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.