慣用語法Idioms(14)

goes against (one's) grain(不合某人的個性)

A:Do you want to gamble?

B:No, it goes against my grain.

Or I don't like to do it

Be a man(拿出大丈夫氣概來)

A:I don't think it's proper to ask her out.

B:Be a man. Just ask!

Or Don't be afraid

(be) hard-headed(頑固)

A:Why does your son have an earring on him? He's a boy!

B:don't be so hard-headed!

Or Don't be so stubborn

(to) have a heart of gold(心地善良)

A:Everyone likes Lucy.

B:She has a heart of gold.

Or kindhearted

That isn't like you(這不像是你)

A:I'm beat. I want to quit my job.

B:This isn't like you

Like father, like son(有其父必有其子)

A:Frank likes to go fishing as his father does.

B:Like father, like son.

A long face(臭臉)

A:What's wrong with Susan? She got a long face this morning.

B:She has a fight with our boss

Or upset

too many irons in the fire(野心太大)

A:What would you say about Mike?

B:He has too many irons in the fire.

Or too ambitious

(be) made of the milk of human kindness(很有同情心)

A:Hey, do you know that girl?

B:Of course. She's made of the milk of human kindness.

Or very compassionate

(something) is my cup of tea(正合我心意)

A:Do you like the pearl necklace?

B:It is my cup of tea.

Or It's what I want

(be) penny wise and pound foolish(斤斤計較)

A:I can't stand her any longer. She's penny wise and pound foolish.

B:Hey, take it easy. They're only clothes and make-ups.

Or she's narrow-minded.

Sing the same song(志同道合/處境相同)

A:I think his pink shirt is sick.

B:Me too. We sing the same song

Or sing the same tone

take the wrong attitude(態度不對)

A:I worked very hard, but I wasn't promoted.

B:You took the wrong attitude.

Or (to) have improper manners

think big(胸懷大志)

A:I just want to run a small shop.

B:A young man should think big.

Or have ambition

(be) too ready to suspect(疑心太重)

A:Who's the woman behind us?

B:John's wife. She's too ready to suspect. She suspects all the women talking to her husband.

Or (be) too quick to suspect

up-and-coming(積極進取)

A:He's an up-and-coming young man.

B:That's why Mr. Chart asked him to take charged of the company.

Or a spring chicken(生手的人)

You don't have to yell(用不著窮吼)

A:That's my sandwich!

B:You don't have to yell!

Or What are you yelling for?