掌握常用外貿英語習語，可以幫助外貿業(yè)務員在與客戶溝通的時候，更準確理解客戶想要表達的意思，更加輕松的了解客戶需求。今天一起來看看45個外貿英文常用習語。

1.Beating around the bush

釋義:Talk about something withou giving a direct answer(談論事情不直接給出答案，拐彎抹角)

例句:The speaker was just beating around the bush and never said anything important.

2.Bend over backwards

釋義:Make every effort to achieve something.especially to be fair or helpful(盡全力做某事)

例句:We will bend over backwards if the other party is committed.

3.Caved in to

釋義:Submit under pressure; give in(對某件事情進行妥協(xié)或作出讓步)

例句:After insisting for months, the manager caved in to his demands.

4.Call the shots

釋義:To be the person who controls a situation and/or makes the decisions(可以做決定的人)

例句:You're the boss here - you get to call the shots.

5.Changed my mind

釋義:Change your decision(改變主意）

例句:When I first met him I didn't like him but I've changed my mind

6.Came in high/low

釋義:Charge too much/too little for your services, to ask for a price that is too high/low(收取太多/太少的服務費，報價太高/太低)

例句:The salesman came in high during the negotiations and could not sell his product.

例句:The company came in low with a offer for our product.

7.Find common ground

釋義:Agree about something,share opinions orinterests(同意某事，分享觀點或興趣)

例句:The participants seem unable to find common ground on the issue of environment

8.Cover ground

釋義:Talk about the important facts and details ofsomething(談論某些重要的事實或細節(jié))

例句:The questions were endless ang we were unable to cover much ground during the meeting.

9.Drew the line

釋義:Set a limit on what one is willing to dooraccept(為自己愿意或接受的事情設定一個限度)

例句:The union was flexible on the salary issue but they drew the line at talking about health benefits.

10.Followed through with

釋義:Tobe conseauent with what we agreed,to keep a promise(信守諾言)

例句:Our boss said that wages would improve soon but he never followed through with his promise

11.Got the short end of the stick

釋義:To be in a disadvantaged situation, to suffer the bad effects of something(處于劣勢或受到某事不好的影響)

例句:She got the short end of the stic

12.Hard-nosed

釋義:Tobe toughstubborn,or uncompromising(態(tài)度強硬的、固執(zhí)的或不妥協(xié)的)

例句:My grandfather was such a hard nosed businessman.

13.Has a card up her sleeve

釋義:Have a strategy kept secret and in reserve for use when needed(留有對策，以備不時之需)

例句:She has a card up her sleeve if they ever try to fire her, since she knows about all those secret business practices

14.Poker face

釋義:A blank,emotionless expression that gives no indication of one's thoughts or intentions(面無表情)

例句:Ikept looking over to see if she was impressed,but she wore a poker face throughout the presentation

15.The upper hand

釋義:A position of advantage.power and/or control(處于優(yōu)勢地位或占了上風)

例句:After hours of fierce negotiation the president got the upper hand.

16.Hit me below the belt

釋義:Unfairly target someone's weaknes or vulnerabilitv(用卑劣的手段攻擊別人)

例句:Iknow she really wants the promotion,but she really hit me below the belt by telling the boss about my personal problems.

17.Holds all the cards

釋義:To be in a position of power on control over someone or something else(控制某人或某事)

例句:Management holds all the cards when it comes to the negotiations over jol cuts.

http://18.In the bag

釋義:Certain/Sure to be won,achievec or obtained(+拿九穩(wěn))

例句:The election is in the bag

19.Lay my cards on the table

釋義:To be frank and outspoken:to reveal something that you have kept hidden,such as your,intentions,opinion etc.(直截了當?shù)刂赋瞿愕囊鈭D、觀點)

例句:You deserve honesty.so Im going to lay my cards on the table: I can't offer you this job, but we may have another position that you'd be good for

20.A gentleman's agreement

釋義:An arrangement or understanding which is based on the trust of both or all parties,rather than being legally

binding(基于雙方信任而沒有法律約束力的協(xié)議)

例句:We had no contract; it was done by a gentleman's agreement

21.Meet me halfway

釋義:Compromise with someone,ofte in an argument or disagreement(在爭議或分歧中作出讓步)

例句:I'll agree to some of your requests if you'll meet me halfway and allow me to implement some of my ideas

22.On the fence

釋義:Undecided: not able to make a decision(不做決定、保持中立或觀望態(tài)度)

例句:Many consumers are still on the fence,waiting for a less expensiv

23.Play hardball

釋義:Tobe firm and determinedin order to get what you want(為了得到你想要的東西而采取強硬手段)

例句:He's a nice guy,but he can play hardball when he needs to

24.Put your foot down

釋義:Use vour authority:be inflexible in vour dosition or decision(堅定立場或決定)

例句:As a manager, you have to put you foot down sometimes, or your staff will walk all over you.

25.Second-guessing

釋義（1）:Ouestion or doubt someone or somethingretroactively(追根究底的詢問或懷疑某人某事)

例句:Why are you second-guessing m now? You agreed with this strategy just yesterday!

釋義（2）:Try to anticipate how something will happen or what someone wil do(試著預測某事將如何發(fā)生或某人將會做什

例句:He had to second-guess what th environmental regulations would be in five years' time.

26.Sleep on

釋義:Postpone a decision until the following day so that one has additional time to consider it.(把決定推遲到第二天這樣就有更多的時間來思考)

例句:Why don't you sleep on the offer and let us know your decision in the morning?

27.Stood her ground

釋義:Refuse to change your opinion o give in(堅守自己的立場)

例句:I kept trying to get our boss to find a bigger office,but she stood her ground.

28.The ball is in your court

釋義:It's your turn to make a decisi takeaction(輪到某人決定或采取行動了)

例句:I've done everything I could.The ball is in your court now

29.Trump card

釋義:A resource used to gain an advantage over others, often by being held and then used at an opportune time(殺手詢)

例句:Andrea was about to play her trump card -without her signature none of the money could be released

30.Water under the bridge

釋義:Problems that someone had in the past that they do not worry about because they happened a long time ago and cannot now be changed(不可改變的既成事實，無法挽回的過去)

例句:Yes,we did have our disagreements but that's water under the bridge now.

31.A mile a minute

釋義:Very quickly(很快，飛快)

例句:He talks a mile a minute.

32.Drop me a line

釋義:Send me a note or a letter(寫信給我)

例句:If you ever come to New York drop me a line

33.Get it off your chest

釋義:Say it and feel relieved(一吐為快)

例句:Tell me about it. get it off your chest.

34.I'm all ears

釋義:Im daving attention to vou(我正在注意你，洗耳恭聽的意思)

例句:“Are you listening to me?""Ye

http://35.In the loop & out of the loop

釋義:Aware(or unaware) of information known to onlyagroup.(消息靈通/不靈通)

例句:Please keep me In the loop/He said we kept him out of the loop.

36.It's like talking to a brick wall

釋義:The person is not listening or paying attention.(某人沒有在聽)

例句:Ive tried to discuss it with her but it's like talking to a brick wall.

37.It's on the tip of my tongue

釋義:I can almost remember but not quite.(有印象但是記不清楚，形容話到嘴邊一時想不起來)

例句:It's on the tip of my tongue

38.Long story short

釋義:To skip boring,unnecessary details.(長話短說)

例句:Anyway.long story short, we're moving to Germany.

39.Off the top of my head

釋義:From memory ithout thinking too much(脫口而出)

40.Put me on the spot

釋義:Thev forced me into a difficult situation / asked me a difficult question(迫使某人陷入困境或向某人提出了困難的問題，形容為難某人)

例句:They put me on the spot when they asked me about my other projects.

41.Spread like wildfire

釋義:Circulate very quickly(流通的非?？?，多指流言蜚語)

例句:Rumors spread like wildfire when people are excited.

42.Take something with a pinch of salt

釋義:Be a bit skeptical about it.(對此有所懷疑)

例句:Take evervthing she savs with a dinch of salt, because she tends to exaggerate.

43.Talking in riddles

釋義:Speak in a convoluted/complicated way(說話拐彎抹角)

例句:Stop talking in riddles and tell me what this is about.

44.Touch base

釋義:To contact someone for an update(和近期沒有聯(lián)絡的人取得聯(lián)系)

例句:I was just calling to touch base since it's been a few weeks since we last spoke.

45.Word-of-mouth

釋義:Spread by people talking about it(通過人們的談論傳播，形容口口相傳、口碑)

例句:We get most of our work through word-of-mouth recommendations

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