Water
as dull as ditchwater:枯燥乏味
(as) weak as water:弱不禁风;意志薄弱
blow sb. out of the water:把……打得落花流水;(绝对性地)击溃对手
bread and water:粗茶淡饭 (live on bread and water:过着粗茶淡饭的生活)
get into hot water/ be in hot water:陷入困境;遭遇麻烦
blood runs/is thicker than water:血浓于水
be like oil and water:水火不容;形容关系不好;格格不入;截然不同的东西
(be) water unde the bridge:不可改变的既成事实 ;已成往事
Fire
add fuel to the fire:火上浇油
baptism of fire:严峻的考验
a burnt child dreads the fire:一朝被蛇咬,十年怕井绳
a ball of fire:精力充沛的人;很能干的人
carry fire in one hand and water in the other:嘴上一套,心里一套;两面派
build a fire under (someone):催促某人
fire and brimstone:炼狱之苦
jump from the frying pan into the fire:出了泥坑,又进火坑
Wind
a straw in the wind:苗头,迹象
(be) all piss and wind:空话;夸夸其谈
beat the wind:白费力气;徒劳
cast stones against the wind:做无用功
bend with the wind:没有主见,顺着一时的形势办事
between wind and water:在船的吃水线;在要害处
(get) a second wind:恢复的精力;重新振作
be scattered to the four winds:四散开来;散布在各处
Storm
Any port is a good refuge in a storm:饥不择食;寒不择衣
a storm in a teacup:小题大做
after a storm comes a calm:雨过天晴
calm before the storm:暴风雨前的平静
ride out/weather the storm:渡过难关
take by storm:强夺;完全征服 【take the world by storm:名震四海】
take something by storm:比喻某个人或事物掀起一阵风暴,即大获成功
perfect storm:祸不单行;屋漏偏逢连夜雨
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