UNIT ONE
IDIOMS WITH WORDS---concerning clothing(衣)

apron n.围裙
be tied to somebody's apron-strings ---------（是什么意思呢~1）----------

A:Peter is not a true man.
B:I can't agree with you more!
A:Before his marriage he was tied to his mother's apron-strings and now to his wife's.
A：皮特真不像个男子汉。
B：你说得太对了。
A：结婚前呢，他听她妈妈的；而现在，他又受他老婆摆布。

belt n. 腰带
pull in (tight) one's belt -------（是什么意思呢~2）-----------

A:My money is running out this month!
B:It's clear that you should have to pull in your belt for a few days.
A:我这个月的钱快花光了。
B：很明显，你得过几天紧日子了。

blanket n. 篮子
wet blanket -----------（是什么意思呢~3）------------

A:What do you think of Nancy?
B:A wet blanket!She sulked during the entire movie yesterday.None of us could enjoy the show.
A:你觉得南希这个人怎么样？
B：扫兴。昨天看电影时她一直在生气，弄得我们谁都没看好电影。

boot n. （长统）靴；靴子
get the boot ---------（是什么意思呢~4）-----------

A:You looked depressed,John.What's matter?
B:I got the boot yesterday.
A:Why?
B:I was late for work again.But it was not my fault.There was a traffic jam!
A:Tough luck!
A:约翰，你看起来情绪不高。怎么了？
B：我昨天被解雇了。
A：为什么？
B：我又迟到了一次，可这不是我的错。路上塞车了！
A：真倒霉！

参考答案:

1.be tied to somebody's apron-strings 受……的管制
2.pull in (tight) one's belt 勒紧裤腰带；过苦日子
3.wet blanket 使人扫兴的人
4.get the boot 被解雇