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俚语:“手上”的英语习语集锦

手是人体部位,可以组成丰富多彩的习语:

1)介词短语类:

at first hand(亲自), at second hand(间接地), at hand(在手头), by hand(手工), hand in glove(互相勾结), hand in hand(手拉手), in hand(手上的), from hand to mouth(勉强度日), off hand(立即), on hand(手边), on the one hand…on the other hand(一方面…另一方面), out of hand(失去控制)。

2)动词短语类:

change hands(易手),come to hand(到手), dirty one’s hands(败坏名声), force one’s hand(迫使做某事),gain the upper hand(占上风), hold hands(手搀手),join hands(联手), throw up one’s hand(放弃), tie one’s hands(使某人受到约束), try one’s hand(试着干)。

3)名词短语类:

free hand(全权处理), fresh hand(新手), good hand(漂亮的一手), green hand(擅长农艺之人), light hand(手艺熟练), old hand(内行), red hand(血腥之手)。

4)谚语类:

many hands make light work(众人拾柴火焰高);
a bird in hand is worth two in the bush(一鸟在手胜过二鸟在林);
don’t bite the hand that feeds you(不要去咬喂你的手);
if you have no hand, you can’t make a fist(巧妇难为无米之炊)。

看来,生活中还真是离不开手。