1.Keepyoureyeontheball.(needcompleteattention)
2.It'sawholenewballgame.(situationwekonwlittleaboutorcompletelydifferent)
3.Ontheball.(sbisveryquicktounderstandsth)
二、与白色有关的成语
1.Blackandwhite(easyforsbtoknowwhatiswrongandwhatisright)
2.Aswhiteasasheet(sb.isnowwell,shocked,scaredandturnedpale)
3.Awhite-knuckleride(somethingisexcitingorscaring)
三、与绿色有关的成语
1.Tohavegreenfingers.园林好把式
ifsomeoneisagoodgardenerandcanmakeplantsgrowveryeasily,wesaytheyhavegreenfingers.
2.Thegrassisalwaysgreenerontheotherside.这山看着那山高
ifyouthinkthatotherpeoplearealwaysinabettersituationthanyou,evenwhentheyarenot,wesay'Thegrassisalwaysgreenerontheotherside'.
3.I'mgreenwithenvy.羡慕嫉妒
ifweareunhappybecausesomeoneelsehassomethingthatwewant,wesay'I'mgreenwithenvy'.
四、与足球有关的成语
1.Thekickoff.(ifwe’respeakinginformally,wecancallthestartofanyevent,notjustasportsmatch,thekickoff.)
2.Movingthegoalposts.(ifsomeonechangestheruleswhilewearetryingtodosomething,tomakeitharder,wesaythey’removingthegoalposts)
3.Apoliticalfootball.(whenpoliticiansfromdifferentpartiesargueaboutsomethingandtrytogetanadvantageforthemselves,wecansayit’sapoliticalfootball).
五、与茶叶有关的成语
1.It'snotmycupoftea(InEnglish,ifthere'ssomethingwedon'tlikeverymuch,forexampleasportora
typeofmusic,wecansay'it'snotmycupoftea'.)
2.Iwouldn'tdoitforalltheteainChina(InEnglish,ifthereissomethingwewouldneverdo,wecansay'Iwouldn'tdoitforalltheteainChina'.)
3.It'sasgoodasachocolateteapot(InEnglish,ifsomethingiscompletelyuseless,wecansay'it'sasgoodasachocolateteapot'.)
六、与眼睛有关的成语
1.Tokeepaneyeonsomething(InEnglish,ifwewantsomeonetolookaftersomethingortowatchitclosely,wesay"keepaneyeonsomething").
2.Tohaveeyesinthebackofyourhead(InEnglish,ifsomeoneknowseverythingthat'shappeningaroundthem,eventhoughtheycan'tseeit,wesaytheyhaveeyesinthebackoftheirhead.)背后长眼
3.Hiseyesarebiggerthanhisstomach(InEnglish,ifsomeonetakestoomuchfoodandthencan'teatitall,wesay"hiseyeswerebiggerthanhisstomach".)人心不足蛇吞象
七、烧包的说法
Moneytoburn字面意思钱多得可以烧了,比喻某人很富裕
Showoff显摆、炫耀
Moremoneythansense乱花钱
Splashout挥霍
Loaded非常有钱的
Minted(非正式口语表达)非常有钱的
Skint身无分文的
Broke没钱了
Totightenone'sbelt勒紧裤腰带
Scrimpandsave节衣缩食
Valueformoney物有所值
八、与头有关的成语
1.It'slikebangingyourheadagainstabrickwall
InEnglish,ifwetrytodosomethingthatseemsimpossibleormakesusfrustrated,wecansay“it’slikebangingyourheadagainstabrickwall.”
2.He'sgothisheadintheclouds
InEnglish,ifsomeoneisnotfullyawareofasituation,wecansay“he’sgothisheadintheclouds”.一头雾水
3.Anoldheadonyoungshoulders(老相,老成)
InEnglish,ifsomeoneseemsolderthantheyareoriftheytalkandthinklikeanolderperson,wecansay“he’sgotanoldheadonyoungshoulders.”
九、Breakaleg祝你好运
说话的人不是希望对方去摔断腿,相反,他们是在祝对方好运!这个短语除了可以用在谈论戏剧表演的上下文中,还可以用在和singing,examsandinterviews有关的对话中。其实,也就是说这个短语可以用在和任何考试或表演有关的对话中。