1.大吵大鬧 yell bloody murder

如果我的妻子知道我為他們花了多少錢(qián)，她一定會(huì)大吵大鬧的。

My wife will certainly yell boldly murder when she learns how much I have spent for them.

2. 很像 the spitting image of

小李真象他的爸爸，在老婆面前象條蟲(chóng)似的。

Xiao Li is plain the spitting image of his father, who behaves just like a lamb in front of his wife.

3. 絕交信Dear John

貝克收到他女朋友的絕交信的那天簡(jiǎn)直都?xì)獐偭恕?/p>

Beck went plain crazy with anger on the day when he received his Dear John from his exgirlfriend.

4.不能輕信take something with a grain of salt

他說(shuō)的話你可不能全信，他是個(gè)說(shuō)謊不帶臉紅的人。

You must always take what he says with a grain of salt. He’s a born liar.

5. 告發(fā)，檢舉 blow the whistle

據(jù)說(shuō)檢舉這件事的政府官員也被調(diào)職了。

It’s said that those government officials who had blown the whistle also got transferred.

6. 指控 charge somebody with

他被指控犯有****罪而被逮捕了

He was charged with raping and got arrested.

7.刮目相看sit up and take notice

他最近出了幾本十分暢銷(xiāo)的書(shū)，這使得很多人對(duì)他刮目相看

He has published a number of books and they all become best-sellers, the fact of which makes many people sit up and take notice.

8.挺不錯(cuò)的 be hunky-dory

他的女朋友挺不錯(cuò)的，跟誰(shuí)都合得來(lái)。

His girlfriend is hunky-dory, getting on nicely with almost everyone.

9.已經(jīng)……了 be over

電影已經(jīng)完了 The film is over.

10.斷斷續(xù)續(xù)be off and on

我斷斷續(xù)續(xù)學(xué)了12年的英語(yǔ)了。

I have been learning English off and on for 12 years.

11.虧你說(shuō)得出來(lái) I like that!

你是說(shuō)男人應(yīng)該娶幾個(gè)老婆?虧你說(shuō)得出來(lái)!

Did you say that a man should have several wives? I like that!

12.閉上嘴 button one’s lip/zip ones lips

閉上嘴!難道你看不出來(lái)人家不愛(ài)聽(tīng)么?

Zip your lips. Can’t you see they’re annoyed?

13.真的阿 you don’t say

我已經(jīng)和麗玲結(jié)婚了。 Li ling and I are married.

真的阿!你真幸運(yùn) 。 You don’t say! You are lucky.

14.再合適不過(guò)了 suit somebody to a T

這個(gè)顏色對(duì)你再合適不過(guò)了。

This color suits you to a T.

15.讓人看不下去an eye-sore

看那兩個(gè)年輕人在那里又摟又吻的真讓人看不下去。

The two young guys’ caressing and spooning there are plain an eye-sore.

16.不能用了 be done for

這件大衣不能穿了。買(mǎi)件新的吧。

Buy yourself a new coat. This one is already done for.

17. 不理不睬not even give a tumble

小李三番五次的說(shuō)他喜歡小劉，可是小劉對(duì)他不理不睬

Xiao Li says that he likes Xiao Liu but she doesn’t even give him tumble.

18.拒絕某人的求婚give somebody the mitten

她說(shuō)她的求婚被拒絕了。

She said that she had been given the mitten.

19.為……說(shuō)句好話put in a good word for

你可以去找老王，讓他在老板面前為你說(shuō)句好話。

You may go to Lao Wang and ask him to put in a good word for you in front of the boss.

20.怎么也不…… can’t for the life of one.

我怎么也想不起他的電話號(hào)碼了

I can’t for the life of me remember his telephone number.

21.絕對(duì)沒(méi)有I’d eat my hat if I had…

我絕對(duì)沒(méi)有把那個(gè)消息告訴她。

I’d eat my hat if I had disclosed the news to her.

22.算了吧call it quits

算了吧。他既然已有新歡，我也就不打算和他復(fù)婚了

I’d call it quits, and I would not remarry him for that he’s already had his new woman.

23.合格be up to grade

他們的新產(chǎn)品基本上都是合格的。

Their new products are near up to grade.

24.我同意I’ll drink to it.

你是說(shuō)我們今晚到飯館去吃么?這個(gè)我同意

Did you say we’d eat out tonight? I’ll drink to that.

25. 嚴(yán)加訓(xùn)斥give somebody a dressing down

老板聽(tīng)到那個(gè)消息后嚴(yán)厲訓(xùn)斥了參與此事的職員。

On hearing the news, the boss gave a dressing down to all those clerks that were involved in the business.

26.一個(gè)字也不說(shuō)not breathe a word

她的嘴很緊，直到現(xiàn)在對(duì)那件事她也沒(méi)有吐露一個(gè)字。

She's tight-mouthed .So far she has not breathed a word about that.