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六级常考俚语　2)lostcount弄不清楚　　3)beinanotherworld精神恍惚；魂不守舍　　4)makeyourselfathome随意，随便　　5)saveyourbreath省口气吧；别白费口舌了　　6)makesense有意义，理解　　7)costsb.anarmandaleg非常昂贵　　8)burnaholeinone'spocket很快地被花光     9)fillone'sshoes很好地顶替；令人满意地替代　　10)isicecold表示理所当然　11)likeapplesandoranges用来表示无法相比的事物　　13)loseone'strainof忘记　　14)meeteachotherhalfway相互妥协，让步　　15)onthedot准时；正点　　16)onceandforall最后一次；干脆     17)outofearshot不在听力所及范围　　18)outofthisworld非常好　　19)playbyear随机应变，视情形而定　　20)ringabell令人想起某件事；听起来耳熟21)shareacommonoutlook有共同的观点　　22)sixofoneandhalf-a-dozenoftheother半斤八两；没什么区别　　23)stickaround

1在附近逗留或等待　　24)stickwith继续做，坚持     25)straightenout扯平；结清　　26)tossandturn(身体)翻来覆去(通常表示难以入睡)　　27)turnone'sback(在别人遇到困难时)不愿帮助　　28)undertheweather身体不适，生病　　29)biteoffmorethanonecanchew　　贪多嚼不烂；心有余而力不足；不自量力；力不从心　　30)breaknewground创新31)dothetrick做成功；达到理想的结果　　32)dragone'sfeet行动缓慢；磨磨蹭蹭不情愿       33)drawtheline拒绝，拒不容忍　　34)feeldowninthedumps心情不好；情绪低落　　35)fewandfarbetween不多；少而分散的；不常碰到或发现的；稀少的　　36)fitasafiddle身体很健康　　37)grinandbear任劳任怨；毫无怨言地忍受　　38)hitthespot　　(特指花了花，喝了花之后)精神完全恢复过来或感到满足；恢复精力；提精神　　39)keepbetweenthetwoofus不让第三者知道，保密　　40)knowathingortwoabout略知一二getakickoutofdoingsomething从……得到很大的乐趣

2Hegetsakickputofracing.·takekindlytosomething/someone愿意接受Don'tyoufeelthatpeopleinthelabdon'ttakekindlytoanosyreporter?·killsomeonewithkindness好得让人受不了TheoldladyalmostkilledmewithkindnesswhenIlivedatherhome.·paradeone'sknowledge买弄学问Heisawell-learnedman,bitheneverparadeshisknowledge.·beatlarge逍遥法外（也可以形容动物不受约束）Themurdererwasstillatlarge.Thevictim'sparentswasdeterminedtofindenoughevidencetosuehimtocourt.·restonone'slaurels故步自封，吃老本Youaresuretobelaggedbehindifyourestonyourlaurels.·turnoveranewleaf洗心革面Thejuveniledelinquentpromisedthathewouldturnoveranewleafifhecouldbegivenlenientpunishment.·haveahollowleg（喝酒）海量

3Thebestmanhasahollowleg.Hedrinksalotinsteadofthebridegroom.·pullsomeone'sleg开某人的玩笑Nevereverpullhisleg.Heisamanwithoutasenseofhumor.Hetakeseverythingseriously.·keepsomeoneatarm'slength与某人保持距离Mybossismyuncle.Inordertoavoidunnecessarymisunderstanding,I'dbetterkeephimatarm'slengthincompany.·letsomeonedown使某人失望Joereallyletmedownbyhavingbrokenhispromisesforseveraltimes.·can'tforthelifeofone怎么……也不行IthoughtIcouldrecitemyspeechbackwards,butwhenIstoodinfrontoftheaudience,Icouldn'tforthelifeofmerememberwhattosay.·airone'slineninpublic家丑外扬Thewifewasoftenbeatenbyherhusband,butshenevertoldothers.Shedidn'twanttoairherlineninpublic.·shootfromthehip信口开河Don'ttakeJay'swordstoheart.Heshouldn'thaveshotfromthehip.

4·byhookorbycrook千方百计得，不择手段得Herosetothatpositionbyhookorbycrook.·blowhotandcold出尔反尔，喜怒无常Doyouthinkhe'llsupportyou?Heisthetypewhoblowshotandcold.·makeithotfor...刁难某人Outsectionmanagerisawoman.Ourgeneralmanageralwayslooksdownuponherandmakeseverythinghotforher.·havethelotsforsomeone迷恋某人Youhavetostopher.Shehasthelotsforamarriedman.·bringdownthehouse博得满堂喝彩Thefirst-prizewinnerofthespeechcontesthasbroughtdownthehouseforseveraltimes.·beoverthehump已度过难关TheAsianfinancialcriseshasalmostparalyzedAsianeconomy.Butweareoverthehumpnow.·haveahunchthat...预感到……

5Ihaveahunchthatthebearmarketwillbeoversoon.·behunky-dory挺不错的A:Howdoyoulikethefoodhere?B:Hunky-dory.·skateonthinice如履薄冰，冒风险Weareskatingonthiniceifwecontinuekillingwildanimals.·toywiththeideaof...心里盘算要……She'stoyingwithintheideaofmarringaforeigner.·noifs,andsandbuts不要找任何的理由和借口A:YouknowIcouldhavedoneitwell,but...B:Noifs,andsandbuts.Tellmeifyouwanttosaveyourjob.·givesomeoneaninchandhe'lltakeamile得寸进尺Givemyroommateaninchandhe'lltakeamile.Lasttime,Iofferedhimsomecandies.Today,heaskedforanice-cream.·havemanyironsinthefire同时有很多要紧的事要做Althoughhewasoutofjob,hestillwrotetohisparentssayinghehadmanyironsinthefire.

6·beinajam陷入困境getinajamYou'vegottohelpme.I'minajam.Maycarrefusedtoworkonmywaytooffice.·jaywalk横穿马路Itisdangeroustojaywalk.·havesomeonedancingonastring任意摆布某人Bettyisahousewifeandnoincome.Herhusbandhasherdancingonastring.·pullstringsforsomeone为某人走后门，幕后操作Inthematerialworld,moneypullsthestrings.·bestuckonsomeone迷恋上某人Tomwasstuckonthegirlatthefirstmeetingalthoughitwasablinddate.·tosweet-talksomeoneinto(outof)doing...甜言蜜语地让某人做（不做）……Theaccountantsweet-talkedthebossoutofcheckingheraccount.

7·beinfullswing达到高潮，全面展开Chinahasopeneditsdoortotheoutsideworldfortwentyyears.Reformsineverywalksoflifeareinfullswing.·beasleepattheswitch玩忽职守Thegoal-keeperwasasleepattheswitchandlettherivalteamgoalatthelastminute.·suit...toaT对……再适合不过了ThisnewjobsuitsmetoaT.·turnthetables扭转局势Don'tworry,yourhusbandknowshowtoturnthetablesandcrackdownonthoseguys.·drinksomeoneunderthetable把某人灌醉Hehasahollowleg.Hecandrinkallofushereunderthetable.·keeptabsonsomething/someone掌握情况,密切关注Hehassubscribedtennewspapersinordertokeeptabsonthenewdevelopmentsinmarketmanagement.·keepsomeonedownanotch挫某人的傲气

8Themonitorlikestoorderusaround.Heneedstobekeptdownanotch.·haveone'sheartseton...一心想要……Oncehehadhisheartsetonsomething,he'llacceptnoturning-back.·one'sheartinone'smouth吓得要命MyheartwasinmymouthwhenIheartsomeonetappingonmywindowonerainingnight.haveone'sheartinone'smouth;withone'sheartinone'smouth·nothavethehearttodosomething不忍心去做Howcanyouhavethehearttokillmypet?·takesomethingtoheart往心里去/认真接受意见等Tomdecidedtotakehisfather'swordstoheartandwashhishandsoffsmoking.·beintheseventhheaven高心极了MarywasinseventhheavenwhenshefinallycametoParis,thecenteroffashion.·moveheavenandearth想尽一切办法Believeme.Ipromisetomoveheavenandearthtohelpyou.

9·coolone'sheels等的双脚发凉，久等Let'smeetatthegalleryat7o'clock.Comeat7sharp.Don'tmakemecoolmyheels.·taketoone'sheels逃走Thenaughtyboytooktohisheelsafterheshould'trick-or-treat'.·winone'sspurs受到奖赏Shewonherspursasapopularwriterimmediatelyafterherfirstbookbecameabest-seller.·putthesqueezeonsomeone对某人施加压力Thenewsituationisputtingthesqueezeonallcompaniesengagedinthisbusiness.·standuptosomeone与某人大胆对抗Thesoldierstooduptotheofficerandwasplaceinconfinement.·thankone'sluckystars感到万幸Ishouldthankyourluckystarsthatyoumissedtheplanewhichcrashedintothesea.·getofftoaflyingstart来了开门红

10Ourkindergartengotofftoaflyingstartbyhaving100childrentosignupinthefirstmonth.·gosteadywithsomeone与异性稳步发展关系MaryandTimgotmarriedaftergoingsteadywitheachotherfortwoyears.·watchone'sstep当心You'rebetterwatchyourstepwhenyougooutwithJohn.Heisatrouble-maker.·astick-inthe-mud老古董Heisastick=in-the-mudandwillneverinvesthismoneyinstock.·beastickler吹毛皮的人Idon'tliketogotoherhome.Sheisasticklerforneatness.·turnsomeone'sstomach令人作呕Hersweetvoiceturnedmystomach.·fallbetweentwostools鸡飞蛋打Tyingtostraddletwoboats,hetookuptwojobswithtwosalaries.Atlast,unabletodoeitherwell.

11·weatherthestorm度过难关Thewoodenhouseweatheredthestorm.·harponthesameoldstring老调重弹Hereallygetsonmynerves.Healwaysharpsonthesameoldstringbypromisingusapaidholiday.,butheneverkeepsit.·givesomeonethecoldshoulder冷待某人Ihategoingtoexpensivehotels.Thereceptionistalwaysgivesmethecoldshoulderwhensheseesmyplainclothes.·stealtheshow喧宾夺主CinderallastoletheshowinthePrince'sparty.·sidewithsomeone与某人站在一起，支持某人I'myourfriend,butI'mafraidIwon'tsidewithyouonthatissue.·haveamemorylikeasieve记性太差Ithinkacomputernotebookwillbeofgreathelpforme,sinceI'vegotamemorylikeasieve.·outofclearbluesky意料不到

12Yesterday,outofaclearbluesky,Mylandladygavemeaone-daynotice,askingmetomoveout.·makeaslipofthetongue说走嘴Theclassburstintolaughterwhentheteachermadeaslipofthetongue.Hemeanttosay"Goodmorning"tostudents,buthesaid"Goodafternoon".·beonthesly办事狡猾Theboywassmokinginthecornerwhenhisfathercaughthimonthesly.·forasong以级低的价钱，廉价地Igottherareeditionofthebookforasonginthefleamarket.·soundsomeoneout试探某人的意见Haveyousoundedtheprincipaloutonpostponingthefinalexamination?·callaspadeaspade有什么就说什么Wearegoodfriends.Callaspadeaspade.Don'ttellmeinaround-aboutway.·spickandspan干干净净Thehousewifealwayskeepsherkitchenspickandspan.

13·goforaspin出去兜风Thecitydwellerslikegoingforaspintothecountryonweekends.·spine-chilling令人毛骨悚然Helikeshorriblefilms.Thosespine-chillingpicturestousarepleasanttohiseyes.·Thespiritiswilling;butthefleshisweak.心有余而力不足A:Howmanytimeshaveyoutriedquittingsmoking?B:It'snotthatthespiritisnotwilling,butthatthefleshisweak.　　·putoutafeelertodo...试探……的反应　　Thechairmanputoutafeelertoseepeople'sreactionstohiselectionspeech.　　·bedeadonone'sfeet筋疲力尽　　Ourbossregardsushisslaves.Everydayafterwork.　　·landonone'sfeet安全摆脱困境　　Withtheloanfromthebank,thecompanylandedonitsfeet.　　·standonone'sfeet自食其力

14　　TheChineseCommunistPartydecidedtostandontheirfeetduringtheLiberationCampaign.PeopleinNaniwanwerecalledupontodevelopagriculture.　　·sitonthefence保持中立　　Whowouldyouvotefor?YoubetIwon'tvoteforhim.Helikessittingonthefenceonimportantissues.　　·playthefield不正经干　　Heisreallyaplayboy,Helikestoplaythefieldandisneverseriouswithanyonegirl.　　·burnone'sfingers因管闲事而吃苦头　　Ialwaystellyoutokeepawayfromthescoundrels.Nowyouareburningyourfingers.　·havestickyfingers手不老实。有小偷小摸的陋习　　Theoldladyfiredthemaidbecauseshehadstickyfingers.　·theblacksheepofthefamily有辱门楣的人　　Helosteverythingingablingandwascalledtheblacksheepofthefamilybythisrelatives.

15　·takeashinetosomeone一见就中意　Sheisananimal-lover.Shetakesashinetowhateveranimalshemeets.　·givesomeonetheshirtoffone'sback为某人慷慨解囊，毫不吝啬的接济某人　HeworksinthecharityorganizationandstronglybelievesthathewhogivesotherstheshirtoffhisbackwillbeblessedbytheGod.　·loseone'sshirt输得精光　Themandidn'tleaveLasVegasuntilhelosthisshirt.　·knowwheretheshoepinches知道问题所在　Awiseleadershouldbeonewhoknowswheretheshoepinchesandknowswhattodowithit.　·ashotinthedark瞎猜　Ididn'tknowwhichbuttonwasforTV.Ipushedone,andTVwasturnedon.Itwasmereashotinthedark.　　·apoorapologyfor...蹩脚货，名不副实

16　　Thattravelagencywasfirst-class,butitofferedapoorapologyforitsservice·makeanexhibitionofoneself出洋相　　如果表示总出洋相可以在exhibition一词前加上形容词，regular　　Sheisabitinsane.Shealwaysmakesaregularexhibitionofherselfbyragingatalmosteverybody.　　·keepaneyeopen密切注视　　Keepaneyeopenforanyonewhoarousesyoursuspicion.　　·seeeyetoeyewith...与……意见一致　　Thoughtheyaretwins,theyneverseeeyetoeyewitheachotheronanything.　　·turnablindeyeon装做没看见　　Itisnotrightforteacherstoturnablindeyetothosewhocheatintheexam.　　·feastone'seyeson...观赏……，一饱眼福　　Yesterdaywewenttoafashionshow.Wereallyfeastedoureyesonbeautiesandfancyclothes.

17　　·haveafacewouldstopaclock奇丑无比　　Theoldladyhasafacethatwouldstopaclock,butsheisthehelpfulpersonIhaveevermet.　　·keepastraightface板着脸　　Helikestellingjokes.Butalwayskeepsastraightfacewhenothersareshakingtheirsideswithlaughter.　　·befedupwith...对……烦透了　　Myroommatesaretoonoisy.I'mreallyfedupwiththem.　　·fallfor...迷恋上……　　Shefellforthatguysimplybecausehebehavedquitedifferentlyfromothers.　　·beridingforafall自讨苦吃　　Thatbigcountryisridingforafallifitkeepsinterferingwithothers''internalaffairs.　　·playfastandloosewith...敷衍了事，不正经干　　YouarenotcleverenoughtoplayfastandloosewithSusan.　　·playfavoriteswith...对……有偏心眼

18　　Thegirlisn'tongoodtermswithherparents.Theyplayfavoriteswithherlittlebrother.　　·givesomeoneadoseofhisownmedicine以其人之道还制其人之身　　OnAprilFool'sDay,myclassmatesmademeanAprilFool.Nextyear,I'llgivehimadoseofhisownmedicine.　　·adropinthebucket沧海一粟　　Hehassufferedalotinhislife.Losinghisjobthistimewasonlyadropinthebucket.　　·playdumbwithsomeone装聋作哑　　It'snouseplayingdumbwithteachers.Theyknowverywelltheirstudents.　　·bedownindumps垂头丧气，深情沮丧　　Iburnedmidnightoilyesterday.SoIfeeldowninthedumpstoday.　　·makethedustfly干得很起劲　　ManyvolunteersarehelpingintheOlympicGames.Theyaremakingthedustflywithoutgettingpay.　　·goeasyon...酌情处理……；节约使用……；对……手下留情

19　　Ihopetheteacherwillgoeasyonme.Otherwise,I'llhavenochancetopasstheexam.　　当介词on的后面跟得是something的时候，此语用来是“节约使用”或“小心对待”　　Goeasyonsalt.Wehavetosavesomeforthenextmeal.　　·eggsomeoneontodosomething怂恿，鼓动某人干某事　　Haven'tyouseenhimthrough?Hecanhelpyounothingbuteggyouontodoillegalthings.　　·rubelbowswithsomeone和某人没有很深的交情　　IsupposeJackdoesn'tknowmewell.Wehaveonlyrubbedelbowswithotherforseveraltimes.　　·beattheendofone'stether山穷水尽　　Markfeelsworriedbecausehecan'twriteanynewbooks.Heisafraidthatheisattheendofhistether.　　·beatone'swits'end不知如何是好　　Myboyissuchamischief-maker.Iamatmywits'endwithhim.　　·beatlooseends心里没有着落

20　　Manyoldpeoplefeelatlooseendsaftertheirretirement.　　·makebothendsmeet收支平衡　　Thenewly-wedcouplefoundithardtomakebothendsmeet.　　·begreenwithenvy羡慕极了　　Don'tbegreenwithenvy.Hedeservestheprize,sincehehasspentawholemonthonthatpaper.　　·beoftheessence绝对不可少，关键的　　Asforstudy,diligenceisoftheessence.　　·Jumptoconclusions仓促的下结论　　Beingateacher,heshouldn’tjumptoconclusionsthatastudentisnotworthteachingsimplybecausehefailsoneexam.　　·Toone’sheart’scontent心满意足　　Todayisweekend.Thelightswon’tgooffafter11o’clock.Wecanchattoourheart’scontent.　　此外该语还有“随心所欲”的意思　　Maryloveskeepingdiary.Shecanexpressheremotiontoherheart’scontent.

21　　·Loseone’scool沉不住气　　反义词keepone’scool　　Intheboxingmatch.TysonlosthiscoolandbitHollyfield’sear.　　·Playitcool不露声色，沉着冷静　　Sampras,theNo.1tennisplayerintheworld,alwaysplaysitcoolwhenhewinsinthematch.　　·berottentothecore坏透了、烂透了　　Keepawayfromthatboy.Heisrottentothecore.　　·cutcorners偷工减料、走捷径、图省事、节约　　Studentisaseriousthing.Youcan'texpecttocutcorners.　　·cutcorners并不是都是贬义的，还表示节约，节省　　Withonly$100left,hehadtocutcornerstomakehisjourneybackhome.　　·haveacrushonsomeone迷恋某人　　Someteenagergirlsgotacrushonthefilmstar

22　　·beafarcryfrom...与……相差甚远（一般用来表示水平或程度等的差距）　　ThoughDickhastriedhard,itisstillafarcryfromwhathisfatherexpectsofhim.　　·chewthecud好好琢磨琢磨　　Idon'twanttojumptoconclusions,Ihavetochewthecudonitforafewdays.　　·becutoutfor...天生适合于……（用于否定句中）　　Thankyouforyourkindness,butIcan'tacceptit.Youknow,I'mnotcutforamanager.　　·becompletelyinthedark一无所知，仍蒙在鼓里　　keepsomeoneinthedark;beleft(kept)inthedark　　Heisadictator.ThoughI'mtheproductionmanager,I'mcompletelyinthedarkaswhattodonext.　　·ablinddate初次约会　　Jameswastooexcitedtohavedinner.HewashavingablinddatewithSueintheevening.

23　　·haveseenbetterdays今非昔比　　Lookatourdean,Hehasseenbetterdays.　　·beoutofone'sdepth力所不及　　LiuwasextremelyhappytohavebeenadmittedtoOxford,butsoonhefoundhewasoutofhisdepthinhismajor.　　·One’sbrainchild某人的主意，某人想出来的　　等同于one’soriginalidea　　one’brainchildren（复数）　　Thenewwaysofteachingwhichhavebeenprovedveryeffectivearebrainchildrenofallteachingstaffofourdepartment.　　·Haveachiponone’sshoulder叫阵，叫板　　Heisnotpopularamonghispeers.Healwaysseemstohaveachiponhisshoulder.　　此外该语还有“不满”，“对抗”的意思　　Maryhasgotachiponhershoulderaboutnothavingobtainedthescholarship.　　·Clamup守口如瓶，拒不开口，沉默不语

24　　Idon’tunderstandwhymystudentsarequitetalkativeduringthebreakbutallclamupinclass.　　·Takesomeonetothecleaners使人囊中如洗，一贫如洗　　Don’taskmetoplayinacrapgame.Idon’twanttobethecleaners.　　·Acliff-hanger扣人心玄的事情　　Peterwasnearlyinvolvedinacaraccident.Hecalleditanarrowescape.Butitwasreallyacliff-hanger.　　·Fighttheclock争分夺秒，与时间赛跑　　等同于workagainsttheclock　　Ifyoudon’tfighttheclocktoenrichyourself,youwillsurelybelaggedbehindsoon.　　·Aclotheshorse讲究穿戴的人　　PrincessDianawasarealclotheshorse.It’shardtoimaginehowmuchshehadspentonclothes.　　·Gethotunderthecollar发怒，怒气冲天　　Makesomeonehotunderthecollar　　Hegothotunderthecollarwhenhefoundhisbicyclewasmissing.

25　　·Comethroughwithflyingcolors干得出色，大获成功　　Inthe13thAsianGames,Chineseathleticteamcamethroughwithflyingcolors　　·Show(reveal)one’struecolors原形毕露　　Healwaysappearspoliteandgentle.Buthisquarrellingwithothersindirtywordsshowhistruecolors.　　·Comeupwith找出，想出，弄出，提出　　等同于toproduce,tofindout,tothinkout　　Afterthreedays’ofdeepthinking,themanagercameupwithanideaofpromotingtheproducts