2014年6月25日 星期三

old habits die hard 舊習難改

Old habits die hard.
Prov. People find it difficult to change their accustomed behavior. Joan retired last year, but she still gets up as early as she used towhen she had to go to work. Old habits die hard.

hang in the balance 前途未卜

hang in the balance (third-person singular simple present hangs in the balancepresent participle hanging in the balancesimple past and past participle hung in the balance)
  1. (idiomatic) To be in a precarious situation, unsure of the future.
    His life was left hanging in the balance after being shot in the side.

2014年6月4日 星期三

it's my way or the highway 一切都要照我的意思做

This idiom is used to say that if people don't do what you say, they will have to leave or quit the project, etc.

2014年6月3日 星期二

kiss and make up 大和解

kiss and make up  (humorous)
if two people kiss and make up, they stop being angry with each other and become friendly again Ian and I used to fight a lot, but we always kissed and made up afterwards.

turn something on its head 完全改變

To turn on its head 完全改变
当我们说 to turn (something) on its head, 这个短语的意思就是完全改变什么事情。另外它也指完全错误的理解了一件事情