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$ p: Q) ~' }& f, q& Z; {Don't forget to clock in,otherwise you won't get paid. 别忘了打卡，否则领不到钱。4 T4 H1 f1 G. m
. E/ \( T" x( fcome on to 对...轻薄；吃豆腐
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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。
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come easily 易如反掌 9 _2 H. Y: q6 B% b8 g. g L9 @. T
6 \( E5 S; ]7 U8 cLanguages come easily to some people. 语言学习对有些人来说易如反掌。: q% N8 x7 |( ~* h
6 u5 _& ^' g- l+ s3 Ddon't have a cow 别大惊小怪
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: N5 ] J \" F' u1 y* z+ v2 M1 l+ TDon'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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push around 欺骗
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$ z7 t3 L3 C6 U3 ~Don't try to push me around! 别想耍我！
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2 d8 G G; |9 @( V4 ]keep one's shirt on 保持冷静 " x! ]" S* |5 P0 @+ z' U
8 _/ l |7 a9 w& X$ i0 lKeep 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。2 S# @, I& o/ }% f! u$ s1 k
- u- f5 H. @$ {4 O* a" Tcool it
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Cool it. You are making me mad. 冷静一点。你快把我逼疯了。
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8 o: `; ?% c+ @. Ojoy ride 兜风 : F& h0 z9 K. a& k& X
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Let's go for a joy ride. 让我们去兜兜风。
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Do 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。
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+ w; `3 ~' |5 qred-letter day 大日子
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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。( h+ O& j; X0 d( w' t, Q
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go up in smoke 成为泡影 - B2 |( t o% }7 z: E) i0 Z ^( D
5 R7 G* s% \. J. c2 }Peter’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。6 A9 X+ \' F& s: q3 L" e$ M3 Z' R
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hit the road 上路 ! t7 u; @* |0 \: j0 `7 r( u
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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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* A- o0 N# h& g7 a# cshape up 表现良好，乖
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) \* |7 Y$ p$ O5 P7 ZYou’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。; I& E3 P/ ~/ Z" W% P3 V
( n! C- \2 S+ m" e# l3 l( `scare the shit out of someone 吓死某人了
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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。 V( ^8 ^ ]/ X& A; N
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pull strings 运用关系（源于“拉木偶的线”） " N* O! x8 O, ~1 S3 M7 [& v" `
" \9 i; a4 y! I0 Z$ C9 c5 WHe 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。
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, g7 o& @: t( B& S7 b, H/ a8 N- G3 }7 kcome again 再说一遍 $ i* m: a7 a3 y7 ]5 r
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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。 8 l6 z6 B8 s& H4 G- r) A" o
g3 d. g' M: @, f# |- V) icome clean 全盘托出，招供
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5 d( \- [! j, O# v$ j7 I8 |& rThe criminal decided to come clean. 罪犯决定供出事实。
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Let me spring for dinner. 我来请客吃饭吧。
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% _9 Q* a, M, C& A$ @spill the beans 泄漏秘密
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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！& ?' ~# \( u- P' ^7 g$ I
4 u+ \' L1 \$ n7 H2 U9 }$ gstick in the mud 保守的人
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" |; M4 i% I6 B/ f; LCathy 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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john 厕所
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8 B9 ^& x: J ]) v0 B. R+ II have to go to the john. Wait for me in the car. 我要去厕所。在车里等我一下。
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keep in line 管束 ' J! Y2 Z- z# ~2 ^- O* B1 N0 g
8 D1 `; G* z2 X; c9 C. u: V0 I% s$ SHe needs to be kept in line. He's too wild. 他太野了，要好好管束一下。
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- i" c0 K' g6 C, T" gjump the gun 草率行事 9 d: H+ W2 W1 ^ C% W! J
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Don't jump the gun. We have to be patient for a while. 不要草率行事。我们应该耐心等一会儿。
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- p/ n: R l$ ijump to conclusion 妄下结论
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- |) h# c2 h' J4 o B' tDon't jump to conclusion. We have to figure it out first. 不要妄下结论，先把事情搞清楚。' q9 Q* A3 v! ^
5 q2 |7 m/ n# Q3 D% a* |lemon 次的东西
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* y2 d& o. k! t9 V$ t1 u( HThis 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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4 X O, _$ a# {- P2 Rfix someone up 撮合某人
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& V" F0 [$ q8 z& FI 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？：）/ L' E# R# H5 E
+ G0 h* c, \' B% c4 ]2 V9 Btake a shine to 有好感
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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。
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third wheel 累赘，电灯泡 # F% C. F1 k" A) {7 d0 ~
8 q, m R( B& A' F1 Q$ hYou 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。
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rip off 骗人的东西 / @" v& r1 l0 ~# Z' s( x3 \' S
. E* i3 Y& T' w5 [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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blow it 搞砸了，弄坏了 , G% t# t$ X& U" n) y5 C: O' b
* k( e3 ]% @6 F$ x/ t1 k/ A% o4 QI blew it on that last exam. 我上次考试靠砸了。
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in hot water 有麻烦 w( x/ N% P+ E
: [ Q+ K4 W8 }5 f. CHe 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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6 o4 d# Y. T9 _5 h/ B; wWally 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。
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/ I5 ~' a- w7 [! |* r2 j& s1 \flop （表演、电影等）不卖座，失败 / `. E, p( W# I; v, J
u7 c+ q4 Z. g; t4 k2 XThe movie was a flop. Nobody went to see it.这部电影卖座率奇低，没有人去看。
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drop in/by/over 随时造访
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; U* x8 T6 |! S [. r. a, N: e) U" KFeel 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。 : r. V3 V. h- N
1 G% I8 I3 O( [% ddrop a line 写信
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Drop me a line! 给我写信！
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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。: P! L0 r4 L x' V3 |" h
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go with the flow 随从大家的意见 ' N' t5 s- }" {; u$ T
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Sharon 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。
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8 j8 @* S/ Y5 P* B) x7 dact up 胡闹，出毛病
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The children started to act up as soon as the teacher left the room. 老师一离开教室，孩子们就闹起来了。8 E) t- @& i* Z8 E2 h! H
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ad lib 即兴而作，随口编
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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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All she does is go "blah-blah-blah" all night. 她整夜说个不停。
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6 {' s$ g: ]! p) n+ Mhit it off 投缘，一见如故 % |. F [ }) }
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They 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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6 q" G' h$ c; l, J/ X& S! rzit 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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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。, z( L* D+ h3 [1 F4 O
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racket 非法行业，挂羊头卖狗肉
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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。/ j1 W8 D8 P0 Q$ x+ e. C: ?2 t# v( o
& H' k1 h, I& y9 Khave it good 享受得很 8 o3 u/ E' Z! c: _# C4 J
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She really has it good. Everybody caters to her every need. 她真是享受得很，大家都依着他。; t/ E7 h4 v, @( U; C
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don't knock it 不要太挑剔
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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！+ C; \) B; S: Y
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/ p0 d3 n) `0 e3 h ]We 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。) C( X7 ?/ Y" s. u8 x5 ?
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down in the dumps 垂头丧气
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: `8 j) D, u. x [ Q" a0 j$ r! bThe 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。3 ^/ B1 c* n* p% P
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: D1 U" @3 Q- `, [3 WYou can't pass up this job. This kind of opportunity comes only once in a lifetime. 你不可错过这个工作。这种机会一辈子才有一次。
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7 K n; u' R; r. Y% mShe 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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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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8 I; Q! d' F9 Z# R: {He's a real lady-killer. 他是个不折不扣的帅哥。& @, H$ }. h- r/ X2 o2 X
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7 M: ^" E5 w/ E) S3 tLay 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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9 N9 M" I+ K6 N1 fKnock it off! I'm trying to get some sleep. 别吵了！我正想睡觉呢！
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I have a passion for blue dresses. 我钟爱蓝色的衣服。
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$ {2 M: x- e+ Vpep talk 打气，鼓励的话 ) B% x( b8 b3 | o" {( m3 k
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The 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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' _1 o# I: z* \% H* X( F+ I5 tI 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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$ f3 B# f5 W" ^7 k$ l2 Vpass 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。' K5 R# C2 M, p: Q0 ^
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hit someone with a problem 让某人面对问题
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* M" `: d% F7 U4 O5 \) p0 O$ JI’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。8 d0 [: G N- c6 ^ ?& f
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have it bad for 狂恋
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has-been 过时的人或物
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Lisa 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。
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1 Q' V# u" o* W+ f3 F4 U8 Whave a bone to pick with 有账要算
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& n4 C1 z2 p& y NI 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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