6/17/2005

Idiom: a mile a minute

"Some people would just talk to her a mile a minute, using all sorts of idioms and slang without even knowing it,...."


a mile a minute: very rapidly(Information From Answers.com)

Example: She was talking a mile a minute about the accident.

to talk a mile a minute:滔滔不絕(Common Local English Expressions)

*在摘錄句裡,請注意到slang沒有s,因為slang是不可數名詞,在『英文用法大字典』中,明確的寫道:
"slang"統指俚語,並不指一個一個的俚語;前面不可加"a",也沒有plural式"slangs"。例如可以說"This word is slang."和"All these phrases are slang",不可說"This word is a slang." 和"All these phrases are slangs."

2 則留言:

SharkFin 提到...

Two questions I heard on the daily idiom:
1. If you have something on your mind, are you "worry free"?
2. If you "work around the clock", are you going to feel tired?
3. If you’re really happy, what "cloud are you on"?

I know you have answers for me :)

Felicia 提到...

Hi Fin!

So you've got THREE quesions.

I think you can figure out the first one. Anyhow, I'll give you the clues of the three.

1. 若不了解worry-free的意思的話,how about "ad-free?" "ad" 指的是廣告,so "ad-free"是指有沒有廣告呢?

2. Check out the meaning of "around the clock."

3. Check out the meaning of "cloud nine."