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1.apron n.围裙
be tied to somebody's apron-strings
A:Peter is not a true man.B:I can't agree with you more!A:Before his marriage he was tied to his mother's apron-strings and now to his wife's.A：皮的真不像个男子汉。B：你说得太对了。
A：结婚前呢，他听她妈妈的；而现在，他又受他老婆摆布。
2.belt n.腰带
pull in(tight)one's belt
A:My money is running out this month!B:It's clear that you should have to pull in your belt for a few days.A:我这个月的钱快花光了。
B：很明显，你得过几天紧日子了。
3.blanket n.篮子
wet blanket
A:What do you think of Nancy? B:A wet blanket!She sulked during the entire movie yesterday.None of us could enjoy the show.A:你觉得南希这个人怎么样？
B：扫兴。昨天看电影时她一直在生气，弄得我们谁都没看好电影。
4.boot n.（长统）靴；靴子
get the boot
A:You looked depreed,John.What's matter? B:I got the boot yesterday.A:Why? B:I was late for work again.But it was not my fault.There was a traffic jam!A:Tough luck!
A:约翰，你看起来情绪不高。怎么了？ B：我昨天被解雇了。A：为什么？
B：我又迟到了一次，可这不是我的错。路上塞车了！A：真倒霉！
5.give somebody the boot
A:Foolish Kate!B:Anything wrong? A:Yes,she quarreled with her bo and she was given the boot.She should have known better than to quarrel with her superior.A:凯特真蠢！B:她出问题了吗？
A:是的，她和上司吵架了，因此被炒了鱿鱼。拓本该明智一点儿，不能和上司吵架。
6.cap n.帽子
put on one's thinking cap
A:Is the reprot important? B:Yes,important enough to shape your future.A:So I'll have to put on my thinking cap before writing anything down.A:这个报告重要吗？
B:是的，重要到可以改变你的未来。
A:看来在动笔之前我必须得认真思考了。
7.cloth n.布
cut one's coat according to one's cloth
A:Can we buy a house of our own,dear? B:Not now.My salary isn't large at the moment and we can't afford to get a loan from the bank.We must cut our coat according to our cloth.A:亲爱的，我们能买套房子吗？
B:现在不行。我现在的工资不高，而且我们也贷不起银行的款。所以我们必须量力而为。
8.coattails n.(男)上衣后摆
on someone's coattails
A:Paul is the first millionaire of us all.B:But he's not a real succe.His brother is.A:Why do you say so?Both of them are very rich.B:But he became an upstart on his brother's coattails.A:保罗是我们中的第一个百万富翁。
B:但他并不是一个真正的成功者，他哥哥才是。A:怎么这么说呢？他们两个都很富有嘛。B:可是他是靠他哥哥的提携才发起来的。
9.dre n.衣服
dre somebody down
A:The bo looks cro.B:Yes? A:Nancy's work is a me,you know.I'm afraid he'll dre her down.B:That would be all right as long as he doesn't boot her out.A:老板看起来情绪不太好。B:怎么了？
A:你知道，南希工作干得一团糟，恐怕老板要训斥她了。B:只要老板不开除她，挨训也无所谓了。
10.dre up
A:You're so fond of dreing youself up? B:Yes,I feel cool that way.A:But it's a very casual gathering,not a formal occasion.A:你怎么这么喜欢打扮？ B:打扮好了感觉很酷的。
A:可这个聚会很随便，不那么正式。
11.give somebody a dreing-down A:Why is Lily shedding tears,Jimmy? B:The teacher gave her a dreing-down.A:How come? B:Her work was bad.And the teacher was very angry about that.A:莉莉怎么哭了，吉米？ B:老师批评她了。A:为什么？
B:她的作业写得很糟，老师非常生气。
12.glove n.手套
fit like a glove
A:Oh,you look nice.The dre fits you like a glove!B:Thank you.What about the color? A:Well,maybe it's a little bright.A:哦！好靓啊！这套衣服你穿正合适！B:谢谢。颜色怎么样呢？
A:嗯，颜色也许有点鲜艳了。
13.handle with kid gloves
A:Our bo looks cro today.B:You'd better handle him with kid gloves today.He got out of bed on the wrong side this morning.A:老板今天气呼呼的。
B:你对他可要谨慎些，从早晨起来他气儿就不顺。
14.hat n.帽子
pa/send the hat round for someone
A:Collecting money? B:Yeah.A:What for? B:Mrs.Smith's son is seriously ill and she can't afford her son's operation,so we're paing the hat round for her.A:收钱吗？ B:没错儿。A:为什么？
B:史密斯太太的儿子得了重病，她付不起手术费，所以我们帮她筹些钱。
15.talk through one's hat
A:Peter says he's found a sure way to win the football match.B:He said that last time,too.We failed,didn't we?He's talking through his hat again.A:So we can't believe a word of his.A:彼得说他找到了最稳妥的办法来赢得这场比赛。B:他上次也这么说，结果我们输了。他又在胡说了。A:看来他的话我们一句也不能信。
16.hats off to somebody A:The bridge is great!B:It sure is.Hats off to the architect who designed it.A:You can say that again.A:这座桥建得真棒。
B:可不是嘛。真该向桥的设计者致敬。A:你说得太对了。
17.heels n.(鞋袜的)后跟
take to one's heels
A:Who broke the window? B:Two boys.A:Where are they? B:When they saw you coming,they took to their heels.A:谁把窗子打碎了？ B:两个男孩子。A:他们在哪儿？
B:他们看到你来，一溜烟儿跑了。
18.linen n.亚麻布
wash one's dirty linen in public
A:It's embarrasing to listen to Mary's talk.B:It sure is.But she seems to enjoy washing her dirty linen in public.A:听玛丽说话实在令人尴尬。
B:的确如此。可她似乎把家丑外扬当成一种乐事。
19.patch n.补钉
not a patch on
A:All the singers did a good job in the evening.B:They're the best in the city.A:Someone says they're not a patch on the ones in Beijing.I think it's sheer nonsense!
A:晚会上所有歌手都唱得不错。B:在这个城市她们算是最好的了。
A:有人说他们远不及北京的歌手。真是无稽之谈。
20.pocket n.衣袋；小袋
dip into one's pocket
A:You like to take your child out? B:Yeah,but there is one thing I don't like very much.A:What is that? B:Every time I take him out,I have to dip into my pocket for ice-creams and toys.A:你喜欢带孩子出去吗？ B:是的，但有一样不大喜欢。A:什么呀？
B:每次我带他出去，我都得花钱买冰激淋，买玩具。
21.shirt n.衬衫；衬衣
stuffed shirt
A:Our mayor is very famous!B:You seem to like him very much.A:Don't you? B:Not at all.He's really a stuffed shirt.A:我们市长很有名气。B:你好像很喜欢他。A:你不喜欢吗？
B:一点也不。他是个道貌岸然的家伙。
22.not a shirt to one's back
A:Mrs.Brown deserves everybody's pity.B:I heard she became a widow last summer.A:And a fire left her without a shirt to her back.B:Bad luck.A:布朗夫人值得大家同情。B:我听说去年夏天她丈夫死了。A:而且一场大火使她一无所有。B:真倒霉。
23.give(away)the shirt off one's back
A:Could you lend me some money,Peter? B:You know I'm willing to give you the shirt off my back,but I just don't have any money to spare.A:彼得，借给我一点儿钱好吗？ B:你知道，我什么都愿意给你。不过我手头一点多余的钱都没有。
24.keep one's shirt on
A:Sally,keep your shirt on and don't get agitated.B:I just can't.She peeped my diary.A:You're the elder sister.B:Mum,does that mean I'm the one to be bullied?
A:莎莉，保持镇静，别发火。B:我控制不住，她偷看我日记了。A:你是姐姐呀。
B:那我就应该被欺辱吗，妈妈？
25.shoe n.鞋子
fill someone's shoes
A:Have you heard that Profeor Jones is retiring? B:Yes.The faculty won't find anyone to fill her shoes.A:你听说了琼斯教授要退休的消息吗？ B:听说了。系里还找不到人来接替他。
26.step into someone's shoes
A:Our bo is retiring.B:Really?But who will take his place? A:His son will step into his shoes,of course.B:You mean that playboy?I doubt whether he can run the company.A:我们老板要退休了。B:真的？但谁接替他呢？ A:当然是他的儿子啦。
B:你指的是那个花花公子？我怀疑他是否有能力管理这个公司。
27.sleeve n.袖子；衣袖
have an ace up one's sleeve
A:Why haven't the police taken any action about the robbery? B:Waybe they have an ace up their sleeve.A:I'd rather believe the opposite.A:警方怎么对那桩抢劫案不采取任何行动呢？ B:或许他们“山人自有妙计”。
A:我更愿意相信他们是“束手无策”。
28.laugh up one's sleeve
A:Rose is a very lazy girl.B:Yes,very.A:I laughed up my sleeve yesterday when she said that her brother was a lazybones.A:罗斯是个懒丫头。B:嗯，太懒了。
A:昨天她说她哥是个懒骨头时，我偷偷地笑了。
29.sock n.短袜
pull one's socks up A:Did you do well in your exam? B:Not very.A:If you want to do a good job,you'll have to pull your socks up.A:考得好吗？ B:不太好。
A:要想取得好成绩你得加紧努力。
30.tucker n.领布
best bib and tucker
A:You're going to a party again? B:Yes,a formal party.But how come you know that? A:Look,you're dreed in your best bib and tucker!A:又要去参加晚会吗？
B:是的，一个正式晚会。你怎么知道的？ A:瞧，你穿上了最好的衣服。
31.wear v.穿；戴
wear out
A:Did you dance a lot at the party last night? B:Until my shoes were nearly worn out.A:Did you have a good partner? B:Sure I did,a very pleasant one.That's why I enjoyed it so much.A:昨晚舞会上你跳了很多舞吧。B:可不是吗，差点儿把鞋磨了。A:舞伴好吗？
B:当然了，很不错，所以跳得非常尽兴。
