2. Ring a bell——某件事让你想起了什么,尽管你记得不是很清楚。
例:Yes, the song rings a bell but I am not sure exactly where I’ve heard it before.
3. For a song——买或卖出非常便宜的东西。
例:I bought this car for a song.
4. Like a broken record——重复某件事的人(形容特别烦人)
例:I’ve understood you want me to clean the bathroom. Stop going on like a broken record!
例:Sometimes it is not a bad thing to blow your own trumpet. After all, if you don’t, who else will?
6. Jam session——在没有预先准备的场合下,即兴弹奏音乐。
例:After dinner, Tom and Harry got their guitars out and started a jam session. It was wonderful.
7. Call the tune——居于权威地位,下达命令,做出决策。
例:Peter was always the person who called the tune in our team.”
例:Janet came under a lot of pressure from her colleagues when she blew the whistle on what was going on in the bank.
9. Music to one’s ears——听到你想要听和喜欢听的内容
例:The ringing sound of the cash tills is music to my ears!
10. Face the music——承担某事的惩罚
例:There’s not a lot we can do, so we are going to have to face the music.