Book 1 [1-50] Flashcards
make someone stay away from or not to do something
使人不想做
👨🏽 Did you go anywhere last weekend?
👩🏻🦰 The rain ___ me ___ going out.
put someone off something
you have to accept the fact; be realistic
面對現實吧
👨🏽 I’m tired of being broke all the time.
👩🏻🦰 ________ - you are not going to have any money until you get a job.
let’s face it
no one who is sane
只要是正常人的話
👨🏽 _______ would buy a car like that.
👩🏻🦰 Well, my uncle did.
nobody in their right mind
don’t exaggerate the importance of something
別太激動
👨🏽 I failed the test - my life is ruined.
👩🏻🦰 ______. It’s only one test.
let’s not get carried away
to do something evil
鋌而走險
👨🏽 I’m thinking about stealing money from my parents.
👩🏻🦰 If you want to ________, that’s up to you, but I don’t want to have anything to do with it.
dance with the Devil
a person who annoys you by giving you advice you don’t want
後座司機
👨🏽 No, no, no. I think you’re going the wrong way.
👩🏻🦰 Would you please be quiet for a moment? Stop being ________.
a backseat driver
to defeat somebody by a large margin
打得落花流水
👨🏽 Did you watch the game last night?
👩🏻🦰 Our team _______ the other side, didn’t they?
beat the socks off someone
to have different views
看不對眼
👨🏽 Bob argues with Bill about almost everything.
👩🏻🦰 They just __________.
to not see eye to eye
to become friendly with someone
一拍即合
👨🏽 Do you like your new partner?
👩🏻🦰 Yes, we _______ the first time we met.
to hit it off
giving all the details of an event
一五一十
👨🏽 Come on, tell me what’s going on.
👩🏻🦰 Don’t worry, I’ll give you _________.
a blow by blow account
sudden success that disappears quickly
曇花一現
👨🏽 What do you think about the new singing group?
👩🏻🦰 They’re only _________.
a flash in the pan
to arrange a date for somebody
幫某人介紹異性朋友
👨🏽 What are you doing this Saturday, John?
👩🏻🦰 Nothing. That’s why I’m wondering if you could ______ with your sister?
to fix someone up
to scold or rebuke someone
找某人麻煩
👨🏽 I’m not ________, I just want you to get better grades.
👩🏻🦰 OK, OK, I’ll do my best.
to give someone a hard time
to support a family or earn a living
養家活口
👨🏽 Who ____________ in your family?
👩🏻🦰 My brother makes the most money, but we all work.
to bring home the bacon
to leave
上路
👨🏽 It’s about time we __________.
👩🏻🦰 Yes, let’s go. It’s getting late.
to hit the road
it will never happen
門兒都沒有
👨🏽 Would you go on a date with me?
👩🏻🦰 Sure, I’ll go out with you _______.
when pigs fly
two different ways of looking at the same situation
一體的兩面
👨🏽 Love and hate are ______.
👩🏻🦰 Stop being so cynical.
two sides of the same coin
neutral, not extreme
中立派
👨🏽 What’s his slant on this issue?
👩🏻🦰 He’s always ______ when it comes to politics.
middle-of-the-road
not the kind of thing that someone likes
不合某人胃口
👨🏽 Do you like politics?
👩🏻🦰 No, it’s not ______.
not one’s cup of tea
to be far from achieving something
尚待努力
👨🏽 Jill said she wants to be a famous singer.
👩🏻🦰 Well, she still ________.
have a long way to go
to be surprised or curious about something
感到訝異
👨🏽 I can’t believe that Florence Griffith Joyner died so young.
👩🏻🦰 Yeah, it has ________ among her fans.
to raise one’s eyebrows
to casually look for something
留意
👨🏽 I’m still looking for a job. Can you help me find one?
👩🏻🦰 Sure, I’ll ______ for a job for you.
to keep an eye out for something
relaxed and easy-going
輕鬆自若的
👨🏽 She doesn’t seem very nervous about her exam.
👩🏻🦰 Yes, she’s a very ______ person.
laid-back
to put a label on someone or something
貼標籤
👨🏽 He’s just another yesman in the management department.
👩🏻🦰 Well, you shouldn’t ______ people like that.
to pigeonhole
