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-nose. 她是个马屁精。
This is in way over my head. 对我而言这实在太难了。
I am an exam jitter and I always get a cramp in my stomach. 我是个考试紧张大师，一考试胃就抽筋。
Keep your study (work) on track. 请按进度读书（工作）。
Did you come up with any ideas? 有没有想到什麽新的意见？
Don t get uptight! Take it easy. 别紧张，慢慢来！
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