托福寫作最新精選習(xí)語2

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13.out of one’s depth
    力所不能及
    He felt out of his depth on a diploma course.
    14.get one’s just deserts
    活該
    15.die like a dog
    凄苦地死去(古)
    16.every dog has its day
    風(fēng)水輪流轉(zhuǎn)來源:考試大
    17.It’s a dog’s life
    (抱怨生活或工作不如意)來源:考試大
    18.in the doghouse
    四面楚歌
    Insurance companies are already in the doghouse over poor advice on pensions which has left hundreds of thousands of people worse off.
    19.do the donkey work
    做乏味的工作來源:考試大
    20.do something like a dream
    做的很出色
    The first stages of installation worked like a dream.
    21.all dressed up with nowhere to go
    準(zhǔn)備充分,但沒機(jī)會(huì)去做
    If funding dries up ,the opera houses will be all dressed up ,but with nowhere to go .
    22.do something at the drop of a hat
    鹵莽行事來源:考試大
    23.a drop in the ocean/bucket
    微不足道,滄海一粟來源:考試大
    The size of the grants have been attacked by groups as merely a drop in the ocean.
    24.be all ears
    洗耳恭聽來源:考試大
    Now you can say ,I am all ears.
    25.down to earth
    現(xiàn)實(shí),實(shí)際
    He is blunt,outspoken,practical and down to earth.