大学英语视听说口语期中考试复习资料 习语.docx

Idiomatic expressionsa fish out of water如鱼失水It means somebody and his environment isnt harmonious,which made him feel very awkward and embarrassed.Everyone will feel uncomfortable when they under certain strange occasion.For example,you must have experienced a situation，when you are in a new city or new school，you feel unnatural and can’t join in the surrounding people.This moment,you can say I like a fish out of water.a game plan策略 It derives from athletic contest.It means strategy.In sports, a game plan is a set of instructions for the players to follow, so they can win the game.This expression is very common in American English. But it does not have anything to do with playing a game. Its a way to ask someone for the details of a plan.at sixes and sevens乱七八糟It used?to?describe?a?state?of?confusion?or?messy.Sometimes?it also expressed?people’s confusion about something.For example，we can say we?held?a?party?last?night?and?everything?was?at?sixes?and?sevens?when?the guests?left.?bad taste in my mouth心存芥蒂It?indicates?that?people?have?a?emotion?of?resentment?or?unpleasure?to?others.For?example,sometimes?a?person?has?a?bad?or?unpleasant?experience?with?another?person,he?might?say?that?experienceleft?a?bad?taste?in?my?mouth.beat a dead horse 徒劳无功It is useless to waste?effort to?beat a dead horse.So it means people do useless things，such as asking for help to someone who do not offer any help at all,or speaking too much to someone who want to stay quiet.bite my tongue保持缄默It means that I will keep quiet.I wont talk about anything. We can use this idiom when we refuse to talk about something. For instance, if my friend wants me to share something which is really private with her and I am not willing to do so. At this time, I can say Im going to bite my tongue.Bread and butter issues 民生议题Something that is the?bread and butter?of a person or organization is the activity or work that provides the main part of their income.?Another meaning is something which are important to