托福口语常用习语和美国口语

1. a picky eater  吃饭挑剔之人

2. apple of one's eye  珍爱之人（或物），宝贝 

3. the cold shoulder   对某人冷淡

4. a slip of the tongue 口误

5. a bitter pill to swallow  吞下苦果

6. an apple a day keeps the doctor away 

一天一个苹果，不用请医生（常吃水果有益健康）

7. a piece of cake容易做的事（不费吹灰之力）

8. as fit as a fiddle   非常健康 

9. a big appetite 胃口很好 

10. an adventurous eater 大胆的食客

11. bring home the bacon挣钱养家 

12. bite off more than you can chew

贪多而吃不下（尤指接下过多工作而完不成）

13. burn the midnight oil熬夜 

14. be kept in the dark  被蒙在鼓里

15. behind the times过时了，落伍了，不时髦

16. bump into 偶然碰到,撞见

17. burn the candle at both ends  非常忙碌，过度疲劳

18. cry over spilt milk   覆水难收

19. It is not my cup of tea非我所爱

20. the calm before the storm暴风雨前的平静

21. born with a silver spoon in your mouth生于富贵之家，生来享受富贵 

22. by hook or by crook 不择手段，无论如何

23. burn one's bridges  破釜沉舟，自断后路

24. Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder  情人眼里出西施

25. bite the hand that feeds you   忘恩负义

26. eat like a horse  吃得很多

27. go to pieces 破碎,沮丧，心碎

28. go Dutch   各付各的钱 

29. get the axe:  被解雇，被开除

30. go in one ear and out the other   听了并不照办,左耳朵进右耳朵出 

31. get carried away 得意忘形,失去理智

32. give somebody a ring 给某人打电话

33. give somebody a hand 帮助某人

34. have your cake and eat it   鱼与熊掌兼得

35. hold your horses  放慢，等一等

36. high and dry 让某人陷入困境

37. hit the hay   去睡觉

38. be hot and bothered   焦虑，不安

39. have one's hands full  很忙

40. have cold feet紧张

41. hit the roof  很生气

42. His name rings a bell  名字听起来很熟

43. have a heart of gold   心好,好人

44. in the wink of an eye   一眨眼功夫,很快

45. to jump the gun   行动过早, 结论错误

46. keep a straight face摆出严肃面孔.忍住不笑

47. keep one's fingers crossed  交叉手指,乞求好运

48. keep an eye on someone留心,留意

49. to kick the bucket 死

50. to knock your teeth out打人

51. look for a needle in a haystack  象大海捞针一样困难

52. to let the cat out of the bag 泄露秘密

53. to let one's hair down 放松,好好玩

54. the least of my worries次要的事情,小事一桩, 一点也不担心

55. eat one's words  收回说过的话

56. a fish out of water如鱼儿离水,没有把握,有点不安

57. to face the music  勇敢地面对困难

58. make a monkey out of  嘲弄,戏弄 

59. make eyes at 送秋波,抛媚眼

60. make one's mouth water   使人垂涎三尺,想吃

61. make or break   涉及成败的关键时刻

62. music to one's ears悦耳的声音,喜讯

63. make hay while the sun shines   趁热打铁，及时把握机会

64. make some time   抽出时间,挤出时间

65. meet each other half way相互妥协,各让一步

66. My legs have fallen asleep   双腿麻木

67. make a night of it  痛快玩一夜

68. make heads or tails of it 弄清楚,弄明白 (多用在搞不懂的情况下)