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1. get off on the wrong foot 〔to a bad start〕 **扣错第一颗纽扣；出师不利

解 习语；词义溯源：［在恶劣环境下（on the wrong foot）］ ［off（向前）］走去；

参照be off on the wrong foot, be off to a bad start

例 We got off on the wrong foot when Wu Jin kicked the ball into the visiting team's net in

the second minute of the game. After that, the whole game was nothing but a series of mistakes.

2. Get off one's case 〔back, tail〕! *一个人待着！不要烦人！

解 俚语；词义溯源：从某人的［问题（case）或后背（back）或尾巴（tail）］［脱离

（off）］而走；一般用于祈使句

例 Walter, could I speak with you? I think you'd better get off Hornsby's back—at least for a

while. He's not mentally stable. Too much pressure and there's no telling what he might do.

3. get on one's nerves¹ **使…发脾气，影响…的情绪

解 习语；词义溯源：［针对（on）］某人的［神经（nerves）］而去

例 The sound of that generator² they're using across the street is getting on my nerves. Isn't

there some kind of noise pollution law against construction companies using old, noisy equipment

like that?

4. get on sb. or sth. ***责骂，斥责

解 短语动词；词义溯源：［针对（on）］某人或某物而去；参照get on

例 Ithink it's your turn to get after the children for making too much noise outside. I got on

them about it less than ten minutes ago and it doesn't seem to have had much effect.

5. get 〔jump〕 on the 〔one's〕 bandwagon **跟从得势派，站到优势方一边；紧跟时

尚潮流

解 习语；词义溯源：［乘坐、跟着（on）］［乐队车、（在选举、运动、竞争中）获

得优势的一方（bandwagon）］而去

例 It seems like everybody is trying to get on Harry³ Mardis' bandwagon these days. Highly⁴

popular among the conservative⁵ young generation, Mardis is probably the youngest politician to

find himself in such an enviable position.

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