A概念英语--英语俚语

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1、15FunnyEnglishIdiomsYouMayNotKnowAnidiomisaneverydayfigureofspeechormetaphoricalexpressionwhosemeaningcannotbetakenliterary.Idiomsoftengoagainstthelogical“rulesoflanguageandgrammar”despitebeingcommonlyusedbythelanguage’snativespeakers.Ifyoulookcloselyattheliteralmeanin

2、gofmostidioms,youwillrealizetheyareoftendownrighthilarious.HereisalistofsomeofthefunniestEnglishidiomsyoumaynotknow,mostofwhicharedrawnfromBritishEnglish.LearntospeaklikearegularBrit,mate!1.DoaDevonLochDevonLochwasaracehorsethatcollapsedjustshortofthewinninglineofthe19

3、56GrandNationalraceintheUK.IfsomeonedoesaDevonLoch,theysuddenlyfailwheneverybodyexpectsthemtosucceedorsimplycrumbleattheverylastminutewhentheywerealmostwinning.Example: ItwasshockinghowManchesterUniteddida DevonLoch inthelastminutesofthematchagainstArsenal.2.Bob’syouru

4、ncleThisidiomisacatchphraseusedwhen‘everythingisalright’andmeansthatsomethingwillbedone,sortedorsuccessful.It’stheBritishequivalentof“…andthat’sthat,”or“thereyougo!”Howitisusedisoftenquitefunny.Example: Youwanttogotothemarket?Gostraightonuntilyoureachthemainroad,taketh

5、efirstright,andBob’syouruncle–you’rethere!3.DoarunnerWhensomeonedoesarunner,heleavesaplaceinahurryinordertoavoidpayingforsomething(likeinarestaurant)orfleesadifficultsituationtoescapepunishment.LikemanyBritishidioms,thisparticularidiomoriginatesfromoneofShakespeare’spo

6、pularplays, AnthonyandCleopatra,agrippingstoryofromanceandtragedythatwasfirstperformedin1606.Example: Atthispoint, theconartistdidarunnerwithallhermoney.  4.EnoughtocobbledogswithThis incredulousphraseisusedtorefertoasurplusofanything.Thehumorintheimagecontainedintheph

7、rasebecomesapparentwhenyouconsiderthatacobblerrepairsshoes.Ifacobblerhasenoughleathertocobbleananimalthathasfourfeet,thenthatcobblerdefinitelyhasasurplus.Example: We’vegotenoughbeerinthispartytocobbledogswith.5.FalloffthebackofalorryThisistheBritishhumorouswayofsayingy

8、ouacquiredsomethingthatwasprobablystolen,oryouaretryingtosellsomethingthat’sstolenorillegitimate.TheAmericanequivalen