Idioms 俗語

1. Catch forty winks 小睡片刻

2. bell the cat 表示做危險的事情, 來源是老鼠想要系鈴鐺在貓身上

3. Jump the gun 偷跑, 還沒有聽到槍聲就開跑

4. Poke nose into something or stick your nose in something 事不關己的雞婆

5. put your foot down
 to use your authority to stop something happening:When she started borrowing my clothes without asking, I had to put my foot down.

› UK to increase your speed when you are driving:The road ahead was clear, so I put my foot down.

6.by hook or by crook
by any method possible:I decided I was going to get that job by hook or by crook.



7. face the music
to accept criticism or punishment for something you have done

8. just in time= in the nick of time

9.knuckle under 臣服

10. tall tale 難相信的故事

11. The rebels who were armed to the teeth stormed the garrison to free their captured comrads. garrison 駐軍

12. a queer fish 不合群的

13. a wet blanket= embarassing

14. a white elephant = of no use

15. see eye to eye= agree