killer instinct殺手本能

拿抱孩子的姿勢開玩笑，把「將來當重量級」說得又準又損；一句話見人物的幽默和職業本能。

He's gonna be a ..., the way you're ...

拿對方的動作開玩笑地預測結果時用，輕鬆損人。

At this rate he'll be a heavyweight. ／ Carry him like that and he'll bulk up.

口語

heavyweight 重讀，the way you're carryin' him 連讀收尾。

He's gonna be a marathon runner, the way you bounce him. 你這麼顛他，他將來得成馬拉松選手。

點破拳擊這行的盲區：臺上看得見，臺下看不見。判斷一個拳手，難就難在館外。

You don't know what these guys do outside the ...

提醒別人表面看得見、私下看不見時用。

You can't see what they do outside the gym. ／ The gym tells you only half the story.

中性

outside the gym 重讀，句尾落下。

The only thing is, you don't know what these people do outside the office. 問題是，你不知道這些人在辦公室外是什麼樣。

一個地道說法：把人榨乾、捲走全部。比 stole all his money 更狠、更口語。

Take someone for everything they've got.

形容某人被榨乾或捲走全部財產時用。

She cleaned him out. ／ She took him for everything.

口語

everything he's got 連讀重讀。

The deal took him for everything he had. 這筆交易把他的一切都捲走了。

用「樓上沒什麼東西」罵人笨，損得含蓄又刻薄；這類街頭說法聽得出語氣，別對當事人說。

Between you and I, he ain't got too much upstairs.

私下議論別人不夠聰明時用；當面說會得罪人。

He's sweet, but not the sharpest. ／ Nice guy, not much upstairs.

口語

he ain't got too much upstairs 連讀，upstairs 重讀。

He's a good worker, but between you and I, he ain't got much imagination. 他幹活踏實，不過你知我知，他沒什麼想像力。