老外常用英语口语俚语

　　有的人说，为什么要背英语短语，记住英语单词不就好了吗。其实，英语单词重要，英语短语也同样不容马虎。英语短语记不住也是难以与外国人交流的。下面是小编整理的一些老外常用英语口语俚语，希望对大家有所帮助。

老外常用英语口语俚语

　　· cut corners偷工减料、走捷径、图省事、节约

　　student is a serious thing. you can't expect to cut corners.

　　· cut corners并不是都是贬义的.，还表示节约，节省

　　with only $100 left, he had to cut corners to make his journey back home.

　　· have a crush on someone迷恋某人

　　some teenager girls got a crush on the film star

　　· jump to conclusions仓促的下结论

　　being a teacher, he shouldn’t jump to conclusions that a student is not worth teaching simply because he fails one exam.

　　· to one’s heart’s content心满意足

　　today is weekend. the lights won’t go off after 11 o’clock. we can chat to our heart’s content.

　　此外该语还有“随心所欲”的意思

　　mary loves keeping diary. she can express her emotion to her heart’s content.

　　· lose one’s cool沉不住气

　　反义词keep one’s cool

　　in the boxing match. tyson lost his cool and bit hollyfield’s ear.

　　· be a far cry from...与……相差甚远(一般用来表示水平或程度等的差距)

　　though dick has tried hard, it is still a far cry from what his father expects of him.

　　· chew the cud好好琢磨琢磨

　　i don't want to jump to conclusions, i have to chew the cud on it for a few days.

　　· be cut out for...天生适合于……(用于否定句中)

　　thank you for your kindness, but i can't accept it. you know, i'm not cut for a manager.

　　· be completely in the dark一无所知，仍蒙在鼓里

　　keep someone in the dark; be left (kept) in the dark

　　he is a dictator. though i'm the production manager, i'm completely in the dark as what to do next.

　　· a blind date初次约会

　　james was too excited to have dinner. he was having a blind date with sue in the evening.

　　· have seen better days今非昔比

　　look at our dean, he has seen better days.

　　· play it cool不露声色，沉着冷静

　　sampras, the no. 1 tennis player in the world, always plays it cool when he wins in the match.

　　· be rotten to the core坏透了、烂透了

　　keep away from that boy. he is rotten to the core.

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