▲I am under the weather. =I am not feeling well. 我不太舒服!

▲May I take a rain check? 可不可改到下次？（例如有人請你吃飯，你未能赴約，只好請他改到下一次。）

▲I am not myself today. 我今天什么都不對勁!

▲Let's get it straight. 咱們把事情弄清楚!

▲What's the rush! 急什么!

▲Such a fruitcake! 神經病！

▲I'll swing by later. =I'll stop by later. 待會兒，我會來轉一下。

▲I got the tip straight from the horse's mouth. 這個消息是千真萬確的（tip指消息）!

▲easy as pie = very easy = piece of cake 很容易。

▲flunk out 被當掉。

▲take french leave 不告而別。

▲I don't get the picture. =I don't understand. 我不明白。

▲You should give him a piece of your mind. 你應該向他表達你的不滿。

▲hit the road = take off = get on one's way 離開。

▲Now he is in the driver's seat =He is in control now.

▲Keep a low profile （or low key）. 采取低姿態。

▲Kinky =bizarre =wacky =weird 古怪的。

▲klutz （=clutz） =idiot 白癡、的笨蛋。

▲know one's way around 識途老馬。

▲lion's share 大部份。

▲tailgate 尾隨（尤其跟車跟得太近）。

▲take a back seat. 讓步。

▲take a hike =leave me alone =get lost 滾開。

▲hit the hay =go to bed 睡覺。

▲Can you give me a lift? =Can you give me a ride? 載我一程好嗎？

▲green hand 生手、的沒有經驗的人。

▲moonshine = mountain dew 指私釀的烈酒（威士忌）或走私的酒。胡說八道也可用moonshine。His story is plain moonshine.

▲chill out =calm down =relax（來自黑人英語）

▲rip off =steal;I was ripped off.我被偷了；rip off 也常被用為“剝奪”My right was ripped off. 權利被剝奪（來自黑人英語）。

▲我們稱美國大兵為G.I. （Government Issue） or GI Joe, 德國兵或德國佬為Fritzor Kraut，稱英國佬為John Bull，日本人為Jap.或Nip，猶太人為Jew都是很不禮貌的稱呼。

▲mess around （with）瞎混；Get to work. Don't mess around.趕快工作，別瞎攪和。

▲snob 勢利眼。

▲sneak in,sneak out 偷偷溜進去，溜出來。sneakers 運動鞋。

▲She is such a brown-noser. 她是個馬屁精。

▲This is in way over my head. 對我而言這實在太難了。

▲I am an exam jitter and I always get a cramp in my stomach. 我是個考試緊張大師，一考試胃就抽筋。

▲Keep your study （work） on track. 請按進度讀書（工作）。

▲Did you come up with any ideas? 有沒有想到什么新的意見？

▲Don't get uptight !Take it easy. 別緊張，慢慢來！

▲Cheese ! It tastes like cardboard. Cheese吃起來味如嚼臘！

▲Get one's feet wet. 與中文里的“涉足”或“下海”，寓意相同，表示初嘗某事。I am going to try dancing for the very first time. Just to get my feet wet.

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