Practical English: 精彩习语汇总（36）

1. hot potato 一个争论很激烈的问题

例如：

The question of whether to raise taxes to cut the budget deficit is a real hot potato for a lot of politicians.

是否用增加税收的方法来减少预算赤字的问题对于许多政客来说是一个棘手的问题。

 

2. to eat crow 一个人把自己弄得很丢脸

例如：

Our neighbor had to eat crow yesterday. He's been telling us what a good tennis player he is. Well, he took my 12-year-old son out to play and the kid beat him three straight sets.

我们的邻居真是丢了脸。他老是在我们面前吹嘘，说他网球打得多么多么好。他昨天带着我那十二岁的儿子去打网球，结果我儿子以三比零把他打败了。

 

3. to make a monkey out of somebody 把某人弄得好像一个傻瓜一样

例如：

My friend Pete made a monkey out of me the other day. He told me the party Saturday night was formal, so I wore a suit and tie. But everybody else there was wearing a tee-shirt and blue jeans.

我的朋友皮特那天真把我弄得像个傻瓜一样。他告诉我星期六晚上的聚会是很正式的，所以我就穿上西装，戴上领带。可是其他人都穿园领衫和牛仔库。

 

4. hot seat 可能会产生麻烦的局面

例如：

Some people seem to always be in the hot seat.

有些人好像总是身处困境。

 

5. hot and bothered 由于某件事而感到担忧

例如：

Please don't get hot and bothered about all these dirty pans and dishes, honey. After dinner you just sit down, relax and watch TV, let me clean up the kitchen.

亲爱的，你别因为这些脏的盘子和碗就发火和担心。吃完饭，你就去坐下，看看电视，轻松轻松，让我来把厨房打扫干净。

 

6. to break your neck 拼命做某事

例如：

Do not break your neck on the work; You have plenty of time.
 
你不用那麽拼命地工作；有的是时间。

 

7. to stick your neck out 冒风险

例如：

I think my boss is dead wrong about hiring his son-in-law, but I'm not going to stick my neck out and tell him!

我认为我的老板雇用他的女婿是绝对错误的，但是我才不去冒那风险去告诉他呐。

 

8. pain in the neck 很讨厌

例如：

That guy gave me a real pain in the neck. 

那家伙真叫我讨厌。

 

9. to cross my heart 保证或发誓

例如：

Honey, cross my heart, I've never looked at another woman since the first day I set eyes on you! Believe me, that's the truth!

亲爱的，我向你发誓，自从我见到你以来，我从来也没有对别的女人看过一眼，这可是千真万确的呀！

 

10. heart-to-heart talk 促膝谈心

例如：

I had a heart-to-heart talk with Lucy's father about our plans to marry and my prospects. 

我同露西的父亲就我们结婚计划以及我的前程进行了一次坦率的交谈。