cut a rug 跳舞跳得很好 (尤其是非常有活力的舞蹈, 这个短语来自20世纪20年代，当时人们会跳一种叫做吉特巴的舞蹈。当很多人在地板上的一块区域跳舞时，地板看起来就好像要被跳穿了一样。)

Let’s go cut a rug. 我們去跳舞吧 

Lady Gaga really cut a rug. 嘎嘎小姐舞真的跳得很棒。

to shell out 花一大笔钱（通常是在你买的东西价格过高的时候使用）

 You won't have to shell out a fortune for it. 你将不必为它花一大笔钱。

 ...an insurance policy which saves you from having to shell out for repairs. 一份可以使你不必为修理花一大笔钱的保险单。

---Did you see that diamond ring on Marcy's finger?!你看到马茜手上戴的那颗钻戒了吗？！

---I did! How much did Dave shell out for that?看到了！戴维买那个花了多少钱呀？

penny-pincher 小气鬼 (在美国，便士是最小的货币单位)

----Whoa! The music store just got a new shipment of bass guitars! I hope the one I want is on sale.哇哦！音乐店刚刚上了一批新的低音吉他！ 希望我想要的那个能打折。

----Jonathan, don't be such a penny-pincher!If you see the one you want, go ahead and buy it, whether it's on sale or not.乔纳森，别这么小家子气咯！如果你看到自己想要的，尽管买下来啊，管它打没打折呢。

----Anna, I have to pinch my pennies... I might've purchased two or three other instruments last week.安娜，我得省着点儿钱...上周我都买了两三个乐器了。

double whammy /ˈwæmɪ/ 祸不单行

We have a double whammy: inflation coupled with recession. 我们祸不单行：通货膨胀加上经济衰退。

----Well, um… Our bus broke down in the middle of nowhere. And I got robbed by the bus driver. 额，嗯……我们的巴士在一个偏僻的地方抛锚了。我还被巴士司机打劫了。

----Wow… that is a double whammy! 哇……祸不单行啊！

small potatoes 不足道的小事（和别的事比起来） ; 小人物; 实际上尺寸很小或数量很少的事物

---Jonathan, last night's storm was crazy! My electricity kept shutting off. 乔纳森，昨晚的风太猛了！我家一直断电。

----Losing power is small potatoes compared to what happened to my neighbor. A huge tree fell on her house and her car. And her dog got scared and ran away. 和我邻居相比来说断电都是小事。一棵大树倒在了她的房屋和汽车上。她的狗也受到惊吓跑了。

 Our monumental worries are often small potatoes in the larger scheme of life.  天大的忧虑在生活的汪洋中也不过是沧海一粟。

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