英语口语：常用短语（俚语）大全二

　　每一门语言都有许多的俚语和丰富的口语词汇，小编在这里为大家整理了现代日常生活中常用到的地道短语和俚语,还有例句哦

　　· Keep a civil tongue in one’s head说话有礼貌

　　A child is taught to keep a civil tongue in his head when he is small.

　　· Blow one’s top勃然大怒

　　My neighbor blew his top when he saw his hedges were cut by someone.

　　· Carry a torch for someone单方想念某人

　　Though Jane has been engaged with Mr. Hall, Jimmy still carries a torch for her.

　　· Have the Midas touch有生财的运气，手气好

　　You’d better find Rogers as you stock broker. He has the Midas touch.

　　· Be touch and go万分危险

　　The patient is out of danger now, but it was touch and go for a while.

　　· Throw in the towel认输

　　She tried to save their marriage by talking her husband out of taking drugs. But she finally threw in the towel.

　　· Have the inside track for something处于有利的地位

　　I’m an Art student. I don’t have the inside track for applying for that job.

　　· Keep track of someone/something掌握……的情况

　　He is keeping track of all my old friends.

　　· Be on a gravy train走运，有赚钱的机会

　　You will be on a gravy train if you can get that antique. It is worth more money than it is offered.

　　· Have a mind like a steel trap头脑特别快

　　He has a mind like a steel trap. He can remember a new word even if he meets it once.

　　· Bark up the wrong tree弄错目标

　　The detective has been following the man for a week. But it turns out that he has barked up the wrong tree.

　　· Be too quick on the trigger操之过急，行动过于仓促

　　You are always too quick on the trigger. You jump into his throat before he can explain.

　　· Ask for trouble自找麻烦

　　Are you asking for trouble by challenging the emphasis on qualities education. You are asking for trouble if you cheat in the exam.

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　　· blow one’s own trumpet自吹自擂

　　If you want to sell more, you should learn to blow your own trumpet.

　　· Not give someone a tumble不理睬某人

　　Though Jackson has asked May to marry him for many times, she just won’t give him a tumble.