容易让人望文生义的成语

容易让人望文生义的成语

■a busy body

【误解】忙人

【正解】爱管闲事的人

【例句】The old busy body up the street is always gassing about to the neighbors. 街头那个爱管闲事的老家伙总是跟邻居扯个没完。

■a black sheep

【误解】一头黑羊

【正解】害群之马

【例句】My brother is theblack sheep of the family. 我弟弟是我们家的害群之马。

■pull sb’s leg

【误解】拖后腿

【正解】哄骗，取笑某人，愚弄某人

【例句】I thought he was pulling my leg. 我认为他是在愚弄我。

■eat one’s words

【误解】自食其言

【正解】收回前言，改正错话

【例句】Don’t brag so much. I guarantee you willeat your words sooner or later. 别说大话，我保证你迟早要收回前言，承认错误。

He said that no one could beat him, but he had toeat his words after losing several games. 他说没人能打败他，可是输了几场比赛后，他只好收回自己说的话。