實用的英語俚語短語表達
我們和老外對話時會發現,老外經常會使用一些英語俚語短語,而我們往往對此一知半解。這裏,小編為大家送上一些實用的英語俚語短語表達,希望對大家有所幫助。
· have someone dancing on a string任意擺佈某人
betty is a housewife and no income. her husband has her dancing on a string.
· pull strings for someone為某人走後門,幕後操作
in the material world, money pulls the strings.
· be stuck on someone迷戀上某人
tom was stuck on the girl at the first meeting although it was a blind date.
· to sweet-talk someone into (out of ) doing...甜言蜜語地讓某人做(不做)……
the accountant sweet-talked the boss out of checking her account.
· be in full swing達到高潮,全面展開
china has opened its door to the outside world for twenty years. reforms in every walks of life are in full swing.
· be asleep at the switch玩忽職守
the goal-keeper was asleep at the switch and let the rival team goal at the last minute.
· a t對……再適合不過了
this new job suits me to a t.
· turn the tables扭轉局勢
don't worry, your husband knows how to turn the tables and crack down on those guys.
· drink someone under the table把某人灌醉
he has a hollow leg. he can drink all of us here under the table.
· keep tabs on something/someone掌握情況,密切關注
he has subscribed ten newspapers in order to keep tabs on the new developments in market management.
· keep someone down a notch挫某人的傲氣
the monitor likes to order us around. he needs to be kept down a notch.