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clock in 打卡
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) q% S) Q4 m5 p/ ^Don't forget to clock in,otherwise you won't get paid. 别忘了打卡，否则领不到钱。
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t( d" v9 G% [* qcome on to 对...轻薄；吃豆腐 + r \+ b4 }3 b+ ?
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Tanya slapped Bill after he came on to her. Tanya在Bill对她轻薄之后打了他一巴掌。9 A+ M5 \+ s8 Z% B6 R
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come easily 易如反掌 & ^5 m9 v$ G$ u5 }; {
/ }( d- @1 w" [/ U, ]( aLanguages come easily to some people. 语言学习对有些人来说易如反掌。; @( O; W/ V, b9 n* |. v! Z
6 S$ i" t/ d7 j, h) v/ O% Idon't have a cow 别大惊小怪 " m7 @' h+ _: T3 \/ X. o
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Don't have a cow! I'll pay for the damages. 别大惊小怪的！我会赔偿损失的。
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; N; ~/ x4 R, G D; {) F$ ~$ G) H& Lpush around 欺骗 ( @* P1 |4 T; A) C' W
* g/ o! f+ G F1 [* wDon't try to push me around! 别想耍我！
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1 B( c! A* L% Skeep one's shirt on 保持冷静
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Keep your shirt on. He didn't mean to offend you. That's just the way he talks. 保持冷静。那只是他说话的惯常方式，他并非有意要冒犯你。
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cool it
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( |$ n6 k; m1 C冷静一点 2 u: `2 o1 I* G
) n& c6 l' A3 D5 W& S+ KCool it. You are making me mad. 冷静一点。你快把我逼疯了。
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joy ride 兜风
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0 K" u$ i" i* C7 Q) i* RLet's go for a joy ride. 让我们去兜兜风。
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rap 说唱乐
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0 w7 M' W# @, D/ h! D# aDo you like rap music? I have trouble understanding the words. 你喜欢说唱音乐吗？我听不太懂其中的歌词。. J a% V7 m+ i7 r1 [0 B. W1 R
# j1 n7 X* O) l6 lred-letter day 大日子
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- D7 @3 o+ [$ ?1 s3 ~This is a red-letter day for Susan. She made her first sale to a very important client. 今天是susan的大日子。她和一个非常重要的客户做成了第一笔生意。
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: D% w$ g: J6 p- `' ~- Ugo up in smoke 成为泡影 . x' E6 [7 F1 d0 v; W3 p
' h) [ K; e7 J+ o1 yPeter’s vacation plans went up in smoke when a crisis arose in the office. 办公室出了问题，peter的假期泡汤了。
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4 w1 B1 B- T9 z( h' w9 E' Mhit the road 上路 0 |% U- `7 L5 [/ I( g: f! o9 [2 @
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We should probably hit the road. It’s going to take us two hours to get home. 我们可能该上路了吧？到家的两个小时呢！
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shape up 表现良好，乖 7 W" T. Y- L0 @" w' z
8 d1 c1 W! B' M: m2 Y( `You’d better shape up if you want to stay on. 如果你还想留下来的话最好乖一点儿。- p* S3 P p- K% j6 ^8 d# E6 a
! Y, @& \3 u: D( iscare the shit out of someone 吓死某人了
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# C) \9 d( H$ I2 i- n9 n5 l. C2 i- ~Don’t sneak up behind me like that. You scared the shit out of me. 不要那样从后面突然吓我。你吓死我了。
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/ O$ z: g" ?& N3 k7 ]& Hpull strings 运用关系（源于“拉木偶的线”） + a* ~0 W2 ^2 _! L# a
- E9 O. |! }8 L# M! ~He pulled some strings and managed to get us front row seats for the concert. 他运用关系替我们拿到音乐会前排的位子。* q6 q4 h% O# t: _ w' b- F( ^3 G
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come again 再说一遍
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Come again? I didn't quite understand what you said. 再说一遍好吗？你刚说的话我不明白。 ' ~6 ^" b! R o9 `* ]$ G
: o) Z/ W, B+ |come clean 全盘托出，招供
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The criminal decided to come clean. 罪犯决定供出事实。 2 [7 |) I& {$ G9 t3 Q* M3 s7 i
8 \4 c; S4 T3 e' wLet me spring for dinner. 我来请客吃饭吧。
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spill the beans 泄漏秘密 - w4 A$ `6 w( s+ f1 U; G8 z/ B; K
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Don't spill the beans. It's supposed to be a secret. 别说漏了嘴，这可是个秘密哦！
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stick in the mud 保守的人
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Cathy is such a stick in the mud. She never wants to try anything new. Cathy真保守，她从不想尝试新事物。
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I have to go to the john. Wait for me in the car. 我要去厕所。在车里等我一下。1 u: B7 j7 J0 a% a/ g6 X
5 { s3 ^1 V3 ~+ N1 r- s F# s% r% m7 Xkeep in line 管束
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* M( ?, e) n" Q) VHe needs to be kept in line. He's too wild. 他太野了，要好好管束一下。4 b3 I. p+ @ Q4 k
( m* g) @6 X5 H; s. @ c: O4 t& E, ujump the gun 草率行事 ( T% l5 T7 F, n3 z1 t! M
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) a' u6 H0 e! M+ g$ N1 x8 ~jump to conclusion 妄下结论 & K, R% v, `( _" k6 o* P8 C
6 i0 _/ T0 ]1 E( dDon't jump to conclusion. We have to figure it out first. 不要妄下结论，先把事情搞清楚。
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, A* o6 m4 l( K D2 l3 }This car is a real lemon. It has broken down four times.这辆车真次，已经坏了四次了！fishy 可疑的
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His story sounds fishy. We should see if it's really true. 他的故事听起来可疑。我们应该看看到底是不是真的。
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flip out 乐死了 Chris flipped out when I told him that we won the game. 我告诉克里斯我们赢了比赛时，他乐歪了。
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: x) \) c) `: J/ k9 r8 C" v2 p; [- wfix someone up 撮合某人
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) \8 I" S8 T* K% ], g5 ?7 r ]0 WI think Xixi and Macaulay would make a perfect couple. Let's fix them up. (Haha,just kidding 我想习习和 macaulay 会是理想的一对，我们来撮合他们吧。（呵，开个玩笑，习习和macaulay不会生气吧？：）0 \/ L8 A! C) I. M) S2 {) C
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take a shine to 有好感 6 y j1 N) w9 ^& [' ~/ K6 ?
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He really likes you. There are very few people he takes a shine to right away. 他真的喜欢你。他很少对人一见面就有好感的。0 P" c% j' U7 t2 Y; N) e% \
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third wheel 累赘，电灯泡
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: C+ S/ D3 `4 XYou two go on ahead. I don't want to be a third wheel. 你们两个去好了，我不想当电灯泡。 & U7 L0 E& q9 A0 _1 d; T
' h& R& N6 {4 L$ Y/ c: q0 erip off 骗人的东西
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What a rip -off! The new car I bought doesn't work! 真是个骗人货！我买的新车启动不了！rock the boat 找麻烦
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Don't rock the boat! Things are fine just the way they are. 别找麻烦了，事情这样就够好了。
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9 z$ v5 B, k/ M& O7 K/ F( wblow it 搞砸了，弄坏了 3 g: D; K3 i5 Q9 ^
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I blew it on that last exam. 我上次考试靠砸了。: R6 C- d; q0 u O& z6 \0 r t9 g2 n+ i
! w$ w& J: p! x& Gin hot water 有麻烦
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He is in hot water with his girlfriend recently. 近段时间他跟女友的关系有点僵。
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put one's foot in one's mouth 祸从口出
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" _+ _; Y* V# A( Z; vWally is always saying such stupid thing. He has a real talent for putting his foot in his mouth. 沃力尽说这种蠢话。他真有惹是生非的本事。 * y' |- Q6 {7 H4 _7 C0 ~0 v, `$ q
+ t9 [. H" {; S! K! n+ Vflop （表演、电影等）不卖座，失败 6 o: M% o# d/ B8 G, v) v0 A2 c2 L
: P# }- D3 c4 o& W% `The movie was a flop. Nobody went to see it.这部电影卖座率奇低，没有人去看。 8 k; z1 u# t$ [8 W9 I0 U5 U! M
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Feel free to drop in anytime. I'm usually home and I'd love the company. 欢迎随时来坐坐。我通常在家，也喜欢游人做伴。 # c/ z4 F6 K: ?+ e1 }9 o8 `
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drop a line 写信
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8 m3 |; V+ ~/ W. s- J1 }# Jduck 躲闪，突然低下头 ! h) l& L" u( n) z7 f& H4 F
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Remind little Bobby to duck his head when he crawls under the table so he won't hit his head. 提醒小波比爬到桌下时要低头才不会受伤。, N! b4 U" J' `' U0 m3 U6 F* n
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. B: i( y7 o0 R% B* `* ~) N7 lSharon is an easy-going person. She just goes with the flow. 沙伦是个随和的人。人家怎么说，她就怎么做。 7 S9 s* G5 f9 }
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act up 胡闹，出毛病 & C) i0 [. r7 Y
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" @3 Y" T* ~$ j" A( a$ Lad lib 即兴而作，随口编 0 F. b6 S9 Z0 H! w) u5 m& R
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The comedian ad libbed most of his routine. 那个喜剧演员大多是即兴表演。blah-blah-blah 说个不停
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4 k/ {6 ?! h" B2 z: g9 R) IAll she does is go "blah-blah-blah" all night. 她整夜说个不停。
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hit it off 投缘，一见如故
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R3 P: C# _/ V% F) F) mThey hit it off instantly and have been good friends ever since. 他们一见面就很投缘，从此成了好朋友。
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zit 青春痘
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Why is it that every time I have a hot date, I break out with a big zit on my face? 为什么每次我有重要约会时，脸上都会冒出一个很大的青春痘呢？
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( V3 K. D9 }4 d' F# Dput someone on the spot 让某人为难 & Y# g7 b$ v B- M7 ?; V5 w
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Don't put me on the spot like this. You know I can't give you confidential information. 别这样让我为难，你知道我不能给你机密资料的。) y% k' Q+ Y$ c- T: T
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The police are determined to break up the racket. 警方决定打击这个非法行业。
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) |+ v5 F( r; ]) v' }& O1 [( lhave it good 享受得很 ' {$ _" `1 I2 a5 T4 `4 M7 p6 x1 z
4 j& k$ A* e% f [: RShe really has it good. Everybody caters to her every need. 她真是享受得很，大家都依着他。
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8 E. q( Z( P/ Q& \don't knock it 不要太挑剔
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8 n* R5 `" _" d6 M6 s. @Dont knock it! You won't be able to find another job that pays so well. 别挑剔了！你未必可以找到另外一个待遇这么好的工作！
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3 O) O3 L/ K9 B, Npig out 狼吞虎咽 8 ?* c. V! m+ Z+ F6 N
! r; \5 L& `0 l# z( r( yWe pigged out on potato chips and cookies until our bellies ached. 我们大吃薯条和曲奇，吃到肚子撑到痛为止。3 h: B4 U# _* D: o" B; _
, X l+ h% B$ e( n& Ddown in the dumps 垂头丧气
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' [( W4 N* u, j9 a6 ?The players were down in the dumps after their team lost the championship game. 球员输掉决赛哪一场后个个垂头丧气。 S1 p4 u7 W; X; }
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horse around 嬉闹
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We've horsed around long enough. It's time to get to work. 我们闹够了，该去工作了。pass something up 放弃某事物
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c( H, d/ U: H) I% z2 j3 {8 tShe went whole hog in planning he New Year's Eve party. 她全心全力筹办新年晚会。shoo-in 长胜将军 There's no way he can lose. He's a shoo-in. 他不会输的，他是位长胜将军。
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Let's get the ball rolling. 让我们开始吧。
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get on the ball 用心做
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$ R$ w6 J- H9 R& O, j: F/ v) \If you hope to keep your job, you'd better get on the ball and meet the deadline. 如果你还想要你的那份工作，你最好用心做，赶上最后期限！
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# }6 u% s1 a( h" g8 T VHe's a real lady-killer. 他是个不折不扣的帅哥。
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5 i' P3 y( x3 Q- G. }3 ]Lay off! I don't need you to tell me what to do! 别再讲了!我不需要你告诉我怎么去做！knock it off=cut it off 停止
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Knock it off! I'm trying to get some sleep. 别吵了！我正想睡觉呢！
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3 D/ r- F3 C# C b) lThe coach gave his team a pep talk at half time, hoping to lead them to victory.教练在半场时候给球员们打起，希望将他们引上胜利之途。
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I don’t understand any of this medical terminology. Do you mind if I pick your brains since you’re so knowledgeable in this area? 我对医学术语一无所知。你在这方面如此在行，我能不能请教你一下？
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pass out 醉倒了
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He passed out after three beers. 喝了三杯啤酒后他就醉倒了。
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I’m sorry to hit you with this problem. I don’t know who else to turn to. 很抱歉把这个问题抛给你，我不知道还可以找谁求助。
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have it bad for 狂恋
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# v, L& |; r: M/ P% L' u6 h( g+ c% OHe really has it bad for her, but she has no ideas.他狂恋着她，而她却不知道。1 k: l# z: Y& r. g6 ]* E
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* r, ^! R* y2 G9 D% E8 { LLisa is a has-been. No one will hire her any more. 丽莎已经过时了。没人会再雇佣她。+ M' N" r6 s: F7 D0 F6 v$ X
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have a bone to pick with 有账要算
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I have a bone to pick with you. You still owe me the fifteen dollars you borrowed. 我有账跟你算。你向我借的十五美金还没还呢！ |
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