41. old habits die hard积重难返' c& O" m& y; z' K; p) M- s
Z+ Q* a3 Z7 r* T# y- k1 l L; L例句:Give him more time as we know old habits die hard. / w2 i/ f$ I, Z( z7 n! z, g- |: A 多给他点时间,我们都知道,积重难返嘛。 Y/ R c8 m! O D1 g( r3 b: w( e1 N1 W% ]
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42. one's lips are sealed守口如瓶 4 x# A' E1 ?! T$ s; n$ ~+ E: ?' G* z0 c4 u( J# ^2 T# e5 z
例句:You can trust me with the details of the lawsuit—— my lips are sealed./ Y' D1 c1 |% z3 u+ A, I( \% q
你可以信任我,关于这次诉讼的细节我会守口如瓶。
43. on one's high horse趾高气扬 , h" L+ f) R" T9 k5 H0 J6 @ ' P6 D9 T) d( Y Y: @: N, y' g2 @2 ^9 \例句:When they started talking about music, David got on his high horse ( P( Y' n+ g9 W. a and said that classical music was only fit for museums and archives. 8 V) o7 {3 K- ]$ f 他们刚开始谈论音乐,大卫就趾高气扬地说古典音乐只适合博物馆和档案2 j' H; m" G( V$ q* c
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44. on one's last legs 日暮穷途& i/ m1 Q. @# r- T& u
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45. play with fire玩火自焚;惹火烧身0 K; u% h) N7 }) H t
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例句:You're playing with fire if you go behind his back and commit his M+ o4 i: `- r( G J department. I* z4 @% {) k) M" Q 你若是背着他干他的 专长,那你可就是玩火了。
47. put all one's eggs in one basket孤注一掷6 E4 T, \( h7 Z3 N" i% y
! O4 Y+ G+ O( q) H! E& ~例句:He had warned Peter about investing heavily in a single stock was ( |9 z6 X# N8 p; u% C putting all his eggs in one basket. % B7 ~! T2 g$ D1 \ 他早已警告过彼德,在一支股票上投入巨额资金是种孤注一掷的做法。
49. rain cats and dogs 大雨倾盆+ h/ F7 ]( z/ F' n
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外面倾盆大雨,我无法走到商店去。
50. read someone like an open book一目了然% _" J% U8 J" l
! ~! U7 e. G& C例句:You will like the simple girl from that small town when you find you # T2 o) Z, j* D& N
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当你发现这个来自小镇的纯朴女孩单纯得毫无秘密可言时,你会喜欢她1 W8 {; v5 g! h9 \* P
的。
51. rub salt in sb's wound雪上加霜# Y7 J2 \& K+ z1 M0 L$ u
( w# X9 R6 z h: J, F9 D例句:The news that his company will be going into bankrupt is absolutely % _" }+ e' o! b rubbing salt in the wound, because his wife divorced him yesterday. 7 h# b+ b1 I- V$ Y- |- w1 h 公司要破产的消息对他来说真是雪上加霜,因为他妻子昨天刚和他离婚。
53. sit tight 静观其变; J/ Z- k9 n- }% B6 X2 k
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如果你能够坚持立场,我保证他们会把护照还给你。
54. start with a clean slate洗心革面& n, J) Z# M2 T+ _6 G, P
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55. swallow one's pride忍辱负重 " t# ^: ?4 S9 [$ F. M7 Y( a ; Q( C+ W. u9 c9 u7 V$ l% |! Z; u例句: She decided to swallow her pride and go on to work there.8 ]0 ^6 x1 O; }6 m2 [: c
她决定要忍辱负重,继续在那里工作下去。
56. the more the merrier多多益善 - c& r: s' R/ ?& O' J0 I - T! D9 b1 J; K& Z例句:John's invited all his family to come along, and why not? The more 2 I( j6 s: n+ @( T5 z the merrier. 7 }$ Z! y* O# o
约翰请了他所有的家人过来,这有何不妥?多多益善呗!
59. turn over a new leaf改过自新 ; B+ u& E- f5 J) q6 _5 m" ` 5 Z6 u8 _1 H6 s! t5 Q例句:He promised the teacher he would turn over a new leaf and behave ' b8 G' C/ R/ P2 u
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他向老师保证过会改过自新,遵守课堂纪律。
61. when in Rome do as the Romans do入乡随俗6 U5 Y& y3 W: Y8 c3 X& M2 B
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凯丽说他们都穿短裤或蓝牛仔参加户外婚礼,那我们就入乡随俗吧。