●eager beaver
MEANING─意思:
someone willing to work or do something extra.
SENTENCE─例句:
She is a real eager beaver. The boss likes her work and is thinking of giving her a raise in pay.
她真是一個勤奮工作的人,老闆欣賞她的表現並且考慮給她加薪。
●hold one's horses
MEANING─意思:
to wait, to be patient
SENTENCE─例句:
Hold your horses for just a second; someone's calling my cell phone.
麻煩你等等,有人打手機給我。
●get off one's high horse
MEANING─意思:
begin to be more humble and agreeable.
SENTENCE─例句:
She is getting off her high horse this time and telling her assistant what to do in a very polite way.
她這次比較不那麼跋扈囂張了,她禮貌的告訴她的助手該怎麼做.
●go ape
MEANING─意思:
to become highly excited and angry.
SENTENCE─例句:
Our boss will go ape if he sees that you haven't finished the work that was due today.
如果讓老闆知道你無法完成今天該做好的事,那麼他老闆肯定會非常生氣的。
●bulls-eye
MEANING─意思:
to arrive at the main point of something.
SENTENCE─例句:
Bull's eye!That's exactly what I mean.
正是如此/就是這樣!那完全就是我所說的意思。
●every dog has his day
MEANING─意思:
Everyone will have his chance or turn; everyone will get what he deserves in life.
SENTENCE─例句:
Finally, he's got what he really wants. I guess every dog has his day.
他終於得到他想要的,我想每一個人都會有他的好運道吧!
●in the doghouse
MEANING─意思:
to be in disgrace, dishonour, or disfavour.
SENTENCE─例句:
He's in the doghouse with his wife because he went out drinking, and forgot about their daughter's birthday party.
他真是羞愧的無法面對他太太,因為他出去喝酒完全忘了女兒的生日宴會。