get nailed 被痛打一顿;身体上受伤害
When I used to play rugby I'd get nailed almost every game . 当我玩橄榄球时,我每一次都会受伤.
Alex got nailed in a pub by a big guy because he was caught checking out the guys girlfriend . 艾尔利斯在酒吧被大块头打了一顿,因为他被大块头逮到在看他的好友.
get the hang of something 学会做什么(掌握某物的原理去使用它;明白这件事怎么去做)
例:I hate maths class because I can 't get the hang of geometry . 我讨厌数学课,因为我总学不会几何学.
例:It only took me a couple of hours to get the hang of how to use our new computer .只花了我几个小时的时间去学会我们的新电脑.
turn out 事情怎么发生(发展),最后成了一个什么样子
例:It turned out that we didn 't have our test today as the teacher was sick . 由于今天我们老师病了,所以我们就没有考试.
例:I didn 't like him at first but he turned out to be a really nice guy . 刚开始的时候我不太喜欢他,但后来慢慢的觉得他是个很好的人.
bag someone(不太公正的)批评某人,骂别人
例:After he missed a goal ,Beckham was bagged by his coach after the match . 当小贝射失了一次球后,被教练骂了一顿.
例:My teacher 's always bagging to my parents about my bad grades. 我的老师总是会找我父母说我的表现,因为我的分数很差.
team up 结伙,搭帮,跟某些人组成一队
例:I teamed up with a few friends to travel to Xinjiang . 我和一些朋友结伙一起去新疆旅行.
例:The two companies have teamed up to develop a new computer program .这两个公司一起联手研发一个新计算机项目.
food chain 阶层, 等级
例:He' s just joined the company , so he' s low down the food chain . 他刚加入这个公司,所以他还只是处在公司的底层.
例:Next year I' ll be top of the food chain at highschool . 明年我就在高中的最高的阶层了.
a soft spot for sb 喜欢某人/某事
例:George has a soft spot for Anni, she is like a little sister to him. 乔治对安妮有非常强的好感,安妮对他的感觉像妹妹一样.
例:I have a soft spot for Chicago because my parents met them. 我对芝加哥这个地方非常有亲切感,因为我的父母在那相遇.
at the drop of a hat 某人非常容易就去做某事(不用他人鼓励)
例:Let's invite Adam to karaoke tonight. He'll sing at the drop of a hat. 今晚让我们邀请亚当一起去卡拉OK, 他是一定会去的(因为他是个麦霸)
例:I don't like to spend money but my sister buys things at the drop of a hat . 我不太喜欢乱花钱,可我的姐姐(妹妹)花钱如流水般看见什么就买什么.
breakdown 精神崩溃
例:You work too hard. If you don't relax a little, you'll have a nervous breakdown. 你工作太辛苦了,如果你再不休息一下就要精神崩溃了.
nothing to lose ( 如果你去尝试某件事)也不会有任何损失
例:Why don' t you try out for the basketball team ? You have nothing to lose . 你为什么不去尝试去参加篮球队呢?反正你也不会有什么损失.
例:When you are young, you can do anything ,you have nothing to lose .当你还年轻的时候,你会想做自己想做的事,也不会损失什么.