爱思英语编者按：那些你所不了解的常用托福口语俚语。
那些你所不了解的常用托福口语俚语
zero in on 瞄准;集中精力于
例句：once you have identified suspicious traffic, you can then start to add specifications on the command line to zero in on the detail of the traffic.
一旦你辨别出了可疑流量，你就能开始在命令行上添加参数以便关注于流量细节
Gentlemans agreement 君子协议
例句：What we have seen over the past couple years is, you might think of it as a kind of a gentlemans agreement not to discuss Iraq, he said.
格伦说：过去两三年的状况看着仿佛是一种君子协定，就是大伙赞同不讨论伊拉克问题
Walk on air 兴高采烈
例句：Some students seem to walk on air after they succeed in passing the entrance examination of college.
一些学生在考入大学后好像有的忘乎所以了。
At an awkward age 马上成年
例句：Tom was very easy to bring up and never seemed to have an awkward age at all.
汤姆是一个比较容易带大的孩子，他仿佛从来就没 成年前的那种彷徨。
Autumn of somebodys life 在垂暮之年
例句：Its amazing that somebody can still contribute to society even in the autumn of his life.
让人惊异的是，有人在垂暮之年还可以为社会作贡献。
Paint the lily 画蛇添足
例句：Comment upon this would be to paint the lily.
对此发表评论无异于多此一举。
Lay at somebodys door 归咎于某人
例句：Dont lay the blame at my door; you spilled food on the carpet too!
不要只责怪我;你也把食物打翻在地毯上呀!
Wall-to-wall 无处不在的; 似无处不在的
例句：Within minutes, the presidential salvo is wall-to-wall on the wire services and TV news. Then the Internet.
几分钟之内，总统保留态度的怎么看就被各大新闻通讯社和电视新闻台铺天盖地地作了报道，接着上了网络。
To Put on the dog 摆阔、装店面
例句：But what I like about him was that he never put on the dog to show off his money.
但我喜欢他的一点的是他从来不乱烧钱来炫耀他的富有。
On the side 作为兼职
例句：Hes a teacher but he does some journalism on the side.
他是教师,可还兼职做一些新闻工作.
Get into the swing of thing 积极投入某事
例句：It took time to get into the swing of things.
熟知状况需要一些时间.
