action english 401-500

1,This is light(消遣) reading or heavy reading

2,lurking about||There might be some intruder lurking about. I really want to find the red tie for the party

tonight,and I'm sure it must be lurking about.I have to find it.

3,make sth of one's life(有所作为)||you have plenty of time to make sth of your life.

4,(blow)blew it(搞砸了)==screw up||I think I tried too hard,I blew it.  How is your exam?I blew it.||Sorry,I blew the

secret.

5,yammer||I couldn't get away from sb,he just wouldn't stop yammering about his sth

6,push one's luck(有点太贪心，得寸进尺)||don't argue with the policeman!he let you go with warning,don't push your

luck.

7,stay right on sb's tail==follow sb closely.

8,every man dies,but not every man really lives.

9,It is badder==cool||That movie is so bad. bad-ass car,bad-ass==double bad.

10,ship has sailed（大事已去）||I want to ask out sb but that ship has sailed,cuz she has got a new bf.

11,you sly dog,you got me monologuing.||sly dog(中性词，精明或者诡计多端的意思)||you'd better be carefule around

sb,he is a sly dog.

12,you got nothing on sb||对sb无任何证据

13,here we go==let's get started. here we go 说法更酷一些。here we are(我们到了) here it is

14,rough||this is gonna be rough==hard/difficult.tough||he is a tough businessman

rough&tough||tough难度更大，rough指的是不大顺利，但是难度不一定很大。

15,exit||which exit do I take,entrance. mainroad sideroad.||this exit is closed,we'll have to take the next one.

16,wicked||that was totally wicked==very very cool.

17,not a chance== no way.强烈否定

18,go long(挑战最难的事情)||The boss wants me to go long.I'm going to try and get the biggest,richest client in the

city!

drop the ball(失败)

19,poor mouth(说错话，没教养的)||That person sure is a poor mouth,His parents are so educated,you'd expect they'd

taught him to speak a little better.

20,His bark is worse than his bite(刀子嘴，豆腐心  或 外强中干)||Don't be nervous kids,his bark is worse than his

bite,actually,he is very nice.

21,as I see fit(贿赂，威胁，暗示--我觉得合适就没什么不可以。)||One of the few perks of this office is that I am in

power to handle certain matters on my own,as I see fit.Do you understantd?

Listen,in this house you will behave as I see fit,do you understantd?

22,to air sth/sb out(通通风)||I've been wearing this shirt all day.I'm starting to smell kind of funky.I'd better

take the shirt off and air it out a little bit.

23,need-to-know basis(在你该知道的时候，我会告诉你，现在不会告诉你的)||All infomation will be given on a need-to-know

basis.

24,top of the line(最棒最好)||This student is top of the line-best in school sports,best academic scores,and he has a

great character.

25,a piece(一个，俚语，如，我只爱你一个，你还用那个呢啊。)/sb is cooking||now we are cooking,tell me more about her.

26,in a slump||I've never been stuck in such a slump before-my life seems pointless.

27,mind sth(小心sth)mind your head.

28,take it away||take it away,you could be better.

29,that's that(就这样了，事情已经结束了)||So that's that and no harm done.

30,on the loose||There is a wolf on the loose,he might come in and kill my chickens,I'd better capture hime before he

does that.

31,take the liberty of doing/to do(随意，冒昧的做sth)很客气的说法，其实并不怎么冒昧，卖官司的说法。||I took the

liberty to invite sb to the party,I hope that 's ok.

32,befuddled(==confused)||I've been pretty befuddled about how things work around here.

33,morning person,night owl. suicidal(自杀)

34,this sight(遇见未来的能力,远见)

35,lay it on thick(有点过分了，夸大了吧)||Just go in and lay it on the thick,you will definitely get the job.

36,singularly gift||This is a singularly good car.非同一般，超群

37,blew it on sth||I blew these money all on the suit

38,a run for my money||I thought I had an easy job being a babysitter,but those kids really give me a run for my

money.

39,It's saying sth||It really says sth if he thinks that it will be a good choice.

40,be sacked==fire(解雇)||Do you think she's been sacked or perhaps she's been sick for a while.

41,underwear(内衣) unmentionable

42,the faintest idea==the slightest idea||I don't have the faintest idea.we'd better stop and ask for directions.

43,hunch(预感)||I have a hunch that if we turn right here,we will find it.

44,whatsoever==any at all强调语气||I feel no guilt whatsoever about giving this back to you.I take no joy whatsoever

in telling you this.

45,why you so good to me?cuz you are my girl.

46,hidden talents||this dinner is so delicious! you are a hidden talents for cooking.||what a hidden talent.

47,cann't stand sb/sth

48,make a deal(做笔交易)||let's make a deal.my pig for you car.   massage(按摩)

49,rubbish||we don't want that rubbish sitting around,throw it away,right now.most people always speak rubbish,it

doesn't worth listening. stop speaking rubbish.

50,a fate worse than...||I cann't imagine a fate worse than being dumb/drowning in the ocean.can you imagine a fate

worse than dancing with that guy?he is such a bore.

51,a strong opinion(有点偏激的观点，过于主观)||wow,that is a strong opinion.why do you hate them. you don't believe

anything on the internet.well,that's a strong opinion.perpaps you don't really mean that.

52,you complete me你使我变得完整shut up别说了

53,wander off溜达

54,(without)a shred of manner一点修养(都没有)||He sit his floors proud as kings without a shred of manners.

55,It's just as well(这样倒也好，这也不错啊)||It's just as well that we don't go shopping.I donn't have any money

anyway.

56,are you talking to me?有种威胁口气在里面，你在和我说话？

57,not feel a thing==feel nothing||I bet you could walk all day in shoes like that and not feel a thing.

My feet went numb.I couldn't feel a thing.

58,I've worn lots of shoes

59,pass through(路过)||I don't live around here.I am just passing through.

60,grease==kill||keep your head down in combat.you don't want to get greased.

61,pretty basic||The accommodations are pretty basic.there are no luxuries.

62,stick with sb/sth||I think I'm going to stick with my company.they're expanding and making a lot of money.I don't

want to quit my job.

63,know one's stuff||Lisa is a great english teacher.she really knows her stuff. you cann't have a meeting with the

boss unless you know your stuff.

64,the field||you cann't just stay in the office all the time,To be a good salesman, you have to get out into the

field.

65,live up to(不辜负sb)||my dad is very stern.I can never live up to his expectations.

66,a trip(有点逗，有点酷)||that uniform is a trip.I love that movie,It's a trip.

67,far out==nicest很棒酷,过去很流行的||that dress has some pretty far out designs on it.that haircut is far out.

68,cool/awesome/amazing/gorgeous

69,out of hand==out of control.||the goverment deployed troops onto the street to keep things from getting out of

hand.

I think the mess in the kitchen is getting a little out of hand. you should clean it up.

70,imbecile moron idiot dork dummy fool

71,sth grow on sb(sb 开始慢慢喜欢 sth)||I didn't like hip-pop at first but it grows on me.

72,pay one's respect to sb去看望一个死人. to family,问候死者家属||This famous scientist passed away last week,many of

the country's leaders went to pay their respects to his family.

73,sea legs(在船上的能力)||I've never really tried out my sea legs.It's time I learned how to sail.

74,ain't==is not/are not

75,a man of sb's word说话算数||I am a man of my word.I will help you locate the action english studio just like I

said would.you can take my word for it.make a promise to sb.

76,take sb into confidence||The president took his advisor into confidence and tell him what happened.

77,freemasons

78,waltz in/out||I've never seen such a bold thief.He waltzed in, took the diamonds and waltzed right out.

79,the police were able to solove the robbery because of the telephone tips.==the police must have been tipped off

about the robbery.don't look suspicious,that will tip off the cap.

80,short of(不够，缺一点   差一点就)||I am a little short of cash.||we ran out of gas just short of town.

the player said some terrible things to the referee but he stopped just short of swearing.

81,stunning||you are stunning.

82,I'm sorry,I lost you. could you repeat that?I lost you when you said that china would win the world cup.

83,hunt for==look for. hunt down(找到)||I thought I'd lost my passport,but I was able to hunt down it.

84,blind date相亲fruitarian水果主义者

85,kook||do you know steve?he is kind of an old kook,but he is harmless.

86,that was a bad toss.nobody could have caught that. bump撞击 I got hit in the stomach.the book flew out of my hand

onto the sofa.

87,I lost my feed(图象，音频等)没信号，图象不见了。

88,stay with program照计划来||you cann't just run anywhere you want in soccer.you have stay with the program.

89,set sb up耍sb||

90,status quo现状||If we do anything to change the status quo,we'll make new enemies.

91,cash in兑现,==sb/sth die||sb pet rabbit cashed in yesterday.she cried the whole day.

92,if you insist如果你一定让我做的话||

93,a man of many talents

94,handsomely||They prepared to pay handsomely for it.

95,the ten commandments十戒

96,you sound like my mother/boss....惟独不能是my father。

97,hocus-pocus||I don't believe in ghost .It is all hocus-pocus.

98,show sb a good time使某人开心

99,life goes on

100,goddamn partner死搭档||I'm your goddamn partner