在英語的學習中，我們經常會接觸短語，有時候還會遇到一些英美地道的俚語短語，這時候，我們卻往往猜不着具體的意思。下面是小編整理的一些英美地道俚語短語，希望對大家有所幫助。
· for a song以級低的價錢，廉價地
i got the rare edition of the book for a song in the flea market.
· sound someone out試探某人的意見
have you sounded the principal out on postponing the final examination?
· call a spade a spade有什麼就說什麼
we are good friends. call a spade a spade. don't tell me in a round-about way.
· spick and span乾乾淨淨
the housewife always keeps her kitchen spick and span.
· go for a spin出去兜風
the city dwellers like going for a spin to the country on weekends.
· spine-chilling令人毛骨悚然
he likes horrible films. those spine-chilling pictures to us are pleasant to his eyes.
· the spirit is willing; but the flesh is weak.心有餘而力不足
a: how many times have you tried quitting smoking? b: it's not that the spirit is not willing, but that the flesh is weak.
· win one's spurs受到獎賞
she won her spurs as a popular writer immediately after her first book became a best-seller.
· put the squeeze on someone對某人施加壓力
the new situation is putting the squeeze on all companies engaged in this business.
· stand up to someone與某人大膽對抗
the soldier stood up to the officer and was place in confinement.
附：如何背英語單詞
一、“三最”狂讀背單詞
“默默無聞”地背單詞效果極其低下!一定要用 “三最法”狂讀狂背每個單詞。背單詞的時候，一定要做到最大聲、最清晰、最快速。當你用“三最法”操練單詞時，你的注意力會高度集中，記憶的效率會大大提高，你不僅記住了單詞，還鍛造了國際口腔肌肉!
二、分門別類背單詞
英語中有很多單詞屬於同一類別，可以把同一類別的單詞集中起來一起操練，從而大大提高單詞記憶的.效率。同學們可以自己動手，對本書的單詞進行分門別類，抄在小紙條上或製成單詞卡，然後集中轟炸、專門突破、分類記憶!
三、單詞家族背單詞
英語中有很多單詞都有整個家族，名詞、動詞、形容詞、副詞，加上不同的前綴、後綴就有不同的詞性變化、意思變化。要想徹底掌握一個單詞，我們要做的就是：整個家族一鍋端!家族內所有的單詞全部消滅!通過單詞家族可以大大提升背單詞的效率。
