看美剧学英语:看《极品老妈》第一季学地道口语(20)
2015-12-15 16:20
来源:吉林新东方
作者:朱博
high as a kite
Behaving in a very excited way, especially because of being strongly affected by alcohol or drugs. 如果喝酒喝high了或者嗑药嗑高了,就叫做high as a kite. 特别形象特别好记,“像风筝一样high”。
stick out
To be noticeable or easily seen. 很出众,很显眼,跟stand out同义,例如:
They wrote the notice in big red letters so that it would stick out.
fall through
To not be completed, or not happen. 这个短语经常用在“计划落空”,例如:
Our plans fell through because of lack of money.