no stomach for对……没有兴趣
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：明天和我们一起打网球好吗？
乙：抱歉我不能。我对网球没有兴趣。
甲：那看电影怎么样？
乙：那太好了。
straight from the shoulder.直言不讳
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：你觉得我的工作做得怎么样？
乙：恩。
甲：请直言不讳地说吧！
乙：不太令人满意，你应该更仔细点儿。
one’s tongue.缄默，不开口
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：我能说说我的意见吗？
乙：闭嘴！你已经讲得太多了。
甲：我有权利发言，你应该让我把话说完。
