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clock in 打卡
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3 K( S3 m- O6 X/ l5 L* wDon'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 + A. w. U" N- O. n5 _9 u$ F% o2 \
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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
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Languages come easily to some people. 语言学习对有些人来说易如反掌。0 Y& I. b/ S- n6 U/ U) C! X
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don't have a cow 别大惊小怪 9 @' l4 [' e3 x- O' R6 J( l
; l$ D4 O9 H' T, o8 G7 Q9 v8 _Don't have a cow! I'll pay for the damages. 别大惊小怪的！我会赔偿损失的。# @9 y/ G& O" N* j. i
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push around 欺骗
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! b% b; a6 D( o" K& xDon't try to push me around! 别想耍我！
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: L6 c% v, E: e7 Xkeep 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。1 c4 Z& n) T. y# W' G- g
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冷静一点 1 e2 {4 ?% H. V. q* r8 x: b
9 c9 t* r, B! g3 D2 a" LCool it. You are making me mad. 冷静一点。你快把我逼疯了。
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' a9 f, ?) |% \' D- y; ~, O# yjoy ride 兜风 N( |( g* T4 e
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Let's go for a joy ride. 让我们去兜兜风。% Y& T0 o$ D, H
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rap 说唱乐 ' v8 i; ]6 b, K- N; G
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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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red-letter day 大日子 4 P8 p v+ Q2 C' w) ]* K, z' ^
2 y5 w+ y$ u1 p9 W( X+ |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。: R: \7 H- b5 Y; a$ F }
" d, O* t, A+ m" x0 Ago up in smoke 成为泡影
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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。/ A) m' M1 J3 y$ M `$ S
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hit the road 上路
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+ p0 o1 A2 g6 KWe 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 5 J% y, ]- W$ H3 Y
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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。' u0 |' ]- }2 b3 B9 V
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scare the shit out of someone 吓死某人了 , u. j1 h' t0 E. P( E3 a* 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。
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pull strings 运用关系（源于“拉木偶的线”） 8 E6 m B2 z1 T. X3 L
1 d5 I+ i: O. w+ q% YHe 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。+ R( Y. z& m' h4 x
' Q7 S* m+ o' t' h) M6 g: mcome again 再说一遍 7 h' D& z7 y' A5 s0 z: X, H% H) _
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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。 $ g& N" N. E. b7 D& m' j
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come clean 全盘托出，招供 * j7 F# |5 P; C8 \- N7 ? l. N
! P, k( s3 O8 ?: x; \$ cThe 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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spill the beans 泄漏秘密 % m: a& H* K5 ?6 h0 O8 E
) y8 o3 W2 R5 r) M: E) jDon'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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2 Q* c7 \2 h7 p! B 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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john 厕所 5 e+ c" u, l. l& W7 e: [) R
; |4 H4 E# X7 h) y' YI have to go to the john. Wait for me in the car. 我要去厕所。在车里等我一下。* J, P/ N# u0 G2 Z$ B2 D
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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。8 U: R+ r% g' j2 C
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jump the gun 草率行事 # t1 l( d3 E" Q* H9 Q) U+ i6 {
0 T2 [, z( C6 o R) ?1 e* Y5 p1 DDon'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。# p: f$ ?5 z5 _! S% u" G
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jump to conclusion 妄下结论
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5 V! w* L1 ^ ^& i1 s4 ADon'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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0 x) ~% t" h9 P% A- D6 aHis 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。 8 |& O" F2 s% @( z% j
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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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; p8 [+ ]/ v" t5 G L7 t+ D- Cfix someone up 撮合某人 3 w; I: u. T3 i5 ~3 _& |
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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？：）, p+ f# O$ U0 f4 r
/ O( Y W% }/ g5 Ytake 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。( P9 u5 J# {4 w! J. w) M
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third wheel 累赘，电灯泡
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" Z K W- r- X2 W [You 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。 4 k4 O# u" m* Q& A9 \% v
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rip 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 : m$ y/ E# F" U9 q
7 W; R# `( H6 [. C7 m9 WDon'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 $ }9 f6 i7 w0 s5 E9 J
/ y _$ U( G3 TI blew it on that last exam. 我上次考试靠砸了。, r& t: {' Z: Y: m1 T( I
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in hot water 有麻烦 5 b* ~8 N; O {0 x( B. n
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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。" t" g3 b7 e i8 L" e0 P
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put one's foot in one's mouth 祸从口出 % C+ Q2 E- C. K5 R7 W
, @* q5 [2 x+ r' f3 C6 GWally 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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flop （表演、电影等）不卖座，失败
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3 r* h* b& c$ e9 E/ E- X. q, dThe 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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y; ^7 f7 v$ G- [5 u1 v3 b& a# c1 D4 }drop in/by/over 随时造访 9 V" ^+ b) y0 t5 `! T
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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。 # s" @4 U0 d' Q# J% m
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drop a line 写信
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4 D& k% ~) k4 VDrop me a line! 给我写信！
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" @, e- |4 ^0 ]0 Iduck 躲闪，突然低下头 / N! z# f7 t6 y
5 u E$ Q+ w' ?" [. ?9 BRemind 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。
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# p0 q" q X3 c8 ~4 M% }8 pgo with the flow 随从大家的意见 % M; W$ D, v& ~1 @& C
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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。 . c+ {% T# o9 e$ j" O. Q
: O: m; M: {1 P2 j8 Bact up 胡闹，出毛病
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9 R! Y, O1 `) F) f2 c1 w& oThe 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。
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/ _! {" m5 \. J: u' o4 \0 } Rad lib 即兴而作，随口编 $ P1 a- i" D% ~6 a; Y! I$ s; ^" [
) J! C" `9 K* a. H% Y$ bThe 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。 l6 Z5 F- Y( f0 z K( D( Z+ F
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hit it off 投缘，一见如故 " F; e0 l! _: h$ G, L4 b
# `0 u6 V. Y% \" DThey 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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- B, Z7 d) _) |( O, p2 }% cWhy 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？ 0 V2 Y, {* x k* z
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put someone on the spot 让某人为难
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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。
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racket 非法行业，挂羊头卖狗肉 5 |: h: {; @0 e0 f
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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。% \7 p) `; B! _ K0 w6 Y# e! |
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have it good 享受得很 7 p" m4 J/ ~6 W; N
- c" y4 l# j5 M! a0 Y/ l3 }% U) wShe 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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% F. I+ t* r n# Z% D+ O$ w! }don't knock it 不要太挑剔 5 h+ s5 }3 p7 ?/ |% j0 S: Q
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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！9 e% C4 y0 r) S5 ~) S$ L
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pig out 狼吞虎咽 ; V6 y- H, U d# X# c
W3 a+ U. [6 ?1 ~$ x. D+ CWe 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。# M3 S+ g1 l& k: H" a) F- R
- }3 ~1 V( p% q. v* E4 q: Q" gdown in the dumps 垂头丧气 & U$ k- i9 _/ I- m
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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。
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horse around 嬉闹 3 s- P M$ t$ J8 I' L$ \
; e6 s( n5 v3 ~3 f2 IWe'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 8 n6 u' T; x2 o. h( v2 w1 `" l
. J9 y0 u3 F/ k% MYou 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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. h- O6 R6 M! K4 pgo whole hog 全力以赴 1 M# s. q9 h2 e$ {3 X
* T4 U+ J% t) P! D3 N; T0 ^ bShe 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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7 n8 F; a& K Z( ^8 u# {. DLet'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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He's a real lady-killer. 他是个不折不扣的帅哥。
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lay off 停止，解雇 : N: o) s4 ]; |4 ~
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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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6 a0 r; R: d3 }9 f6 x" rhave a passion for 钟爱
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pep talk 打气，鼓励的话 " G+ C: Q) w+ _+ l7 }& V
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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？6 x$ j) q M' K& [
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He passed out after three beers. 喝了三杯啤酒后他就醉倒了。- v1 m# ?7 d2 Q! t$ u& r
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hit someone with a problem 让某人面对问题
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4 Q* ~/ n9 G# S" Z8 f, YI’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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He really has it bad for her, but she has no ideas.他狂恋着她，而她却不知道。& Q- i( E2 R5 N' d2 W7 _1 {
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6 v, ?) a8 [& K, A! V1 p( K8 jLisa 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。; p p% B0 ?8 U5 | H! @) e& |4 W
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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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