“eat his shirt”不是“吃他的衬衫”，真正的意思差远了！

之前看到一个表达“eat his shirt”，第一反应是这啥意思啊？不会是在说“吃他的衬衫”吧？

今天就分别来看一下，关于shirt和eat的表达吧！

1

eat your shirt

•  收回前言，承认说错话

在主张、吹嘘或断言被驳斥后，承认说错话。

You ll be eating your shirt if this new engine isn t as fast as you say it is.

如果这台新引擎没有你说的那么快，你就得收回自己的话。

•  亏本，蒙受损失

I ended up having to eat my shirt on the cost of the lumber for the new shed after it was ruined by the rain.

大雨把新棚子毁了，我最后只能白白损失木材的费用。

2

keep your shirt on

• 别生气

Keep your shirt on! Your car isn t even scratched!

别生气！你的车连剐蹭的痕迹都没有！

3

put your shirt on sth

• 确信...会发生

I d put my shirt on the president being re-elected.

我肯定总统会再次当选。

4

the shirt off your back

• 仅剩的家当

He s the kind of man who d give you the shirt off his back.

他是那种能为你付出一切的人。

说完“shirt”，再来看看“eat”~

5

eat you alive

• 愤怒地批评

If we get our facts wrong we ll be eaten alive by the press.

如果我们把事实弄错了，媒体会对我们大肆发难的。

6

eat you for breakfast

• 不费吹灰之力搞定或打败

He eats people like you for breakfast.

像你这样的人，他不费吹灰之力就给治服了。