English Usage Notebook

infringement: violation of law

idiomatic: using, containing, or denoting expressions that are natural to a native speaker.

give me a push

cop a feel

not that i know of

tit-for-tat

gold digger

i’ll say

attaboy

butter you up: 拍马屁

rain check

twaddle

chicken’s coming home to roast 恶有恶报

knock it off 住嘴

suit yourself 随便你

that’s my jam 那时我的强项

you are all, “……“

pull it off 能过得去

shoot the breeze

pushover 墙头草

shrew 悍妇

powder me in sugar and give me a donut

hollering 吼叫

knock somebody up 搞大某人的肚子

i deserve a swig! 我值得喝一杯

officiate at

throw caution into the wind

a pipe dream

I barely have the nerve to do……

hoopla

ditzy：傻大姐

dinkus

pot: 大麻

someone’s pants are on fire

upstate

locked up your mom

ROE

answers to the name

stick a fork in me and i’m done !

wearing grumpy pants

up yours=shut up your mouth

yank you

Likewise

fallic

doofus

You’re swell!

talk about your bad luck

The birds chirping.

buzz our door

smitten 神魂颠倒的

I’m a whole person who can drink older than you.

bimbo

is that crystal?

something of an item

How come……

All righty roo

dork

dog-piling

My word!

It blows! = It sucks!

One can only imagine what it was. 

rat me out!

Cheater, cheater, compulsive eater.

Dag nab it!

slings weed

account for 

raggedy ass

goulash 炖肉

get the beatdown of one’s life

strap-on

biased against someone

Schadenfreude: pleasure derived from the misfortune of others.

on the (off) chance

feet won’t touch the floor

that will suit me fine

emblamatic:symbolic

going commando (not wearing underwear)

call it off=cancel