Useful Idioms and Phrasal Verbs

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USEFUL IDIOMS and PHRASAL VERBS

IDIOMS / PHRASAL VERBS MEANING 意思


1. A bed of roses A very easy and pleasant situation 快乐人生

2.Action speak louder than words What some body actually does 行动胜于语言
means more than what they say
they will do

3.All ears (be) Listening eagerly and with great 倾听


interest

4.Apple of one’s eye A person or thing that is loved more 亲爱的人或物,掌上明珠


than any other

5.Around the corner Very near 在附近

6.A stone’s throw A very short distance 很短的距离

7.At the eleventh hour When it is almost too late 在最后的时刻

8.All work and no play makes Jack a Mix academic and fun 工作与玩乐是平等的
dull boy

9.All in the mind Imagination 想象

10.Back up Support 支持

11.Bail out To help someone out of a difficult 保释出来


situation

12.Bear in mind Remember 记住

13.Break into Enter illegally 闯入

14.Bring round To make someone 使(某人)有知觉


conscious again

15.Brush aside To pay no attention to something, 漠视


to take no
notice of something

16.Brush up Improve 改善

17.Build castles in the air By word of mouthspoken , not 白日梦


written

18.Burn the candle at both ends Stay up into the night 熬夜(开夜车)

19.Butterflies in the stomach Nervous 紧张

20.Brought up Raised 养大
IDIOMS / PHRASAL VERBS MEANING 意思

21.Call off To cancel 取消

22.Change one’s spots To make one’s character or way of 做违反本性的事


life different

23.Come down with To catch or suffer from an illness 得某病,因某病病倒

24.Come over To travel from one place to another 从一地(通常为远处)来到另


(usually for away) 一地

25.Come around Regain consciousness 恢复知觉.苏醒

26.Cook (someone’s) goose To ruin someone chances of success 是某人彻底失败


completely

27.Cost/pay an arm and a leg Cost/pay a large sum of money 价格昂贵


(expensive)

28.Count on To rely on 依靠

29.Cry-one’s heart/eyes out Cry with great sadness, 痛苦


especially for a long time

30.Cut down on (something) Reduce 减少某事物的数量

31.Check in Register 注册

32.Carry on Continue 继续

33.Cold feet Nervous 紧张

34.Chill out Relax 放松

35.Could eat a horse So hungry 很饿

36.Drawn on To become obvious or 醒悟,渐渐理解


apparent (to one)

37.Do away with To get rid of something 摆脱某事物

38.Do one’s best Try as hard as possible 全力以赴

39.Doze off Fall sleep 打瞌睡

40.Draw the short straw To be chosen or forced to perform 强逼做不喜欢的任务


an unpleasant task

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USEFUL IDIOMS and PHRASAL VERBS
IDIOMS / PHRASAL VERBS MEANING 意思

1. Draw the line doing (at To refuse to do or tolerate something 拒绝做某事


something/something) any further ;to set a limit

2.Drift off To fall asleep gradually 逐渐的睡着了觉

3.Drop out of To stop being involved in or taking part in (从活动竞赛当中)退出


something, to withdraw from something

4.Donkey work The difficult and 乏味而苦的工作


unrewarding part of task

5.Down in the mouth Miserable or depressed 沮丧,情绪低落

6.Dead beat Totally tired 很累

7.Dying for Really want 很想要

8.Early bird A person who arrives, gets up, etc early 早起者

9.Easier said than done More difficult to do than talk about 说比做容易

10.Easy on the ear/eye Pleasant to listen to or look at 好听的,好看的

11.Eat one’s word To admit that what one said was wrong 承认自己说错话

12.Eat out To have a meal in a 在饭馆等处吃饭(不在


restaurant, etc rather than at home 家中吃饭)

13.Empty-handed Bring back or take away nothing 空手

14.Face the music Accept the criticisms, 由于自己的决定或行


unpleasant consequences of one’s actions 动而接受批评
or decision

15.Face up to To accept (a difficult 诚实和勇敢的承认和


situation) and try to deal with it 处理令人困难的事物

IDIOMS / PHRASAL VERBS MEANING 意思

16.Fall out with To quarrel with (someone) (与某人)争吵

17.Fall through To fail, not to happen, not to be 落空,成为泡影


completed
successfully

18.Fit the bill To be what is needed, to be suitable 正适合


19.Flat broke Completely broke (have no money) 穷到极点

20.Food for thought An idea that is worth thinking about 需要认真考虑的事


seriously

21.Forty winks Short sleep, nap 小睡

22.From A to Z Very thoroughly and 从头到尾


completely

23.Find out Enquire 问

24.Gain on Gradually get closer to someone whom 更接近某人(尤其对手


one is chasing or trying to pass 或所追逐的事物)

25.Gear towards To be designed for or to be directed at 调节后适合


someone/something

26.Get behind with To be late or slow in doing something, not 落后,拖延


to make as much progress with
something

27.Get down to To start working hard at something 开始认真对待

28.Get through to To make someone 所说的话使人理解


understand something

29.Get out of To avoid something 逃避

30.Go after To follow or pursue 追求,追逐


someone

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USEFUL IDIOMS and PHRASAL VERBS

IDIOMS / PHRASAL VERBS MEANING 意思

1.Go beyond To be more serious, extreme than 超时(某事物)


(something)

2.Go by To use something as a guide or help in 遵照或依照事物


doing something

3.Go through To examine in order to search for 仔细或系统的研究或检


something 查
4.Go through with To continue with 做必要的事已完成
something difficult of
unpleasant until it is achieved,
completed, etc

5.Go up in smoke To disappear leaving 未剩下有价值东西


nothing behind, to come to nothing

6.Grin ear to ear To smile broadly, to look very pleased or 列着嘴笑


happy

7.Gift of the gab Ability to speak well 口才很好,很厉害讲话

8.Hammer out To produce something 设计出


after much effort,
discussion, etc

9.Have a heart Show some pity be 发慈悲,做好事


sympathetic or kind, to

10.Have other fish to fry To have something else to do 另有更重要的是要做

11.Hear out To listen to what someone has to say 听完


without
interrupting him/her

12.Hold one’s tongue/peace To remain silent although one would like 保持沉默,忍住不说
to say something

13.In black and white In print; in a newspaper, book, etc 白纸黑字(书写或印刷)

IDIOMS / PHRASAL VERBS MEANING 意思

14.In cold blood Deliberately, not among out of passion 残忍的,冷酷的


and emotion

15.In high spirits Joyful; in a good mood 充满欢乐

16.In one’s right mind Sane 神志清醒

17.In short order Quickly; without wasting time 迅速而直截了断

18.In someone’s hair Continually annoy 不停地打扰(某人)


someone

19.In the nick of time Just in time 刚来的及,在最后时刻

20.In the red In dept, (of a bonk account) overdrawn 亏损;负债


21.In the same boat In the same situation, 处境相同
condition

22.Join in Take part in an activity in which other 参加(活动)


people are involved

23.Joking apart/aside Speaking seriously 严肃地说;认真地说

24.Jot down To write something down often in a 草草记下,匆匆记下


brief, informal form

25.Jump down someone’s throat Speak angrily to someone  

26.Keep an eye on Watch; guard 注意

27.Keep off To cause someone or something to stay 不接近某人或事物


away from

28.Keep someone at arm’s length To avoid becoming friendly with 避免和某人更亲切


someone

29.Kill two birds with one stone Achieve two aims by doing one thing 一石二鸟,一举两得

30.Keep on Continue 持续

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