學寫英語不光是要記單詞，短語的背誦也是很重要的。下面，小編就爲大家送上一些實用的`英語俚語短語，希望對大家有用。
· give someone a dose of his own medicine以其人之道還制其人之身
on april fool's day, my classmates made me an april fool. next year, i'll give him a dose of his own medicine.
· a drop in the bucket滄海一粟
he has suffered a lot in his life. losing his job this time was only a drop in the bucket.
· play dumb with someone裝聾作啞
it's no use playing dumb with teachers. they know very well their students.
· be down in dumps垂頭喪氣，深情沮喪
i burned midnight oil yesterday. so i feel down in the dumps today.
· make the dust fly乾得很起勁
many volunteers are helping in the olympic games. they are making the dust fly without getting pay.
· go easy on...酌情處理……;節約使用……;對……手下留情
i hope the teacher will go easy on me. otherwise, i'll have no chance to pass the exam.
當介詞on的後面跟得是something的時候，此語用來是“節約使用”或“小心對待”
go easy on salt. we have to save some for the next meal.
· egg someone on to do something慫恿，鼓動某人幹某事
haven't you seen him through? he can help you nothing but egg you on to do illegal things.
· rub elbows with someone和某人沒有很深的交情
i suppose jack doesn't know me well. we have only rubbed elbows with other for several times.
· be at the end of one's tether山窮水盡
mark feels worried because he can't write any new books. he is afraid that he is at the end of his tether.
· be at one's wits' end不知如何是好
my boy is such a mischief-maker. i am at my wits' end with him.
· be at loose ends心裏沒有着落
many old people feel at loose ends after their retirement.
· make both ends meet收支平衡
the newly-wed couple found it hard to make both ends meet.
· be green with envy羨慕極了
don't be green with envy. he deserves the prize, since he has spent a whole month on that paper.
附：一個詞條那麼多亂七八糟的解釋，往小本上記什麼?
一個單詞有很多意思，但是大家要記住了，小本上只記兩個意思：該單詞在詞條裏的第一個意思和它此刻在上下文裏的意思。
要像播種一樣善待每一個單詞，給它空氣、陽光和水，即記住其發音、詞義及搭配。如此這般，你就在腦子裏將其種下來了。
