2012年12月12日 星期三

Diary of a wimpy kid 3

From hero to goat is fairly well known in north America and 
means that by his actions a person has in short order shifted from 
success to failure, with a concomitant move from praise to blame. 
It’s common in sports:
Before the final twist, Mack, who led all scorers with 30 points, looked as if he’d go from hero to goat in that split second when he fouled Brown, who led Pitt with 24 points. He admitted he was guilty of the infraction.
in no time flat 
Fig. very quickly; in much less time than expected. 
So you can see how I can go from being the hero to the goat in no time flat.

giggle fits --- a fit of prolonged and uncontrollable giggling
Me and Ben used to always get into giggle fits when we'd sit near each other.

even something out --- 
        spread sth evenly over a period of time or among a number of people 
to make something even or level. 
Please even the gravel out. 
They evened out the surface of the road.

A petition is a document signed by a lot of people which asks a government or other official group to do a particular thing.
But when I saw the group of guys who was interested in signing it I 
decided to just bag it.

If you say that something is in the bag, you mean that you are certain that you will get it or achieve it. (INFORMAL)

have sb's number informal
to understand something about someone that helps you deal with them
 Judy had always had his number.

Well, Dad really had my number with that trick.

kicker --- AmE
a surprising or unexpected end to an eventInformal. A sudden, surprising turn of events or ending; a twist. A tricky or concealed condition; a pitfall

sitcoms --- Informal  A situation comedy.

drive/run/work yourself into the ground
to work so hard that you become very tired or ill 
He'll run himself into the ground if he doesn't take some time off.

drive it into the ground for the next 30 minutes.

sass --- to talk in a rude way to someone you should respect
Are you sassin' me?

if you over shoot or miss the goal entirely (shank), you have to be the one to go retrieve the ball (shag)
nincompoop --- A silly, foolish, or stupid person.

They basically try to spread out the really awful kids like me so no one team has  too many terrible players.

Dag it.which is commonly used to describe an untidy, ultra-casual person.
well rounded --- when you are expressing approval of them because they have a personality which is fully developed in all aspects.

I don't know how I get ranked 

on hold
if something is on hold, it is going to be done or dealt with at a later date rather than now


hang me out to dry --- to not support or help someone


rating (movies)


the down side



racy scenes --- 

racy writing is exciting and entertaining and often about sex
That's mush!
If you describe something such as a film or book as mush
you mean that it is very sentimental.
tabloid --- 
horoscope ---

take ... with a grain of salt

inherit


to take a stab at means to attempt.If you have a stab at something, you try to do it. (INFORMAL)
When Dad picked me up I decided to take a stab at getting him to 
let me quit soccer.











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