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; X8 _" P3 t2 B* U/ x$ {) gDon't forget to clock in,otherwise you won't get paid. 别忘了打卡，否则领不到钱。1 t# s, I% Z: i
4 s8 M/ ~% X* B0 `% _$ b ucome on to 对...轻薄；吃豆腐 5 _) {/ e8 j7 Z& Z: J
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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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c* u- ^" Z+ ?Languages come easily to some people. 语言学习对有些人来说易如反掌。
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don't have a cow 别大惊小怪
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* k% k5 z8 y1 ~6 Q# {" ]+ S1 Z( SDon'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 % R. v& s% r% @+ E2 @: O1 \& g
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Don'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。% S, r$ t3 E0 m# V$ b* r
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' n6 G3 H$ \& P2 W y/ l冷静一点
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4 }( M5 b) r s$ K& sCool 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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Let's go for a joy ride. 让我们去兜兜风。( p L* u; R$ {- k& a" F- k% W, a
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rap 说唱乐
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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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2 I: n2 u6 d) c3 \7 _+ j6 rred-letter day 大日子
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8 I- {# ~9 O( X; v% p. gThis 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。( v" Q* D7 q% ~* d) j! w) p0 w
% }+ ], X( R- _6 |6 ngo up in smoke 成为泡影 7 ]9 V1 L0 o& [2 B
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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。
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$ O0 s8 f& X8 _* Lhit the road 上路 5 ]1 C. w0 F6 S
5 H: p$ c) T5 IWe 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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+ g& G7 R; k1 q0 @8 F% E3 ~4 n! [shape up 表现良好，乖 6 Y- S7 v4 S/ W8 w' }% z
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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。5 L$ A6 |5 P/ \: u5 r
5 R* ?! X" k& m) j! Xscare the shit out of someone 吓死某人了
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7 d! w% O4 H. U# |3 I {2 vDon’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。 ) F8 P3 i* [( u) I& `( j
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pull strings 运用关系（源于“拉木偶的线”） 0 ^, P. u; A+ S5 M o
5 K ]$ Q2 b! z; p, z" ]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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1 [- M& `2 i* w, s% a5 ccome again 再说一遍 7 a4 |4 F5 p8 `
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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; x6 Z* P1 j! U9 j$ F
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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。 Y. z5 H1 z2 z$ F
/ ~! k7 X4 t/ `; i9 hLet me spring for dinner. 我来请客吃饭吧。, h! q, I8 x6 N2 i( P) T; t
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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！& U8 e) O; }) W3 @% x; d
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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。( _- a/ |$ @4 Z
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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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I( G5 F8 d# a) dkeep in line 管束
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& e' N/ `$ j B u( |5 o# L. HHe needs to be kept in line. He's too wild. 他太野了，要好好管束一下。2 {' t- g* B' K( N& A. a" u
) P* G* S) _) a( B* O& f( D" Pjump the gun 草率行事
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8 e; G% N; U6 | S2 A% tDon'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。0 L) d( k" v2 T& _+ `9 v
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jump to conclusion 妄下结论
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Don't jump to conclusion. We have to figure it out first. 不要妄下结论，先把事情搞清楚。- ]; e; D; E; Q
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, c1 @4 m5 E4 \ w9 M/ iThis 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 , {# Z4 m2 D& b& E) X
1 G2 ~, L. w4 u" p& G0 P8 `+ |( q& JHis 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。 ) F" q6 a, i% j; R: i6 o
$ Q1 t# z& A' a9 R$ A/ Xflip 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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fix someone up 撮合某人
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. ]: {: s5 z5 \7 S [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？：）, @, U! k4 p7 c- B$ R
* p# z# F( C/ jtake 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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# [. h: _) ?4 {" ^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。 + |: `: m& {: l5 c
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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 1 b/ j' i R5 e3 q+ I
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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。/ U) N. G3 Z U
' F7 w [0 \2 u5 K4 i9 j+ O3 ~blow it 搞砸了，弄坏了
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! k8 c5 B" u" N" V$ x' j* XI blew it on that last exam. 我上次考试靠砸了。7 u1 \2 k! `6 O- n
5 h0 P1 A' N1 i" Qin hot water 有麻烦
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1 O' k4 S8 v+ |He is in hot water with his girlfriend recently. 近段时间他跟女友的关系有点僵。6 X- Y6 r8 n. z# J$ X8 I% {: I0 s
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put one's foot in one's mouth 祸从口出
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0 }$ ?: f' r! |' t4 B$ fWally 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。 - |& v. s. V6 S) I1 a, U: z) Z
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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。
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drop in/by/over 随时造访
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- p% W) _8 p2 l0 T# MFeel 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。 9 V3 `# E0 Q; X7 v
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drop a line 写信 8 \7 x- \. ^6 {' @3 H. Y" ?
9 m+ B! u8 i2 }7 h; z) O# YDrop me a line! 给我写信！2 e7 [5 f* O& i3 T
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duck 躲闪，突然低下头 ( u$ m8 ?/ _1 U2 @7 Q" B
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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。
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" ]9 H' w. \. O/ Ugo with the flow 随从大家的意见
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9 O: Y5 G E0 f' |% G# qSharon 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。 ! M; g/ Q) F/ y, s9 N) M
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act up 胡闹，出毛病
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* K" y9 x; N* z+ r# h0 S# wThe 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。2 A! K& s% F1 S% j. J* N
* K, g! o. `& q# V: ^ad lib 即兴而作，随口编 9 t" p' Y9 U7 \; [& _
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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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; l2 x$ y! w$ L# ?( ?4 p3 hhit it off 投缘，一见如故
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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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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？ 9 O, `; ~# [8 G
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put someone on the spot 让某人为难
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/ l) w8 e% m6 s$ I$ fDon'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。* a% W) q& q! D6 v
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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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. j& P& t! I5 _7 k7 s6 HShe 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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' z! j% Q2 X0 B7 W0 c7 ddon'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！% w. `+ d- G. R2 `& f5 ~* t* s
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pig out 狼吞虎咽
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& |3 G9 p: F& t0 b1 [3 @- }! O* nWe 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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9 ]9 o& }6 I8 E1 Y1 b0 K$ OThe 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。1 q! Z) O1 o+ b' J
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; _9 r% H3 Z6 x( ~$ y% U, t. m! t9 JWe'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 + G$ r q" ?* j, y
! ~0 {- m' L) G+ VYou 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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She 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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) e3 }' i, M8 m, _. u8 r3 w4 I8 JIf 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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; x0 }; v; t, QHe'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
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% A2 ~3 f. O% N. A) MLay 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 1 p! k6 I( [! S
& d6 |! Y+ q0 \' }& aKnock it off! I'm trying to get some sleep. 别吵了！我正想睡觉呢！
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pep talk 打气，鼓励的话 # Y: B* D2 o8 t- X/ B
# ~' A( J8 Y% u7 V4 GThe 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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/ h3 a+ g# g3 B9 `$ s; g7 b) YI 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？: ?! F) v7 o. ^1 i5 B" k5 h
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6 [1 l9 P8 Q7 G5 `He passed out after three beers. 喝了三杯啤酒后他就醉倒了。
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+ e0 t5 L+ V7 q% U! i, L1 Gway back 好久以前
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! Z* }2 D. T k# |! MWe’ve been friends since way back. 我们老早就是好朋友了。& D% A0 ~# C B" o j; S
& e, ]# n$ b7 Mhit someone with a problem 让某人面对问题 ' W) [: w0 S4 _+ m/ M9 c
# _: X9 D1 x2 \- ]& x: E8 DI’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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: M% u! J- L; F2 k1 h) bhave 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。
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" c( m, r) a( A, ?Don’t disturb him. He’s still hung over from last night.别吵醒他，他宿醉仍未醒。
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2 h+ e& E1 D) E" N2 y) j. L& ]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。! Q6 j8 d! N' ^/ Y# D }1 v+ M7 Y
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have a bone to pick with 有账要算
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) {0 O7 m2 T1 H. @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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