英語習語：wear the trousers，是讓我穿褲子？

Air one's dirty laundry in public

家丑外揚

含義：在別人面前談?wù)撃愕膫€人問題，爭吵或爭論。

Stop fighting you two, no one wants to hear you airing your dirty laundry in public.

你們兩個別打架了，沒有人想聽你們在這里吵鬧家務(wù)事。

All talk and no trousers

只談空話，不做實事

含義：只是說大話但從來不做事的人

I told you Eric is all talk and no trousers. He was bragging that he'll ask Jenny out and he didn't even say 'hi' to her.

我告訴過你埃里克只談空話，不做實事。他吹噓說他會約珍妮出來，但他甚至沒有跟她打招呼。

At the drop of a hat

毫不遲疑地

含義：立刻做某事

Ann was always ready to help at the drop of a hat.

安做好事總是毫不猶豫。

Below the belt

不正當，不恰當?shù)?/p>

含義：超越社會交際可接受的行為

Asking her about her mother's sickness was below the belt.

詢問她母親的病情是不合適的。

Bursting at the seams

過于擁擠

含義：在吃飯的時候吃得很飽;地方過于擁擠;或者指不合身的衣服

Wow, this club is so packed it's bursting at the seams.

哇，這家俱樂部太擠了，堵得水泄不通。

Caught with one's pants down

做壞事被逮個正著

含義：在尷尬的情況下或你沒有準備好的時候被發(fā)現(xiàn)曝光

I was expecting the meeting to be next week and I was caught with my pants down when the boss asked me about my project.

我本來期待著會議在下周進行，但當老板問我關(guān)于項目的問題時，我被當場問住了。

Cut from the same cloth

極為相似，如出一轍

含義：是極為相似的人

When I talked to her for the first time I knew we were cut from the same cloth.

當我和她第一次談話時，我就知道我們極為相似。

Dressed to the nines

打扮得光鮮亮麗

含義：穿上你最好的衣服

I'm dressed to the nines whenever I go on a date, it makes me feel more confident.

我每次約會都打扮得光鮮亮麗，這讓我覺得更有自信。

Fit like a glove

非常合適

含義：關(guān)于合適尺寸的事物。

I thought the wedding dress I chose would need some adjustments, but it fits me like a glove.

我以為我選擇的婚紗需要一些調(diào)整，但它很適合我。

Hand in glove with someone

形影不離

含義：與某人有著非常密切的關(guān)系

John is my closest coworker we do everything hand in glove.

約翰是我最親密的同事，我們做什么事都形影不離。

Wear the trousers

掌權(quán)，當家之人

含義：負責

Gina wears the trousers in their family.

吉娜是他們家的一家之主。