短语词组积累

List:

to one’s name / to throw in / fair and square / to live off / Let bygones be bygones / on top of sth. / to get sth. out of the way

1. to one’s name

prep. phrase (often with negative) have in one’s possession 某人名下

Examples:

●Jimmy hadn’t a bean to his name.

●I have just two evening dresses to my name.

2. throw in

v. to add (something extra) at no additional cost 额外奉送; 免费外加

Examples:

●You can have the piano for $200, and I will throw in the stool as well.

●They were offering me a weekend break in Paris — with free beer thrown in.

3. fair and square

a. honestly and according to the rules 诚实，光明正大

b. exactly in the place you were aiming for 不偏不斜 ，正中目标

Example:

●We won the election fair and square.

●I hit the target fair and square

Safe and sound    安全

Odds and ends    零星物品

Now and then   不时

Wear and tear    磨损严重

Down and out    穷困潦倒

Skin and bone    皮包骨

Heart and soul     全心全意

4. live off

v. to rely on sth. or sb. to provide you money 靠…过日子

Examples:

●He lives off a vegetable garden.

●She still lives off her parents.

5. Let bygones be bygones

●to decided to forget about the disagreements that happened in the past

过去的事就让它过去吧

Examples:

●Let bygones be bygones. Tomorrow is another day.

6. on top of sth.

●in addition to sth. 除……之外

Examples:

●He lost his job and on top of that his wife left him

●On top of his accident, he caught pneumonia.

7. get sth. out of the way

v. to finish sth. first so that you can do sth. else 处理掉某事

Examples:

●I got my required course out of the way, and now I can study the things I am really excited about.

8. get out

v. to publish 出版

Examples:

●He gets out two short stories this year.

9. get sth. straight

●to make s situation clear, to make sure that you or sb. else understands the situation 搞清楚，了解

Examples:

●Get straight to the point. Don't beat about the bush.

●Let’s get this straight — you really had no idea where he was?

10. next to nothing

●very little 几乎没有

Examples:

●I paid next to nothing for this coat.

●We may get something in total, but averaging it out, each of us will get only next to nothing.