Idiom List – IV

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a flash in the pan 曇花一現

Everyone thought their new app was cool, but it turned out to be just a flash in the pan.
( 大家原本都覺得他們的新 app 很厲害,結果最後只是曇花一現。)


to follow suit 跟進、仿效

When one person started recycling at work, everyone else decided to follow suit.
( 當有同事在公司開始做資源回收後,其他人也都跟著響應了。)


to talk gibberish 胡扯含混

Stop trying to sound smart—you’re just talking gibberish at this point.
( 別再裝懂了——你現在只是胡說八道。)


to go to the dogs 走向衰敗

Ever since new management took over, this place has really gone to the dogs.
( 自從新管理層接手之後,這裡的狀況就每況愈下。)


to move the goalposts 臨時改規則

It feels like they keep moving the goalposts every time I get close to finishing.
( 每次我快完成時,他們就好像又改變標準一樣。)


to feel groggy 昏沉不清醒

I always feel groggy if I have to wake up before 7 a.m.
( 只要我早上七點前起床,都會覺得很沒精神。)


halcyon days 美好時光

Looking back, those summers at the lake really were our halcyon days.
( 回想起來,那些在湖邊度過的夏天,真的就是我們最美好的時光。)


to get someone’s goat 惹怒

He really knows how to get my goat when he leaves his stuff everywhere.
( 他每次把東西亂丟,真的很惹我生氣。)


to go haywire 一團亂、故障

Everything went haywire when the power went out during our movie night.
( 我們的電影之夜突然停電後,一切都亂成一團。)


to have a hunch 有預感

I have a hunch it’s going to rain later, so maybe bring an umbrella.
( 我覺得待會可能會下雨,建議你帶把傘。)


Indian summer 秋老虎

Man, this Indian summer just won’t quit—it’s supposed to be fall already!
( 唉,這炎熱的天氣怎麼還沒結束,現在應該已經是秋天了吧!)


irons in the fire 待辦之事

Sorry, I can’t make it tonight—I’ve got too many irons in the fire right now.
( 不好意思,今晚我沒辦法去,最近真的太忙了。)


ivory tower 象牙塔、與現實脫節

Sometimes I feel like those professors live in an ivory tower, totally out of touch.
( 有時我覺得那些教授好像活在象牙塔裡,完全脫離現實。)


to jump the gun 偷跑、搶先

I didn’t mean to jump the gun, but I thought the meeting started at 2.
( 我不是故意太早行動,只是我以為會議是兩點開始。)


to pull someone’s leg 捉弄尋開心

Relax, I was just pulling your leg—I didn’t actually win the lottery!
( 別緊張啦,我只是在跟你開玩笑啦,我哪有真的中樂透!)


to enter the lion’s den 深入虎穴

I felt like I was entering the lion’s den when I asked my boss for a raise.
( 當我跟老闆開口要求加薪時,感覺就像踏入虎穴一樣。)


lock, stock, and barrel 整個地

He bought the business lock, stock, and barrel and totally changed everything.
( 他把這間公司整個買下來,然後徹底翻新了一切。)


at loggerheads 嚴重爭執

Lately, Sarah and her brother have been at loggerheads over who gets the car.
( 最近,Sarah 和她哥哥一直在為誰能用車子爭吵不休。)


long in the tooth 年長

I’m getting a bit long in the tooth for staying out past midnight these days.
( 我現在年紀大了,已經不太適合熬夜到半夜還在外面玩了。)


to make head or tail of it 搞懂

I’ve read this manual three times and still can’t make head or tail of it.
( 我這本說明書已經看了三遍,還是完全看不懂。)


middle of the road 中間路線

I think we should take a middle of the road approach and not rush into anything.
( 我覺得我們應該採取比較中庸的做法,不要太急著做決定。)


a moot point 沒必要的論點

Arguing about that now is a moot point since the decision’s already been made.
( 現在再爭論這個已經沒有意義,因為決定都已經做了。)


mumbo-jumbo 胡言亂語

Honestly, I couldn’t understand a word he said—it all sounded like mumbo-jumbo to me.
( 老實說,他講的話我完全聽不懂,對我來說簡直是一堆天書。)


a needle in a haystack 大海撈針

Finding my keys in this messy room is like looking for a needle in a haystack.
( 要在這麼亂的房間裡找到我的鑰匙,根本就像大海撈針一樣難。)


to feather one’s nest 中飽私囊

The CEO used company funds to feather his own nest, and nobody noticed for years.
( 執行長長期挪用公司資金為自己謀取私利,卻好幾年都沒有人發現。)


no holds barred 不設限

When we brainstorm ideas, it’s no holds barred—just throw out whatever comes to mind.
( 我們在腦力激盪的時候沒有限制,想到什麼就直接說出來。)


to paint the town red 街上狂歡

After we got the good news, we decided to go out and paint the town red.
( 在收到好消息之後,我們決定出去好好慶祝一番。)


Pandora’s box 意想不到的連串問題

Bringing up that topic at dinner really opened a Pandora’s box of unexpected problems.
( 在晚餐時提起那個話題,結果真的引發了一連串意想不到的麻煩。)


the pecking order 階級順序

New employees pretty much have to work their way up the pecking order around here.
( 新進員工通常都得慢慢從基層做起,才能在這裡站穩腳步。)


piggy in the middle 兩面不是人

I always feel like piggy in the middle when my parents argue in front of me.
( 每次爸媽在我面前吵架時,我都覺得自己很像夾心餅乾。)