英語口語：常用短語（俚語）大全六

　　每一門語言都有許多的俚語和豐富的口語詞匯，小編在這里為大家整理了現(xiàn)代日常生活中常用到的地道短語和俚語,還有例句哦.

　　· for a song以級低的價錢，廉價地

　　I got the rare edition of the book for a song in the flea market.

　　· sound someone out試探某人的意見

　　Have you sounded the principal out on postponing the final examination?

　　· call a spade a spade有什么就說什么

　　We are good friends. Call a spade a spade. Don't tell me in a round-about way.

　　· spick and span干干凈凈

　　The housewife always keeps her kitchen spick and span.

　　· go for a spin出去兜風

　　The city dwellers like going for a spin to the country on weekends.

　　· spine-chilling令人毛骨悚然

　　He likes horrible films. Those spine-chilling pictures to us are pleasant to his eyes.

　　· The spirit is willing; but the flesh is weak.心有余而力不足

　　A: How many times have you tried quitting smoking? B: It's not that the spirit is not willing, but that the flesh is weak.

　　· win one's spurs受到獎賞

　　She won her spurs as a popular writer immediately after her first book became a best-seller.

　　· put the squeeze on someone對某人施加壓力

　　The new situation is putting the squeeze on all companies engaged in this business.

　　· stand up to someone與某人大膽對抗

　　The soldier stood up to the officer and was place in confinement.

　　· thank one's lucky stars感到萬幸

　　I should thank your lucky stars that you missed the plane which crashed into the sea.

　　· get off to a flying start來了開門紅

　　Our kindergarten got off to a flying start by having 100 children to sign up in the first month.