小溪时尚美语 Lesson 27
1. Bite the bullet.
咬子弹(强忍痛苦)
I will have to bite the bullet. = I will have to accept the results.
我得忍受痛苦的结果。
例子:You should just bite bullet and tell Len the truth about how his car got scratched.
你得忍受痛苦的结果,告诉老兰你怎么把他的车刮花的。
*People used to bite a bullet when they had a body part amputated during a war.
2. Blow up in your face
在眼前爆炸(事情完全弄砸了)
That blew up in my face. = That occurred opposite to my plan.
这件事情与我预料相反,完全弄砸了。
例子:My attempt at stealing from the company blew up in my face when I
was caught and fired.
我图谋侵占公司的财物,结果弄砸了。我被抓到,并且解雇了。
3. Bologna
胡说,瞎说。
That is bologna. = That is not true.
那不是真的。
例子:He said that he did his homework but the dog ate it, but we knew that it was bologna.
他说他的作业写好后被狗吃了。我们都知道那是胡说。