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749. turn to – go to for help. 找某人帮忙

注解：字面理解“转向（某人），投向（某人）”，意思是想某人求助。

例句：He was such a good friend. I always knew that I could turn to him if I needed some money.

他是我的好友，我知道需要钱的时候可以找他。

750. turn up – appear. 出现

注解：turn up 是固定搭配表示“出现；调高（音量）”。

例句：Those keys have been lost for a month. I am hoping that they turn up soon.

那些钥匙已经丢了一个月了，我估计马上就会自己出现了。

751. twiddle one’s thumbs – not busy, not working. 闲得慌

注解：twiddle是“摆弄，捻动”，thumb是“大拇指”。直译为双手指交叉，大拇指相对着互相旋转。 形容打发时间。

例句：Our department has gotten slow this season. All we are doing is twiddling our thumbs.

我们部门这季度很闲，大家都在打发时间。

752. twist someone around one’s finger – influence someone easily. 轻易指挥某人；玩弄于股掌之间

注解：twist是“转动；弯曲；歪曲”。字面理解“动动手指就能歪曲某人”，比喻指挥某人非常容易用小指头就可以完成，可以玩弄某人于股掌之间。

例句：He will do whatever she wants. It’s amazing how she has him twisted around her little finger.

他对她言听计从。

753. two-faced – disloyal, untrustworthy. 两面派

注解：字面理解“两面的”。

例句：She’ll tell you that you have a beautiful dress, but when you leave, she’ll say that you are fat and how awful it looked on you. She is two-faced.

他会当着你的面说你的裙子好看，但是背着你说你胖，根本不适合这样的裙子。她是个两面派。

754. under the table – illegal money transaction, such as paying a bribe. 桌下交易；幕后交易；秘密交易

注解：字面理解“在桌子下面”。在桌子下面进行的交易，也就是不能见人的，而且往往是非法的。

例句：She was paid under the table and continued to collect her unemployment checks illegally.

她在暗地里收了贿赂来非法领取失业保险。

755. under the weather – not feeling well. 感觉不适

注解：字面理解“在天气（环境）下”。以前航海时代如果有人因为不适应外面的天气环境而晕船，他可以回避到船舱里就能好一点。

例句：I started sneezing this morning and have had a bad headache. I am beginning to feel under the weather.

我今早开始打喷嚏和头疼，我开始感觉不适了。

756. up one’s alley – something one enjoys, special interest. 非常适合某人

注解：alley是“小巷；街道”。字面理解“在某人的街道上”，指的是自己家的小巷或是街道永远都是自己非常熟悉且适合自己的。

例句：I’m going to the art museum on Sunday. I know you love to paint, so this is right up your alley.

周日我要去美术馆，我知道你爱画画，一定非常适合你。

757. up the river – in jail. 坐牢

注解：直译为“在河流上游”。源于纽约州的一间位于一条河上游的著名监狱。

例句：The judge found him guilty and he was sent up the river for 5 years.

法官判定他有罪入狱5年。

758. up to here with – disgusted with another’s continual behavior. 受够了

注解：完整表达应该是had it up to here with someone. 表示“受够了”。口语中表示受够了可以非常简单地说“I’ve had it !”，也可以说成“had it up with someone”。

例句：My phone bills are always so high. I am just up to here with them.

我的手机账单总是这么高，我受够了。