摘要: ( so close that it bothers you ... ) A person is in your hair when they are bothering you by getting too involved in your affairs. Example: "You're not going to wear that, are you?" Reply: "Hey,[阅读全文]

摘要: ( since we cannot defeat them, let's work together with them ... ) "If you can't beat them, join them" (proverb) says that if you cannot win against stronger opponents, then it is better to not f[阅读全文]

摘要: ( go away; leave ... ) You say "go fly a kite" to tell someone to go to another place and do something different; leave here (agressive). Example: "Oh- not you again!" Reply: "Hey, why don't yo[阅读全文]

摘要: ( too much time together causes bad feelings ... ) "Familiarity breeds contempt" says that when you spend too much time with people, you begin to have negative feelings towards them. Example: "Tho[阅读全文]

摘要: ( certain things will fail if they are not done in the correct order ... ) "Don't put the cart before the horse" (proverb) says be sure to do things in the proper order, ie. the first thing first,[阅读全文]

摘要: ( say it is the way it should be ... ) To "call a spade a spade" is to say that something is the way you see it to be. Example: "You can call him a nice guy if you want to but I am calling a spade[阅读全文]

摘要: ( it is better to be careful and to not risk making a big mistake ... ) "Better safe than sorry" (proberb) says that it is better to do something carefully ("safe") than to be careless and make a[阅读全文]

摘要: ( I don't know ... ) When you respond to someone's question by saying "your guess is an good as mine" you are letting them know that you can not speak with certainty about something. If you were[阅读全文]

摘要: ( don't make judgments based only on appearances ... ) You can't judge a book by its cover means that before you can judge something, you need to take a deeper, closer look at it. Example: "He dre[阅读全文]

摘要: 众口之言( news that travels from person to person ... ) Something that you heard from other people you know by word of mouth. Example: "How did you hear about this party?" Reply: "Word of mouth."[阅读全文]

摘要: 毋庸置疑( it is certain ... ) We say "without a doubt" to express that something is certain. "Without a doubt" is often used as a response to a yes-no question. Example: "Are you going to watch[阅读全文]

摘要: ( restrained from acting as you would like ... ) When we are in a defensive position and have to make choices that we would not like to make, we say that we have our "back up against the wall". The[阅读全文]

摘要: ( to treat someone to expensive food and drink ... ) You "wine and dine" someone when you take them out to nice restaurants and treat them to expensive food and drink. Example: "How was your busin[阅读全文]

摘要: 等太阳从西边出来( that thing will never happen ... ) When pigs fly is an informal way to joke that you will never do something. Example: "Do you think you will ever work at that company again?" Rep[阅读全文]

摘要: ( it hasn't happened for a long time, and then it happens all at once ... ) When it rains, it pours describes how after there has been no rain for a long time, it suddenly rains a lot all at once. E[阅读全文]

摘要: 入乡随俗( a visitor should try to act as the people do who are from that place ... ) When in Rome, do as the Romans do means that when you are visiting a new place, you should try to do as the people[阅读全文]

摘要: ( they don't need to know ... ) When there is no need to tell someone something, you can say "what they don't know won't hurt them." Example: "Don't tell your father what happened; what he doe[阅读全文]

摘要: ( expressing your emotions freely and openly ... ) People who wear their heart on their sleeve express their emotions freely and openly, for all to see. Example: "She is kind of player who never hid[阅读全文]

摘要: ( something we have forgotten about ... ) We say "water under the bridge" to refer to past experiences and conflicts which we have decided to forget. This idiom compares these memories of the past[阅读全文]

摘要: ( life is exciting when you try different types of experiences ... ) Variety is the spice of life expresses the idea that it is good to try and do different things. Example: "We were planning to go[阅读全文]