美國人的一天 第19課:去公園 諺語與慣用語
a big fish in a small pond
Tom is a big fish in a small pond. You need to force him to do something more challenging.
湯姆真的是大才小用。你要強迫他做一些有挑戰性的事情。squirrel something away
偷藏東西
My father sometimes squirrels some money away before he gives his salary to my mom.
我爸爸有時會在將薪水交給我媽媽之前偷藏私房錢。a stool pigeon
密探The policeman got a stool pigeon. That is why he can always get the first-hand information.
那位警察有個密探。這就是爲什麼他總有第一手消息的原因。be somebody's pigeon
負責人Accounting is not my pigeon. You should find Jack.
會計不是我負責的。你要找傑克。put the cat among the pigeons
鬧得雞飛狗跳If you tell them this shocking news, I believe that will put the cat among the pigeons.
如果你告訴他們這則可怕的新聞，我相信那將會鬧得雞飛狗跳。
