CNN主播教你老外最常用的英文慣用語

1. 從CNN新聞學習最道地的英語：
從近年CNN新聞的實際範例中學習各個慣用語的使用情境與正確用法。讀者可搭配電腦互動光碟觀賞CNN新聞片段，培養真實的英語語感。

2. 精闢解析、延伸說明，學習更有效率：
書中超過三百個慣用語均搭配解說、例句，並適時補充延伸學習或相關詞彙，如同義詞、反義詞及相關用法等，幫助讀者統整學習。

3. 全書依慣用語的特性分為四大類，方便讀者學習：
道地口語
老外經常掛嘴邊，學會了英語才道地。
例如
what’s cooking?不是問「在煮什麼？」，而是在問「你好嗎？／發生了什麼事？」。
catch on在口語中常用來表示事物「流行起來；蔚為風潮」

典故諺語
告訴你慣用語的典故來源，讓學習者更有印象、學了就不容易忘。
例如
Holy Grail 是中世紀傳說中耶穌在最後晚餐中用的聖杯，具有可使人重生的神奇魔力，騎士紛紛追尋這只杯子，因此holy grail 遂指「渴望得到或努力追尋的東西、目標或理想」。

引申譬喻
以字面延伸聯想，具備引申義或比喻等言外之意。
例如
break bread字面上是「掰開麵包」，引申為「與人一同用餐」。
back against the wall字面意義「背靠著牆壁」則用來比喻「陷入絕境」。

俚語／慣用語
很多俚語用法不說可能很難從字面上看出其含意。
例如
說某人是turkey「火雞」原來是在罵人「不中用；很討厭」。
cough sth. up「把某物咳出來」在俚語中是指「勉強說出（某事）或交出（某物）」。

Unit 1 道地口語 19
001. a heck of 
002. all-out 
003. and so on and so forth 
004. average Joe or Jane 
005. back-and-forth 
006. be in for 
007. be no slouch 
008. be up to . . . 
009. bring sth. to life 
010. bust 
011. catch on 
012. catch up with sb. 
013. cool 
014. crunch time 
015. do the trick 
016. down to 
017. draw to a close 
018. flip out 
019. from the get-go 
020. give a/any clue 
021. give or take 
022. go bust 
023. hand it to sb. 
024. hang on 
025. hard going 
026. have a go 
027. have had enough 
028. hit it 
029. hit it big 
030. hit the road 
031. hook sth. up 
032. hubba hubba 
033. if not more so 
034. in (all) one’s glory 
035. it bag 
036. it’s just as well that . . . 
037. killer 
038. let it rip 
039. live with 
040. lose it 
041. more so than 
042. no joke 
043. off we go 
044. on the go 
045. opt for sth. 
046. out of reach 
047. pick on 
048. pick up on 
049. pitch for 
050. pull sth. off 
051. pull up 
052. put sth. towards 
053. quote, unquote 
054. rack up 
055. roll out 
056. sign off 
057. stay put 
058. sure thing 
059. take a shot 
060. take to the streets 
061. talk a big game
062. the call of nature 
063. to say the least 
064. 24/7 
065. want a piece of sb. 
066. what’s cooking 
067. wrap one’s head around 

Unit 2 典故諺語 87
001. a run for the money 
002. a shot across the bow 
003. a tip of the hat 
004. at the drop of a hat 
005. cattle call 
006. claim the scalp 
007. cream of the crop 
008. cross that bridge 
009. eureka moment 
010. 15 minutes of fame 
011. fish story 
012. forlorn hope 
013. full-steam ahead 
014. go viral 
015. high roller 
016. hit the jackpot
017. holy grail 
018. join forces 
019. labor of love 
020. movers and shakers 
021. neck and neck 
022. nuts 
023. other side of the tracks 
024. pack a punch 
025. pandemonium 
026. pull out all the stops 
027. sacred cow 
028. show sb. the ropes 
029. stand guard 
030. take sth. with a grain of salt 
031. throw in at the deep end 
032. tickle the ivories 
033. wear one’s heart on one’s sleeve
 
Unit 3 引申譬喻 121
001. a king’s ransom 
002. a slap in the face 
003. a stone’s throw 
004. a walk in the park 
005. at a premium 
006. back against the wall 
007. bank on 
008. be fed up with 
009. be steeped in 
010. bear fruit 
011. behind the scenes 
012. bottom line 
013. break bread 
014. building block 
015. call it quits 
016. cater to 
017. cherry-pick 
018. (as) clear as day 
019. close the gap 
020. close to sb.’s heart 
021. come out of nowhere 
022. common denominator 
023. concrete jungle 
024. conjure up 
025. down the line 
026. down the road 
027. find one’s way (to sth.) 
028. flex one’s muscle 
029. from day one 
030. from the ground up 
031. get under one’s skin 
032. give one’s blessing 
033. glass ceiling 
034. go up in flames 
035. go . . . route 
036. gun for 
037. head and shoulders
above sb./sth. 
038. here today, gone
tomorrow 
039. hidden gem 
040. hit a snag 
041. hot ticket 
042. in the driver’s seat 
048. live hand-to-mouth 
049. make a splash 
050. make a statement 
051. nail in the coffin 
052. off the beaten path 
053. old guard 
054. on the fringe 
055. on the ground 
056. on the horizon 
057. out on a limb 
058. packed to the rafters 
059. play a role 
060. play one’s part 
061. play second fiddle 
062. pull back 
063. push the envelope 
064. put a gun to sb.’s head 
065. put one’s foot down 
066. put the brakes on sth. 
067. read between the lines 
068. rose-colored glasses 
069. sounding board 
070. stand up against 
071. step down 
072. step in 
073. sth. has legs 
074. stretch sb./sth. thin 
075. take a baby step 
076. take a back seat 
077. take the wraps off sth.
078. teething problems 
079. thrive on 
080. turn a spotlight on 
081. turn sth. on its head 
082. two-edged sword 
083. wet blanket 
084. (the weight of) the world on sb.’s shoulders
085. wrap up
 
Unit 4 俚語／慣用語 207
001. a fleeting moment 
002. a long way off 
003. a wink and a nod 
004. adhere to 
005. A-list 
006. along the lines of... 
007. assume the mantle 
008. at a . . . cost 
009. at odds with sth. 
010. at the expense of 
011. at the hands of 
012. be shrouded in secrecy 
013. be sworn in 
014. be up and running 
015. bear in mind 
016. behind the wheel 
017. blaze the trail 
018. break down 
019. break the back of 
020. break the bank 
021. break the mold 
022. by a whisker 
023. by the dozen 
024. come across as 
025. come around 
026. come from humble beginnings 
027. come of age 
028. cough sth. up 
029. crack up 
030. credit with 
031. cut a . . . figure 
032. do justice 
033. do one’s part 
034. dream up 
035. dress the part 
036. drive sb. nuts 
037. drive . . . home 
038. feast one’s eyes 
039. fend off 
040. few and far between 
041. fill the seats 
042. food envy 
043. gangbusters 
044. get a load of . . . 
045. God willing 
046. hard sell 
047. hash out 
048. have a soft spot for 
049. have come a long way 
050. the here and now
051. hit home 
052. hold back 
053. hold off 
054. hustle and bustle 
055. in a flash 
056. in bulk 
057. in plain sight 
058. in tandem 
059. in-joke 
060. it’s go time 
061. keep up appearances 
062. keep . . . at bay 
063. lag behind 
064. land on one’s feet 
065. live and breathe sth. 
066. lost in thought 
067. make a difference 
068. make a fool of sb. 
069. make a living 
070. make a noise about sth. 
071. make a . . . mark 
072. make one’s name 
073. make the rounds 
074. make-or-break 
075. max out 
076. measure A against B 
077. not the exception, but the rule 
078. not to be outdone 
079. off and on 
080. off the top of one’s head 287
081. on the brink of 
082. on the up and up 
083. part and parcel 
084. part of the game 
085. pick one’s way 
086. play leapfrog 
087. put an end to sth. 
088. put the pedal to the metal 295
089. queue up 
090. rip-off
091. round out 
092. rub shoulders with sb. 
093. saving grace 
094. set the bar high 
095. shudder to think 
096. shy away from 
097. slow coach 
098. smart cookie 
099. sneak peek 
101. sought-after 
102. sound the alarm 
103. stack up against 
104. state-of-the-art 
105. stave off
106. sticking point 
107. strike a tone 
108. take on sb. 
109. take one’s breath away 
110. tally up 
111. think twice 
112. thin-skinned 
113. throw a tantrum 
114. tip the balance 
115. touch and go 
116. trip off the lips 
117. turkey 
118. turn sb. against 
119. turn the tide against 
120. up a storm 
121. ups and downs 
122. what’s the world
coming to 
123. wheel and deal 
124. when it comes to 
125. wind down 
126. window of opportunity 
127. word of mouth 
128. work one’s way up 
129. wreak havoc 

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