有趣的食物俚语

李　勇

1. a bad egg 坏蛋

That man is a bad egg so you should try and avoid him if you can.

2. a hard/tough nut to crack?摇难对付或打交道的人；棘手的问题

He is a very serious person and is a very hard nut to crack.

3.a hot potato 烫手的山芋；难对付的人；棘手的事

The issue of building the nuclear power plant is a real hot potato for the local town council.

4. a piece of cake 极容易完成的事情或工作

It was a piece of cake. I had everything done before lunch this morning.

5. a/the big cheese 大人物；领袖

He is a big cheese in his company so you should be very nice to him.

6. bread and butter 生计；生活基本必需品

The voters are worried about bread and butter issues like jobs and taxes.

7. carrot and stick 恩威并济

The government took a carrot and stick approach to the people who were illegally protesting against the construction of the dam.

8. chew the fat 闲聊

We stayed up very late last night chewing the fat about our university days.

9. (as)cool as a cucumber 泰然自若；（遇到麻烦或困难）极为冷静

He is always as cool as a cucumber and never worries about anything.

10. (the) cream of the crop 团体中最优秀的分子；最佳部分；精选部分

The company is well-known as a good place to work and is always able to hire the cream of the crop of university graduates.

11. cry over spilt milk 为不可挽回的过失或损失悲伤、懊悔；做无益的悔恨

Dont cry over spilt milk. The past is past and you cant do anything to change it.

12. duck soup 轻松的工作

It was duck soup. I was able to finish everything early last night.

13. eat ones words 承认说错话；低声下气地收回前言

I told my boss that I would be leaving but later I had to eat my words and tell him that I wanted to stay.

14. full of beans 兴致勃勃；精力充沛

She is full of beans tonight and doesnt want to stop talking.

15. in the soup 处于困境

She is really in the soup now. She told her boss that she was sick but he saw her downtown shopping.

16. sell like hot cakes（由于价格低廉或热门等缘故）被抢着要；销售得很快

The new CD has only been released for about a week but already it is selling like hot cakes.

17. spill the beans泄漏秘密

Please dont spill the beans about my plans to quit working and go back to school next year.

18. the apple of ones eye 心爱的人或物；掌上明珠；心肝宝贝

The little girl is the apple of her grandfathers eye.