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1、现代英语口语表达三he is somebody in the small town, but he is a nobody in the capital city. lead someone around by the nose牵着别人的鼻子走 all nations should exercise their own judgment. they shouldnt be led around by some big countries. poke ones nose into something乱打听别人的私事 i hate those journalists who poke their
2、nose into peoples private life. be a notch above someone略胜一筹 in study, we are neck and neck; but in sports, he is a notch above me. sit up and take notice of something/someone对刮目相看 he used to know nothing about chemistry. now he talks like a chemist, i have to sit up and take notice of him. have som
3、eones number知道某人的底细 dont waste your tongues with him. ive got his number. what he is trying to do now is to set a trap and let us jump into it. be quick to take offense特别爱生气 i dont think he is a quality leader. he is too quick to take offense. have one too many喝多了 the bridegroom had one too many at
4、the wedding ceremony and was shooting cats. be on the outs with someone与失和 for some reason, the two countries have been on outs for a long time. a pain in the neck使人讨厌的事 working for vips was an honor for me, but now it has become a pain in the neck. i dont know how to balance the relationships. grea
5、se someones palm贿赂，给某人好处 it is reported that sydney has greased the palms of someone members of ioc for the right to hold 2000 olympic games. get peanuts微不足道的钱 he gets paid peanuts although he often works extra hours. cast pearls before swine对牛弹琴，明珠暗投 my boss is an idiot. working for him is just lik
6、e casting pearls before swine. feel like a square peg in a round hole感到格格不入，不适合 after graduation, i remained as a teacher in college. whenever our former classmates have a get-together, i always feel like a square peg in a round hole. all they talk about are ways to make money, expensive hotels, lux
7、urious entertainment, things i have no experiences to share with them. pinch pennies节俭 though he is a tycoon, he pinches pennies in daily life. rob peter to pay paul拆东墙，补西墙 you borrow money from me to pay the bank loan. it is like robbing peter to pay paul. be no picnic不是件轻松的事 to learn one foreign l
8、anguage is possible. but to be a bilingual is no picnic. sugar the pill给人一点甜头安慰一下 sonia didnt want to work extra hours quite often, but the manager sugared the pill by promising her a trip abroad at the end of the year. be on pins and needles坐立不安 he is a very modest man. when others praise him, he f
9、eel on pins and needles. put that in your pipe and smoke it你好好考虑考虑吧 此句常用于祈使句 dont take it out on me. it is he who makes you lose so much money. put it in your pipe and smoke it! play up to someone拍某人的马屁 the young actress played up to the director, hoping to get a role in the tv series. take the plun
10、ge踌躇一段时间后断然决定去干 the commander finally took the plunge and launched the final attack. play possum装糊涂，装傻 he often quarrels with his wife. when he comes to me for advice, i can do nothing but play possum. drop something like a hot potato赶紧抛弃，放弃 he has been dreaming of owning his own car. but when he kn
11、ew a car would cost ten years of his salary, he drop the idea like a hot potato. sing someones praises颂扬某人 the lawyer is quite successful. his clients sing his praises to others. be past praying for不可救药 when i sent my cat to the vet, he said that it was past praying for. be sitting pretty享受安乐生活 our
12、company survived the economic crisis and now we are sitting pretty. pocket ones pride放下架子 the laid-off workers from the state-owned enterprises should pocket their pride and seek for re-employment. put someone up to.唆使某人去 how dare you to have lodged a complaint against me with the director? who put
13、you up to it? pop the question求婚 can you tell me how you popped the question to your wife? maybe i can learn something from you. call it quits作罢 mary and tom had been in love for several years. but these days, they began to realize that they had very little in common. they decided to call it quits.
14、chew the rag闲聊 chew the rag也有争吵的意思 if they have time, these wives are always sitting together and chewing the rag. fly into a rage大发雷霆 the old father flew into a rage when his daughter didnt obey his will. break ranks with someone与分道扬镳 反义词为：close ranks with someone people within one party gradually
15、had conflicts on some political issues. some of them decided to break ranks with others and set up a new party. smell a rat察觉可疑 he is a well-known miser. i smell a rat when he invites me to his home for dinner. i was wondering if he is asking favors of me. beat a hasty retreat急忙撤退 the hoodlum was about to dully the lady when he saw a patrolman coming towards them. he beat a hasty retreat. take someone for a ride欺骗某人，玩弄某人的感情 they were taking us for a ride. i turned out that the tickets
