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

    apronn.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。

    beltn. 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。

    blanketn. 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。

    bootn. （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