Lesson 22 IDIOMS?英文釋義

• What's up?:?What's happening? What's new?. 2) A polite way of asking "What do you want?" when somebody calls or comes into your office.EXAMPLE1:?What's up??I haven't seen you in a long time.
• EXAMPLE2: "What's up?"???- "I came by to see if you're free for lunch today."
• my stomach (my head, my arm, etc...) is killing me:?my stomach (my head, my arm, etc...) hurts very badly
• EXAMPLE: Patricia left the office early today.?Her stomach was killing her.
• as sick as a dog:?very sick
• EXAMPLE: Brent got the flu and was?as sick as a dog?for a week.
• (to) call in sick:??to phone into the office and say you're sick
• EXAMPLE: Try not to?call in sick?too often. Employers don't like it.
• under the weather:?not feeling well
• EXAMPLE: "You look pale. Is everything okay?"?- "Not really. I'm feeling?under the weather."
• (to) not feel so hot:?to feel sick; to not feel well
• EXAMPLE: Jacob canceled our meeting for this afternoon. He said he?wasn't feeling so hot.
• there's something going around:?there's an illness traveling around the office; many people are getting sick from some illness
• EXAMPLE: Be sure to wash your hands often.?There's something going around?the office, and you don't want to catch it.
• can't afford to:?don't have time for; don't want to
• EXAMPLE: Sorry, I?can't afford to?sit here and argue with you. I've got a lot of work to do.
• up to one's ears in work:??to have a lot of work; to have too much work
• EXAMPLE: Bill is?up to his ears in work. He won't be able to meet with you until next week.
• (to) take it easy:?to relax; to rest; to not do too much
• EXAMPLE: You worry too much about everything. You need to just?take it easy.
• in tip-top shape:??in great condition; completely healthy
• EXAMPLE: Be sure you're?in tip-top shape?next week for our trip to Beijing.