Hiroshima University's English Podcast

Download MP3 前回に引き続き、英語の面白いイディオムをいくつかご紹介します。いずれもやさしい単語を使った、日々の生活で使いやすいものばかりです。ぜひ覚えておきましょう！ （初級〜中級） *** It's a Good Expression *** （今回の重要表現） ＊番組冒頭に登場したイディオム It cost an arm and a leg. I bit off more than I could chew. You can't judge a book by its cover. (to) lose one's touch （勘が鈍くなって）下手になる (to) stab someone in the back. 裏切る *** Script *** Strange Idioms (2) M: So, are there any other interesting English idioms you can think of? W: Well, you can say someone is "losing their touch." M: Losing their touch? … So, they can't feel things anymore? W: Maybe originally that's what it meant. But nowadays, if you say "I'm losing my touch" it means I used to be good at something, but recently I can't do it that well anymore. So, for example, you play basketball right? M: Yeah, that's right. So if, one day, I start to play worse than usual, I can say I'm losing my touch? W: Yeah, that would be perfect! … Oh, another good one is "to stab someone in the back." M. Ah! To kill someone with a knife? W: Yeah,