英语习语

Green as grass
Lacking training, naïve
少不更事，缺乏历练

Any Tom, Dick or Harry
Any ordinary person
张三李四；任何人

Let one’s hair down
To relax and enjoy themselves
放开些，尽情享受

Feather in one’s cap
An achievement for which one is recognized
可引以为豪的成就

At the eleventh hour
It happens when it is almost too late
最后一刻，最后时刻

A Cold Day in July
(Something that) will never happen
不太可能发生或永远不会成功的事情（在北半球，7月天气通常炎热，很难有寒冷天气）

Go Cold Turkey
Stop using an additive substance suddenly, without tapering off
突然戒毒（烟等）

In hot water
In need of help; in trouble
陷入困境；惹上麻烦

To Have a Chip on One’s Shoulder
To be combative
准备随时吵架、打架，一般指感到委屈、一有机会就爆发的人

Down to the Wire
(Be uncertain) all the way to the last minute
直到最后一刻

Wet behind the ears
Inexperienced, immature, new to something
乳臭未干的，无经验的，少不更事

Bringing a Knife to a Gunfight
Underequipped or unprepared
把刀带到枪战中，引申指装备不足或毫无准备