idiom final chinese
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 1.A clean bill of health: | Satisfactory令人满意的 or good condition of health |
| 2.Blood is thicker than water: | A person will do more for a family member that anyone else. （血浓于水） |
| 3.bring down the house: | the audience claps enthusiastically 热心地or laugh loudly |
| 4.call your bluff欺骗: | demand that someone prove their claim 断言(or what they said) |
| 5.can't teach an old dog new tricks技巧: | difficult change people who are olf and set in 开始their regular routine惯例 |
| 6.Cry over spilled溢出去的 milk: | To cry about something that has already happened and cannot be changed.（作于事无补的担忧） |
| 7.Drop you like a hot potato: | to get rid of摆脱 someone as fast as you can |
| 8.Food for thought: | An interesting idea worth thinking carefully（food for thought） |
| 9.Hit the jackpot累计奖金: | Achieve amazing success （发大财） |
| 10.hit the road: | leave to your destination目的地 immediately（出发） |
| on the cuff袖口: | - get credit , pay later |
| in the red: | not in profit 收益or in the negative and losing money （负债） |
| Jump the gun: | To say or do something before you should （过早行动） |
| kill the goose that lays the golden eggs: | to spoil 损坏or dertroy something that is good with greed贪心 or impatience（杀鸡取卵） |
| Lend an ear: | To listen and pay attention to （聆听） |
| Let your hair down: | Be behave freely and naturally, be relaxed |
| Low man on the totem图腾 pole柱: | The lowest ranking地位 or least important person of the group |
| more than meets the eye: | there are hidden things that you do not understand right away立刻 |
| Name is mud: | - person is in trouble and will not be considered（声名狼藉） |
| need something like a hole in the head: | to have no need for something at all |
| nitty-gritty刚强的: | the fundamental基本的 core 要点or basics of something |
| not your cup of tea: | not suitable 适当的for you, something you do not prefer |
| nothing sneeze 打喷嚏at: | not small or unimportant |
| Real McCoy: | the genuine article, the original 原版的or primary最初的 source （真品，真货） |
| round peg挂钉 in a square hole: | someone's abilities are not suitable for position |
| Saved by bell: | Rescued at the last possible moment to avoid an embarrassing使人尴尬 or dangerous situation |
| Straight from the horse's mouth: | - directly from the original person, best authority （来源可靠的） |
| straw稻草 that broke the camel's back: | - the final addition that led to a big problem |
| Take with a grain 一点儿of salt: | Don't believe completely or take to seriously （不完全相信） |
| when the cats are away the mice will play: | when the person in charge在看管下 is absent, people will do as they please and take advantage of the situation |
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