· lose one’s temper发脾气
you don’t have to lose your temper about trifle things.
· through thick and thin有甘也有苦
the couple have gone through thick and thin for many years.
· have another think coming大错特错
if you think i’m easily taken in, you are having another think coming.
· thin-skinned神经过敏
she is so thin-skinned that, whenever we talk about something in a low voice, she will think we are referring to her.
· jump down someone’s throat严厉训斥某人
the boy saved a girl from the river and went back home. seeing him all through, his mother jumped down his throat.
· stick out like a sore thumb特别扎眼
i hate my big nose. it sticks out like a sore thumb.
· be all thumbs笨手笨脚
i just learned to type. i was all thumbs.
· turn thumbs down on…不赞成……，反对……
the boss turned thumbs down on the new on promotion scheme.
· twiddle one’s thumbs无所事事
why do we have to work overtime while people in pr department are twiddling their thumbs?
· beat someone’s time with someone勾引别人的女朋友
he is strange. he doesn't go steady with any girl, but enjoys beating others’ time with their girlfriend.
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· on the tip of someone’s tongue就早嘴边上
a man in black came to ask about my son’s whereabouts. my words were on the tip of someone’s tongue when i found the man had a gun inside his pocket.
· hold one’s tongue保持沉默
i can no longer hold my tongue when i see so many wild animals have become extinct.