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clock in 打卡
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, D/ e7 y$ d5 E1 ]' n1 nDon'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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come on to 对...轻薄；吃豆腐 ' d: e+ }7 D, Y' T& k5 s/ H* M
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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。+ n, S: S- {0 d% z7 _4 H, L
! i# k: N* c8 C0 dcome easily 易如反掌
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8 `4 C% o, \& `7 ~Languages come easily to some people. 语言学习对有些人来说易如反掌。; ]* D) u3 N5 w( Z4 [. l
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don't have a cow 别大惊小怪
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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。2 J- D$ R) X$ @, o: c: M+ o2 E4 v
$ n0 N5 E) a& ^9 c( ^- Ppush around 欺骗
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6 O- ]& C, ~- j" X; U$ hDon't try to push me around! 别想耍我！
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keep 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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% |7 U6 e' N- G0 X0 X& H冷静一点 4 \0 V* W* i* o
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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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joy ride 兜风
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8 K8 `5 z/ k* p- i+ |Let's go for a joy ride. 让我们去兜兜风。- u/ M5 v0 A1 _$ q! ?2 W
7 ^; S) z: h8 i: Brap 说唱乐
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; l# K3 K( I' e* zDo 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。+ {: y9 d3 {+ D1 ~, M) ]
9 W- N* ?) D1 u5 Sred-letter day 大日子 1 t& e" w& S- x- g R* c
- a; F# f# e) F( _' U$ q, S' OThis 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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go up in smoke 成为泡影 + z% d6 E2 Y2 L4 n$ o, w6 U2 Z
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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。. T* i. J0 I6 |9 z3 K' v
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- z1 y; ]; z' L5 [4 o( Q- m# NWe 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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' b( x' `* U. ^1 }0 u1 W- I* hshape up 表现良好，乖
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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。+ b# V& R. ?' z2 x+ R' j
0 f: R- j# z$ w$ ?' i: `6 M rscare the shit out of someone 吓死某人了 2 V% t; i, [) O9 L# ~4 W$ l
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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。 6 S; @9 o) f5 v2 ]% o x
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8 A8 B+ I2 k `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。
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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。
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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。
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$ Q% _1 V8 d& m5 H- |* A* d. Z5 fLet me spring for dinner. 我来请客吃饭吧。
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spill the beans 泄漏秘密 7 j* I: y% T# Y7 V& q% |
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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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$ A1 u2 n6 U5 E: e* PCathy 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。
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! L+ f+ P( k9 \/ Dkeep in line 管束 1 ^9 ]. `. D7 O3 L* Z+ z& t
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He 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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2 L% e; t% L% _- a0 fDon'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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' U8 x* o9 E Z! f! M- wjump to conclusion 妄下结论
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9 n7 ~9 B7 k1 T N9 q c9 l* JDon'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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lemon 次的东西
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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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1 |6 ?7 b. ^7 J, U' g4 c' dflip 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。: ~3 j; c: ?4 E" [
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fix someone up 撮合某人 4 M' g6 @1 P% _! M3 T
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I 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？：）+ ^' X9 v& r5 W6 B
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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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rip off 骗人的东西 + F; s j/ a* ~* ~; j
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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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blow it 搞砸了，弄坏了
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7 d- E- |' T1 f- ]/ d+ o3 z3 aI blew it on that last exam. 我上次考试靠砸了。
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& n$ O0 s& \- p, s9 yHe 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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4 N P: p' q' o# j8 mWally 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。 . F' q; E8 z& N
& n5 B' [; \6 ^flop （表演、电影等）不卖座，失败
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The movie was a flop. Nobody went to see it.这部电影卖座率奇低，没有人去看。 # \, j. @9 V9 @" i: ]1 l
" R6 ?3 S! X" l& j/ jdrop in/by/over 随时造访
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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。
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" ?2 a* K1 s9 c( Q! M# }drop a line 写信
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Drop me a line! 给我写信！/ C$ c' q1 k4 r) C. J0 v/ C1 W
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duck 躲闪，突然低下头 ! {: g6 {9 T- z% l
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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。% m# _+ ? t$ W7 b: V/ k( J& ]
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go with the flow 随从大家的意见 + ~$ ?# D* X0 k D3 Y+ x& U6 |
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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。 # F3 e4 Z/ J* G- }; m
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act up 胡闹，出毛病 7 \# w5 I+ N9 ~' Y
% b$ q2 w1 {' t. W, _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。. h1 ?, I4 T3 _
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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 ) @6 w6 O$ p$ w5 L
' H8 z8 |# H2 w: t" ^All 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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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？ : D& v. o8 G% @; W @
1 y, e1 R+ V% W$ T: `put someone on the spot 让某人为难
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" [. A3 Y+ y7 d2 _ BDon'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。7 k" P+ e3 V$ I
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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。% A9 [- J4 j1 w3 ]4 O
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have it good 享受得很
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- x2 T- Y1 }4 Q% V6 ~She 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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% `. K, @8 K4 x5 ndon't knock it 不要太挑剔 . ^5 c5 g' Y" u
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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！
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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。
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$ ^" \+ O, y( Q! g$ 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。# i* Y6 r- z; m2 M! B4 U
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2 C0 b% D3 N, W$ A4 _5 Z1 @, V- pShe 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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get on the ball 用心做
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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！1 n4 g9 }6 V/ {* Y# s
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He's a real lady-killer. 他是个不折不扣的帅哥。
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& {4 u W' u3 w% C @' olay off 停止，解雇 8 P/ T: ~- X2 Y1 r1 v& [* E
; l1 Q* Y, ^0 L7 i0 uLay 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 * k; a2 |* c/ ~0 k' K* X# f
+ J& Z y( C4 W2 D8 g+ u7 f" |& ^& hKnock 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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pep talk 打气，鼓励的话
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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。/ d: P- u$ }: Y/ G7 }
/ r# \/ Q' ?% [/ Jpick someone’s brains 请教某人
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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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1 w c5 H7 V* f" D6 y) iHe passed out after three beers. 喝了三杯啤酒后他就醉倒了。
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6 S8 u8 O/ O0 Z7 i* rhit someone with a problem 让某人面对问题
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! c4 \# ?$ s( k6 @# nI’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。5 t5 @8 G, D3 G0 H: T- N, j2 F
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& K. y+ h) g) H3 ~. q: ghung over 宿醉未醒
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Don’t disturb him. He’s still hung over from last night.别吵醒他，他宿醉仍未醒。8 B! Z1 }" j9 b3 c/ \
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* K% b! x$ @8 k& K+ d t" i1 qI 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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