英语中容易被人误解的习语
get nailed 被痛打一顿;身体上受伤害
When I used to play rugby I'd get nailed Almost every game . 当我玩橄榄球时,我每一次都会受伤.
Alex got nailed in a pub by a big guy because he was caught checking out the guys girlfriend . 艾尔利斯在酒吧被大块头打了一顿,因为他被大块头逮到在看他的好友.
get the hang of something 学会做什么(掌握某物的原理去使用它;明白这件事怎么去做)
例：I hate maths class because I can 't get the hang of geometry . 我讨厌数学课,因为我总学不会几何学.
例：It only took me a couple of hours to get the hang of how to use our new computer .只花了我几个小时的时间去学会我们的新电脑.
turn out 事情怎么发生(发展),最后成了一个什么样子
例：It turned out that we didn 't have our test today as the teacher was sick . 由于今天我们老师病了,所以我们就没有考试.
例：I didn 't like him at first but he turned out to be a really nice guy . 刚开始的时候我不太喜欢他,但后来慢慢的觉得他是个很好的人.
bag someone(不太公正的)批评某人,骂别人
例：After he missed a goal ,Beckham was bagged by his coach after the match . 当小贝射失了一次球后,被教练骂了一顿.
例：My teacher 's always bagging to my parents about my bad grades. 我的老师总是会找我父母说我的表现,因为我的分数很差.
team up 结伙,搭帮,跟某些人组成一队
例：I teamed up with a few friends to travel to Xinjiang . 我和一些朋友结伙一起去新疆旅行.
例：The two companies have teamed up to develop a new computer program .这两个公司一起联手研发一个新计算机项目.
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food chain 阶层, 等级
例：He' s just joined the company , so he' s low down the food chain . 他刚加入这个公司,所以他还只是处在公司的底层.
例：Next year I' ll be top of the food chain at highschool . 明年我就在高中的最高的阶层了.
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nothing to lose( 如果你去尝试某件事)也不会有任何损失
例：Why don' t you try out for the basketball team? You have nothing to lose . 你为什么不去尝试去参加篮球队呢?反正你也不会有什么损失.
例：When you are young, you can do anything ,you have nothing to lose .当你还年轻的时候,你会想做自己想做的事,也不会损失什么.
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a soft spot forsb 喜欢某人/某事
例：George has a soft spot for Anni, she is like a little sister to him. 乔治对安妮有非常强的好感,安妮对他的感觉像妹妹一样.
例：I have a soft spot for Chicago because my parents met them. 我对芝加哥这个地方非常有亲切感,因为我的父母在那相遇.
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at the drop of a hat 某人非常容易就去做某事(不用他人鼓励)
例：Let's invite Adam to karaoke tonight. He'll sing at the drop of a hat. 今晚让我们邀请亚当一起去卡拉OK, 他是一定会去的(因为他是个麦霸)
例：I don't like to spend money but my sister buys things at the drop of a hat . 我不太喜欢乱花钱,可我的姐姐(妹妹)花钱如流水般看见什么就买什么.
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breakdown 精神崩溃
例：You work too hard. If you don't relax a little, you'll have a nervous breakdown. 你工作太辛苦了,如果你再不休息一下就要精神崩溃了.
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