文档介绍：slang in clothing
符元净刘峰梁伍冠桦张曌瑾
第一小组
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: A is a hat with
ribbons that are tied
under the chin.
have a bee in one's :

to be in a bad mood
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Boot
boot up (to) : start up puter

give someone the boot : fire

shake in one's boots :to shake with fear
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Collar:

hot under the collar

What’s wrong with her?
She seems hot under the collar .

他怎么了?好像气呼呼的。
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Cuff :
off the cuff : without being prepared
or thought in advance.

He says the funniest things right off the cuff. 他随口就能说出那些笑话。
这个短语起源于早先的一个习俗:由于一些演讲者没有事先准备好演讲稿,所以他们只能临阵磨枪,把演讲的一些要点写在衬衣袖口上。
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Gloves :
wear kid gloves :
to be gentle and delicate with sb
温柔谨慎的对待某人
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Hat : often with a brim around it
wear more than one hat
在工作,机构组织中同时担任几个职务
He wears many hats at work .
old hat :familiar熟谙的,通晓的
Do I know how to puter ?
That's old hat 那可是我的老本行
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Pants
pants off固定用法,程度达到极点

He charms the pants off people
它具有那种令人无法抗拒的魅力。

You scare the pants off me.
你把我吓死了。
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wear the pants in the family (美)
wear the trousers in the family(英)

to be the head

Chinese finally wear the pants in 1949.
1949年中国人民终于当家做主了。
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Shirt
keep one’s shirt on
be patient and calm
keep your shirt on!要有耐心。
lose one’ shirt
lose everything that one owns
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