pew
take a spew
用:这是请人坐的幽默说法。pew是教堂里听布道者的座位。
意:请坐吧
例.Came in, come in. Take a pew, cigarette?
进来,进来。请坐,抽烟吗?
Take a pew--I'11 he ready to go for a walk with you in a minute!
先坐一下,我马上就能跟你出去散步!
phrase
to coin a phrase
用:用作插人语,表不用一句自己编的词儿,引用某句老掉牙的俗语,或者篡改某句成语等来形容某事或许会更恰当、明了些。也说to coin aword。
意:换句话就是…;说句老话就是…;篡改一句俗话就是…
例,Don't worry, every cloud has a silver lining, to coin a phrase.
别着急,说句老话就是“祸中有福”啊.