VivianYan~
You probably think that pulling someone's leg is all in good fun. After all, what's the harm in a little joke, right? This commonly used phrase that today means playing an innocent joke meant something a lot more sinister years ago.你大概以为pulling someone's leg（开某人的玩笑）都很好玩。毕竟，开个小玩笑无伤大雅。这个常用短语在今天的意思是开个没有恶意的玩笑，但多年前的意思却要邪恶得多。
xiaohoulee
After your parents "read you the riot act" for breaking curfew, you might have been facing a few weeks in your room without a television. But in 18th Century England, being read the Riot Act meant you could be facing time behind bars.如果你的父母因为你深夜不归而read you the riot act（责罚你），你可能将面临几周的禁闭，还不能看电视。但是在18世纪的英格兰，being read the Riot Act（宣读《暴动法案》）意味着你可能要进监狱。
我爱娟子
Stagecoach drivers in the Old West needed a person to literally "ride shotgun." The passenger would carry a shotgun in order to scare off robbers who might want to attack them, according to Reader's Digest.根据美国杂志《读者文摘》的文章显示，过去在美国西部赶马车的人需要有人在旅行途中保驾护航。副驾驶座上的人要手持猎枪来吓退想要攻击马车的强盗。
米帅峰峰
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blue clollar 蓝领
white clollar 白领
pink clollar gold 粉领族(指和蓝领体力工人相当的女性工人)
gold-clollar workers 金领族(一般都有一技之长，对公司工作的方方面面都十分了解，甚至对公司的利润大小和收益都有直接的重要影响。他们的工作环境优雅，职业体面，有着丰厚的收入和稳固的经济地位)
dog-eared books 读得卷了边的书
dog sleep 不时惊醒的睡眠
dog tired 像狗一样的累
dog watch 夜班
old dog 上了岁数的人、老手
a sly dog 偷鸡摸狗者
a yellow dog 杂种狗、卑鄙可耻的小人
a big dog 看门狗、保镖;要人
you are a lucky dog! 你真是个幸运儿!
dog nose 啤酒与杜松子酒的混合酒
a dog in a blanket 葡萄卷饼或卷布丁
as faithful as a dog 像狗一般的忠诚，在西方文化中，狗是 忠实、卖力、辛劳 的化身。
He, who lies down with dogs must rise up with flea
近朱者赤，近墨者黑
a good dog devers a good bone .
西方人论功行赏时常说 好狗应有好骨头 a
a dog in the manger 占着马槽(不拉屎)
Honey,i forgot to duck 亲爱的，我忘记闪开了。
eat crow 由于夸大其词或过分自信，最后不得不承认错误。
eat his words 食言
out at elbows elbow one's way 捉襟见肘
elbow one's way 用胳膊肘挤来挤去为自己开道
get a black eye 被别人打青了眼睛
mind your eye 叫别人当心
blink our eyes 眨眼睛
flash our eyes at sth 瞟一眼
make eyes cast sheep's eye抛媚眼
cast sheep's eye 暗送秋波
You have an eye for sth有眼光有见解
finely arched eyebrows 纤细的弓形眉
pencil the eyebrows 描眉
rough bushy eyebrows 浓密的粗眉
eyelash grower 睫毛膏
eyelash curler 卷睫毛器
without turning an eyelash 泰然自若，不动声色
not bat an eyelid 没合眼睡觉 ,对事情泰然自若
hang on by the eyelids 事情危在旦夕
drink like a fish 牛饮
flats 平跟鞋
footfall 客流量
green eyed 嫉妒
green finger(thumb)? 把大伙干不好的活都干得漂漂亮亮
例如：A person with green finger has a magic touch that makes plants grow well and quickly.
长着绿手指的人是有魔法的，只要他一碰，植物就长的又快又好。
green hand 生手
例如： I m still green at my job.
我依然是个新手。
green light 允许、许可
例如： I m only waiting for the green light from you.
我在等您的允许。
green revolution 绿色革命
例如：These developing countries produced enough food to serve their people after
the green years 青春年华
he is ripe in years but green in heart . 形容某人是老当益壮
lose your heart to someone 和某人谈恋爱
lack heart 缺乏勇气
win your heart 赢得你的心
broken heart 破碎的心
heart of stone 石头心肠
face the music 不得不接受惩罚、承担后果，必须承受出现的局面
a matter of face 面子攸关的事情
lose face 丢面子
例如：He knew he was wrong, but he would not admit it for fear of losing face.
他知道自己错了，但却不肯承认错误，因为怕失去面子。
save one's face 挽回面子
pull a long face 拉长了脸
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