例]Tim's friends from college stayed with us for a week. We were eaten out of house and home by the end of their visit!be on the house：免费赠送bring the house down：博得全场喝彩live in a glass house：居于脆弱地位，易成为受到攻击和评论的对象[例]Now that I've become a vegan, I feel like I live in a glass house—I constantly have to hear everyone's opinion on veganism.like a house on fire：形容非常迅速[例]Out of nowhere, this crazed bull started charging at us like a house on fire!12.Linea fine line：一线之差[A very narrow division between two deceptively similar things][例]As a new parent, you learn that there's a fine line between looking out for your child's welfare and being overprotective.be out of line：越界stay within the lines：遵守规定/规则[例]That reporter was out of line when he asked questions about my personal life.blow (one's) lines：忘记台词[例]My mind went completely blank as soon as I stepped on stage, and I totally blew my lines.keep in line：管束某人的行为[例]You've got to keep your staff in line if you want your department to hit its targets.line one's own pockets：中饱私囊；（以欺骗或非法手段）敛财[例]He doesn't care about creating some digital utopia—he's just trying to line his own pockets.take a hard line：采取强硬的态度13.Blueonce in a blue moon：千载难逢a bolt from the blue：晴天霹雳；令人大吃一惊[例]We all thought Grandma was healthy as can be, so her cancer diagnosis came like a bolt from the blue.between the devil and the deep blue sea：左右为难；进退维谷【同义词：be in a dilemma；between two fires；stand at a nonplus；be in a fix】[例]I was between the devil and the deep blue sea, for if I didn't take out another loan—and go deeper into debt—I could not pay off the debts I already owed.black and blue：青一块紫一块[例]I'm probably going to be black and blue after falling down the steps this morning.be blue around the gills/pale around the gills：呕吐的；喝醉的[例]After all that drinking last night, I sure am blue around the gills today.blue in the face：精疲力尽；气急败坏【Often used in the phrase "till (one) (is) blue in the face."】[例]You can complain about it till you're blue in the face, but we're going to your grandmother's whether you like it or not.come out of the blue：出人意料；突如其来[例]You need to work hard—opportunities don't just come out of the blue.14.Pinkbe in the pink：形容身体健康；喝醉的[例]Jill is happy to be in the pink again after her hospital stay.get a pink slip/get pinked：被解雇[例]He was in total disbelief when he got a pink slip from his boss today, as he had worked at the company for over a decade.pink elephants：幻觉；不可能的事；离奇的事pink-collar：一般由妇女从事的工作[例]There is nothing wrong with women finding work in a pink-collar profession. The problem is in expecting women—and only women—to work in those types of jobs.tickle someone pink：让某人很开心[例]My family loves my girlfriend almost as much as I do, so it tickled them pink to hear that we're getting married.15.Seaa sea change：剧变；翻天覆地的变化[例]The transition from using desktop computers to mobile devices represents a sea change in data management within the field of information technology.be at sea：茫然；不知所措[例]I tried to do well in this class, but I've been at sea since we started.follow the sea：做海员；当水手[例]I always assumed that I would follow the sea, like all of the men in my family, but I just didn't have the constitution for that life.get (one's) sea legs：习惯于船的颠簸；（引申义）适应新事物/新环境[例]Oh, you've only been at your new job for a week—you'll get your sea legs eventually.high seas：公海not the only fish in the sea/there are plenty more fish in the sea：天涯何处无芳草[例]I'm pretty disappointed that I didn't get the job, but I'm trying to remind myself it's not the only fish in the sea.16.Pale(as) pale as a ghost：(脸色)苍白[例]She was pale as a ghost after that car nearly ran into her on the sidewalk.be beyond the pale：无法接受的；出格的[例]Disrupting my class is beyond the pale, young lady—go to the principal's office!pale at (something)：害怕；担忧；厌恶某事或某物[例]I know that David pales at the thought of flying in an airplane.【同义词：pale at the notion of (something)；pale at the thought of (something)】pale beside (someone or something)：在……前相形见绌；与……相比略逊一筹[例]All of my siblings are surgeons, so I always feel like my career in art pales beside theirs.pale by/in comparison：与……相比，黯然失色/相形见绌[例]Though that issue is indeed serious, it pales by comparison with the threat of drug abuse that is tearing the country apart.turn pale：变得苍白（脸色）