lose one s shirt 失去了所有的一切 例句:Did you hear what happened to Joe? He s lost his shirt, the poor guy -- invested all his money in a fancy restaurant and it just went out of business. 你有没有听到关于乔的事?这回,他可真是丢掉了一切,真可怜。他把所有的钱都投资在一家豪华的餐馆里。而这家餐馆不久前倒闭了。 a stuffed shirt 指那些爱摆架子,表现得神气十足的人 例句:My boss is a stuffed shirt: all he talks about is how important his ancestors are, how he was number one in his class at his university, and the wonderful things he thinks he s done for our company. 我的老板老是爱摆架子,吹嘘自己。他一开口就是说他的祖先的地位有多么重要,他在大学念书时又如何成为他们班里的第一名,还自称对我们公司作出了多大的贡献等等。 give you the shirt off his back 尽力帮助人 例句:Of course Dad gets mad at me sometimes for no good reason. But if I ever need it, I know he would give me the shirt off his back. 我父亲有时对我发火也不见得有什么道理。但是,只要我需要,他总是会尽一切力量帮助我的。 up in arms 进行武装斗争,或者非常愤怒,准备打架 例句:All us students are up in arms at the news the school is raising our tuition ten percent. 当我们学生听到学校要提高百分之十的学费时,我们都火冒三丈。 at arm s length 和某人保持一定距离 例句:I keep trying to get friendly with that lovely blonde who sits next to me in biology class. But she keeps me at arm s length. 我一直设法和那个生物课坐在我旁边的金发姑娘接近。可是,她老是和我保持一定距离。