I’ll swing by later. =I’ll stop by later. 待会儿，我会来转一下。

I got the tip straight from the horse’s mouth. 这个消息是千真万确的（tip指消息）!

easy as pie = very easy = piece of cake 很容易。

flunk out 被当掉。

take french leave 不告而别。

I don’t get the picture. =I don’t understand. 我不明白。

You should give him a piece of your mind. 你应该向他表达你的不满。

hit the road = take off = get on one’s way 离开。

Now he is in the driver’s seat =He is in control now.

Keep a low profile (or low key). 采取低姿态。

Kinky =bizarre wacky =weird 古怪的。

klutz (=clutz) =idiot白痴、笨蛋。

know one’s way around 识途老马。

lion’s share 大部份。

tailgate尾随（尤其跟车跟得太近）。

take a back seat. 让步。

take a hike =leave me alone =get lost 滚开。

hit the hay =go to bed 睡觉。

Can you give me a lift? =Can you give me a ride? 载我一程好吗？

green hand 生手、没有经验的人。

moonshine = mountain dew指私酿的烈酒（威士忌）或走私的酒。胡说八道也可用moonshine。His

story is plain moonshine.

chill out =calm down =relax（来自黑人英语）

rip off =steal;I was ripped off.我被偷了；rip off 也常被用为“剥夺”My right was ripped

off. 权利被剥夺（来自黑人英语）。

我们称美国大兵为G.I.(Government Issue) or GI Joe, 德国兵或德国佬为Fritzor Kraut，称英国佬

为John Bull，日本人为Jap.或Nip，犹太人为Jew都是很不礼貌的称呼。

mess around (with) 瞎混；Get to work. Don’t mess around.赶快工作，别瞎搅和。

snob势利眼。

sneak in,sneak out 偷偷溜进去，溜出来。sneakers 运动鞋。

She is such a brown-noser. 她是个马屁精。

This is in way over my head. 对我而言这实在太难了。

Did you come up with any ideas? 有没有想到什么新的意见？

Don’t get uptight!Take it easy. 别紧张，慢慢来！