英语俗语表达

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Bone

to the bone: 到极点；彻骨地

chill (one) to the bone：冷得刺骨

be bred in the bone：与生俱来的；根除不了的 (adj: bred-in-the-bone)

bone in the throat：如鲠在喉

be all bones/a bag of bones 骨瘦如柴的人：骨瘦如柴

be as dry as a bone：干燥极了

be bone idle：懒到家了、懒到极点了

be close to the bone：（说话或写文章）尖刻，太过直白，入木三分

Tongue

a slip of the tongue：口误

A still tongue makes a wise head：寡言者智

a silver/smooth tongue：指能言善辩；伶牙利嘴

bite (one's) tongue：忍住冲动，保持沉默；忍住不说

keep a civil tongue：说话彬彬有礼；措词谨慎

get a tongue-lashing：挨骂

have an ox on the tongue：守口如瓶（通常指收了好处，为他人保守秘密）

sharp tongue：说话刻薄

Tooth

as clean as a hound's tooth：非常干净

(as) rare as hens' teeth：特别稀有

have a sweet tooth：喜欢吃甜食

an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth：以眼还眼，以牙还牙

fight tooth and claw：绝不屈服，拼死拼活

be long in the tooth：年纪大

with a fine-tooth comb：（检查）仔细

take the bear by the tooth：比喻不必要的冒险、铤而走险、虎口拔牙

Arm

a shot in the arm：强心针；比喻振奋人心的因素；刺激因素

keep sb at arm's length：跟某人保持距离

work at arm's length：在不利的条件下工作；吃力地工作

chance one's arm：冒险一试

arm to the teeth：全副武装

（例：Before we storm the city, we better arm to the teeth against the insurgents.）

cost an arm and a leg：价格昂贵；付出过高的代价

give one's right arm for：不惜代价

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