www.ddhw.org---26. An Arm And A Leg
"Be careful with that watch; it cost me an arm and a leg."
27. An Axe To Grind
"I have an axe to grind with you." Answer: "Oh no; what did I do wrong?"
28. Arm In Arm
"What a nice afternoon. We walked arm in arm along the beach for hours."
29. Around The Block
"You kids are too young to fall in love: Wait until you have been around the block a time or two."
30. As Blind As A Bat
"Without his glasses, my father is as blind as a bat."
31. As High As A Kite
"The ball got stuck up there on the roof. It's as high as a kite."
32. As Light As A Feather
"Wow, you lift that box so easily!" Reply: "Oh, come on. It is as light as a feather."
33. At The Drop Of A Hat
"Would you travel around the world if you had the money?" Answer: "At the drop of a hat."
34. At Wit's End
"We have been at wit's end trying to figure out how we are going to pay our taxes."
35. Back To The Drawing Board
"It looks like my plan to kill the weeds in the garden has failed. Back to the drawing board."
36. Barking Up The Wrong Tree
"I have been trying to solve this math problem for 30 minutes but I think I've been barking up the wrong tree."
37. Beat A Dead Horse
"There's no use in beating a dead horse."
38. Beating Around The Bush
"If you want to ask me, just ask; don't beat around the bush."
39. Bend Over Backwards
"We bent over backwards to help him, and he never even thanked us!"
40. Better Late Than Never
"Sorry I was late for the meeting today; I got stuck in traffic." Answer: "That's okay; better late than never."
26. An Arm And A Leg 要取我的一条胳膊一条腿? 给多少钱都不行! 因为我的an arm and a leg = a lot of money 27. An Axe To Grind 29. Around The Block 这个搞不懂, around the block 一次两次就算有经历了? 33. At The Drop Of A Hat 马上, 想都不用想. 不过不知道"马上"和"帽子掉下"哪个更快些 34. At Wit's End 唉, 这个好难, 我真的at wit's end ---- "黔驴技穷"了. 35. Back To The Drawing Board 36. Barking Up The Wrong Tree 找错目标了 38. Beating Around The Bush "转弯抹角","旁敲侧击"地在Bush周围打有什么用嘛, 要打就打Bush本人吧 39. Bend Over Backwards 向前弯(驼背)就够卖力,够辛苦了吧? bent over backwards --- 向后弯(驼胸)是不是更卖力,更辛苦呢? |
"an arm and a leg" If it cost you an arm and a leg, it was very expensive. Example: "Be careful with that phone. It cost me an arm and a leg." "an axe to grind" You have "an axe to grind" with someone when you are angry with that person and you plan to confront them. Example: "Tell your brother that I have an axe to grind with him!" Saying you have "an axe to grind" expresses that you are angry with that person and will have a heated discussion with them. When you are angry with someone and you plan to communicate your anger to them you have an axe to grind with that person.
"around the block" A person who has been "around the block" has experience, because they have been to different places and done different things. Example: "Don't think you can fool me so easily: I have been around the block." You know more, because you have seen and done more, once you have been around the block. Example: "You kids are too young to fall in love: Wait until you have been around the block a time or two." We sometimes question the type of experience a person has had when they have been around the block. Example: "I would stay away from that man if I were you. He has been around the block." "as blind as a bat" A person whose vision is very poor is as blind as a bat. Bats are animals whose visions is very poor in the daytime. They use sound to fly in the dark at night. "Hey, watch out!" Reply:"Thanks, I lost my glasses and I am as blind as a bat." "as high as a kite" Something that is as high as a kite is way up in the air. Example: "The ball got stuck up there on the roof. It's as high as a kite." "as light as a feather" Something that is very light is as light as a feather. Example: "Wow, you lift that box so easily!" Reply: "Oh, come on. It is as light as a feather." "at the drop of a hat" If you would do something quickly and easily, without thinking about it, you would do it at the drop of a hat. Example: "Would you travel around the world if you had the money?" Reply: "At the drop of a hat." "at wit's end" When you have been thinking about a problem, and you are not able to come up with a good answer, you are at wit's end. Example: "Can you help me to solve this problem? I'm at wit's end." Your "wit" is your imagination and your creativity which help you to find solutions, but sometimes it seems like our wit is at an end, and will not give us the answer we need. Example: "I have to write a paper and I just can't come up with a topic. I'm at wit's end!" Example: "We have been at wit's end trying to figure out how we are going to pay our taxes." "back to the drawing board" When the project you are working on fails, and you have to start again, you go back to the drawing board. Example: "It looks like my plan to kill the weeds in the garden has failed. Back to the drawing board." "barking up the wrong tree" When you are looking for something that is not where you are looking, you are "barking up the wrong tree." Example: "I know you think I stole your umbrella. But really, I don't have it. You are barking up the wrong tree." "beating a dead horse" You are beating a dead horse when you insist on talking about something that cannot be changed. Example: "I'd like to talk with you again about what happened." Reply: "Oh, come on. Let's not beat a dead horse." "beating around the bush" You are "beating around the bush" when you talk about things indirectly, not stating exactly what you mean. Example: "Why don't you just come out and say what you want to say? Stop beating around the bush." When you ask questions or hint at things without being clear about what you mean, you are beating around the bush. Example: "If you want to ask me, just ask; don't beat around the bush." Example: "We haven't talked about it directly; we've been beating around the bush." "bend over backwards" You bend over backwards when you put yourself in an uncomfortable position in order to help another person. Example: "We bent over backwards to help him, and he never even thanked us!" "better late (than never)" Better late than never means that it is better to do something late than to never do it at all. Example: "The movie has already started. Do you still want to go in?" Reply: "Sure. Better late than never!" |
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