1. butter someone up 過分恭維
I've seen you buttering up the boss.
我看見你巴結(jié)老板來著。
2. couch potato 懶在家的人,宅在家的人
He is a real couch potato. He just sits and watches TV at home all day.
他很懶,整天坐在家里看電視。
3. the big cheese 很有影響力的人
That's Brandon. He's the big cheese around here. So you want to get on his good side.
Brandon是這里很有影響力的人物,所以你要想辦法獲得他的青睞。
4. go bananas/go nuts 發(fā)瘋
My mom will go bananas when she finds out I crashed her car.
媽媽要是發(fā)現(xiàn)我把她的車子撞壞,她一定會發(fā)瘋的。
5. spill the beans 泄露秘密
Come on! Tell me! Spill the beans! What did he say?
快!告訴我,他到底說了什么呢?
6. sharp cookie 很聰明的人
You can't fool Lucy. She's a sharp cookie.
你不會騙到Lucy的,她很聰明。
7. cool as a cucumber 鎮(zhèn)定自若
She always stays as cool as a cucumber when things go wrong.
有問題發(fā)生時,她都會保持鎮(zhèn)定自若的。