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0 f7 |6 u# Z$ T9 |: I! ]Don't forget to clock in,otherwise you won't get paid. 别忘了打卡，否则领不到钱。1 a$ M1 s# X M$ s) [0 {
3 I5 e9 N9 |' N1 W" r3 N9 scome 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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Languages come easily to some people. 语言学习对有些人来说易如反掌。% q+ V- U8 v# k: ^; F. u" |% h
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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。
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1 S! Q* ?" Y2 e# j$ Vpush around 欺骗
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Don't try to push me around! 别想耍我！4 N+ Y9 `8 j% k4 @
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keep one's shirt on 保持冷静 : k, v4 m6 S$ a) C, j3 A# B
1 j0 J* w6 |, XKeep 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。" K9 @8 ?, g# s8 D" G( A) m
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5 u, y/ o8 f6 S& f3 hCool 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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0 Y7 J- e& |$ Y1 s. S5 Y7 ?Let's go for a joy ride. 让我们去兜兜风。$ U! |9 s- s' |% u, U
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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。 q' t$ P( N9 @' l* E
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red-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。
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go up in smoke 成为泡影
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% g) Y2 B, Q2 _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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0 \6 L0 l5 [6 W* Jhit the road 上路
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4 s2 |# o% n5 d i) B" qWe 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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9 Z& M: u1 H& Q1 a' Eshape 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。# X, \, [/ u# k5 L9 Q m1 |
: ~ J! M- i* y7 ]% d: oscare 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。
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2 n! q7 C9 d$ A# p) p' Zpull strings 运用关系（源于“拉木偶的线”）
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! i1 B1 o2 S0 y! x5 Q. E' R- LHe 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。1 g4 t2 t) X% Y- G/ E) R9 Z- z
- U1 U* M2 y7 |come again 再说一遍 5 t" i- h5 y. } D6 D
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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。 0 `- E+ b3 L# p e
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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。 2 A( o4 P0 k2 w, |2 s- {0 E
2 e7 d$ o" }' n5 w3 q2 I$ DLet me spring for dinner. 我来请客吃饭吧。4 ]$ \' O7 Y) p G4 ]6 W) G
: ~, }, R7 S' E5 w" b- ?spill the beans 泄漏秘密 & d; V. d0 L9 `/ {
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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！) }1 [; I& z, [. i: {/ }: N
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% n1 b7 v1 J' U( I- I* Y1 ?- ~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。3 h/ [. B5 z/ U
1 a, @8 W6 d$ R9 z! Ikeep in line 管束 2 z& f4 E/ L5 y/ K: T) t' a/ 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。
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9 |/ @" F% I3 X6 W+ o7 ]5 YDon'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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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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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。/ c& Q' x( i% ~7 \
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fix someone up 撮合某人 + c4 J6 Y' Q, w
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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？：）6 e' ^2 S+ H% M1 z# ~
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take a shine to 有好感 5 c* b3 ~* Z% V
/ v- B6 I* B0 v' P1 g2 K5 CHe 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。 T: O w/ D5 x; `
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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。
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rip off 骗人的东西
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. o2 R/ l" i" p! V* f1 T) RWhat 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 # _" U: k4 m% S2 b: W
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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。& H+ h& W; C" P& e- }
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" y, e. f1 H8 D+ iI blew it on that last exam. 我上次考试靠砸了。 l5 x0 N' z) ^- K5 u. w0 T: }
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1 F! g4 R7 V7 g3 A* IHe is in hot water with his girlfriend recently. 近段时间他跟女友的关系有点僵。4 \; Y! l! z, ?) g( b
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put one's foot in one's mouth 祸从口出
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Wally 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。 7 o) a m% q/ o6 S# P% `& Z
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flop （表演、电影等）不卖座，失败 2 T9 T( _# t4 h" B' X
* v1 F" K9 r z* f! }3 wThe movie was a flop. Nobody went to see it.这部电影卖座率奇低，没有人去看。 , k; |+ J: n/ ? B8 l0 f# x9 U- }
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drop in/by/over 随时造访
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0 b# k' s8 {* g$ ^: V+ EFeel 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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; s* F5 _7 N. d8 i# Edrop 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。
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6 j) o* Q( C$ x4 P- S. y4 fSharon 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。 , ]1 ?. a( e9 ~6 G- f9 m
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act up 胡闹，出毛病 . R! ?0 G7 g0 N1 |" I9 G; F$ O
7 f( P* c7 `( i% s+ Z8 ]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。( C- R \6 {, f& f0 y0 L
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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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7 f7 G. n. Y8 l) J! s( B& D- w) X( HAll 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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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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! k+ k# G$ n0 O# i9 P. F: _; i h" bWhy 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？ , J: K' Q7 ]' w' N* Q
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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
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have it good 享受得很
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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。
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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！
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pig out 狼吞虎咽
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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。3 x$ A7 O. _: L
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8 {' D+ A. F/ b* H8 VThe 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
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" D) e% I- R. N% [( |3 b, t2 P9 SWe'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 - H. _3 r. u4 T) f
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: x# y9 m! l. `) W( v# Q8 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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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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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 p' O6 v- [! UI have a passion for blue dresses. 我钟爱蓝色的衣服。! |+ V5 o9 D2 g+ v7 } f
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/ O/ j" ^. {/ q: u2 sThe 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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# O6 y% p! |8 f* xpick someone’s brains 请教某人 6 O2 Y( O+ d3 r/ S- w: c2 ~2 q
" C" f7 _. j' U# S" LI 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？! I0 D) m- S+ j% E1 G
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1 x2 G% j! P3 ?0 |hit someone with a problem 让某人面对问题 + E! y( S" ^6 v. h
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I’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。1 k! R1 e1 e+ N! `2 o7 z, b
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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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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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has-been 过时的人或物
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0 g+ I+ I# i8 H) v* i' Z; LLisa 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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