笑死人不償命的10個英語習語 你造嗎？

We get it， idioms are weird， and often have nothing to do with their literal meaning。 But here is a list of ten of the funniest English idioms and how to use them！

我們都知道，習語是很怪異的，通常與字面意義沒有任何關係的。下面爲大家列一張清單，包含10個最有趣的英語習語以及用法。

1. The lights are on but nobody’s home – used to describe a stupid person。

燈亮着卻沒人在家——用於描述很愚蠢的人。

Example： She really has no clue- the lights are on but nobody’s home！

例子：她完全抓不着頭緒——腦子笨的像頭豬。

2. When pigs fly – about something that will never happen。

除非豬都會飛了——表示某事永遠都不會發生，絕無可能。

Example： Yea， right！ You will get Taylor Swift to ask you on a date when pigs fly！

例子：對的！等豬都會飛了你就會得到泰勒·斯威夫特的約會邀請。

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。（梵高只有一隻耳朵！）

Example： Xavi really shouldn’t play the piano- he has Van Gogh’s ear for music。

例子：哈維真不該彈鋼琴——他簡直就是個音癡。

4. To pig out – to eat a lot very quickly。

狼吞虎嚥——快速吃掉很多東西。

Example： After the marathon， the runners pigged out at a dinner buffet。

例子：馬拉松跑完後，參賽者們在自助餐晚宴上狼吞虎嚥。

5. Everything but the kitchen sink – almost everything has been included。

除了廚房裡的水槽什麼都有——幾乎包括了所有事。

Example： Maria was trying so hard to get the question right， she was throwing out everything but the kitchen sink！

例子：爲了證明問題是正確的，瑪利亞幾乎把所有的事都說了個遍。

6. To put a sock in it – to tell someone noisy to be quiet。

放只襪子在裡面——告訴某個很吵的人保持安靜。

Example： Jane was yelling while I was studying so I told her to put a sock in it。

例子：當我在學習時簡在那邊大喊大叫，於是我讓她閉上嘴巴。

7. To have a cast iron stomach – to have no problems eating or drinking anything。

有個鐵胃——吃、喝任何東西都沒問題。

Example： I think I would be sick if I ate all that food， but Joe seems to have a cast iron stomach。

例子：我覺得如果我把所有食物都吃了，我肯定會生病，但是喬看起來就像有個鐵胃一樣，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）

Example： 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！

例子：酒吧裡的這羣人看起來像是在舉行生日派對，很明顯可以看出他是這個派對的主角，因爲他一直在不停地喝。

9. Use your loaf – use your head， think smart。

用你的麪包——動動腦子，仔細想想。

Example： Come on Parker， use your loaf！ I know you can solve this problem！

例子：快來帕克，動動腦子！我知道你能解決的。

10. Finger lickin’ good – extremely tasty。

好吃到要舔手指——非常美味。

Example： My mom makes the best steak！ It’s finger lickin’ good！

例子：我媽媽最擅長做牛排！簡直好吃爆了！

Are there any other weird idioms that you find funny？ Share with us！

你有沒有其它的怪異的好玩的習語？一起分享啊！

來源：滬江英語