Bark up the wrong tree

含義: 在不對(duì)頭的地方尋找；弄錯(cuò)了投精力的目標(biāo)。

例句: ”John wanted me to get him a job. He’s barking up the wrong tree. I don’t have that kind of power at my office.” （約翰要我?guī)退曳莨ぷ?，但他找錯(cuò)了人。我在辦公室里沒(méi)有那么大權(quán)力。）

Knock on wood

敲木頭

含義: 指用敲木頭來(lái)避免厄運(yùn)或?qū)崿F(xiàn)期待的迷信舉止。

例句:?? ”I’m hoping to get a promotion this month. Knock on wood!”（我希望這個(gè)月獲得晉升。敲木頭?。?/p>

Out on a limb

出來(lái)站到枝干上

含義: 作某種冒險(xiǎn)，讓自己處于某種困難或有風(fēng)險(xiǎn)的境地。

例句: ”Sam had a secure job with a high salary, but he dreamed about owning a restaurant. Last year, he went out on a limb and quit his job to open a small restaurant.”（薩姆有一份穩(wěn)定的高薪工作，但他夢(mèng)想開(kāi)餐廳。去年，他冒險(xiǎn)辭去工作開(kāi)了一家小餐廳。）

Can’t see the forest for the trees

只見(jiàn)樹(shù)木不見(jiàn)森林

含義: 無(wú)法從更廣的角度觀察局面；無(wú)法看清整體或大局。

例句:? ”Yuki is very detail-oriented, but she is not able to see the forest for the trees.”（尤姬非常注重細(xì)節(jié)，但她沒(méi)法看清大局。）

The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree

蘋(píng)果掉不到離樹(shù)太遠(yuǎn)的地方

含義: 一個(gè)人與其父母在行為或外貌特征方面非常相似；有其父（母）必有其子（女）。

例句: ”Jenna’s mother is a surgeon, and her father is also a doctor. Jenna will graduate from medical school next year. The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree!”（詹娜的母親是外科醫(yī)生，父親也是醫(yī)生。詹娜明年會(huì)從醫(yī)學(xué)院畢業(yè)。真是有什么樣的父母就有什么樣的女兒！）

Out of the woods

走出樹(shù)林

含義: 脫離危險(xiǎn)；擺脫困境。

例句:? ”My business was losing money for several months. I thought about closing the business. Fortunately, the economy is better, and my business is doing well now. I’m out of the woods.”（我的生意好幾個(gè)月都了賠錢(qián)，我曾想關(guān)張。但幸運(yùn)的是，隨著經(jīng)濟(jì)好轉(zhuǎn)，我現(xiàn)在的生意不錯(cuò)。我已走出困境。）