31.偷雞摸狗be on the sly
我們這兒的人都知道他是個愛偷雞摸狗的人
Everyone around here knows that he’s a man on the sly.
32. 與……不合be at odds with
不要把他們兩個分在一個組里,他倆不合
Don’t put them in the same group. The two of them are at odds with each other.
33.巴結buddy up
她可會巴結當官的了。
She’s so good at budding up to shoes in authorities
34.裝傻 play possum
我知道你當時只不過是裝傻而已
I know you were only playing possum.
35.省吃儉用 pinch and scrape
她一向省吃儉用,從未浪費過一分錢
She’s always been pinching and scraping without ever wasting a single cent.
36. 花言巧語do a snow job
他花言巧語的哄騙那個女孩,說自己是某個部長的兒子。
He did a snow job on the girl by saying that he is the son of a minister .
37. 哪壺不開提哪壺 touch the tender spot
你真是哪壺不開提哪壺。她就怕別人提起第三者插足的話題
You were plain touching the tender spot. She was most sensitive to the topic of “ the third person”, who cut in between a couple.
38.腳踩兩條船 serve two masters
我可不想腳踩兩條船,也不樂意兩面討好。
I don’t want to serve two masers at the same time nor do I like to run with the hare and hunt with the hounds.
39.吃醋 be jealous
40.不當一回事 as soon do …as look at …
他根本就不把得罪人當回事
He would just as soon offend other people as look at them.