2015年9月7日 星期一

drop on one's feet 幸免於難

drop on one's feet, fall on one's feet 幸免於難;交好運(像貓似地,每次落地都站穩)
feel one's feet, feel one's legs, feel one's wings 自信無事;安心
keep one's foot, keep one's feet 不跌倒;直立著(走);謹慎行動
measure a person's foot by one's own last 以自己的標準去判斷某人,以己度人
miss one's foot 踏空,失足
off one's feet 兩腳踏空
think on one's feet (在討論中等)即席思考
sit at a person's feet 在某人的教誨下,在某人門下
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He has more wit in his little finger than in your whole body. 他比你更有機智得多。
by a finger's breadth 差點兒險些兒
breadth of mind 寬宏大量
burn one's fingers (多管閒事而)吃虧;由於投機或不幸而蒙受損失
let...slip through one's fingers 失手滑落;錯過;放過
lay/put a /one's finger (up)on... (心懷敵意地)下手;以指觸;正確地指出(錯誤等)
live by one's fingers' ends 靠指尖吃飯,靠做手工為生
the finger of God 神力;神助
with a wet finger 容易地;直接地
look through one's fingers at... 覬覦;假裝不見
not lift a finger to (-V...), not stir a finger to (-V...) 不做任何努力;不採取任何行動
twist/turn/wind a person (a)round one's little finger 指使某人;籠絡某人;玩弄某人;主宰某人
keep one's fingers crossed 表示祈願或消災
have a finger in the pie 參與某事;干預某事
She can twist her siblings round her little finger. 她可以指使她的兄弟姐妹。
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