实用的英语俚语短语表达
我们和老外对话时会发现,老外经常会使用一些英语俚语短语,而我们往往对此一知半解。这里,小编为大家送上一些实用的英语俚语短语表达,希望对大家有所帮助。
· have someone dancing on a string任意摆布某人
betty is a housewife and no income. her husband has her dancing on a string.
· pull strings for someone为某人走后门,幕后操作
in the material world, money pulls the strings.
· be stuck on someone迷恋上某人
tom was stuck on the girl at the first meeting although it was a blind date.
· to sweet-talk someone into (out of ) doing...甜言蜜语地让某人做(不做)……
the accountant sweet-talked the boss out of checking her account.
· be in full swing达到高潮,全面展开
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玩忽职守
the goal-keeper was asleep at the switch and let the rival team goal at the last minute.
· suit...to a t对……再适合不过了
this new job suits me to a t.
· turn the tables扭转局势
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掌握情况,密切关注
he has subscribed ten newspapers in order to keep tabs on the new developments in market management.
· keep someone down a notch挫某人的傲气
the monitor likes to order us around. he needs to be kept down a notch.