get fired 炒鱿鱼
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network’s evening news got fired.
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。
get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess.
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。
get one’s goat 使人发怒或厌恶
例句: It really got Mr. Brown’s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets.
不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。
get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁,难以相处
例句:What’s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side.
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气?
give an ear to 听一听
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers.
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。
grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草
例句: The criminal tried to grasp at a straw by feigning mental disorder.
罪犯装疯,企图抓住一根救命稻草。
guts 勇气
美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。