看一遍就能记住的10个英文习语

　　1. The lights are on but nobody's home

　　灯亮着却没人在家——用于描述很愚蠢的人(相当于“脑袋当个摆设”)。

　　Example: She really has no clue- the lights are on but nobody's home!

　　例子：她完全抓不着头绪——脑子像个摆设一样。

　　2. When pigs fly

　　除非猪都会飞了——表示某事永远都不会发生，绝无可能。

　　Example: Yea, right! You will get Taylor Swift to ask you on a date when pigs fly!

　　例子：对的!等猪都会飞了你就会得到泰勒·斯威夫特的约会邀请。

　　3. To have Van Gogh's ear for music

　　用梵高的耳朵听音乐——音痴。(梵高只有一只耳朵!)

　　Example: Xavi really shouldn't play the piano- he has Van Gogh's ear for music.

　　例子：哈维真不该弹钢琴——他简直就是个音痴。

　　4. To pig out

　　狼吞虎咽——快速吃掉很多东西。

　　Example: After the marathon, the runners pigged out at a dinner buffet.

　　例子：马拉松跑完后，参赛者们在自助餐晚宴上狼吞虎咽。

　　5. Everything but the kitchen sink

　　除了厨房里的水槽什么都有——几乎包括了所有事。

　　Example: Maria was trying so hard to get the question right, she was throwing out everything but the kitchen sink!

　　例子：为了把问题说明白，玛利亚几乎把所有的事都说了个遍。

　　6. To put a sock in it

　　放只袜子在里面——让某个很吵的人保持安静。

　　Example: Jane was yelling while I was studying so I told her to put a sock in it.

　　例子：我学习时简在那边大喊大叫，于是我让她闭上嘴巴。

　　7. To have a cast iron stomach

　　有个铁胃——吃、喝任何东西都没问题。

　　Example: I think I would be sick if I ate all that food, but Joe seems to have a cast iron stomach.

　　例子：我觉得如果我把所有食物都吃了，我肯定会生病，但是乔看起来就像有个铁胃一样，吃多少都没事儿。

　　8. To drink like a fish

　　像鱼一样能喝——海量。(喝起酒来不要命)

　　Example: The group at the bar seems to being having a party and you can tell he's the birthday boy because he is drinking like a fish!

　　例子：酒吧里的这群人看起来像是在举行生日派对，很明显可以看出他是这个派对的主角，因为他一直在不停地喝。

　　9. Use your loaf

　　用你的面包——动动脑子，仔细想想。

　　Example: Come on Parker, use your loaf! I know you can solve this problem!

　　例子：加油，帕克，动动脑子!我知道你能解决的。

　　10. Finger lickin' good

　　好吃到要舔手指——非常美味。

　　Example: My mom makes the best steak! It's finger lickin' good!

　　例子：我妈妈最擅长做牛排!简直好吃爆了!