no stomach for對……沒有興趣
A: Will you play tennis with us tomorrow?
B: Sorry, I cannot, I just have no stomach for that.
A: Then what about seeing a movie?
B: That’s good!
甲：明天和我們一起打網球好嗎？
乙：抱歉我不能。我對網球沒有興趣。
甲：那看電影怎麼樣？
乙：那太好了。
straight from the shoulder.直言不諱
A: What do you think of my work?
B: Well.
A: Please talk straight from the shoulder.
B: It’s not very satisfactory, you should be more careful.
甲：你覺得我的工作做得怎麼樣？
乙：恩。
甲：請直言不諱地說吧！
乙：不太令人滿意，你應該更仔細點兒。
one’s tongue.緘默，不開口
A: Can I air my opinion?
B: Hold you tongue! You’ve talked too much.
A: I have every right to talk. You should let me finish what I’m saying.
甲：我能說說我的意見嗎？
乙：閉嘴！你已經講得太多了。
甲：我有權利發言，你應該讓我把話說完。