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BOFA

Per August99's suggestion, I am now putting all in one thread for easy tracing.

" [2 m2 z. u7 T. Y0 FStick-in-the-mud
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Meaning: refer to a person who doesn't go out, also Party-Pooper

! B3 s1 M' Y( s9 E. C! IExample: Farley, that stick-in-the-mud. He never go to parties.
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I remember there is a song having such a line.
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# J# O+ w) ~, s+ \+ N1 \[ 本帖最后由 豆腐温柔 于 2008-7-30 12:28 编辑 ]

BOFA

Pour out your soul

( U5 c8 q* h- zMeaning: Tell your private feelings, tell all.
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Example:
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* [! _, Q' s. \7 m; H6 LWhen Zora visits, she pours out her soul to me about her lover.

BOFA

<font bold>Odds and Ends</font>
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; w8 W7 T+ B9 Q2 H2 F) \Meaning: Small pieces that are not used, loose ends.
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Example: When you build the fence, save the odds and ends to make toys.

munkkie9909

you've got a major typo in the name of the thread

august99

One-Track
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Meaning: Tendency to think about only one subject
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# v- e1 `& L  \9 ~( a5 ^, KMy son has a one -track mind these days. He thinks only about cars.
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august99

The short end of the stick

" F8 x- ?- M* Y" o* |Meaning:
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English: The worst job, the least pay, also Dump on

6 Z! c/ G/ [; x' v3 b6 Q6 oExample:
I work with Ken, I always get the short end of the stick. He gives me the hard jobs

BOFA

Lay a Trip

' o5 Q% K. [! N3 k  \* b% F" z+ WMeaning: suggest guilt or blame or duty。 也就是我们经常说的"不要让我有内疚感，负罪感“的意思。
# L& ]# X1 P9 g; v) @3 r. DExample: Don't lay a trip on me about low grades. I am studying hard.
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  s8 W; T9 F& c/ ~5 ?; j非常好的一个习惯表达法。我们以后要用噢。

BOFA

This issue is about how we laugh.

) ^6 K6 G  {: l0 |: s$ S4 p: q, \1 x1. Laugh up your sleeve
5 |6 N6 I/ D8 J+ ~. c' R    Meaning: laugh secretly at someone, behind your back.
    在背后偷偷笑 (我想应该是不怀好意吧）

2. Laugh your head off
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3. Laugh yourself sick

4. Laugh yourself silly
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Item 2-4 all mean that you laugh so hard, so long, that you feel ache, "sick", or....

9 r# @  ~& z, e) S  v下次我们该知道如何说我笑破肚皮了。

BOFA

I Stepped into the Bookstore today, flipping over an Oxford Dictionary of Idioms, and spotted these. I heard of this on the movie last night too.

Follow Suit

% w+ d) B8 |+ g- P& gMeaning: (in Bridge, cards,....games) play the same suit. Generally, take the same action.

BOFA

You Have Me There
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"你把我问住了, 我无法回答“， ”在这点上你把我抓住了"= I don't know (but i am supposed to know)
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9 Y: ?( Y2 Z" @2 n2 H8 f" _Now you make a sentence out of it.

阿虎

yo bofa, you are the man !!

xb.su

原帖由 BOFA 于 2008-7-31 22:34 发表
4 t) A' ^# l6 K' q4 G2 wYou Have Me There

"你把我问住了, 我无法回答“， ”在这点上你把我抓住了"= I don't know (but i am supposed to know)
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$ J& S9 H8 p9 i. ZNow you make a sentence out of it.

6 i# b) v; x  ?4 ^, q# gYou really have me there, Bofa.
You got me.

xb.su

精品中年老男人

GOOD!!

Some more?
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1 |2 N* y0 |7 z! o$ c# f/ m, gThanks for sharing!!

billzhao

goood, go on

BOFA

<P><font color="Red"><b>When the chips are down</b></font></p>

Meaning: When it is time to make a right decision, or have to win. 在非常关键的时刻，一旦作出决定，成败在此一举。
1 O: F8 f2 v; K9 R, |0 J         来源自扑克牌游戏。Chip是筹码的意思。整体意识是下了赌注，就不能反悔了。。
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8 }5 |2 K" W* |# @& z7 |<p> <font color="Red"><b> A chip off the old black</b></font></p>
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* N9 w% g( Q# ~' i, [4 e意思很容易理解。 就是旧木块的碎片。。什么意思？？孩子跟他、她爸一个模样

湘沙古人

put english on the ball:

: k" ^0 j/ p, Zmakes the ball backspin in pool game

BOFA

A Penny for your thoughts
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# n. x* V+ v2 L+ Y) `  mMhhh. Is the person wanting to buy some ideas from someone else? Surely not.
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% S4 e! b( }9 K. p# IIt means "What are you thinking about?" "What is in your mind" (why you are staring at the ceiling and wordless......."

5 ^; A  V+ M6 R' k9 E3 _* @( B" Dbut cautious when use. It should only use between close friends or family members.....

BOFA

Today's sharing is
" ^/ k' e0 r) C( t  "By the seat of one's pants"

3 [, N) z- m8 n1 q- UMeaning: based on one's experience, feeling, and sense. depends on one's intuition......凭着经验做。。。。来源于飞行员仪表盘失效后凭屁股的稳定感来驾驶。

7 K+ z( `& x& S8 ?Try to use it tomorrow and you'll remember it forever.

BOFA

I heard this saying last night in a movie, when one said she had something important to tell the other woman, about her husband's cheating on her. The other woman said this sentence. I  thought she meant to mean that she is so eager to know.

- m4 U. J0 V! `Check the dictionary and it means:
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Very interested in..... or feel suspense in a (story ect. ).

我想下回我们催别人赶紧说的时候，可以用这个表达法了。

BOFA

You can hear this between two close persons when the one being asked seems to show upset, be low, and just be different than usual.

7 E, _7 R7 z6 v! t' ^9 \, c9 TMeaning: what is upset  you? What's going on? What happens to you?

明天如果见到你的BUDDY情绪低落的话，用这句话试试看。

BOFA

On the Mend

) p/ \# N% z3 c4 c2 DMeaning: things are getting better, espcially illness and bad mood.

Online Dicationary explains as follows:
0 d- \5 q8 o, H10. on the mend, a. recovering from an illness.  
b. improving in general, as a state of affairs: The breach between father and son is on the mend.  
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/on%20the%20mend


I learned this on the cartoon The Simpson's, when Bart faked the sickness to avoid another failuer in his Grade 4 tests that would qualify him for moving foward to Grade 5.