现代英语口语表示法500例( Evelyn录入) ★26☆ · Sing the blues心情低落 Lick someone' s boots拍某人的马屁 She is always singing the blues about having too little money to buy It's true that we need the project, but you don't have to lick his boots cosmetic Be in the same boat处境相同 Bore someone to death使某人烦得要死 A: I really can't make both ends meet every month. The rent itself takes That guy bores me to death. He never stops talking about his past up one-third of my salary. B: What can you complain about? Were in Bow and scrape点头哈屡 · Miss the boat on坐失良机 That guy must be a bootlicker. Look at the way he bows and scrapes to You will be missing the boat on that job if you don't hand in your application from today · Be nothing to brag about没什么了不起 a bolt from the blue晴天霹房 His poem was nothing to brag about The news that his wife died when delivering the new baby was like a bolt from the blue to the husband One' s bread and butter饭碗 Some famous singers insure their voices for a big sum of money. After · a bone of contention争吵的原因 all, voice is a singer's bread and butter We'd better buy two bicycles for our two sons. Otherwise, one bicycle will surely become a bone of contention. · Make a clean breast of.坦白交代…,全盘托出 The accused made a clean breast of the case and was punished · Have a bone to pick with someone对…有意见 i have a bone to pick with you about your always using my towel Save one's breath保持沉默 Make no bones about对…满不在乎 i know I'd better save my breath I have seen him signed it. He makes no bones about losing some money in business. He believes that heaven gives perfection to no one Waste one's breath浪费口舌 That boy is incorrigible. Don't waste your breath on him Be one for the books简直太…!了 She told me a lot of bad words against our manager. But when I told Shoot the breeze闲聊 her that i was the After work. several of us often sit round and shoot the breeze in the现代英语口语表示法 500 例（Evelyn 录入） ☆ 26 ☆ • Sing the blues 心情低落 She is always singing the blues about having too little money to buy cosmetic. • Be in the same boat 处境相同 A: I really can’t make both ends meet every month. The rent itself takes up one-third of my salary. B: What can you complain about? We’re in the same boat. • Miss the boat on 坐失良机 You will be missing the boat on that job if you don’t hand in your application from today. • A bolt from the blue 晴天霹雳 The news that his wife died when delivering the new baby was like a bolt from the blue to the husband. • A bone of contention 争吵的原因 We’d better buy two bicycles for our two sons. Otherwise, one bicycle will surely become a bone of contention. • Have a bone to pick with someone 对……有意见 I have a bone to pick with you about your always using my towel. • Make no bones about 对……满不在乎 He makes no bones about losing some money in business. He believes that heaven gives perfection to no one. • Be one for the books 简直太……了 She told me a lot of bad words against our manager. But when I told her that I was the manager’s daughter. • Lick someone’s boots 拍某人的马屁 It’s true that we need the project, but you don’t have to lick his boots like that. • Bore someone to death 使某人烦得要死 That guy bores me to death. He never stops talking about his past history. • Bow and scrape 点头哈腰 That guy must be a bootlicker. Look at the way he bows and scrapes to the leader. • Be nothing to brag about 没什么了不起 His poem was nothing to brag about. • One’s bread and butter 饭碗 Some famous singers insure their voices for a big sum of money. After all, voice is a singer’s bread and butter. • Make a clean breast of…坦白交代……，全盘托出 The accused made a clean breast of the case and was punished leniently. • Save one’s breath 保持沉默 I know I’d better save my breath. I have seen him signed it. • Waste one’s breath 浪费口舌 That boy is incorrigible. Don’t waste your breath on him. • Shoot the breeze 闲聊 After work, several of us often sit round and shoot the breeze in the