吃货不得不知道的一些英语习语

1.curry favour

讨好，奉承，拍马屁

curry：咖喱

➤He's always trying to curry favour with the boss. 
他总是想方设法拍老板马屁。

2.be in apple-pie order

井然有序，整齐，井井有条

apple-pie：苹果派

➤Their house is always in apple-pie order. 
他们家总是收拾得井井有条。

3.jam tomorrow

许而不予的好东西，可望不可及的东西

jam：果酱

➤As children we were always being promised jam tomorrow, if only we would be patient. 
孩提时大人总是许诺只要我们耐心点儿就会给我们好东西。

4.(as) cool as a cucumber

镇静，冷静，泰然自若

cucumber: 黄瓜

➤She walked in as cool as a cucumber, as if nothing had happened. 
她泰然自若地走进来，好像什么事也没发生过。

5.be like chalk and cheese

截然不同，迥异

cheese：奶酪

➤My brother and I are like chalk and cheese. 
我哥哥和我截然不同。

6.like two peas in a pod

（尤指外观）非常相像

pea：豌豆

➤The twins are like two peas in a pod. 
那对双胞胎长得极像。

7.bean counter

（尤指大公司的）会计师

bean：豆类

➤It looked like the project was going to be approved, but the bean counters said it wasn't cost-effective. 
眼看这个项目就要获批准了，但会计师们认为它不划算。

8.bring home the bacon

养家糊口

bacon：培根

➤I can't sit around all day - someone's got to bring home the bacon. 
我不能整天坐着无所事事——家里总得有个养家糊口的人。

9.chew the cud

深思，反复思考

cud：咀嚼物

➤He sat for a moment chewing the cud before he spoke. 
他坐着沉思了片刻才开口说话。

10.eat crow/humble pie

认错，道歉

pie：馅饼

After boasting that his company could outperform the industry's best, he's been forced to eat humble pie. 
他吹嘘他的公司可以压倒业内最好的企业，但之后，他就不得不承认言过其实了。

11.sour grapes

酸葡萄（指由于得不到而贬低某物）

grape：葡萄

I don't think it's such a great job - and that's not just sour grapes because I didn't get it. 
我认为这份工作不怎么样——我可不是因为吃不着葡萄说葡萄酸。

12.spill the beans

泄露秘密

bean：豆类

So who spilled the beans about her affair with David?
所以到底是谁把她和大卫的私情泄露出去的？