拍马屁原来是“kiss某人的屁股”
如果要评选人类最美丽的词语,“吻”(kiss) 应该算一个。王子吻醒了睡美人,公主吻活她的心上人……一个打动人心的童话似乎总是不能离开一个“生命之吻”,而一个深情的吻开启的不仅是爱人的双唇,而是她(他)的心。kiss sb.'s ass 拍马屁
John never kissed the boss' s ass. 约翰从不拍老板的马屁。
kiss-ass 马屁精,谄媚者
kiss good-bye 吻别,被迫放弃
She kiss them good-bye. 她和他们吻别。
If you don't work hard, you can kiss your bonus goodbye. 如果你不努力工作,就拿不到奖金了。)
kiss of death 看上去出于好心实则会导致失败的行为或东西
It's the kiss of death whenever Paul helps with the cooking.
每当保罗帮忙做饭时,总是好心做坏事。
kiss of life 口对口的人工呼吸(生命之吻)
kiss of peace [宗] 接吻礼,团结友爱的接吻
kiss the rod 甘心受罚
We can't evade the issue; all we can do is to kiss the rod.
这个问题我们规避不了,只好俯首受罚。
blow/throw a kiss 飞吻
He blew a kiss at the pretty girl.
他对那个漂亮女孩做了一个飞吻动作。
kiss-me-quick (垂于额上的)鬈发
give a kiss 接个吻
a Judas kiss 口蜜腹剑
snatch a kiss 冷不防接个吻
kiss off 不在乎;拒绝
You can kiss off that problem now.
现在你可以不为那个问题操心了。
vacuum kiss 真空吻(sucking the air out of one's partner's mouth and lungs)
French kiss 法式接吻(kiss with your mouth open and your tongues touching)
Platonic kiss 柏拉图之吻(short kiss on the check for greeting)
smooch 与…搂抱亲吻
He planted a big smooch on her.(他深深地吻了她。)
peck匆匆一吻
She gave him a peck on the cheek.(她在他脸颊上匆匆一吻。)