Idiom List – V

She sat there poker-faced the whole time, so I couldn’t tell what she was thinking.
（ 她全程面無表情地坐在那裡，我完全看不出她在想什麼。）

I’ll get that report to you posthaste, so you don’t have to wait.
（ 我會盡快把那份報告給你，讓你不用等太久。）

Ever since the new manager took over, the place has really gone to pot.
（ 自從新經理接手之後，這裡真的每況愈下。）

Winning that argument felt like a Pyrrhic victory—I lost a good friend over it.
（ 贏了那場爭論卻像是慘勝，因為我因此失去了一位好朋友。）

We don’t have to reinvent the wheel—let’s just use the template from last year.
（ 我們不需要重新來過，直接用去年的範本就好了。）

Don’t let that argument about the weather be a red herring—we need to focus here.
（ 不要被那個關於天氣的話題帶偏了，我們要把重點放在這裡。）

He just rides roughshod over everyone’s ideas and does whatever he wants.
（ 他完全不理會別人的想法，總是照自己的意思去做。）

I had to rob Peter to pay Paul just to cover this month’s bills.
（ 為了付這個月的帳單，我只好拆東牆補西牆。）

Ever since my sister moved out, I finally get to rule the roost at home.
（ 自從我姐搬出去之後，我終於可以在家裡當老大了。）

Any manager worth their salt would stand up for their team in a tough situation.
（ 值得信賴的主管在困難時一定會為自己的團隊挺身而出。）

My grandma is truly the salt of the earth—she’d help anyone in need.
（ 我奶奶真的是個非常善良又熱心助人的人，遇到需要幫助的人，她總是義不容辭。）

Some good Samaritan helped me change my flat tire on the highway last night.
（ 昨晚在高速公路上有位好心人幫我換了爆胎。）

Getting the boss’s seal of approval really boosted my confidence on this project.
（ 獲得老闆的肯定，真的讓我對這個專案更加有信心。）

This tough project really separated the sheep from the goats on our team.
（ 這個艱難的專案真的讓我們團隊中高下立見。）

When I heard the news, I was just shell-shocked and couldn’t say a word.
（ 當我聽到這個消息時，整個人都愣住了，完全說不出話來。）

Ever since I lost my job, I’ve been living on a shoestring every month.
（ 自從我失業以後，每個月的日子都過得很拮据。）

Before officially joining the club, you have to sign and take the pledge.
（ 在正式加入社團之前，你需要先簽名並宣誓。）

I don’t get why she always tries to put a spoke in my wheel at work.
（ 我不懂為什麼她在工作上總是處處為難我。）

Honestly, I think you’re making a storm in a teacup over nothing.
（ 老實說，我覺得你真的是小題大作。）

Ever since the layoffs started, it feels like the sword of Damocles is hanging over us.
（ 自從開始裁員後，我們每個人都感覺壓力如影隨形，隨時都有危機降臨的可能。）

Just because they’re friends doesn’t mean you should tar them with the same brush.
（ 他們是朋友並不代表你可以一概而論。）

After dealing with nonstop issues at work, I’m really at the end of my tether.
（ 工作上一直有解決不完的問題，真的讓我快撐不下去了。）

I had a great idea for the project, but Sarah totally stole my thunder.
（ 我本來對這個專案有很棒的想法，結果被Sarah搶了風頭。）

A hot cup of coffee in the morning—that’s the ticket!
（ 早上來一杯熱咖啡，這才對味！）

Arguing with him about that is just tilting at windmills—he’ll never change his mind.
（ 跟他爭論那件事只是白費力氣——他根本不可能改變想法。）

She followed the instructions to a T and the recipe turned out perfect.
（ 她完全照著食譜做，結果成品非常完美。）

If you wanna keep your job here, you’d better learn to toe the line.
（ 如果你想繼續留在這裡工作，最好學著配合一點。）

I haven’t gotten sick all winter, knock on wood.
（ 我整個冬天都沒有生病，真是幸運， 希望可以繼續保持。）

After the new boss arrived, we had to trim our sails and change our approach.
（ 新老闆上任後，我們不得不調整做事方式，改變策略。）

We weren’t expecting much from the project, but it really turned up trumps in the end.
（ 我們本來對這個專案沒有太大期待，沒想到最後竟然有出乎意料的好成果。）

I used to feel like an ugly duckling in school, but I grew out of it.
（ 以前在學校的時候，我常覺得自己像醜小鴨，但後來我已經走出那段時期了。）

I really had my back to the wall when I lost my job last year.
（ 去年失業的時候，我真的陷入了困境。）

Watch out—Mom’s on the warpath after seeing the mess in the kitchen!
（ 小心點——媽媽看到廚房那麼亂，現在正氣得不得了！）

After that disaster, he just washed his hands of the whole situation.
（ 那場災難之後，他就完全撇清關係，不再管這件事了。）

Don’t be such a wet blanket—just come to the party and have some fun!
（ 不要那麼掃興嘛，來派對一起玩得開心點吧！）

That fancy bread maker turned out to be a total white elephant in my kitchen.
（ 那台高級麵包機結果在我廚房裡根本派不上用場，完全是個浪費。）

Jake’s a total whiz kid when it comes to computers—he fixes everything for us.
（ Jake在電腦方面超厲害，什麼問題他都能幫我們搞定。）

I knew I was on a sticky wicket when my boss called me in early.
（ 當老闆一大早就叫我進辦公室時，我就知道自己情況不妙了。）

I felt like I was on a wild goose chase looking for my lost keys last night.
（ 昨晚找我那把丟掉的鑰匙，感覺就像是在瞎忙一場。）

You can’t just make decisions willy-nilly and expect everything to work out.
（ 你不能隨便做決定，然後指望事情都會順利解決。）

With all the extra practice she put in, she won hands down at the competition.
（ 因為她花了很多時間練習，所以在比賽中輕鬆獲勝。）

When I started my new job, Sarah really took me under her wing.
（ 我剛開始這份新工作時，Sarah真的很照顧我。）

I picked up a side job just to keep the wolf from the door.
（ 我接了一份兼職，只是為了勉強維持生計。）

I can’t believe he tried to pull the wool over my eyes like that.
（ 我真的不敢相信他竟然想這樣騙我。）

Honestly, that rumor was the real apple of discord in our friend group last year.
（ 老實說，那個謠言去年真的成了我們朋友圈裡最大的導火線。）

Those dark clouds don’t augur well for our beach plans this weekend.
（ 那些烏雲看起來我們這週末的海灘計畫可能要泡湯了。）

He just decided to go AWOL and disappeared without telling anyone at work.
（ 他就這樣決定擅自離職，沒跟任何同事打招呼就消失了。）

Don’t mess with her—she’s a real battle-axe when she gets upset.
（ 不要惹她生氣——她一發火可是很兇的。）

We wanted something different, so we decided not to stick to the beaten path.
（ 我們想要一些不一樣的體驗，所以決定不走傳統的路。）

Sorry if I’m grumpy—I think I just got out on the wrong side of the bed today.
（ 不好意思，如果我今天有點脾氣不好，可能是一早起床就心情不太對。）