在英語學習中,我們不難發現很多習語與身體部位有關。如何記住并掌握這些習語呢?下面是一些常見且實用的用語,供參考。
Justice has long arms.天網恢恢,疏而不漏。
chance one’s arm冒險一試
twist sb’s arm強迫某人
at one’s back給某人撐腰,支持某人
break the camel’s back使頂不住,終于造成災難
get/have one’s ownback報仇
get/put/set sb’s backup使某人發怒
in(at)one ear and out(at)the other一耳進一耳出,聽過即忘
Walls have ears.隔墻有耳。
lend an/give ear to傾聽,注意
sleep on both ears酣睡
turn a deaf ear to充耳不聞,置若罔聞
catch one’s eye引起某人的注意
do sth in the eye欺騙某人
put one’s eyes together入睡
have eyes bigger than the belly嘴饞, 俗稱眼睛餓
see eye to eye with與……看法相同
straight face無表情的面孔
make a face做鬼臉
show one’s face到場,露面
on the face of it從表面判斷
put one’s finger in another’s pie多管閑事
slip through one’s fingers從某人的指縫中溜掉,機會等被某人錯過
make one’s hair stand on end使人毛骨悚然
hang by a hair千鈞一發
not turn a hair不動聲色
give sb. a hand幫助某人
have one’s hands full手頭工作很忙
keep a firm hand on 緊緊控制……
out of hand 無法控制;脫手
wash one’s hands off洗手不干某事,不再管某事
put heads together聚在一起商量
Two heads are better than one.兩個智慧勝一人。
stand on one’s own legs自立、自主
be run off one’s legs破產
han a leg猶豫不定
take to one’s legs逃跑
leg and leg 平分秋色
button up one’s mouth閉嘴
open one’s mouth wide 獅子大開口,索要高價
lead sb. by the nose 牽著某人的鼻子走,完全支配某人
cannot see beyond one’s nose鼠目寸光
follow one’s nose 筆直走,憑本能行事
in spite of sb’s nose 不顧某人的反對
look down /turn up one’s nose at 瞧不起
pay through the nose 被敲竹杠
put sb’s nose out of joint打亂某人的計劃