kick the bucket 归西 字面意思：踢桶子

例句：He kicked the bucket 他归天了，他挂了

black sheep 害群之马 字面意思：黑羊

dark horse 黑马，出乎意料的获胜者 字面意思：黑暗的马匹

dog-tired 筋疲力尽 字面意思： 狗一样累

horse-play 胡闹，恶作剧 字面意思：马的把戏

lucky dog 幸运儿 字面意思：幸运的狗

when pigs fly 这是不可能的事 字面意思：当猪飞了的时候

例句：A：Do you think Mary will quit her job now that she's pregnant?

B：Yeah, when pigs fly! There is no way she is giving up her career!

Hit the ceiling 非常生气 字面意思：撞着天花板了

例句：When Carol's son got an F on his report card, she hit the ceiling!

French leave 不辞而别 字面意思：法国式的离别

mother wit 天生智慧 字面意思：妈妈的智慧

best seller 畅销 字面意思：最好的卖家，销售最棒

brain storm 灵机一动 字面意思：大脑风暴

at sixes and sevens 乱七八糟 字面意思：六六七七（有点像中文的七七八八的感觉:)）

例句：The boy made the room at sixes and sevens.

black and white 黑白分明的，绝对的 字面意思：黑和白

例句：He told her in black and white that she couldn't leave the house while he was out.

ins and outs 细节，始末 字面意思：里里外外

例句：I don't know the ins and outs of the situation, so I can't really advise you.

有趣的英文短语可以从动物、颜色、常用动词下手去寻找并理解记忆。比如dog，cat,mouse,horse,pig等就又很多与之相关的有趣短语。就不多举例了。

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