belt and braces，朗朗上口的习语（2）
《牛津高阶英汉双解词典（第9版）》和第8版有许多不同之处，比如在“牛九”的“参考信息目录”中新增了“More like this 同类词语学习”部分，将表现形式相似的一类词语汇总到一起，供读者参考。词典正文中会有参见项引导至这一部分。
上次为大家分享了“牛九”中的同韵对习语，今天再来看另一组朗朗上口的习语——押头韵的习语。
Alliteration in idioms
押头韵的习语
belt and braces
(informal) taking more actions than are really necessary to make sure that sth succeeds or works as it should
双管齐下；多重保障
a belt-and-braces policy
稳妥可靠的政策
(beat sb) black and blue
(to hit sb until they are) covered with BRUISES (= blue, brown or purple marks on the body)
（把某人打得）青一块紫一块，伤痕累累
born and bred
born and having grown up in a particular place with a particular background and education
（在某地）出生长大；受过…熏陶
He was born and bred in Boston.
他生于波士顿，长于波士顿。
I'm a Londoner, born and bred.
我是个土生土长的伦敦人。
chalk and cheese
(BrE) if two people or things are like chalk and cheese or as different as chalk and cheese, they are completely different from each other
截然不同；天渊之别
chop and change
(BrE, informal) to keep changing your mind or what you are doing
变化无常；反复变换
done and dusted
(BrE, informal) completely finished
完全结束；彻底完成
That's my article for the magazine done and dusted.
这就是我为该杂志的文章，己经脱稿。
down and dirty
(NAmE, informal)
1. behaving in an unfair or aggressive way, especially because you want to win
不择手段地
The candidate again got down and dirty with his rival.
这名候选人再一次用下作的手段对付他的竞争对手。
2. rude and shocking
粗鲁无礼地，恶劣地
The singer got down and dirty at the club last night and made headlines again.
这个歌手昨晚在俱乐部的无耻行为使他又上了报纸的头条。
in dribs and drabs
(informal) in small amounts or numbers over a period of time
少量；一点一滴；零零星星
She paid me in dribs and drabs, not all at once.
她一点一点地付给我钱，而不是一次付清。
eat sb out of house and home
(informal, often humorous) to eat a lot of sb else's food
把某人吃穷
facts and figures
accurate and detailed information
准确的信息；精确的资料；确实的情报
I've asked to see all the facts and figures before I make a decision.
我已要求在看到所有的确切信息后再作决定。
以上内容整理自《牛津高阶英汉双解词典（第9版）》，图片来自网络。
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