Dialogue 1

I HIT THE JACKPOT

hit the jackpot

be in one's shoes/boots

do someone good

the best bet

sleep on(it)

cream of the crop

Dialogue 2

LET'S KEEP OUR FINGERS CROSSED

go about(doing something)

crop up

drop in on someone

keep one's fingers crossed

Dialogue 3

WE FINALLY STAND FACE TO FACE

stand/be/come face to face with someone

get alongin years(usually continuous tenses)

(something)stand out

keep an eye on(something or someone)

stick around/about(often simple tenses)

hit the rood

eat/drink one's fill

take after

(It's)all in a day's work

Dialogue 4

I'M RUNNING MYSELF RAGGED

show off

take someone up on(something)

a tough/hard/long row to hoe

(not)know the first thing about something

run someone ragged

on the fritz

Dialogue 5

KILL TWO BIRDS WITH ONE STONE

slip one's mind

(something)come to someone

go on/run errands

in the nick of time

on the safe side

rule of thumb

clue someone in

kill two birds with one stone

Dialogue 6

INDIAN PAINTINGS ARE ON DISPLAY

rack one's brains

on display

keep one's head above water

feast one's eyes on(something)

wait on/upon

top-notch

Dialogue 7

YOU HAVE IT IN YOU TO BE AN EXPERT OF CANADA

plug away(or keep plugging away)

jot down(something)

cut short

make sense

talk(something)over

get/go to the heart of something

off the top of one's head

Dialogue 8

YOU'RE LAYING IT ON THICK

double check

have it in someone

lay/put/spread it on thick

scratch the surface

read up on

bury oneself in something

Dialogue 9

YOU CAN SAY THAT AGAIN

coop up

be in/get into a rut

get away from it all

You can say that again!(You said it!)

go over big

fast

Dialogue 10

HE'S TIGHTFISTED

tightfisted

turm someone down

add insult to injury

be nosy

tell someone off

have(a lot of)nerve

hit the ceiling

fill someone in on the details

Dialogue 11

THEY'RE SELLING LIKE HOT CAKES

leave someone alone

bug someone

shake a leg

(something)sell like hot cakes

be tired out

get move on(get a wiggle on)

Dialogue 12

I'M IN A BIND

use/take a breather

put/lay one's finger on

take in

put in

jump/climb on the bandwagon

answer for

in a bind

find a happy medium

Dialogue 13

THIS IDIOM BAFFLES ME

turn someone on

baffle someone(or to be baffled)

paint the town red(paint the town)

over one's head(above one's head)

start from scratch

catch on to something

serve one's turn(serve one's purpose)

off the cuff

buy it/that

Dialogue 14

THE POT CALLING THE KETTLE BLACK

give someone a break

go up

the pot calling the kettle black

keep one's shirt on

right off the bat

little by little

hear something through the grapevine

on speaking terms

Dialogue 15

THEY WERE ABSOLUTELY BREATHTAKING

breathtaking

hit-or-miss(hit and miss)

seasoned traveler

browsing

pick someone up

miss the boat

Dialogue 16

THIS JOB GETS ME DOWN

get someone down

get to someone

can't get a word in edgewise(edgeways)

gripe

on the road

have a head for

lay off(someone)

look into

Dialogue 17

WE'RE ON THE SAME WAVE-LENGTH

cut through the red tape

on the same wave-length(on the different wave-length)

pay lip service to

be high on

follow suit

take pains/trouble

rat race

Dialogue 18

I'VE GOT TWO LEFT FEET

feel up/equal to

get two left feet

at ease(at one's ease)

feel/be self-conscious

take a back seat

No sweat!(slang)

stumbling block

Dialogue 19

I CAN'T TELL THEM APART

dish up

tell(two things)apart

get into

to say the least(of it)

every now and then(now and then)

get/have one's work cut out

Dialogue 20

I FINALLY PICKED OUT A GOOD ONE

hard up for

tag along

a pain in the neck

go over/through something with a fine-tooth comb

run

go out for a spin

pick out

You've never said a truer word

Dialogue 21

YOU COULDN'T BEAT THAT DEAL WITH A STICK

on the spur of the moment

few and far between

straight from the shoulder

try one's hand(at something)

(be)in store(for someone)

can't beat that deal with a stick

set great store(on)

Dialogue 22

I'M ON TOP OF THE WORLD

look/feel run-down

draw a blank

come down with an illness

run a temperature

be in good/bad/great/terrible shape

do/work wonders for

feel/be on top of the world

brush up on something

Dialogue 23

SHE DREW ME OUT OF MY SHELL

cover a lot of ground

throw someone

cope with

get/go to the bottom of

as/so far as

come out of one's shell(draw/bring someone out of one's shell)

pry into

take a dim view of something

take the words out of one's mouth

Dialogue 24

OUT OF THE BLUE

(go)on the blink

out of the blue

goof off

land/light on one's feet

spill the beans

run away(from something difficult,unpleasant)

rerun

Dialogue 25

MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS

step in/into(something)

mind one's own business

put two and two together

jump in with both feet

get lost

the lights go out

knock someone out

can't make head or tail of(something)

Dialogue 26

LIKE A FISH OUT OF WATER

get a load of

talk down on someone

like a fish out of water

give someone a piece of one's mind

take something with a grain/pinch of salt

get along with someone

pay off

give someone/something time

grow on someone

Dialogue 27

GET A BIRD'S-EYE VIEW OF THE FALLS

time on one's hands

frame of mind

draw in

get wind of

ring a bell

a bird's-eye view

leave something up to someone

as the crow flies

make good time

(it)goes without saying

Dialogue 28

FANCY MEETING YOU HERE

lsn't it a small world?

on the tip of one's tongue

jump at

be snowed under(with work)

work against

keep someone posted

Dialogue 29

I GOT OFF TO A FLYING START

get off to a flying/good start

crack up

shower somebody with something

do one's bit/do one'part/do one's share of the work

Dialogue 30

I WAS FROZEN STIFF

be frozen stiff

a far cry from

take pride in

jump ship

boggle the mind

take heart

I'm right behind you

for the birds

Dialogue 31

WE DON'T USUALLY SEE EYE TO EYE ON MANY THINGS!

down in the mouth(dumps)

blow a fuse

not half bad

get into the swing of(something)

go the extra mile

cost a mint

out of one's hair

see eye to eye(with someone)

meet someone half way

Dialogue 32

SMOOTH THINGS OVER

the ins and outs

be hard on(something or somebody)

go out of one's way to do something

take something for granted

catch-22(situation or position)

rub someone the wrong way

smooth things over

Dialogue 33

THEY'LL COME IN HANDY

on the job

a while back

pick out

come in handy/useful

off the beaten track

Dialogue 34

I'D BETTER STOP TALKING SHOP

stand for

pull off

last but not least

talk shop

lean/bend over back wards

后记 (论加拿大英语的特点)

The Roots of Canadian English

加拿大英语的根(译文)

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