150 Idioms 英语习语150例.doc

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No.
Idiom
Meaning of the idiom
Sentence using the idiom
1*
Ace an exam
receive an almost perfect score
I want to ace the exam on Friday.
2*
A piece of cake
very easy
The exam was a piece of cake.
3*
Apple of his eye
cherished person
His daughter was the apple of his eye.
4*
As mad as a
very angry
I was mad as a when the thief stole my purse.
5
As nutty as a fruitcake
very crazy
He acts nutty as a fruitcake when he drinks liquor.
6*
Axed
fired from a job
He didn’t think it was fair that he got axed from his job.
7
Bad mouth someone
to criticize someone
I don’t like it when my friend bad mouth’s someone.
8*
Be my guest
help yourself
Thanks ing to the party. Please be my guest.
9*
Big cheese
top executive of pany, CEO
Dress nice for work tomorrow because the big cheese ing to see us.
10
Birthday suit
completely naked
A baby is cute in its birthday suit, but you aren’t.
11*
Broke
have no money
I am really broke since the holidays.
12
Bull in a china shop
a clumsy or tactless person
I felt like a bull in a china shop when I knocked over my drink.
13
Butter up or butter up to
e friends by flattery
It was fun to butter up the secretary when I went for my job interview.
14
Catch cold
to e ill
It is easy to catch cold when the weather is cold.
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Cat got your tongue
person is not willing to talk