文档介绍：Metaphor about Arms and Legs
and legs
and Feet
and legs
To twist someone's arm
"My son has been twisting my arm to let him take my car out on a date ever since he got his driver's license. This weekend, I finally let him take it. And now it's in the body shop for a
thousand dallars of repairs: he had an accident on the way to pick up his girlfriend."
With open arms
"My family received me with open arms when I came back from my trip to California."
Up in arms
All us students are up in arms at the news the school is raising our tuition ten percent.
I keep trying to get friendly with that lovely blonde who sits next to me in biology class. But she keeps me at arm's length.
To charge someone an arm and a leg
Don't go to that fancy new restaurant. The food isn't very good and they charge you an arm and a leg for it!
Give someone a leg up
助某人一臂之力
petition to win a place on good farms can be intense and any extra skills will give you a leg up on the rest.
Quite a number of phrases formed form the word hand are very similar to their Chinese counterparts. Here are some obvious examples: ●a fresh hand (新手),
●short of hands (人手短缺)
●hand in hand (手拉手)
●wash one's hands of something (洗手不干了)
●know … like the back of one’s hand(了如指掌)
But do not always take this for granted. Study these examples and you will understand.
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