P-22：put ones foot in ones mouth 说错话 A:Why are you so angry with me? A:你发那么大火干什么？ B:Remember your follish talking of the one-legged sailor? B：还记得你说的那些关于一条腿的水手的傻话吗？ A:Wh...

P-21：put ones nose out of joint 夺人之爱 A:Ive lost my faith on the human nature. A:我对人性彻底失望了。 B:Why are you so depressed? B：怎么这么悲观？ A:You know Ted is my best friend, but he just put my nose out of...

P-20：put ones foot down 气愤地表示反对 A:What did your friend say? A:你朋友说什么？ B:Martha asked me to go ahead, but at first I hesitated. B：玛莎要我继续进行下去，但一开始我很犹豫。 A:And your friend....

P-19：put on an act 装腔作势 A:It seemed to me that you are at odds with Nancy these days. You two used to get on like a house on fire, didnt you? A:这些天你总和南希意见不一致，你俩到一起总要吵架，是吗？ B:Ye...

P-18：put on airs 摆架子 A:Jack gave himself airs when he won the prize. A:杰克得奖时，可神气了。 B:He put on such airs all the time. B:他一天到晚地摆架子。 A:Really? I got to know him a few days ago. A:是吗？我刚...

P-17：put a bug in ones ear 事先暗示某人 A:Why did you have to leave so early? It was only nine oclock. A:你为什么那么早离开了？才9点钟。 B:Well, I was rather tired, so I suggested to Helen that it was rather late and....

P-16：pull your socks up 振作起来 A:Im so tired that I dont try again. A:我太累了，我不想再试了。 B:You should pull your socks up and go on trying. B：你应该振作起来，继续尝试下去。 A:Oh, no. Ill fail again...

P-15：pull sbs chestnuts out of the fire 代某人火中取栗 A:Dont be Johns friend. He isnt a man we shold believe in. A:再别和约翰做朋友了，他不是那种值得信赖的朋友。 B:I know, but sometimes he is very kind to me...

P-14：pretty pass 尴尬 A:She lost it. A:她输了。 B:Really? How did you know the news? B:是吗？你怎么知道的？ A:The news is true, Im sure. A:消息绝对可靠。 B:What a pretty pass for one to come whose hopes had so recen...

P-13：potluck 有什么吃什么 A:Charley, long time no see. A:查理，好久不见。 B:Yeah, really. How are you doing recently? B:可不是嘛！最近怎么样？ A:Fine. Say, if you dont have plans for tonight, why dont you come to...