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美国口语和托福听力常用习语
----- JERRY
1. a picky eater 吃饭挑剔之人
2. apple of one's eye 珍爱之人（或物），宝贝
3. the cold shoulder 对某人冷淡
4. a slip of the tongue 口误
5. a bitter pill to swallow 吞下苦果
6. an apple a day keeps the doctor away
一天一个苹果，不用请医生（常吃水果有益健康）
7. a piece of cake 容易做的事（不费吹灰之力）
8. as fit as a fiddle 非常健康
9. a big appetite 胃口很好
10. an adventurous eater 大胆的食客
11. bring home the bacon 挣钱养家
12. bite off more than you can chew
贪多而吃不下（尤指接下过多工作而完不成）
13. burn the midnight oil 熬夜
14. be kept in the dark 被蒙在鼓里
15. behind the times 过时了，落伍了，不时髦
16. bump into 偶然碰到,撞见
17. burn the candle at both ends 非常忙碌，过度疲劳
18. cry over spilt milk 覆水难收
19. It is not my cup of tea 非我所爱
20. the calm before the storm 暴风雨前的平静
21. born with a silver spoon in your mouth 生于富贵之家，生来享受富贵
22. by hook or by crook 不择手段，无论如何
23. burn one's bridges 破釜沉舟，自断后路 |
