2009年7月26日 星期日

pants on fire

I'm toast.
be toast informal
to be in trouble because of something you have done

pants on fire
Liar Liar Pants On Fire is a phrase that children like to scream at each other whenever they think the other is lying. They also like to scream it at adults who tell them stories about fairies.

sb puts his pants on one leg at a time
AmE spoken used to say that someone is just like everyone else

beat the pants off sb----AmE spoken to defeat someone very easily in a game or competition

let up phr v
to become less severe or harmful
to be less severe, unkind, or violent towards someone

under the weather----slightly ill

for crying out loud-----spoken used when you feel annoyed or impatient with someone

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You have to come out with something that really knocks off the pants and then follow it up.(New York Times, "Sell Big or Die Fast", By JENNA WORTHAM and VERNE G. KOPYTOFF
Published: August 23, 2011)

beat the pants off sb
knock off the pants