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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 % r& f0 G5 s5 K; n% ~ 4 T0 m6 n% d. K5 E$ S( v例句:When they started talking about music, David got on his high horse ) U7 M: R' _1 t4 r1 }1 B6 Y* H and said that classical music was only fit for museums and archives. , R9 d: N: }# m7 ~% e 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- ^9 i- R. V# L& q9 [
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44. on one's last legs 日暮穷途5 u/ b: Z% L6 @
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例句:We've been cleaning house all day and I'm on my last legs. 6 Z2 S G$ O- w7 I 我们一整天都在打扫房子,我快不行了。 ' l+ ~0 e! v8 ^& B- s$ ~# v2 I1 | @) A* G& ~- t, N
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45. play with fire玩火自焚;惹火烧身, R a$ h: n s1 z1 o. g n
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例句:You're playing with fire if you go behind his back and commit his 6 i4 v0 H1 ^7 ]. q) i- v H2 z department. 8 _1 h6 o b. ~$ h 你若是背着他干他的 专长,那你可就是玩火了。
46. pull out all the stops全力以赴6 z" @' o3 h" [' A: W' y7 b
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例句:The police pulled out all the stops to find the thief. : t0 o4 |9 U# Y 为找到那小偷,警方全力以赴。
47. put all one's eggs in one basket孤注一掷 6 `. G. ?+ f# l- \) o % t+ k& \9 Y, |5 [: e0 w# J, s例句:He had warned Peter about investing heavily in a single stock was 1 n. U9 N: U6 M
putting all his eggs in one basket. / [1 U" q M6 ^3 x* @& n 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。
48. put on airs装模作样 : D, \. @6 d$ f/ Q [6 e) t* [1 Z / T7 L4 h& S `6 s0 Z$ {例句:I'm sick of claire and the way she puts on airs. . r2 O0 X+ E0 Z
我讨厌克莱尔和她装模作样的样子。
49. rain cats and dogs 大雨倾盆; p" Q2 Z0 p2 [ m5 S
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例句:It was raining cats and dogs outside so I couldn't walk to the store. 0 x8 X& t* A, G( Q( ? 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; D, [8 _/ P: C" l# M, g
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can read her like an open book. + A4 e0 {+ H# [& `) _ 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 / G. g9 k) U: H8 X# k 的。
51. rub salt in sb's wound雪上加霜 0 C4 ~6 O6 h4 b. g4 g4 q/ {1 c2 [) r+ n: Z V
例句:The news that his company will be going into bankrupt is absolutely 6 y* A9 x C( z8 Q2 H4 o rubbing salt in the wound, because his wife divorced him yesterday. ' L' I! k# S0 \" E8 A5 @ d 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% c$ C; {, x# w
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例句:If you sit tight I'm sure your passport will be returned to you. * K8 ^$ T; k& q! n7 [ 如果你能够坚持立场,我保证他们会把护照还给你。
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出狱后,亨利多么希望能够洗心革面,重新开始啊!
55. swallow one's pride忍辱负重 : Q0 _" ]' g! t+ t % P8 |2 d4 E- V1 U6 g: Z例句: She decided to swallow her pride and go on to work there. 8 c$ F& u* U, i% O. x' z/ h0 S 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 ! g; f, G I' N* R+ L0 {! r7 z. u1 M* A5 F/ @
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the merrier. 9 Y5 }9 N7 W/ s 约翰请了他所有的家人过来,这有何不妥?多多益善呗!
57. through thick and thin 赴汤蹈火5 u: O0 k$ c; K9 z( P
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例句: She promised to stand by him through thick and thin. - k# V) j- Q* P3 V7 A9 E$ q 她答应要与他同甘共苦。
58. to one's heart's content心满意足 . M' c8 b: g' o9 S 2 @1 \; Z/ s) B. }' W例句:That boy is eating strawberries to his heart's content. - c/ C" v1 E% Z( K- W' \' B 那男孩正心满意足地吃着草莓。
59. turn over a new leaf改过自新- i5 C7 H& m/ S2 r/ x% d
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61. when in Rome do as the Romans do入乡随俗: G d4 t2 _: t- @# w! i4 m
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例句:Kate said they'd all be wearing shorts or blue jeans to the outdoor " ?& o/ c3 q6 B. g wedding, so when in Rome—— we'll do the same. ) r+ J3 Z' O2 m& y5 G: q3 m 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。