1.May is the apple of her fathers eye:梅是她父亲的掌上明珠。
2.Dont be bananas:不要激动。
PS:banana一词也用于形容华裔外国人,外表是“黄色”,内里是“白色”。
3.Whats wrong with you,my cabbage:亲爱的,你如何了?
4.He is as cool as a cucumber:他很冷静。
5.That car is a lemon:那辆车不值钱。
6.He is only a small potato:他只是个小人物。
7.They are some pumpkins:他们是了不起的人物。
PS:英文中也可以直接说They are really something,也是他们非常了不起的意思。
8.She is a tomato:她是个美女。
9.full of beans:精力充沛。
10.in bad bread:处境不妙;in good bread:过着安逸的生活;make ones bread:谋生。
11.sell like hot cakes:畅销。