英文片語補充 English phrases for Taiwanese high school students, Study notes of English

Download 英文片語補充 English phrases for Taiwanese high school students and more Study notes English in PDF only on Docsity! 1. be dressed to kill 穿著吸引人 ‧Wow! Simon is dressed to kill today. He looks so cool! 2. be for the birds 沒有用處，不重要的 ‧These rules are for the birds because no one actually follows them. 3. be going to the dogs 趨於衰敗 ‧The company is going to the dogs because of some financial problems. 4. be/get hooked on sth 對……上癮 ‧Tanya was hooked on the TV drama series after she watched the first episode. 5. be/look beat 感到/看起來很疲憊 ‧Sammy was beat after practicing modern dance all day. 6. blow the joint 離開當地 ‧I can’t stand the smoke in the room anymore. Let’s blow the joint. 7. face the music 接受後果 ‧The murderer went to trial and faced the music for his crime. 8. feel like a million dollars 十分開心 ‧Hank felt like a million dollars when he won the speech contest. 9. from the horse’s mouth 第一手的(資訊、消息) ‧What Rick told us is from the horse’s mouth, so we can believe him. 10. get in one’s hair 讓某人煩躁 ‧Can you ask the children to stop running and shouting in the restaurant? They really get in my hair! 11. get off one’s back 停止煩某人 ‧Get off my back! I’ve got plenty to do! 12. give sb the slip 擺脫某人的追趕 ‧The robber tried to give the police the slip, but he was caught after a ten-minute chase. 13. go fly a kite 滾開，別煩我 ‧A: I need to talk to you. B: Oh, just go fly a kite. Can’t you see I’m very busy now? 14. have big shoes to fill (相較於前人的成績，現任者)有許多進步 空間 ‧The former mayor did a really great job during his term in office. The new mayor has big shoes to fill. 15. have the world by the tail 非常成功、掌握一切 ‧James just won a contract with an international company. He thought he had the world by the tail. 16. hit the ceiling 非常憤怒 ‧Ted’s rude words made his father hit the ceiling. 17. hit the hay 上床睡覺 ‧After a tiring day, Helena hit the hay as soon as she got home. 18. jump down sb’s throat 對某人大發雷霆 ‧George couldn’t stand Amy’s complaints anymore. He jumped down her throat and asked her to shut up. 19. keep sb’s nose out 某人不要多管閒事 ‧It’s none of your business, so just keep your nose out. 20. keep/put sth on ice 暫時擱置某事 ‧Brad put his weight loss plan on ice because his health began to fail. 21. kick the bucket 死亡，過世 ‧The ill man wrote a wish list of things to do before he kicked the bucket. 22. knock sb’s socks off 令某人難以忘懷 ‧Oliver’s perfect performance last night really knocked our socks off. 23. let one’s hair down 放輕鬆，不拘束 ‧Just let your hair down and enjoy the party!