a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush 一鸟在手，胜似二鸟在林 a blank slate 干净的黑板（新的一页，新的开始） a bone to pick 可挑剔的骨头（争端，不满） a cat nap 打个盹儿 a ouch potato 躺椅上的马铃薯（懒鬼） a headache 头痛（麻烦事） a knock out 击倒（美得让人倾倒） a load off my mind 心头大石落地 a pain in the neck 脖子疼（苦事） a piece of cake 一块蛋糕（小菜一碟，易事一件） a shot in the dark 盲目射击（瞎猜） a sinking ship 正在下沉的船 a slap in the face 脸上挨了一耳光（公然受辱） a social butterfly 社交蝴蝶（善于交际，会应酬的人） a thorn in someone’’s side 腰上的荆棘（芒刺在背） a turn coat 反穿皮袄的人（叛徒） a weight off my shoulders 放下肩头重担 an ace up my sleeve 袖里的王牌 ants in one’’s pants 裤裆里有蚂蚁（坐立不安） back in the saddle重上马鞍（重整旗鼓） back on track重上轨道（改过自新） backfire逆火（弄巧成拙，适得其反） ball and chain 铁球铁链，甜蜜的枷（老婆） beat a dead horse 鞭打死马令其奔驰（徒劳） beaten by the ugly stick 被丑杖打过（生得难看） bet your life 把命赌上（绝对错了） better half 我的另一半 big headed 大脑袋（傲慢，自大） bigger fish to fry 有更大的鱼要炸（有更重要的事要办） bite the bullet 咬子弹（强忍痛苦） birds of a feather flock together 羽毛相同的鸟总飞成一群（物以类聚） blow up in you face 在眼前爆炸（事情完全弄砸了） break a let 折断一条腿（表演真实，演出成功） break the ice 破冰（打破僵局） brown nose 讨好，谄媚 bull in a china shop 瓷器店里的蛮牛（笨拙的人，动辄弄坏东西的人） burst your bubble 扎破泡泡（打破人的幻想，煞风景） bury one’s head in the sand把头埋在沙里（自欺欺人） butterflies in my stomach肚里有只蝴蝶（心里紧张，七上八下） buy the farm买下农场（归道山，死了） cash in my chips兑换筹码（睡觉，就寝） circle the wagons把篷车围成一圈（严阵以待） clean up one’s act自我检点，自我改进 come down in sheets整片整片地下（倾盆大雨） cross the line 跨过线（做得太过分了） cross that bridge when we come to it 到了桥头就过桥（船到桥头自然直） cut to the chase 抄捷径去追猎物（不绕圈子，开门见山，单刀直入） daily grind 例行苦事，每天得干的苦工 days are numbered 来日无多 dead center 正当中 dead-end street 死路，死巷子 domino effect 骨牌效应 down under 南边（常指面半球的澳洲） downhill from here 从此都是下坡路（自此每况愈下） drop the ball 掉了球（失职） empty nest 空巢（儿女长大离家） get hitched 拴起来（结婚） get off on the wrong foot 起步便错（第一印象不佳） get the ball rolling 让球滚起来（动起手来） goose bumps 鸡皮疙瘩 hit the road 上路 hold your horses 勒住你的马（慢来） hang somebody out to dry 把……晾起来了（把……坑苦了） in one’’s back pocket 在某人裤子后口袋里（是某人的囊中之物） in the dark 在黑暗中（茫然，什么也不知道） in the spotlight 站在聚光灯圈里（出风头） it’’s Greek to me 希腊文（天书） joined at the hip 连体婴（死党，从不分开的两个人） jump the gun 枪未响先偷跑（抢先） kick the bucket 踢水桶（翘辫子） kill two birds with one stone一 箭双雕，一举两得 last straw 最后一根稻草 left a bitter taste in one’’s mouth 留下满嘴苦味（留下不愉快的回忆） light a fire under your butt 在屁股下点一把火（促其行动） light at the end of the tunnel 隧道末端的光（一线希望） like shooting fish in a barrel 桶里射鱼（瓮中捉鳖） ling winded 长舌，碎嘴 Monday morning quarterback 星期一早晨的四分卫（马后炮） my old man 我的老头（我父亲） out of the pan and into the fire 跳出锅里，掉进火里（每况愈下） plenty of other fish in the sea 海里的鱼多得很（天涯何处无芳草） poker face 扑克面孔（喜怒不形于色） pop the question 提出大问题（求婚） pot calling the kettle black 锅嫌壶黑（五十步笑百步） punch your lights out 揍得你两眼发黑 put all of one’’s eggs in one basket 鸡蛋都放在一个篮子里（孤注一掷） put one’’s foot in one’’s mouth 把脚丫放进嘴里（说错话了） rob the cradle 劫摇篮（老牛吃嫩草） skate on thin ice 在薄冰上滑冰（如履薄冰，身历险境） skeleton in one’’s closet 壁橱里的骷髅（不可告人的事） skin and bones 皮包骨 sleep on it 睡在上面（考虑一晚上） small talk 寒喧，闲聊 smooth sailing 一帆风顺 stab in the back 背后插刀（遭人暗算） stallion 千里驹（貌美体健的男人） stud 种马（貌美体健的男人） take a hike 走路（滚蛋） until you are blue in the face 干到脸发青（也是白干） unwind 放松发条（轻松下来） up for grabs 大家有份 up in the air 挂在空中（悬而未决） when hell freezes over 地狱结冰（绝不可能的事） weed out 除去杂草（淘汰） well rounded全 能，全才 when pigs fly 猪飞的时候（绝不可能） not lift a finger 连手指都不动一动（袖手旁观） wrapped around his/her little finger 化为绕指柔（玩弄于股掌之间

英语俚语 A apple-polisher 马屁精例如：She is a real apple-polisher for the way she's crawling around the bossand making eyes at him.她是一个马屁精，整天围着老板眉来眼去的。as busy as a bee （象蜜蜂）忙忙碌碌的 as graceful as a swan （象天鹅）姿态优雅的 as gentle as a lamb （象羊羔）性情温顺的 as cunning as a fox （象狐狸）一样狡猾的 as poor as a church mouse 一贫如洗 B I'm beat. 我非常疲乏。beat gums 空洞无物、废话连篇的讲话 bell the cat 为众人的利益承担风险black sheep 害群之马Buddy, where is john？ 要上厕所Bungee jumping 蹦极跳Stop bugging me, man! 喂，别烦我了。C blue collar 蓝领white collar 白领pink collar 粉领族（指和蓝领体力工人相当的女性工人）gold-collar workers 金领族（一般都有一技之长，对公司工作的方方面面都十分了解，甚至对公司的利润大小和收益都有直接的重要影响。他们的工作环境优雅，职业体面，有着丰厚的收入和稳固的经济地位）D dog-eared books 读得卷了边的书dog sleep 不时惊醒的睡眠dog-tired 像狗一样的累 dog watch 夜班old dog 上了岁数的人、老手a sly dog 偷鸡摸狗者a yellow dog 杂种狗、卑鄙可耻的小人 a big dog 看门狗、保镖；要人You're a lucky dog! 你真是个幸运儿！ hot dog 热狗dog nose 啤酒与杜松子酒的混合酒a dog in a blanket 葡萄卷饼或卷布丁as faithful as a dog 像狗一般的忠诚，在西方文化中，狗是"忠实、卖力、辛劳"的化身， He that lies down with dogs must rise up with flea. 近朱者赤，近墨者黑A good dog deserves a good bone. 西方人论功行赏时常说"好狗应有好骨头" a a dog in the manger 占着马槽（不拉屎） Honey, I forget to duck. 亲爱的，我忘记闪开了。E eat crow 由于夸大其词或过分自信，最后不得不承认错误。eat his words 食言 out at elbows 捉襟见肘elbow one's way 用胳膊肘挤来挤去为自己开道 get a black eye 被别人打青了眼睛mind your eye 叫别人当心blink our eyes 眨眼睛flash our eyes at sth. 瞟一眼make eyes 抛媚眼cast sheep's eye 暗送秋波You have an eye for something. 有眼光有见解 finely arched eyebrows 纤细的弓形眉pencil the eyebrows 描眉eyebrow pencil 眉笔rough bushy eyebrows 浓密的粗眉 eyelash grower 睫毛膏eyelash curler 卷睫毛器without turning an eyelash 泰然自若，不动声色not bat an eyelid 没合眼睡觉 not bat an eyelid 对事情泰然自若hang on by the eyelids 事情危在旦夕F face the music 不得不接受惩罚、承担后果，必须承受出现的局面a matter of face 面子攸关的事情lose face 丢面子例如：He knew he was wrong, but he would not admit it for fear of losing face. 他知道自己错了，但却不肯承认错误，因为怕失去面子。save one's face 挽回面子pull a long face 拉长了脸make a face at you 对你做个鬼脸have the face 厚颜无耻例如：I'm so surprised that you have the face to do so! 你怎么有脸做出这样的事！ cold fish 态度冷冰冰，没有热情的人。drink like a fish 牛饮 flats 平跟鞋footfall 客流量例如：We strive to show booksellers what we are doing to support them anddrive footfall into their stores. 我们要努力向图书商展示我们将如何支持他们，并使更多的客人进入他们的商店。 G green eyed 嫉妒green finger（thumb）把大伙干不好的活都干得漂漂亮亮例如：A person with green finger has a magic touch that makes plants grow well and quickly. 长着绿手指的人是有魔法的，只要他一碰，植物就长的又快又好。 green hand 生手例如： I'm still green at my job.我依然是个新手。green light 允许、许可例如： I'm only waiting for the green light from you. 我在等您的允许。green revolution 绿色革命 例如：These developing countries produced enough food to serve their people after green revolution. 绿色革命后，这些发展中国家就生产出足够的粮食来满足国民的需要。the green years 青春年华H He is ripe in years but green in heart. 形容某人是老当益壮lose your heart to someone 和某人谈恋爱 lack heart 缺乏勇气win your heart 赢得你的心broken heart 破碎的心heart of stone 石头心肠pour out your heart 倾吐你的心事have a heart 可怜可怜你 his heart in the right place 他的心肠是很好的not to wear your heart on your sleeve 不要太情绪化Don't take the failure to your heart. 别为失败而难过lose heart 失去信心your heart of gold 金子般的心，美好心灵write a letter to her and declare your heart. 写信表达爱慕之情Don't let your heart get cold. 不要让你的热情冷却下来a man after her own heart 正和她心意的人put your heart at rest 放下心来straight from the horse's mouth 来自权威和可靠的消息。

以下是美国俚语大全AIdiom / Phrase American Slang Meaningaint is notawesome very good, great, cool, exiting, tight, enjoyableBIdiom / Phrase American Slang Meaningbaby(s) mama the mother of someones childballer 1. someone who is very good at sports (usually basketball or football)2. someone who is very successfulbootleg something that has been recorded illegally (usually movies, DVDs, etc.)booty a butt, rear end, buttocksbadonkadunk a butt, booty, buttocksbeezy girl, woman (could be considered rude)bejamins $100 dollar billsto be bent on doing something to be very determined to do somethinga big deal very importanta bill $100bizzle girl, woman (could be considered rude)to blast music to play music very loudlybling shiny jewelrybogus counterfeit, fake, not realto bounce to leavebows elbowsbrawl a physical fight involving many peoplebrizzle girl, woman (could be considered rude)broad girl, woman (could be considered rude)to break someones pockets to cost (someone) a lot of money (be very expensive for someone)to be broke to have very little or no moneybubbly champagneto bump music to play music loudlybucks dollar bills (money)to bust something to break somethingto get busted to get in trouble for somethingto buy time to stall or delay something in order to give someone more time to do somethingCIdiom / Phrase American Slang Meaningcash a way to say moneycell, celly a cellular phonechange a lot of moneya cheap shot a hit or punch when someone is not expecting itcheddar a way to say moneycheese a way to say moneychi-city (pronounced "sha city") chicagochi-town (pronounced "sha town") chicagochica a way to say girl (actually is the Spanish word for girl)chick girl, woman (could be considered rude)to chill out to relax, to be relaxing, to be calmcop a police officerto cop something to get somethingcougar a lady that pursues, and is attracted to, significantly younger mencrooked cop a police officer that acts illegally or unethicallycrunk 1. Very fun, exciting, cool, awesome2. To be under the alcohol and marijuana at the same timeto cut a rug to danceDIdiom / Phrase American Slang Meaningdeez theseto have deep pockets to have a lot of moneyDJ disk jockey (person who plays the music at a party or club)diss an offensive commentthe dirty south the states in the south east corner of the United Statesto diss someone to say something offensive to someonedonk a butt, booty, buttocks (same as donque or badonkadonk)donque a butt, booty, buttocksdough a way to say moneydope 1. very cool, exciting, tight, awesome2. a way to say marijuanadrawers a way to say underwearto drop money on something to spend money on somethingEIdiom / Phrase American Slang Meaningto eye something to see something, to look at somethingFIdiom / Phrase American Slang Meaningfake counterfeit, not realfly very attractiveGIdiom / Phrase American Slang Meaninga G 1. $1,0002. a gangsterto get into it with someone to start arguing or fighting with someonegetting paid making a lot of moneyghetto a very poor area of a citygnarly very good, cool, awesome, enjoyable (pronounced "narly")gold digger a woman that is dating someone for their moneya grand $1,000a groupie a person (usually a girl) that follows a rock band, or rap artist with the intent of spending time with themgreen a way to say moneygrenade an overweight, unattractive girl (made popular by TV series Jersey Shore). Also see landmine below.grill 1. the front (usually metal) section on a car2. someones teethHIdiom / Phrase American Slang Meaninghater someone that is jealous, dislikes something, or does not approve of somethingto hang out to be speding time somewhere or with someonehangover the negative effects of alcohol the day after heavy drinkingto be high to under the influence of drugshigh tops a kind of shoe that ends just above the ankleto hit something 1. to go somewhere2. to eat, drink, or smoke somethinghome boy a friend (male)honey an attractive girl or ladyhomey a friend (male)hustler a person that does whatever needed to make money (usually by illegal actions)IIdiom / Phrase American Slang Meaningice diamondsto be iced out to be wearing a lot of diamondsill very good, cool, tight, awesome, greatto be "in" to be in style, stylish, or cool (usually used when talking about fashion)JIdiom / Phrase American Slang Meaningjacked up very excited, full of energyto jack something to steal somethinga jam a songa joint a marijuana cigarettethe joint prisonjunk in the trunk a butt, booty, buttocksKIdiom / Phrase American Slang Meaningto keep it real to not act against ones values or beliefs, to be truekicks a way to say shoesto knock someone out to hit someone so hard they lose consciousnessto get knocked up to accidently get pregnant (usually outside of marriage)knockoff something that is fake, not real (purse, shoes, etc.)a knockout a very attractive femaleto kick the bucket to dieLIdiom / Phrase American Slang Meaninglandmine an (skinny) unattractive girl (made popular by TV series Jersey Shore). Also see Grenade above.legit 1. very good, cool, awesome, tight2. real, not counterfeit, honestloco crazy (actually Spanish word for "crazy")locked up to be in jailto be on lock down to be forbidden to go anywhereto be locked in to be commited to doing somethingto lock something up when something is guaranteed to happen, something will surely happen due to someones actionsMIdiom / Phrase American Slang Meaningto mess something up to do something wrong, to ruin somethingmoney maker a butt, booty, buttocksto make bank to make a lot of moneyNIdiom / Phrase American Slang Meaningnada nothing, none (acutally is Spanish word for zero)OIdiom / Phrase American Slang Meaningto be off the chain to be very exciting, cool, enjoyableto be off the hinges to be very exciting, cool, enjoyableold lady wifePIdiom / Phrase American Slang Meaningto be packing heat to be carrying a gunpaper a way to say moneypimp 1. very cool, tight, awesome, fun, enjoyable2. a male that is very successful with femalesplayer a male with many girlfriendspo po police, police officerto pop someone to punch someonewhats popping whats going onto be popping off to be very lively, exciting, fun, enjoyableprops compliments, respect, praiseto punk someone 1. to trick someone2. to disrespect someoneto push through something to struggle through somethingRIdiom / Phrase American Slang Meaningto rep something 1. to represent something2. to wear something (clothes)ride another way to say carto take a ride to go for a drivethe rock a ball (usually basketball or football)to rock something to wear something (clothes)rocks diamondsto run your mouth to (continually) say offensive thingsSIdiom / Phrase American Slang Meaningsalt shaker a butt, booty, buttocksto sell out to act against your beleifs or values for moneyto school someone to prove your dominance over someonescrilla another American Slang way to say moneysha-city (offical term is "chi-city") chicagosha-town (offical term is "chi-town") chicagoshoes the rims and/or wheels on a carshorty a very attractive (good looking) femalethe slammer jail or prisonto slang something to sell something (usually drugs)slum a very poor area of a citysick very cool, tight, hip, good, impressive, enjoyableto get socked to get punchedto spit game to flirt, talking to get the attention or affection of the opposite sexto sport something to wear something (clothes)to spot someone/something 1. to lend someone something2. to see something3. to assist someone lifting something (usually weights)a stash 1. a collection of something (usually secretive)2. a mustacheto stash something to hide something, save somethingsteez stylestones diamonds and other jewelsstunna someone who owns and shows off their expensive thingsto sweat someone to intimidate someoneto sweat something to worry about somethingTIdiom / Phrase American Slang Meaningto talk trash to say offensive thingstight very cool, sick, hip, good, impressive, enjoyabletoe up very ugly, unattractivetrill very good, cool, awesome, tightto trip, to be tripping 1. to be unnecessarily mad or angry2. to be completely wrong about somethingUIdiom / Phrase American Slang Meaningto be up on something to know current information about somethingVIdiom / Phrase American Slang Meaningvibe a feeling given off by a person or placeWIdiom / Phrase American Slang Meaningwack stupid, not cool, not rightwheels a way to say carwhip a way to say carwhooty white girl with a bootywimp someone who is not strong, not courageous, not daringNumbersIdiom / Phrase American Slang Meaning24/7 non-stop, never stopping, never ending (pronounced "twenty four seven")411 information, news, gossip5-0 police or police officer (pronounced "five-oh")

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