25 most commonly used Idioms and their Meaning 常用的英文成語

為了幫助各位更方便的學習英文成語 我把每個idiom都一一列出來 不管在哪裡都可以輕鬆的複習 除了沒網路以外哈哈

• A Penny for Your Thoughts 英文解釋：Way of asking someone what they are thinking. 中文解釋：你在想什麼？

• Hold Your Horse 英文解釋：It means having Patience. 中文解釋：耐心

patience 忍耐

• Back to the Drawing Board 英文解釋：It is a way of saying that an attempt has failed and it's time to start all over. 中文解釋：重新來過

attempt 嘗試  fail 失敗

• Against the clock 英文解釋：Doing something in a rushed or short time.中文解釋：分秒必爭

rush 趕

• Hit the Sack 英文解釋：To go to bed very tired. 中文解釋：睡覺

tired 累

• Spade up 英文解釋：To turn over the soil in a garden plot for planting purpose. 中文解釋：播土（種）

soil  泥 plot 情節 purpose 目的

• Be Glad to See the Back of 英文解釋：This implies happiness when a person leaves the room. 中文解釋：真高興他走了

implies 暗示 

• New kid on the Block 英文解釋：someone who is new to a group or place. 中文解釋：新手

group 小組 place 地點

• A Breath of Fresh Air 英文解釋：Something that is new and refreshing. 中文解釋：耳目一新，新人新氣象

refreshing 清爽

• Chicken Scratch 英文解釋：it means a handwriting that is crammed or illegible. 中文解釋：鬼畫符，字跡潦草

handwriting 手寫 crammed 填滿 illegible 難以辨認

• Call it a Day 英文解釋：it is a way of saying that the work for the day has been completed. 中文解釋：今天就到此為止

completed 完成

• At the Drop of a Hat 英文解釋：To do something without any hesitation instantly. 中文解釋：毫不猶豫

hesitation 猶豫 instantly 即刻

• Lend an Ear 英文解釋：To sympathize with someone by patiently listening to their problems. 中文解釋： 耐心傾聽

sympathize 同情 patiently 耐心地 problems 問題

• Quiet As a Mouse 英文解釋：The meaning of this idiom is to keep silent or stay without a sound. 中文解釋：非常安靜

silent 無聲

• Keep Under Wraps 英文解釋：The meaning of this idiom is to guard a secret carefully. 中文解釋：保守秘密

guard 守衛 carefully 小心

• Be Dead to the World 英文解釋：To be in the deep sleep. 中文解釋：睡死

deep 深

• Cut Corners 英文解釋：To finish a job the cheapest , and the quickest way. 中文解釋：更簡單的方法、找到捷徑

cheapest 最便宜 quickest 最快

• Southpaw 英文解釋：A person who is left.中文解釋：左撇子

• Bag of Bones 英文解釋：Somebody who is extremely thin中文解釋：骨瘦如柴

extremely 非常

• Absence Makes the Heart Grow Fonder 英文解釋：Distance makes us realize the absence of others. 中文解釋：小別勝新婚、人不在讓心變得更疼愛

Distance 距離 realize 實現 absence 缺席

• Add Insult to Injury 英文解釋：To make a horrid situation worse. 中文解釋：傷口上灑鹽、雪上加霜

horrid 可怕的、很糟的 situation 情況 worse 更差

• The Best of Both Worlds 英文解釋：To enjoy the advantages of two different things. 中文解釋：兩全其美

enjoy 享受 advantages 優點

• Face Your Demons 英文解釋：One must confront or fight their fears.中文解釋：戰勝恐懼、挑戰心魔

confront 面對 fears 恐懼

• No Love Lost 英文解釋：There is strong dislike between two peaple. 中文解釋：互相憎恨、相看兩相厭

dislike 反感 between 之間

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