1. The lights are on but nobody's home – used to describe a stupid person.
燈亮著卻沒人在家——用于描述很愚蠢的人。

She really has no clue - the lights are on but nobody's home!
她完全摸不著頭腦——腦子笨的像頭豬。

2. When pigs fly – about something that will never happen.
除非豬都會(huì)飛了——表示某事永遠(yuǎn)都不會(huì)發(fā)生，絕無可能。

Yea, right! You will get Taylor Swift to ask you on a date when pigs fly!
對(duì)的！等豬都會(huì)飛了，你就會(huì)得到泰勒·斯威夫特的約會(huì)邀請(qǐng)。

3. To have Van Gogh's ear for music – to be tone deaf .(Van Gogh only had one ear!)
用梵高的耳朵聽音樂——音癡。（梵高只有一只耳朵！）

Xavi really shouldn't play the piano- he has Van Gogh's ear for music.
哈維真不該彈鋼琴——他完全沒有音樂細(xì)胞。

4. To pig out – to eat a lot very quickly.
狼吞虎咽——快速吃掉很多東西。

After the marathon, the runners pigged out at a dinner buffet.
馬拉松跑完后，參賽者們?cè)谧灾硌缟侠峭袒⒀省?/p>

5. Everything but the kitchen sink – almost everything has been included.
除了廚房里的水槽什么都有——幾乎包括了所有事。

Maria was trying so hard to get the question right, she was throwing out everything but the kitchen sink!
為了得到準(zhǔn)確答案，瑪利亞幾乎把所有的事都說了個(gè)遍。

6. To put a sock in it – to tell someone noisy to be quiet.
放只襪子在里面——告訴某個(gè)很吵的人保持安靜。

Jane was yelling while I was studying so I told her to put a sock in it.
當(dāng)我在學(xué)習(xí)時(shí)簡(jiǎn)卻在那邊大喊大叫，于是我讓她閉嘴。

7. To have a cast iron stomach – to have no problems eating or drinking anything.
有個(gè)鐵胃——吃、喝任何東西都沒問題。

I think I would be sick if I ate all that food, but Joe seems to have a cast iron stomach.
我覺得如果我把所有食物都吃了，我肯定會(huì)不舒服，但是喬看起來就像有個(gè)鐵胃一樣，吃多少都沒事兒。

8. To drink like a fish – to drink heavily.
像魚一樣能喝——海量。（喝起酒來不要命）

The group at the bar seems to being having a party and you can tell he's the birthday boy because he is drinking like a fish! 酒吧里的這群人看起來像是在舉行生日派對(duì)，很明顯可以看出他是這個(gè)派對(duì)的主角，因?yàn)樗?br/>一直喝。

9. Use your loaf – use your head, think smart.
用你的面包——?jiǎng)觿?dòng)腦子，仔細(xì)想想。

Come on Parker, use your loaf! I know you can solve this problem!
快來帕克，動(dòng)動(dòng)腦子！我知道你能解決的。

10. Finger licking good – extremely tasty.
好吃到要舔手指——非常美味。

My mom makes the best steak! It's finger licking good!
我媽媽最擅長(zhǎng)做牛排！簡(jiǎn)直好吃爆了！

（來源：愛思英語 編輯：許晶晶）