1. 吃着碗里的,看着锅里的:
chi-zhe-wan-li,kan-zhe-guo-li:
want to have one's cake and eat it.
Although he has a beautiful wife,he continually eyes other women.( He wants to have the cake and eat it, too)
2. 充其量:chong-qi-liang:at most:
This weighs at most 5 kilograms.
3. 丑八怪:chou-ba-guai:ugly person;as ugly as sin;a butt-ugly guy:
She's as ugly as sin,so I doubt she has many offers of marriage.
4. 丑化:chou-hua: vilify;drag...through the mud:
The politician tried to win votes by dragging his opponent through the mud.
5. 抽空:chou-kong: take time out of one's busy schedule;try to free oneself:
I'll try to free myself so that I can see him in the hospital.
6. 臭骂:chou-ma: chew...out;give a tongue-lashing:
Because of his failure to finish the job on time,he got chewed out by his boss.
7. 臭美:chou-mei: full of oneself:
He's so full of himself that he often makes a bad impression to many dates.
8. 愁眉苦脸:chou-mei-ku-lian: put on a long face:
He came out of the boss' office with a long face.