2016年公共英语口语备考一级指导(3)

early bird

早起的人

An early bird catchs worms。

捷足先登

easy come easy go

来得快去得也快

eat my words

收回前言，认错道歉

I said something bad to my mum.Although I want to eat my words back, it didn’t work,for I had hurt my mum’s feeling.

face the music 直面困难

He knew he’d never get away with it so he decided to face the music and give himself up to the police.

他知道自己不可能逃脱，因此决定一人做事一人当——向警察自首。

face up to

hands are full　非常忙

have a ball　勇敢

have had it　受够了

I have had it with all your excuses.我受够了你的借口。

hold water　站得住脚

Non of his arguements seem to hold water.

in every sense of word

在某种意义上说

It’s a lie in every sense of word.

这是不折不扣的谎言。