不少人都有這樣的困惑——老外聊天時，總會到搞不清意思的短語。其實，這只是老外常用的俚語短語而已。下面，小編為大家整理了一些，希望對大家有幫助。
· shoot from the hip信口開河
don't take jay's words to heart. he shouldn't have shot from the hip.
· by hook or by crook千方百計得，不擇手段得
he rose to that position by hook or by crook.
· blow hot and cold出爾反爾，喜怒無常
do you think he'll support you? he is the type who blows hot and cold.
· make it hot for...刁難某人
out section manager is a woman. our general manager always looks down upon her and makes everything hot for her.
· have the lots for someone迷戀某人
you have to stop her. she has the lots for a married man.
· bring down the house博得滿堂喝彩
the first-prize winner of the speech contest has brought down the house for several times.
· be over the hump已度過難關
the asian financial crises has almost paralyzed asian economy. but we are over the hump now.
· have a hunch that...預感到……
i have a hunch that the bear market will be over soon.
· be hunky-dory挺不錯的
a: how do you like the food here? b: hunky-dory.
· skate on thin ice如履薄冰，冒風險
we are skating on thin ice if we continue killing wild animals.
· toy with the idea of...心裡盤算要……
she's toying within the idea of marring a foreigner.
· no ifs, ands and buts不要找任何的理由和藉口
a: you know i could have done it well, but... b: no ifs, ands and buts. tell me if you want to save your job.
· give someone an inch and he'll take a mile得寸進尺
give my roommate an inch and he'll take a mile. last time, i offered him some candies. today, he asked for an ice-cream.
· have many irons in the fire同時有很多要緊的事要做
although he was out of job, he still wrote to his parents saying he had many irons in the fire.
· be in a jam陷入困境
get in a jam
you've got to help me. i'm in a jam. may car refused to work on my way to office.
· jaywalk橫穿馬路
it is dangerous to jaywalk.
附：背單詞的實用方法之構詞分析法
漢字的偏旁部首是同部字的共同形旁，同時它們還起著共同的表意作用。在 相、盯、看、睿、瞥 這組字中，有一個共同的構成部分 目 字，它不僅使每個字都具有用眼睛觀看的基本意義，還使這組字成為同部字。像漢字由偏旁部首組成一樣，許多英語單詞也是由詞根、詞綴按照一定的邏輯聯絡構成的。單詞數量雖然浩瀚如海，但常用的詞根、詞綴數量和漢字的偏旁部首差不多，只有二三百個。若利用詞根、詞綴對英語單詞進行構詞分析和解形釋義，單詞既好認又好記，詞義一目瞭然。如果像歸納分析同部漢字那樣歸納分析同根的英語單詞，還可舉一反三，觸類旁通，很快地記住一組組的單詞。這方面，構詞分析法與漢字的 以形說義 有異曲同工之妙，可以說是英語單詞的 說文解字 之二。
詞根是一個單詞的核心部分，它表示單詞的.基本詞義。有的詞根能單獨使用而成為單詞，叫做 自由詞根 或 根詞 。字首是加在詞根或單詞前面的部分，它具有一定的含義，能改變、限制或加強詞根和單詞的含義。字首的表示方式是在字母或字母組合後面加一短橫，如 in-。字尾是加在詞根或單詞後面的部分，對詞根和單詞的意義進行補充。常用的字尾有名詞字尾、動詞字尾、副詞字尾和形容詞字尾四種形式。字尾的表示方式是在字母或字母組合前面加附一短橫，如-er。中綴是在單詞裡起連線作用的字母或字母組合。
1 advise vt. 勸告，建議 〔字首ad-對、向，詞根vis看，-e動詞字尾;就某件事應該如何做向別人提出自己的看法〕
2 invisible a. 看不見的，無形的〔字首in-不、無，詞根vis看，形容詞字尾-ible可 的;不可能被看見的〕
3 revise vt. 複習，修改 〔字首re-再、又，詞根vis看，-e動詞字尾;為了究錯而再次檢視〕
4 television n. 電視，電視機 〔詞根tele遠，詞根vis看，-ion名詞字尾;通過電波由遠處傳來可供觀看的影象〕
5 visual a. 看得見的，視覺的 〔詞根vis看，形容詞字尾-ual 的;看得見的〕
注意：①同一詞根或詞綴有變體形式，詞根、詞綴也存在著同形異義、異形同義的情況。②讀者在初學時不宜孤立地背記詞根和詞綴，要在常用詞彙的構詞分析中循序漸進，日積月累地學習和記憶詞根、詞綴等構詞知識，否則越學越糊塗。凡是能用詞根和詞綴記憶的單詞，《三三速記》叢書都一一進行了詳細的構詞分析，讀者可以在潛移默化的過程中牢記那些難以掌握的詞根和詞綴
