1.Have no stomach for對……沒有興趣

A: Will you play tennis with us tomorrow?

B: Sorry, I cannot, I just have no stomach for that.

A: Then what about seeing a movie?

B: That’s good!

甲：明天和我們一起打網球好嗎?

乙：抱歉我不能。我對網球沒有興趣。

甲：那看電影怎么樣?

乙：那太好了。

2.Talk straight from the shoulder.直言不諱

A: What do you think of my work?

B: Well.

A: Please talk straight from the shoulder.

B: It’s not very satisfactory, you should be more careful.

甲：你覺得我的工作做得怎么樣?

乙：恩。

甲：請直言不諱地說吧!

乙：不太令人滿意，你應該更仔細點兒。

3.Hold one’s tongue.緘默，不開口

A: Can I air my opinion?

B: Hold you tongue! You’ve talked too much.

A: I have every right to talk. You should let me finish what I’m saying.

甲：我能說說我的意見嗎?

乙：閉嘴!你已經講得太多了。

甲：我有權利發(fā)言，你應該讓我把話說完。

4.Poke one’s nose into someone’s business.多管閑事

A: You can turn to the lawyer’s office for help.

B: Don’t poke your nose into my business. I know how to handle it myself.

A: Ok, You’ll get what you deserve.

甲：你可以找律師事務所幫忙。

乙：別管我的閑事，我知道該怎么辦。

甲：好的。那樣的話你可別怪別人。

5.Get under one’s skin使煩躁;(因為愛)使不安

A: Mary has really gotten under my skin.

B: I know what love is. When I was young, I felt the same way.

A: It thinks I’m crazy about her.

B: You are, why not ask for a date?

甲：瑪麗真讓我心煩。

乙：我知道愛情是什么。我年輕時，也有這種感覺。

甲：我快要為她癡狂了。

乙：快了。為什么不約她?

6.Get under one’s skin保全自己

A: Never trust your secrets to Bob.

B: I think he’s kind and honest.

A: He’s the kind of person who do anything to save his own skin.

B: I don’t agree with you.

甲：別向鮑勃吐露秘密。

乙：我倒認為他為人不錯，挺誠實的。

甲：他是那種為了保全自己什么都肯做的人。

乙：我不能同意你的看法。

7.Skin somebody alive活剝某人的皮

A: What happened to Pat this morning? I saw him leave the classroom soon after the exam began.

B: He was found cheating and was driven out.

A: If the principal caught him cheating, he would skin him alive.

甲：帕特上午怎么了?我見他考試一開始就離開了教室。

乙：他被發(fā)現作弊，被老師趕了出來。

甲：如果校長發(fā)現他作弊的話，會活剝了他的皮。