英美人天天都在说的4000句 143:put one’s foot in...

 

[00:03]N：Hey, I hear we're going to be roommates. I'm Neal Perry.
[00:06]T：I'm Todd Anderson.
[00:08]C：Hey! How's it going here? Study for togniht?
[00:12]N：Yeah. Sure.
[00:14]C：Business as usual, huh? Hey, I heard you got the new kid. Looks like a stiff¹! Oops!
[00:24]N：Listen. Don't mind Cameron. He's, uh, born with his foot in his mouth. Know what I mean?

1 stiff   

adj.严厉的，激烈的，硬的，僵直的，不灵活的

参考例句：

• There is a sheet of stiff cardboard in the drawer.在那个抽屉里有块硬纸板。
• You have to push on the handle to turn it,becanse it's very stiff.手柄很不灵活，你必须用力推才能转动它。