初中英语中考复习英语习语汇总(English idioms)（共228句）（书面表达满分技巧）

中考英语书面表达满分技巧

英语习语

(English idioms)

DAY 001 a bird in the hand is better than two in the bush

[翻译]一鸟在手胜于二鸟在林

DAY 002 a black sheep

[翻译]败家子   害群之马

DAY 003 a bolt from the blue

[翻译]晴天霹雳   出人意表

DAY 004 a hot potato

[翻译]烫手山芋，指处理困难或危险或棘手的事情

DAY 005 a left-handed compliment

[翻译]假意恭维

DAY 006 a penny for your thoughts

[翻译]询问他人在琢磨什么

DAY 007 a piece of cake

[翻译]小菜一碟，那就很容易做到

DAY 008 a slap on the wrist

[翻译]轻微的惩罚

DAY 009 a snowball effect

[翻译]滚雪球效应

DAY 010 ace up one’s sleeve

[翻译]手中握有王牌、解救危机的好办法

DAY 011   actions speak louder than words

[翻译]行动胜于雄辩

DAY 012 add insult to injury

[翻译]雪上加霜

DAY 013   against the clock

[翻译]争分夺秒

DAY 014 an arm and a leg

[翻译]形容很富有

DAY 015 at sea

[翻译]不知所措或混乱的状态

DAY 016 at the drop of a hat

[翻译]立即地  毫不犹豫

DAY 017 back against the wall

[翻译]陷入困境无处可逃

DAY 018 back to square one

[翻译]重起炉灶

DAY 019 back to the drawing board

[翻译]（失败后）重新开始，从头再来

DAY 020 ball is in your court

[翻译]掌握发言权，由你决定

DAY 021 barking up the wrong tree

[翻译]捕风捉影，主要是指把精力花在了不该花的地方，搞错了目标

DAY 022 be glad to see the back of

[翻译]庆幸终于摆脱（某人或某物）

DAY 023 be in a tight corner.

[翻译]处于困难的境地

DAY 024 bear a grudge

[翻译]含怨

DAY 025 beat around the bush

[翻译]拐弯抹角

DAY 026 behind one’s back

[翻译]背着某人

DAY 027 beside yourself with joy

[翻译]特别开心

DAY 028 best of both the worlds

[翻译]两全其美

DAY 029 best thing since sliced bread

[翻译]有史以来最好的事情

DAY 030 better late than never

[翻译]迟做总比不做好

DAY 031 bide one's time

[翻译]等待时机

DAY 032 big cheese

[翻译]大人物，要人

DAY 033 bite off more than you can chew

[翻译]贪多嚼不烂

DAY 034 bite the bullet

[翻译]硬着头皮做   咬紧牙关应付

DAY 035 black and blue

[翻译]青一块紫一块

DAY 036 black out

[翻译]晕厥   暂时昏迷

DAY 037   blessing in disguise

[翻译]塞翁失马，焉知非福

DAY 038 blow hot and cold

[翻译]反复无常

DAY 039 blow off steam

[翻译]发泄情绪，宣泄不满

DAY 040 boil the ocean

[翻译]尝试艰难或不可能的任务

DAY 041 bounce something off someone

[翻译]征求某人的意见

DAY 042 break a leg

[翻译]祝你好运

DAY 043 break fresh/ new ground

[翻译]开辟新天地

DAY 044 break the bank

[翻译]斥巨资   倾家荡产

DAY 045 burn the midnight oil

[翻译]熬夜

DAY 046 burn your boats/bridges

[翻译]不留后路，下定决心干到底”，破釜沉舟

DAY 047 bury the hatchet

[翻译]化干戈为玉帛

DAY 048 by the skin of your teeth

[翻译]侥幸，勉强

DAY 049 call a spade a spade

[翻译]直接了当,直言不讳

DAY 050 call it a

DAY

[翻译]到此为止  结束

DAY 051 caught between two stools

[翻译]两边不讨好

DAY 052 chip off the old block

[翻译]（相貌或性格）酷似父亲或母亲的人

DAY 053 cross that bridge when you come to it

[翻译]船到桥头自然直

DAY 054 cry for the moon

[翻译]异想天开   海底捞月

DAY 055 cry over spilled milk

[翻译]覆水难收

DAY 056 crying wolf

[翻译]假意求救

DAY 057   curiosity killed the cat

[翻译]好奇心往往很危险

DAY 058 cut corners

[翻译]偷工减料

DAY 059 cut no ice

[翻译](对某人)没有影响、不起作用,说服不了(某人)

DAY 060 cut the mustard

[翻译]符合要求(或条件)  达到标准,正常运转I

DAY 061 cut to the chase

[翻译]抓住核心  抓住要害

DAY 062   devil’s advocate

[翻译]故意唱反调的人

DAY 063 do unto others as you would have them do unto you

[翻译]己所不欲，勿施于人

DAY 064 don’t count your chickens before the eggs have hatched

[翻译]不要过早乐观,过早地打如意算盘

DAY 065 don’t give up the

DAY job

[翻译]做好眼下的工作（让某人不要追求不可能成功的事情）

DAY 066 don’t judge a book by its cover

[翻译]勿以貌取人

DAY 067 don’t put all your eggs in one basket

[翻译]不要把所有的鸡蛋都放在一个篮子里

DAY 068 down for the count

[翻译]彻底失败

DAY 069   drastic times call for drastic measures

[翻译]非常时期采用非常手段

DAY 070 draw first blood

[翻译]先下手为强

DAY 071 easier said than done

[翻译]说起来容易做起来难

DAY 072 eat like a horse

[翻译]狼吞虎咽

DAY 073 egg on your face

[翻译]困窘不堪

DAY 074   eleventh hour

[翻译]最后时刻，刚好来得及

DAY 075 elvis has left the building

[翻译]不用再等了”或者“已经毫无悬念了”

DAY 076 every cloud has a silver lining

[翻译]天无绝人之路

DAY 077 face the music

[翻译]承担自己行为的后果  接受批评（或惩罚）

DAY 078 fair and square

[翻译]光明正大地  诚实地

DAY 079 far cry from

[翻译]与......大相径庭

DAY 080 feel a bit under the weather

[翻译]感觉有点不舒服

DAY 081 fish out of water

[翻译]走出你的舒适区

DAY 082 flesh and blood

[翻译]血肉之躯

DAY 083 forty winks

[翻译]打盹，小睡，午睡

DAY 084 get in shape

[翻译]强健身体

DAY 085 get your act together

[翻译]有条理地行事  合理安排

DAY 086 give it a whirl

[翻译]试一试

DAY 087 give the benefit of doubt

[翻译]姑且信（某人说的话）

DAY 088 go back to the drawing board

[翻译]从头做起

DAY 089 go cold turkey

[翻译]突然停止

DAY 090 go the extra mile

[翻译]加倍努力   加把劲

DAY 091 good things come to those who wait

[翻译]苍天不负苦心人

DAY 092 has bigger fish to fry

[翻译]有更重要的事情要做

DAY 093 have the blues

[翻译]郁郁不乐

DAY 094 have your heart in your mouth

[翻译]心都提到嗓子眼了，形容非常紧张

DAY 095 hear through the grapevine

[翻译]道听途说

DAY 096 heart misses (skips) a beat

[翻译]脸红心跳，形容非常兴奋或紧张

DAY 097 hit the books

[翻译]好好读书

DAY 098 hit the nail on the head

[翻译]一针见血

DAY 099 hit the sack/sheets/hay

[翻译]去睡觉

DAY 100 hook, line and sinker

[翻译]以彻底和热情做某事或试图实现某事

DAY 101   ignorance is bliss

[翻译]难得糊涂

DAY 102 in for a penny, in for a pound

[翻译]一不做，二不休

DAY 103 in the fast lane

[翻译]紧张而刺激的生活

DAY 104 in the heat of the moment

[翻译]盛怒之下，一时激动

DAY 105 in the same boat

[翻译]同病相怜

DAY 106 it is always darkest before the dawn

[翻译]黎明前总是最黑的，事情会变得更好

DAY 107 it takes two to tango

[翻译]一个巴掌拍不响

DAY 108 jam on the brakes

[翻译]猛地刹车

DAY 109 jump on the bandwagon

[翻译]站在某人一边  一窝蜂做某事

DAY 110 jump the gun

[翻译]抢先行动   过早地行动

DAY 111 keep an ear to the ground

[翻译]密切注意舆论动向   注意人们想的和说的

DAY 112 keep something at bay

[翻译]控制住，牵制

DAY 113 kill the goose that lays the golden eggs

[翻译]杀鸡取卵

DAY 114 kill two birds with one stone

[翻译]一石二鸟

DAY 115 last straw

[翻译]最后一根稻草

DAY 116 left out in the cold

[翻译]遭受冷落

DAY 117 let sleeping dogs lie

[翻译]别惹麻烦  别多事

DAY 118 let the cat out of the bag

[翻译](无意中)泄露秘密  说漏嘴

DAY 119 light at the end of tunnel

[翻译]苦尽甘来、柳暗花明的迹象

DAY 120 like a cakewalk

[翻译]如此轻松的任务

DAY 121 like a cat on hot tin roof

[翻译]热锅上的蚂蚁

DAY 122 look before you leap

[翻译]三思而后行

DAY 123   looking to your laurels

[翻译]小心翼翼地保持已得的荣誉

DAY 124 lose your marbles

[翻译]发疯

DAY 125 make a long story short

[翻译]长话短说

DAY 126 make one’s blood boil

[翻译]使某人非常生气

DAY 127 method in the madness

[翻译]装疯卖傻不合常理的方法

DAY 128 miss the boat

[翻译]错失良机

DAY 129 not a spark of decency

[翻译]不体面

DAY 130 not playing with the full deck

[翻译]精神上、心理上或智力上有缺陷的人

DAY 131 not the only fish in the sea

[翻译]天涯何处无芳草

DAY 132 not your cup of tea

[翻译]不关你的事

DAY 133 notch up

[翻译]赢得   达到

DAY 134 off the cuff

[翻译]即兴表演

DAY 135 off the record

[翻译]不公开

DAY 136 old as the hills

[翻译]古老的

DAY 137 old habits die hard

[翻译]旧习难改

DAY 138 oldest trick in the book

[翻译]最常用来欺骗别人的把戏或方法

DAY 139 on cloud nine

[翻译]异常兴奋  乐不可支

DAY 140 on the ball

[翻译]敏锐的,机警的

DAY 141 once bitten, twice shy

[翻译]一朝被蛇咬十年怕井绳

DAY 142 once in a blue moon

[翻译]千载难逢  百年不遇

DAY 143 open the floodgates

[翻译]一发不可收拾

DAY 144 out of the blue

[翻译]出乎意料

DAY 145 out on a limb

[翻译]孤立无助  陷入绝境

DAY 146 over my dead body

[翻译]除非我死了,否则休想”(表示强烈反对)

DAY 147 over the top

[翻译]夸张的  言过其实的

DAY 148 palm off

[翻译]骗卖

DAY 149 pen is mightier than the  sword

[翻译]笔墨胜过刀剑

DAY 150 penny wise and pound foolish

[翻译]小事聪明,大事糊涂

DAY 151 play by the ear

[翻译]即兴发挥

DAY 152 play devil’s advocate

[翻译]唱反调

DAY 153 play your cards right

[翻译]办事高明，处理得当

DAY 154 pour out one’s heart

[翻译]倾诉衷肠

DAY 155 push one’s luck

[翻译]得寸进尺

DAY 156 put something on ice

[翻译]推迟,搁置某件事情

DAY 157 rain on someone’s parade

[翻译]破坏原定的计划

DAY 158 raining cats and dogs

[翻译]下大雨

DAY 159 read between the lines

[翻译]字里行间  了解事物背后的真实信息

DAY 160 reap the harvest

[翻译]收获硕果

DAY 161 right off the bat

[翻译]马上   立刻

DAY 162 ring a bell

[翻译]听起来很熟悉

DAY 163 roll up one’s sleeves

[翻译]撸起袖子加油干

DAY 164 round the bend

[翻译]做蠢事

DAY 165 run around in circles

[翻译]白费功夫

DAY 166 scrape the barrel

[翻译]（因别无选择）将就，凑合”

DAY 167 see eye to eye

[翻译]意见一致

DAY 168 sell like hot cakes

[翻译]热销

DAY 169 shoot from the hip

[翻译]鲁莽行事

DAY 170 shoot oneself in the foot

[翻译]咎由自取,搬起石头砸自己的脚

DAY 171 shot in the dark

[翻译]无根据的瞎猜

DAY 172 sink your teeth into

[翻译]全神贯注，决心解决

DAY 173   skating on thin ice

[翻译]如履薄冰

DAY 174 snug as a bug in a rug

[翻译]非常舒适

DAY 175 stab someone in the back

[翻译]暗箭伤人

DAY 176 stand in a good stead

[翻译]对某人很有用

DAY 177 step up your game

[翻译]开始表现更好

DAY 178   straight from the horse’s mouth

[翻译]绝对可靠

DAY 179 strike while the iron is hot

[翻译]趁热打铁

DAY 180 swan song

[翻译]绝唱

DAY 181 take a back seat

[翻译]退居次要位置

DAY 182 take a nosedive

[翻译]急转直下

DAY 183 take a rain check

[翻译]推迟计划

DAY 184 take it with a grain of salt

[翻译]半信半疑

DAY 185 take the plunge

[翻译]决心行动

DAY 186 taste of one’s own medicine

[翻译]自食其果

DAY 187 the best thing since sliced bread

[翻译]最好的东西

DAY 188 the pot calling the kettle black

[翻译]五十步笑百步

DAY 189 the whole nine yards

[翻译]一切  全部

DAY 190 think the world of

[翻译]非常喜欢

DAY 191   through thick and thin

[翻译]风雨同舟

DAY 192 throw caution to the wind

[翻译]不顾一切地做某事

DAY 193 tight spot

[翻译]千钧一发

DAY 194 to be in the doldrums

[翻译]了无生气，无精打采

DAY 195 to bell the cat

[翻译]老虎头上捉虱子

DAY 196 to have sticky fingers

[翻译]贼

DAY 197 to not see the wood for the trees

[翻译]只见树木不见森林

DAY 198 tongue in cheek

[翻译]口是心非

DAY 199 turn a blind eye

[翻译]视而不见

DAY 200 turn a deaf ear

[翻译]充耳不闻

DAY 201 twist someone’s arm

[翻译]指给某人施加压力，迫使他做你要他做的事

DAY 202 up a creek without a paddle

[翻译]处于困境

DAY 203 up for grabs

[翻译]可能得到的

DAY 204 up in arms

[翻译]愤怒 竭力反对

DAY 205 walk on eggshells

[翻译]小心翼翼

DAY 206 want someone’s head on a platter

[翻译]想严惩某人

DAY 207 watch (someone) like a hawk

[翻译]密切监视某人  盯着某人

DAY 208 water under the bridge

[翻译]不可改变的既成事实

DAY 209 wave a dead chicken

[翻译]做一些无用、无用的事情，希望它能解决问题

DAY 210 weak in the knees

[翻译]因情绪、恐惧或疾病而几乎无法站立

DAY 211 wear many hats

[翻译]身兼数职

DAY 212 wear your heart on your sleeve

[翻译]感情外露

DAY 213   weather the storm

[翻译]成功度过一段艰难的时期

DAY 214 wet behind the ears

[翻译]乳臭未干的

DAY 215 whale of a time

[翻译]享受很多

DAY 216   whistle in the dark

[翻译]假装沉着给自已壮胆

DAY 217 why keep a dog and bark for yourself

[翻译]既然花钱雇人，为何还亲自动手

DAY 218 wide off the mark

[翻译]远离目标

DAY 219 wild goose chase

[翻译](根据错误信息进行的)徒劳寻找，徒劳之举

DAY 220 wipe the slate clean

[翻译]一笔勾销  既往不咎

DAY 221 wolf in sheep’s clothing

[翻译]披着羊皮的狼

DAY 222 work your fingers to the bone

[翻译]拼命工作

DAY 223 worm’s eye view

[翻译]最下层的看法

DAY 224 worth one’s salt

[翻译]称职

DAY 225 wrap one’s brain around

[翻译]绞尽脑汁

DAY 226 you can say that again

[翻译]这是绝对正确的

DAY 227 your guess is as good as mine

[翻译]我跟你一样也不知道

DAY 228 zero in on something

[翻译]专注于某事