English Idioms 英文成语
1. got off on the wrong foot：刚开始就不顺利；出师不利；
英文解释：-it started badly：一开始就很糟糕；
例句：Unfortunately, my job interview got off on the wrong foot- I accidentally mixed up the company's name with that of its biggest competitor. 不幸的是，我的工作面试刚开始就不顺利——我不小心把公司的名字和它最大竞争对手的名字搞混了。
2. It really gets on my nerves ：这真的让我很心烦，很恼火；
英文解释：-annoys you：让你恼火；
例句：It really gets on my nerves when my roommate borrows my clothes without asking. 我的室友不问一声就把我的衣服借走了，这真的让我很恼火。
3. had the upper hand ：占了上风；
英文解释：Having the "upper hand" means having the advantage：占了“上风”，就意味着占了优势。
例句：The other team clearly had the upper hand- their players were stronger and faster. We lost the game 6-1. 对方显然占了上风——他们的队员更强壮，速度更快。我们以1比6输了这场比赛。
4. giving me the cold shoulder. 对我很冷淡；
英文解释：To "give someone the cold shoulder" means rejecting or treating rudely：“冷落某人”的意思是拒绝或不礼貌地对待。
例句：Ever since I received the promotion that Jenna was hoping to get, she's been giving me the cold shoulder. She won't even look at me during staff meetings. 自从我得到詹娜希望得到的升职机会，她就一直对我很冷淡。在员工会议上她甚至都不看我一眼。
5. dragging his feet ：拖拖拉拉；
英文解释：If someone is "dragging his feet," it means he is delaying or doing something very slowly：如果某人“拖拖拉拉”，意思是他在拖延或做某件事很慢；
例句：The client is dragging his feet on giving us an answer to the proposal - we've been waiting for three weeks. It appears he's not very enthusiastic about working with our company. 客户迟迟不答复我们的建议——我们已经等了三个星期了。看来他对与我们公司合作不是很感兴趣。
6. held my tongue：忍住不说出来；什么也不说；
英文解释：To "hold your tongue" means to say nothing：“管住你的舌头”的意思是什么也不说。
例句：I knew that my friend was lying to his brother, but I held my tongue because I didn't want to get involved in a family conflict. 我知道我的朋友在对他哥哥撒谎，但我没有说出来，因为我不想卷入家庭纠纷。
