英语学了这么多年，看到歪果仁时发现然并卵。是时候丢掉书面语，让你的口语地道起来啦！以下这些接地气的习语你都会用吗？

Over my dead body

 

 

除非我死了、想都别想

 

例句：

There is no way I will let you do that, not over my dead body.

除非我死了，我都不会让你那么做的。

 

Go with the flow

随大流

 

例句：

If you don't want to stand out, go with the flow.

你要是不想显得太突出，就随大流吧。

 

Twenty-four seven

日夜无休

 

例句：

7-11 is a great store because they are open twenty-four seven.

711这个店不错，因为他们全年无休，每天24小时营业。

 

Don't sweat it

别紧张、不要焦虑

 

例句：

You tried your best, so stop sweating it.

你已经尽力了，所以别再为之焦虑了。

 

Beats me

我不知道、问倒我了

 

例句：

Beats me why he was so mean to you.

我不明白他为什么对你这么不好。

 

Beat someone to it

抢先一步

 

例句：

If we do not take step immediately, someone will beat us to it, which means big loss for us.

如果我们不立即行动的话， 别人就会抢在我们前面，那可是巨大的损失。

 

Now you're talking

说得对

 

例句：

Now you're talking, the beach sounds relaxing.

没错，去海边感觉比较放松心情。

 

Good thinking

明智之举

 

例句：

Good thinking to call ahead and reserve tickets.

先打电话订票真是太明智了。

 

What gives?

怎么了？出什么事了？

 

例句：

It's not like you to get so upset, what gives?

你这样烦恼焦躁，都不像你了，出什么事了？

 

I owe you

借条；欠据

 

例句：

I'll need an I owe you because I don't have any money.

我没钱了，得找你开张借条了。

 

Give it to me straight

有话直说

 

例句：

How bad is it? Just give it to me straight.

情况到底有多糟？你就直接告诉我吧。

 

Don't be a stranger

别变生疏了（保持联系）

 

例句：

Keep in touch man. Don't be a stranger.

保持联系啊伙计，别生疏了。

 

Get a life

别烦我；做点有意义的事

 

例句：

Would you stop bothering me and get a life!

你能不能别烦我了，一边儿玩儿去。

 

Nature calls

内急；要上厕所

 

例句：

Can you pull the car over at a rest stop as soon as you can? Nature calls!

你能不能快点找个休息站点停一下车？内急！

 

What's eating you?

你怎么了？

 

例句：

You're in a bad mood today. What's eating you?

你今天情绪不太好啊，到底怎么啦？

 

Take a hike

滚蛋

 

例句：

He asked for my phone number and I told him to take a hike.

他问我要电话号码，我叫他滚蛋了。

 

I'm hosed

我完蛋了

 

例句：

I am hosed. My mom found out I skipped school last week.

这下惨了，我妈发现我上周翘课了。

 

Hang in there

坚持下去

 

例句：

Hang in there. I am sure things will work out in the end.

坚持住，我相信问题最后解决的。

 

Since when

从什么时候起（太阳打西边出来了）

 

例句：

Since when have you been interested in my opinion?

你啥时候起也开始关心我的意见了？

 

Dressed to kill

打扮迷人

 

例句：

She must be trying to impress him. She is dressed to kill.

她一定花了很大心思要引他注意，穿得这么花枝招展。

 

It totally slipped my mind

完全忘记要做的事

 

例句：

There was something I needed to do today but it totally slipped my mind.

我今天有个什么事要做，但是我完全想不起来了。

 

Let's go fifty-fifty

平分账单

 

例句：

Let's split the tab for drinks fifty-fifty.

喝酒的账单咱们平分吧。

 

Good for nothing

一无是处

 

例句：

That girl is a good for nothing troublemaker.

那姑娘就是个一无是处的捣乱鬼。

 

You bet

当然；肯定地

 

例句：

You bet I'll be at your game. I would not miss it.

我当然会去看你的比赛，绝对不会错过。

 

Ring a bell

使人想起

 

例句：

I can't put my finger on it, but it definitely rings a bell.

我没法明确说出来是什么，但这绝对听着耳熟。

 

Goose bumps

鸡皮疙瘩

 

例句：

I was so touched by the movie that I started getting goose bumps all over my arms.

这电影太感人了，我看得胳臂上起了一层鸡皮疙瘩。

 

I'm beat

我好累

 

例句：

I had a tough day today. I'm totally beat.

今天太辛苦了，累死我了。

 

On the dot

准时地、一秒不差

 

例句：

I don't want to be waiting for you, so you'd better be there at three o'clock on the dot.

我可不想等你，所以你最好3点钟准时到那。

 

Nuke

用微波炉加热

 

例句：

Don't nuke an egg. It will explode in the microwave.

千万别把鸡蛋往微波炉里搁，它会爆炸的。

 

Out of this world

极好的，非凡的

 

例句：

The movie totally blew me away. It was really out of this world.

这部电影彻底震撼到我了，真的太棒了。

 

Over one's head

太难懂，超出理解力

 

例句：

Don't bother explaining it to him. It's way over his head.

不用费心跟他解释了，这完全超出他的理解范围。

 

Play it by ear

见机行事

 

例句：

I'll have to play it by ear because I don't know how long they want me to work.

我得见机行事，因为我也不知道他们会让我干多久。

 

Sleep on it

再考虑一晚

 

例句：

I've been thinking about this problem for two hours. I think I will sleep on it. It might come to me in the morning.

我想这个问题想了俩小时了，我大概要再深思熟虑一晚，大概明天早上能想到答案。

 

Get foot in the door

迈出第一步

 

例句:

It's not a great position, but at least my foot is in the door.

这个职位不算太好，但好歹我迈出第一步了。

 

Be a chicken

胆小鬼

 

例句：

There's nothing to be scared of. Don't be a chicken.

没啥好怕的，别做胆小鬼。

 

Grab a bite

吃点东西

 

例句：

I don't have much time, so let's grab a quick bite.

我没多少时间，我们随便找点东西吃了吧。

 

Bored to death

无聊得要死

 

例句：

Would you rather be super busy or bored to death?

你是愿意忙到飞起呢，还是无聊至死呢？

 

You've got to be kidding

你逗我呢吧

 

例句：

A: "Hey Jared. Mom told me to tell you that you shouldn't stay out too late."

嘿杰瑞德，老妈跟我说让你别在外面玩太晚。

B: "You've got to be kidding me. I'm 30 years old."

你逗我呢吧。我都30啦。

 

Sick and tired

厌烦了

 

例句：

I eat burgers almost everyday. I'm getting sick and tired of them.

我基本上天天吃汉堡，都吃腻了。

 

Get on one's nerves

使人心烦意乱

 

例句：

Will you please stop doing that? It's getting on my nerves.

你能不能停下来，搅得我心烦意乱。

 

Feel blue

感到忧伤

 

例句：

He feels a little blue because he can't find a girlfriend.

因为找不到女朋友，他有点小忧伤。

 

Fender bender

小车祸、轻微交通事故

 

例句：

I got into a fender bender in the parking lot.

我的车在停车场遇到了些小刮小蹭。

 

Give somebody a hard time

不让人好过

 

例句：

If you don't finish your project, the manager is going to give you a hard time.

你要是完不成项目，经理肯定不会让你好过的。

 

Go Dutch

AA制、平摊费用

 

例句：

I can't believe John didn't pay for me. We ended up going dutch on the whole date.

想不到约翰竟然没请我。最后整个约会的费用都AA了。

 

Throw in the towel

放弃，认输（源自拳击比赛）

 

例句：

He's not a quitter, so he's not going to throw in the towel.

他不是个临阵脱逃的人，所以他不会放弃的。