老外最常用的21个英语习语

1.sock away 存钱

You should sock away a certain amount each month.你每个月都应该存一笔钱。

2.live from hand to mouth 收入勉强糊口

Bob had a little money socked away, so he didn't have to live from hand to mouth.鲍勃存下来了一点钱，所以日子还算过得去。

3.live off the fat of the land 靠土地产出的食品来过活

How hard can it be to strike out on your own and live off the fat of the land?你是得多艰苦才靠地吃饭啊？

4.make hay while the sun is shining 一有机会就挣钱或把钱存下来

While he had been successful at his job, he had made plenty of hay while the sun was shining.他的工作干得很成功，也就存了不少钱。

5.in the twinkling of an eye 一刹那，眨眼的功夫。

Things could go terribly wrong in the twinkling of an eye.眨眼的功夫事情就变得一团糟。

6.as free as a bird 无拘无束

I found the reasons for his decision to throw in the towel and become free as a bird compelling.我发现了他认输的理由后，就再也无拘无束了。

7.get one's ducks in a row 为了完成某事而做好充分的准备。

Bob was very careful not to let on what he was thinking to anyone until he got all his ducks in a row.鲍勃非常小心，他没有告诉任何人自己的想法，直到做好充分的准备。

8.salt of the earth 社会中坚

Bill was salt of the earth.比尔是一名社会精英。

9.on the spur of the moment 一时冲动

He knew that such a decision couldn't be made on the spur of a moment.他知道，不能一时冲动就作出决定。

10.by the seat of one's pants 凭本事，凭直觉

He did wonder if things might be a bit more interesting if he gave living by the seat of his pants a go.他想知道，如果当初他凭本事谋生的话，会不会比现在有意思点。

11.money to burn 花不完的钱

Sure, he never had money to burn, but he managed to get by.当然，他从来没有花不完的钱，但他还是成功了。

12.the powers that be指代掌权者

Certainly, he never questioned the powers that be.当然，他从来没有质疑过那些掌权者。

13.tag along 尾随他人

Bill repeatedly told Bob that tagging along with everyone else would eventually get boring.比尔一次次地告诉过鲍勃，尾随他人是件很无聊的事。

14.throw in the towel 放弃

I found the reasons for his decision to throw in the towel and become free as a bird compelling.我发现了他认输的理由后，就再也没有任何顾虑了。

15.jack-of-all-trades身兼多职的人

Bill made his living as a jack-of-all-trades.比尔为了谋生身兼多职。