英語必讀：高中英語常用短語匯總(4)

　　I dropped him in on my way to the hospital.

　　drop me a line　寫信給我

　　On arriving the University,please drop me a line.

　　early bird　早起的人

　　An early bird catchs worms。捷足先登

　　easy come easy go 來得快去得也快

　　eat my words 收回前言，認錯道歉

　　I said something bad to my mum.Although I want to eat my words back, it didn't work,for I had hurt my mum's feeling.

　　face the music 直面困難

　　He knew he'd never get away with it so he decided to face the music and give himself up to the police.他知道自己不可能逃脫，因此決定一人做事一人當——向警察自首。

　　face up to 勇敢地面對某事

　　You must learn to face up to your responsibilities.

　　fed up　厭倦

　　I am rather fed up with your complaints.

　　feel free to do something 不要拘束

　　Please feel free to make suggestions.

　　few and far between　很少，稀少

　　Human beings are few and far between in this zone.

　　French leave　不辭而別

　　give me a headache 讓人頭痛

　　The naughty boy gave me a headache.

　　give me a hand 幫我一下

　　go Dutch AA制

　　God bless you 上帝保佑你

　　God bless you with your examinations.

　　God knows 天知道

　　Got it? 明白了嗎？

　　green thumbs /fingers 園藝技能

　　hands are full　非常忙

　　have a ball　勇敢

　　have had it　受夠了

　　I have had it with all your excuses.我受夠了你的借口。

　　hold water　站得住腳

　　Non of his arguements seem to hold water.

　　in every sense of word 在某種意義上說

　　It's a lie in every sense of word.這是不折不扣的謊言。

　　keep an eye on　提高警惕

　　kill time打發時間

　　lazy bones 懶骨頭

　　Get up lazy bones!

　　leave it to me　讓我來吧

　　leave me alone 別管我

　　like father like son　有其父必有其子

　　like it or not　不管你喜不喜歡

　　make a fool of oneself　愚弄某人

　　make a big money　賺大錢

　　make both ends need 收支平衡

　　We have to cut our expenses to make both ends need.

　　make waves　引起轟動；興風作浪

　　His achievement made waves in his country.

　　make yourself at home 別拘束

　　no good 沒有好結果

　　Bad mam comes to no good.

　　no kidding 不要開玩笑

　　none of your bussiness　不關你的事

　　not really 也不是……

　　old hand　老手

　　He is an old hand at stealing.

　　old story 老一套

　　I am tired of it,same old story.

　　on one's word of honor　以某人的人格擔保

　　on occasion 間或

　　of one's own accord　自愿地

　　packed like sardins　擁擠

　　During the holidays,people in the trains are packed like sardins.