1、300 个“ 极常用”英语口语短句1. Have a nice day. 祝你今天愉快（通常在跟别人道别的时候说，类似于goodbye 了）2. So far, so good. 目前为止一切都好3. Take it or leave it. 要就要，不要就拉倒4. Keep it up! 继续努力，继续加油5. Good for you. 好啊！做得好！6. Time flies！时光如梭7. Time is money. 时间就是金钱8. Thats life. 这就是人生9. Now youre talking. 这才对嘛（你这才叫说话！。刚说的都是废话）10. I have butte
2、rflies in my stomach. 我感到紧张（老外的肚子的蝴蝶，类似于中国人所说的心里乱撞的小鹿）11. You asked for it. 你自找的12. read between the lines 读出字里行间的言外之意13. The rest is history. 其他的就众所皆知了14. A little bird told me. 我人听说的15. It never rains but it pours. 祸不单行（pour：倾盆大雨）16. Mind your own business. 不关你的事儿（管好你自己的事儿）17. Hang in there. 坚持下去
3、stay with me18. could be worse 已经很好了（老外说话很婉转）19. Money talks. 金钱万能20. count me out 不要算我 / count me in 算我一个21. Over my dead body! 想都别想（除非我死了）22. go fifty-fifty on sth. （在.上面）平分23. You can say that again! You said it! 你说的没错；你说对了24. Look whos talking! 看看你自己吧！25. Its Greek to me. 这我完全不懂（希腊文很难懂）26. take
4、my word for it 相信我的话27. ones cup of tea 合某人胃口的事物/人28. Get real! / Give me a break! 别闹了；别开玩笑了29. head over heels 深陷；完全地（做状语，相当于 completely）30. Suit yourself. 随你高兴31. Whats the catch? 有什么意图？（葫芦里卖的什么药？）32. let the cat out of bag 泄漏秘密33. sth. is touch-and-go 危险的情况；惊险的；一触即发的（touch and go，摸了马上逃，想想你放炮竹的场景）
5、34. beat a dead horse 白费劲（打一匹死马）35. The skys the limit. 没有限制（天是没有限制的）36. once in a blue moon 千载难逢；难得一次（这里“蓝月亮” 可不是洗衣液。）37. Be prepared. 准备好38. Its easier said than done. 说的比做的简单39. have second thoughts 考虑一下；犹豫40. behind someones back 在某人背后；背着某人41. Better luck next time. 下次运气更好42. come in handy 派得上用场
6、43. rains cats and dogs 倾盆大雨44. First come, first served. 先来先招待；捷足先登45. Its not my day! 今天运气真糟（反之， its my day!今天是我的大好日子）46. Thats news to me. 这可是新闻呢47. Theres no way to tell. 没办法知道48. read sb. like an open book 清楚某人心里的想法49. Youve got me there. 你考到我了50. Easy does it. 慢慢来；小心一点；别生气了51. on the tip of on
7、es tongue 差一点就说出口；差一点就记起来的52. The more, the merrier. 越多越好53. let someone off the hook 让某人摆脱麻烦、解脱困境54. beside the point 离题的；不是重点55. burn the candle at both ends 白天晚上都要忙；花费很多精力56. meet a deadline 截稿57. out of sight, out of mind 眼不见为净；离久情疏58. rub someone the wrong way 惹恼某人（试想逆着猫毛生长的方向去抚摸一只猫的后果）59. step
8、 on ones toes 触怒到某人（踩了某人的脚趾你说怒不怒。）60. be fed up with 对感到厌烦61. give credit where credit is due. 称赞该被赞美的人（不要吝啬你的赞美）62. go from bad to worse 每况愈下63. hit the jackpot 中大奖，走运64. It all depends on what one means bysth. 这取决于一个人怎么看待这件事情了65. accidentally/ on purpose 不小心/故意66. in ones book 在某人的字典里；对而言67. No pa
9、ins, no gains 一份耕耘，一份收获68. You aint seen nothing yet. 你还没看过更好（烂）的69. to give a rain check 改天的邀请 （棒球赛遇到下雨取消的话，观众凭票根还是可以去看顺延的比赛，rain check 后来就常常指一份继续有效的承诺）70. Thats what friends are for. 这就是好朋友啊 （朋友不是用来出卖的噢，吼吼）71. Its a pain in the neck. 很讨厌而难避免72. Its the thought that counts. 心意最重要（礼轻情意重）73. the tip
10、of the iceberg 冰山一角；危险的细微的征兆74. jump down someones throat 粗暴地回答某人；无理地打断某人的话75. save sth. for a rainy day 以备不时之需76. behind the scenes 在幕后；在黑暗中77. by the skin of ones teeth 刚好，勉强，侥幸（牙齿上那层皮。是牙釉质。多薄啊）78. Dont rock the boat. 不要破坏现状、捣乱（别去摇船）79. worth its weight in gold 很有价值的80. speak of the devil 说曹操曹操到81
11、. is right up someones alley 某物/事是某人的专长82. You never know what you can do untilyou try. 不试试看，就不知道自己的潜力83. You scratch my back, and Ill scratch yours. 你帮我，我也帮你（你帮我挠背，我也帮你挠背。此句中猴山的即视感很强）84. A penny saved is a penny earned. 省一分就是赚一分85. get away from it all 远离这一切86. make a mountain out of a molehill 大惊小
12、怪；小题大做；言过其实87. Two heads are better than one. 三个臭皮匠抵过一个诸葛亮88. have cold feet 紧张（紧张到脚冷）89. have someones sight on sth. 看好了某样东西；决心要90. Honesty is the best policy. 诚实为上策91. No sooner said than done. 说做就做92. sleep like a log 睡得很沉 (log 也有枕木的意思，别看成 dog 了）93. through thick and thin 不畏艰险，赴汤蹈火94. all in the
13、days work 习以为常；不足为奇95. Curiosity kills the cat. 好奇伤身96. Great minds think alike. 英雄所见略图97. Some people never learn. 有些人总是学不乖98. Theres no place like home. 没有比家更温暖的地方99. You learn sth. new everyday. 你每天都会学到新东西100. wrap things up 把事情整理一番，做个了结101. at the drop of a hat 立即，随时（作副词短语，“在脱帽的一刻，形容动作很快”）102. B
14、eauty is only skin-deep. 美丽是肤浅的（skin-deep 一层皮那么薄）103. It takes two to tango. 一个巴掌拍不响（一个人跳不了探戈）104. Never put off until tomorrow what youcan do today. 今日事，今日毕105. Some people have all the luck. 有些人就是那么幸运106. Dont be such a sore loser. 不要输不起（输了还很酸）107. Dont cry over spilt milk. 覆水难收108. It wouldnt hur
15、t to ask. 问人又不会怎么样109. have ones head in the clouds 心不在焉（这个短语很形象吧）110. Never say die. 决不要灰心111. seeing is believing 眼见为实112. Patience is a virtue. 耐心是一种美德113. Talk is cheap. 光说没有用（ cheap 表示廉价，没有价值的东西，可以形容抽象名词）114. turn over a new leaf 重新开始（翻开新的一页，另 opena new chaper）115. burn the midnight oil 挑灯夜战116
16、. You must grin and bear it 你必须默默忍受，强颜欢笑。117. same to you 同样祝福你（可不能用来回应： happy birthday！噢）118. Its better than nothing 有总比没有强，聊胜于无119. Opposites attract. 异性相吸120. I feel the same way. 有同感121. the calm before the storm 暴风雨前的宁静122. The early bird catches the worm 早起的鸟儿有虫吃（笨鸟先飞）123. Better left unsaid.
17、 最好还是不要说（Sometimes,silence is gold. ）124. Tomorrow is another day. 明天又是崭新的一天（暗示别沉浸在过去的苦恼中，人总是要向前看的）125. come out in the wash 真相大白；得到圆满的结果126. Every dog has his day. 十年风水轮流转（Dog 似乎在英文中没什么骂人的意思，如 lucky dog）127. bury the hatchet 言归于好；和好（hatchet 短柄小斧，这是个典型的idiom）128. A good man is hard to find. 好人难找129.
18、 in the nick of time 及时130. Dont speak too soon. 别说的太早131. Theres no such thing as a free lunch.天下没有免费的午餐（注意冠词“a”的位置）132. without batting an eyelid 眼眨都不眨；泰然自若133. know the ropes 知道学习规则或内容（懂行的人，those who know the ropes）134. pay through the nose 花很多钱（后面可接上 for+名词）135. sell like hot cakes 很畅销（畅销书、服装、唱片
19、等：best seller）136. Whats done is done. 做了就做了（后面可接上一句，dont cry over spilt milk. 嘿嘿）137. Look before you leap. 三思而后行138. Its the moment of truth. 在重要关头；到了关键时刻（说出真相的时候还不关键啊，呵呵）139. bet ones bottom dollar 确信无疑（赌上最后一块钱）140. Variety is the spice of life. 多样化丰富生活（spice=n.调味料，亦可作动词，如 spicethings up，使.丰富起来）1
20、41. a wolf in sheeps skin 披着羊皮的狼142. Haste makes waste. 欲速则不达143. like a bull in a china shop 笨手笨脚；莽撞行事（像一头公牛闯进瓷器店，注意 china 小写 c）144. someone is not out of the woods yet 还未脱离危险145. The best things in life are free. 生命中最好的东西是金钱买不到的（如 love, knowledge）146. Easy come, easy go. 来得快，去得快147. I dont have a
21、clue. 我不知道148. Better safe than sorry. 宁愿安全（可靠）也不要后悔（喝酒不开车，嘿嘿）149. Practice makes perfect. 孰能生巧150. for crying out loud 哎呀呀！拜托151. on the spur of the moment 一时冲动；一时兴起152. Every little bit counts. 一点一滴都算153. drive sb. to the wall 使某人发疯 /受不了；使某人束手无策154. get sth. off ones chest 倾吐心中的事；落下心中的大石头155. Two
22、wrongs dont make a right. 报复于事无补156. the blind leading the blind 外行领导外行157. We are in the same boat. 同命相连，一条船上（煮豆燃豆萁，豆在釜中泣.）158. Appearances can be deceiving. 外表是会骗人的（某种程度上等同于 the beauty is skin-deep）159. only time will tell 只有时间会证明，路遥知马力（证明某人对你的真心，证明一个人的品德，证明一个项目是否赚钱.）160. Dont put all your eggs in
23、 one basket.别孤注一掷（别把所有的钱放在余额宝里，嘿嘿）161. take the good with the bad 好的与坏的都要一起接受162. take the bull by the horns 当机立断；大胆果断地解决问题（擒贼先擒王）163. Thats the last straw. 使人无法忍受的最后一击（压垮骆驼的最后一根稻草）164. You cant please everyone. 你无法使每一个人都满意（冯小刚在 2014 春晚后最想说的一句话）165. An eye for an eye, and a tooth foratooth. 以眼还眼，以牙还
24、牙（来自圣经）166. Money doesnt grow on trees. 金钱得来不易167. cost sb. an arm and a leg 花大笔钱（还记得前面一句短语吗？pay through ones nose）168. take the upper hand 占优势，占上风169. everything but the kitchen sink 所有的东西（本 idiom 源自于二战美军士兵对德军轰炸的评价）170. Boys will be boys. 男孩就是男孩171. Not be able to get a word in edgewise.插不上话172. go
25、 back to square one 回到原地173. Its never too late to learn. 学习永远不嫌晚；亡羊补牢犹未晚174. Leave well enough alone. 维持现状；对现在已经很满意了，不用变更（dont rock the boat!）175. on a first-name basis 直呼其名（很熟的)176. Nothing to write home about. 没什么值得说的；不值得推荐177. packed in like sardines 挤得要命（sardines 沙丁鱼）178. There is a lot of fish
26、 in the sea. 天涯何处无芳草；还有别的机会179. What you see is what you get. 你看到什么就是什么180. come out smelling like a rose 一枝独秀181. hear through the grapevine 听到谣言182. I read you loud and clear 我听得很清楚；很了解你183. have a sweet tooth 喜欢甜食（接 for+喜欢的某物）184. know sb. like the back of ones hand 很了解某人185. Its not the end of t
27、he world. 不是世界末日（用来劝某位悲伤欲绝的人）186. come away empty-handed 一无所获（另一个词组 comea long way=取得巨大进步）187. breathe down someones neck 紧跟在某人后面；监督某人（spyon sb. ）188. cost sb. a pretty penny 很贵（不如 cost sb.an arm and a leg 地道吧）189. fill someones shoes 接替某人的职位190. act the mustard 达到标准191. like a dream come true 如梦成真1
28、92. zero in on sth. 专注于；对准（锁定.目标）193. put sth. on the line 坦白的说，冒风险194. like a fish out of water 感到尴尬不适应（如鱼“脱” 水）195. Its all set. 准备好了。196. end of the road 终点；最后197. just what the doctor ordered 正合我意（典型的 idiom，有典故的）198. pull the wool over someones eyes 欺骗；蒙蔽某人199. The first step is always the harde
29、st. 万事开头难200. Time change, and people change. 时间会变，人也会变（岁岁年年人不同啊）201. Birds of a feather flock together. 物以类聚，人以群分（经典的 idiom）202. Give him an inch and hell take a mile 得寸进尺（这简直就是字对字翻译，不过英文确实有这句）203. Dont press your luck. 不要得寸进尺（对于 luck 不要强求）204. saved by the bell 因某人或某事物的及时介入而获救（也是 Bee Gees 的一首歌）205
30、. finders keepers 谁捡到就是谁的（口语中的常用语，注意不要在中间加个are）206. by the book 按照规定207. Thats fair enough. 这样很公平208. raise ones eyebrows 吃惊（很形象）209. keep ones head above water 幸免于难，幸免于责（很形象的表达）210. bark up the wrong tree 精力用在不该用的地方；错怪人；目标错误211. from the bottom of ones heart 由衷地，发自肺腑地212. Love is blind. 爱情是盲目的213.
31、Thats all, folks. 就这样了，各位214. feel sth. in ones bones 直觉到（直觉：intuition,gut feeling, hunch）215. Its sink or swim. 无论成功或失败（全靠自己）216. steal ones thunder 抢别人的功劳；窃取别人的方法；抢别人的风头217. Where theres smoke, theres fire. 无风不起浪事；事出有因（经典句型，源自于著名的“ 有志者事竟成 ”那句英文）218. Bad news travels fast. 坏事传千里（注意消息的传播可以用 “travel”
32、）219. eat ones heart out 沮丧；伤心220. stand the last of time 接受时间的考验221. a bed of roses 称心如意的生活（满床的玫瑰花瓣.）222. Achilles heel 一个人的弱点（阿基里斯的脚后跟，来源于希腊神话，为什么解释为“弱点 ”请自行脑补）223. go the distance 坚持到底；完成全部224. Cleanliness is next to godliness. 爱干净一种美德（确实.）225. Knowledge is power. 知识就是力量（Bacon 的名言）226. Love will
33、find a way. 爱会找到方法的（这个翻译比较机械化，应该意译：爱是解决苦恼的良方）227. Mother knows best. 妈妈最清楚了228. the bottom line is that. 基本底线；最终结果229. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. 情人眼里出西施（这句谚语很古老，behold，动词，看）230. Absence makes the heart grow fonder. 距离产生美（记住这句话，经典！）231. Forgive and forget. 不念旧恶（不要那么记仇，世界会更加美好）232. Its too
34、 good to be true! 太棒了！（太好了以至于听上去不像真的，比如中了 100 万大奖）233. Those were the days. 那真是好时光（goodold days）234. Its water under the bridge. 这是过去的事了（别再提了）235. Monkey see, monkey do. 有样学样236. He is not the one to blame. 不应该怪他。（别画蛇添足的用 to be blamed）237. It comes in handy. 派上用场了。238. You cant win them all. 人不可能一直走
35、运；人不可能一帆风顺239. Different strokes for different folks.人各有所好240. Customers are always right. 顾客第一241. give sth. ones best shot 尽最大努力242. If you cant stand the heat, get outof the kitchen. 受不了压力，就离开吧243. If the shoe fits, wear it. 若这话说对了，就接受意见吧244. like two peas in a pod 腻在一起245. Please do not beat aro
36、und the bush. 别绕圈子（直说吧）246. down in the dumps 心情跌入谷底247. give sb. a lesson 教训某人一顿（别说 somecolor to see see 了.）248. If you want a thing done well, do ityourself. 你想要做好一件事，就要自己动手249. Dont spend it all in one place. 不要全部用在一个地方250. go out on a climb to do sth. 冒着危险251. Theres no time like the present. 没有
37、比现在更合适的时候了252. Somethings wrong. 感到不对劲253. Twos company, three is a crowd. 两个人刚刚好，三个人太多了254. Every family has a skeleton in thecloset. 家家有本难念的经255. hardly have time to breathe 没有喘息的时间256. keep your eyes on the ball 专心257. leave no stone unturned 不遗余力；彻底（把每块石头都翻过来.找虾米呢）258. I mean it. 我是说真的（我是认真的）259
38、. make ones hair stand on end 使人害怕；毛骨悚然（汗毛竖起来）260. The walls have ears. 隔墙有耳261. bring home the bacon 维持生计；获得成功262. They lived happily ever after. 他们从此过着幸福的生活（过上了没羞没臊的生活.-郭德纲）263. blow the whistle on sb./ sth. 揭发；制止某人（某事）264. Ignorance is bliss. 不知便是福265. People who live in glass housesshouldt throw
39、 stones. 自己有短处，就总揭发别人的短处266. pull out all the stops 用尽一切的实力267. take the wind out of ones sails 使某人顿时泄气，威风扫地268. in the seventh heaven 在无比的幸福快乐中269. The end justifies the means. 为目的不择手段270. call a spade a spade 有话直说（典故跟扑克有关吧，spade，黑桃）271. A womans work is never done. 家务永远做不完（这句有点儿男权主义噢，小小鄙视下）272. on
40、es name will be mud 某人将声名狼藉273. play second fiddle to sb. 充当副手（次席小提琴手，据说乐队指挥曲子结束只会和首席小提琴手握手）274. the third times the charm 第三次总是幸运的（老外的迷信）275. go big or go home 要么玩大，要么回家（老外喜欢刺激）276. Old dogs cant learn new tricks. 老人不容易适应新事物（dog 在英文中可不是骂人的话噢）277. Lifes full of surprise. 人生充满了惊喜278. So quiet that yo
41、u could hear a pindrop. 安静地连根针掉地上都听得见279. turn back the clock 时光逆转280. Fancy meeting you here. 怎么会在这里遇见你!（比如你在足浴店遇到你的老板.）281. bury one head in the sand 鸵鸟心态；不正视现实282. You only live once. 人生只有一次283. Home is where the heart is. 家总是让人思念的地方（很温暖）284. Cat got your tongue? （猫把你舌头叼走啦？）为什么不说话？285. When the c
42、ats away, the mice willplay. 阎王不在，小鬼跳梁286. Every cloud has a silver lining. 黑暗中总有一丝曙光；否极泰来（一团乌云的边缘充满着喷薄欲出的阳光）287. Blood is thick than water. 血浓于水（你哥借你 100 万买车，你说哥你为啥借我这么多，你哥给你回这句。）288. Good things come to him（her ） who waits. 只要肯等，好事儿一定会来289. Where theres a will, theres a way. 有志者，事竟成290. sit like a
43、 bump on a log 坐着跟大木头一般291. Thats the pot calling the kettleblack. 乌鸦骂猪黑（以五十步笑百步）292. beat ones head against a brick wall 做徒劳无功的事293. An apple a day keeps the doctor away. 日食一苹果，医生远离我294. To err is human. 犯错是人之常情（别老拿这句话给自己开脱噢）295. Dont count your chickens beforetheyre hatched. 如意算盘别打得太早296. live and learn 活到老，学到老297. This is life! 这才是生活嘛！（在马代洁白的沙滩上，喝着果汁，看着大海，可以跟身边的美女说这句话，原谅我又 YY 了）298. He is the life of the party.他是派对的灵魂人物。（很会搞气氛的人）299. Like father, like son. 有其父必有其子。300. A new broom sweeps clean. 新官上任三把火
