nasty piece of work 下流坯；讨厌的家伙
A：Are you going steady with Peter?
B：I probably will. What’s your opinion?
A：Mark my words. Don’t get mixed with him.
B：But why not?
A：He looks nice and fair, but beneath he’s really a nasty piece of work.
A：你准备和彼得将关系确定下来吗？
B：可能会吧。你看怎么样？
A：记住我的话，别和他搅在一起。
B：为什么不呢？
A：他虽表面上看着潇洒，但骨子里却是个下流坯子。