小编给大家带来第十六期的俚语分享啦，快来学习啦~~~ 1. butter up对…说好话 Maybe if we butter up mother, she’ll let us go to the movies. 如果我们对妈说点好听的，也许她会让我们去看电影。 2. butt in插嘴，打岔 Amy loves to butt in and offer her advice even when it’s not wanted. 不管时机对不对，爱米都喜欢插嘴提供意见。 3. button one’s lip住口；闭嘴 Tell Cindy to button her lip or else she’ll be in big trouble. 告诉辛迪闭嘴，否则她就惨了。 4. buy time拖延时间 I think we should try to buy more time. 我想我们应该设法拖延时间。 5. chew someone out责骂某人；谴责某人 Follow the rules and you won’t get chewed out. 遵守规定你就不会挨骂。 6. cheap shot下流手段 The candidates ended up taking cheap shots at each other during the debate. 辩论中，候选人最后都用下流手段攻击对方。 7. on cloud line飘飘然（原以为在九重天上） Daphne was on cloud nine for days after Chip asked her to the prom. 棋谱邀请戴夫妮参加学校班级舞会，她兴奋了好几天。 8. cough it up（不情愿地）付钱 Cough it up. I know you have the twenty dollars. 付钱吧。我知道你有这二十美金的。 9. corny陈词滥调，毫无新意 Fred’s jokes are always so corny. 弗雷德的笑话总是如此毫无新意。 10. on the dot准时 He arrives on the dot. I was sure he’d be late. 他准时到了。我本以为他会迟到的。