1. Idioms (2) Lecture 10

2. Get out of the wrong side of the bed  一早情绪就不好  He must have got out of the wrong side today, because he has shouted at everybody in the office.

3. Get someone’s goat  惹某人生气  What got my goat was the way she kept laughing at my mistakes.

4. Get the sack  被解雇  You’ll get the sack if you keep dropping in here when I’m supposed to be working.

5. Give someone the cold shoulder  轻视某人，不理睬某人  We keep getting the cold shoulder from our neighbours these days, because of the argument we had last week.

6. Give the thumbs down  反对  My father turned thumbs down on our plan to travel during the summer vacation.

7. Go like a house on fire  To go very quickly or well  I didn’t like him at first but now I get on with him like a house on fire.

8. Haul over the coals  严厉责斥  He hauled me over the coals for borrowing his car again.

9. Have frog in one’s throat  声音沙哑  It’s just that I often get a frog in my throat in the morning.

10. In apple-pie order  In neat order; with everything in its right place  I always put my desk in the apple-pie order every evening.

11. In the doghouse  失宠，受羞辱  Our neighbour got in the doghouse with his wife by coming home drunk.

12. Keep one’s fingers crossed  To wish or hope for success or good luck  I hope everything will be all right – we must just keep our fingers crossed.

13. Kill the goose that lays the golden eggs  杀鸡取卵  That would be killing the goose that lays the golden eggs.

14. Know the ropes  熟悉，了如指掌  He has been here for several months. I think he should know the ropes.

15. Let the cat out of the bag  泄密  We wanted to surprise Delia with a birthday gift, but Juliet let the cat out of the bag by asking her what she would like.