Idioms (2)
Lecture 10
Get out of the wrong side of
the bed
 一早情绪就不好
 He
must have got out of the wrong side
today, because he has shouted at
everybody in the office.
Get someone’s goat
 惹某人生气
 What
got my goat was the way she kept
laughing at my mistakes.
Get the sack
 被解雇
 You’ll
get the sack if you keep dropping in
here when I’m supposed to be working.
Give someone the cold
shoulder
 轻视某人，不理睬某人
 We
keep getting the cold shoulder from
our neighbours these days, because of
the argument we had last week.
Give the thumbs down
 反对
 My
father turned thumbs down on our
plan to travel during the summer vacation.
Go like a house on fire
 To
go very quickly or well
 I didn’t like him at first but now I get on
with him like a house on fire.
Haul over the coals
 严厉责斥
 He
hauled me over the coals for
borrowing his car again.
Have frog in one’s throat
 声音沙哑
 It’s
just that I often get a frog in my throat
in the morning.
In apple-pie order
 In
neat order; with everything in its right
place
 I always put my desk in the apple-pie
order every evening.
In the doghouse
 失宠，受羞辱
 Our
neighbour got in the doghouse with
his wife by coming home drunk.
Keep one’s fingers crossed
 To
wish or hope for success or good luck
 I hope everything will be all right – we
must just keep our fingers crossed.
Kill the goose that lays the
golden eggs


杀鸡取卵
That would be killing the goose that lays the
golden eggs.
Know the ropes
 熟悉，了如指掌
 He
has been here for several months. I
think he should know the ropes.
Let the cat out of the bag
 泄密
 We
wanted to surprise Delia with a
birthday gift, but Juliet let the cat out of
the bag by asking her what she would like.