Idioms 英语习语 8 | Idioms from Recreation

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A Person on the Ball

We always knew what our boss，Winona, was thinking，Right off the bat, as soon as she walked through the door, she'd let you know what she wanted you to do. Her style was clear, direct, and open. She always put her cards on the table. If you did something wrong or said something inappropriate, Winona told you that you were off base. If she thought you were doing well and on the ball, she told you that, too. And when she said no, she meant no. No dice. Not many people argued with Winona and won. But I think she really enjoyed people who would stand up to her and give their own opinions. I think she secretly got a kick out of it.

Definitions 习语注解和例句

1. right off the bat

-immediately 立刻，馬上

Una looked at the math problem for just a minute, and she got the correct answer right off the bat.

2. to put one's cards on the table

-to be honest about your feelings and intentions 攤牌，（把想法和意圖）和盤托出

Let me put my cards on the table. Either we sell more or we’ll have to close the business

3. off base

-If you say that someone is off base, you mean that they are wrong. 错误的

You re off base with that answer. Try again.

4. on the ball

-to be quick to understand and react to things 機靈；靈敏

Sophie is an excellent manager. She really knows how to organize things and get things done. She is really on the ball

5. no dice

-something that people say when you may not or cannot do something

沒門兒，不行，不許

Tom wanted the party to be at my apartment, but I said no dice

6. to get a kick out of something

-to enjoy something very much 使你高兴的人，或任何一样令你喜爱和激动的东西

I really get a kick out of Lisa's jokes. She always makes me laugh

More to Note

1. to go fly a kite

-used to tell someone who is being annoying to go away 走開，別煩我

I'm tired of listening to you complain. Stop bothering me. Why don’t you just go fly a kite?

2. a good sport

-a person who is not rude or angry about losing具體育道德精神的人，有風度的人

I beat Albert five times at video games today, but he's such a good sport that he bought us a pizza afterward.

3. in the same boat

-to be in the same unpleasant situation as other people 在同一艘船上；處境相同，面臨同樣的困境；

Now that we're both out of work, we're in the same boat

4. to keep the ball rolling

-to do something that starts an activity, or to start doing something in order to encourage other people to do the same 著手做，開始做；帶頭做

Let's keep the ball rolling. We're off to a good start, but we still need to collect more money to get videotape machines for our school

5. sink or swim

If you are left to sink or swim, you are given no help so that you succeed or fail completely by your own efforts.

自己去闖，成敗全憑自己

We're going to do our best to start our own restaurant, sink or swin

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