盘点英语里好“方”的习惯表达

 　　并不只有汉语才会把形状变成“我好方”这类的习语的……(这并不是习语好嘛!)

　　“方”，square，在英语里的出镜率可是高得惊人呢。
　　今天，双语君就来盘点一下英语里那些让人“方”了的表述。
　　Square 方形
　　to be a square peg 1 in a round hole
　　方形的钉子插在圆形的孔里，指格格不入
　　? His appearance here is like a square peg in a round hole.
　　他在这里出现，显得有些格格不入。
　　to go back to square one
　　由于受挫或陷入僵局而从头开始
　　? The attempt failed and we had to go back to square one.
　　尝试失败了，因此我们得重新开始。
　　be there, or be square
　　一定要来，不见不散
　　通常是一种玩笑性质的施压，像是说，晚上party要来哦，谁不来谁是孙子。
　　? There's a bunch of people going to be at John's on Saturday. Be there or be square.
　　一堆人周六要去约翰家聚会呢，你不能不来哦。
　　call sth square/
　　square accounts
　　双方扯平、互不相欠
　　? He deliberately 2 insulted me but I'll square accounts with him one day.
　　他故意侮辱我，但总有一天我会跟他算账的。
　　something doesn’t cut any squares with one
　　不受某事影响
　　? The quarrel doesn’t cut any squares with him.
　　他完全不受这场争吵的影响。
　　to be fair and square
　　公平对待每个人
　　? I ask no odds 3, I just want you to be fair and square.
　　我不要求特殊照顾，我只要求您公正。
　　to look someone square in the eye
　　看着某人的眼睛，表示坦诚
　　? He sat me down, looked me square in the eye and said, "I love you."
　　他拉我着坐下，看着我的眼睛说，我爱你。
　　on the square
　　诚实公正地、正大光明地
　　? We just want this trail on the square.
　　我们只希望这场审判能够正大光明地进行。
　　out of square
　　不一致;不协调
　　? Both reports are from supposedly reliable sources, but they are out of square.
　　两份报道按说来源都可靠，但两者却有出入。
　　a square answer
　　坦诚的答案
　　? He offered us a square answer.
　　他给了我们一个坦诚的答案。
　　to square away
　　校正或摆好;整顿就绪
　　? He is trying to get all his legal troubles squared away as soon as possible.
　　他努力把所有法律上的麻烦搞定。
　　a square deal
　　公平交易
　　? The workers were offered a square deal of a 40-hour week and guaranteed overtime 4.
　　工人们得到了每周40小时和保证支付加班费的公正待遇。
　　A square meal
　　一份完整的、营养丰富的餐食
　　Three square meals(经常简化为three squares)：指早、中、晚传统三餐。
　　? They haven't had a square meal for four or five days.
　　他们已经四五天没吃上一顿像样的饭了。
　　to square off
　　摆好架势准备战斗或比赛
　　? French soldiers squared off with a gunman at a road checkpoint.
　　在一个公路检查站法国士兵摆开阵势，准备迎战一名持枪者。
　　to square up
　　解决或妥协，也指勇敢地与某人或某事对峙
　　? I have something to square up with you.
　　我有点事要和你商谈解决一下。
　　? The world's most prestigious 5 insurance company was last night squaring up to take on MPs who have accused it of being riddled 6 with corruption 7.
　　世界上最负盛名的保险公司昨晚作出回应，要和那些指责其腐败泛滥的议员们较量一番。
　　to square one’s shoulders
　　挺起肩膀、胸膛，可指这一动作，也可比喻准备迎接挑战。
　　? You need to square your shoulders for the subsequent task.
　　为了接下来的任务，你要做好准备。
　　to attempt to square the circle
　　做不可能的事
　　? It is easier to square the circle than to get round a mathematician 8.
　　从数学家面前混过去比“化圆为方”还难。
　　to square something with someone
　　与某人就某事协调或达成一致
　　? I squared it with Dan, who said it was all right so long as I was back next Monday morning.
　　我征得了丹的同意，他说只要我下周一早上能回来就行。