望文生義，謬以千里

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1. a piece of cake

誤：一塊蛋糕

正：輕而易舉的事

例句：Learning English is a piece of cake.

2. a small potato

誤：一個小土豆

正：微不足道的人或物

例句：I know who I am. I'm just a small potato.

3. break a leg

誤：打斷一條腿

正：祝你好運(yùn)

例句：I'm happy you got the promotion. Break a leg！

4. pull someone's leg

誤：拉某人的腿

正：取笑某人

例句： Don't believe him. He is just pulling your leg.

5. cup of tea

誤：一杯茶

正：喜愛的事物或人

例句：Playing cards isn't my cup of tea.

6. face the music

誤：面對音樂

正：承擔(dān)自己行為造成的后果

例句：After failing a math test， Tom had to go home and face the music.

7. rain cats and dogs

誤：下貓和狗

正：下傾盆大雨

例句：You had better not go out. It's raining cats and dogs.

8. in deep water

誤：在深水中

正：在困境中

例句：He found himself in deep water when he lost his job.