執筆者 Modern English | 2015年07月15日 | Idioms
“Bruno is a good dog and my best friend, but he’s so big. He’s eating me out of house and home! I’m going to have to get a part-time job just to buy him dog food.” If someone eats a lot, it costs a lot of money to keep them fed. If you...
執筆者 Modern English | 2015年07月08日 | Idioms
“Are you sure Jenkins can make the sale?” “Sure, he’s a rock solid salesman.” Something that’s solid is reliable. And there’s not much more solid than a rock. So someone or something that is rock solid is very reliable....
執筆者 Modern English | 2015年07月01日 | Idioms
“That’s a crazy idea! Do you have a screw loose?” If someone “has a screw loose”, it means they are crazy. Imagine them as a machine or a robot. If a machine has a loose screw, it might not function properly. So when someone acts or talks...
執筆者 Modern English | 2015年06月24日 | Idioms
“Wait a second. You said we were going to visit Grandma, but this isn’t the way to her house. We’re going to the doctor, aren’t we? I’ve been shanghaied!” “Shanghai” as a verb means “kidnap”. It came into use...
執筆者 Modern English | 2015年06月17日 | Idioms
“I’ve been taking it everywhere with me for almost two years and it’s starting to show some wear and tear.” “Wear” is signs of age and use. If you use something until it can’t be used anymore, it gets “worn out”....
