我们都知道，习语是很怪异的，通常与字面意义没有任何关系。下面食品翻译小编为大家列出10个最有趣的英语习语以及用法。

1.The lights are on but nobody’s home– used to describe a stupid person.

灯亮着却没人在家——用于描述很愚蠢的人。

Example: She really has no clue- the lights are on but nobody’s home!

例子：她完全抓不着头绪——脑子笨的像头猪。

2.When pigs fly– about something that will never happen.

除非猪都会飞了——表示某事永远都不会发生，绝无可能。

Example: Yea, right! You will get Taylor Swift to ask you on a date when pigs fly!

例子：对的！等猪都会飞了你就会得到泰勒-斯威夫特的约会邀请。

3.To have Van Gogh’s ear for music– to be tone deaf .(Van Gogh only had one ear!)

用梵高的耳朵听音乐——音痴。（梵高只有一只耳朵！）

Example: Xavi really shouldn’t play the piano- he has Van Gogh’s ear for music.

例子：哈维真不该弹钢琴——他简直就是个音痴。

4.To pig out– to eat a lot very quickly.

狼吞虎咽——快速吃掉很多东西。

Example: After the marathon, the runners pigged out at a dinner buffet.

例子：马拉松跑完后，参赛者们在自助餐晚宴上狼吞虎咽。

5.Everything but the kitchen sink– almost everything has been included.

除了厨房里的水槽什么都有——几乎包括了所有事。

Example: Maria was trying so hard to get the question right. She was throwing out everything but the kitchen sink!

例子：为了证明问题是正确的，玛利亚几乎把所有的事都说了个遍。

6.To put a sock in it– to tell someone noisy to be quiet.

放只袜子在里面——告诉某个很吵的人保持安静。

Example: Jane was yelling while I was studying so I told her to put a sock in it.

例子：当我在学习时简在那边大喊大叫，于是我让她闭上嘴巴。

7.To have a cast iron stomach– to have no problems eating or drinking anything.

有个铁胃——吃、喝任何东西都没问题。

Example: I think I would be sick if I ate all that food, but Joe seems to have a cast iron stomach.

例子：我觉得如果我把所有食物都吃了，我肯定会生病，但是乔看起来就像有个铁胃一样，吃多少都没事儿。

8.To drink like a fish– to drink heavily.

像鱼一样能喝——海量。（喝起酒来不要命）

Example: The group at the bar seems to being having a party and you can tell he’s the birthday boy because he is drinking like a fish!

例子：酒吧里的这群人看起来像是在举行生日派对，很明显可以看出他是这个派对的主角，因为他一直在不停地喝。

9.Use your loaf– use your head, think smart.

用你的面包——动动脑子，仔细想想。

Example: Come on Parker, use your loaf! I know you can solve this problem!

例子：快来帕克，动动脑子！我知道你能解决的。

10.Finger lickin’ good– extremely tasty.

好吃到要舔手指——非常美味。

Example: My mom makes the best steak! It’s finger lickin’ good!

例子：我妈妈最擅长做牛

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