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+ U; C+ c! ?; i B( ^. E; @/ x! WDon't forget to clock in,otherwise you won't get paid. 别忘了打卡，否则领不到钱。: @, q1 p9 B# Y% c% i- N8 ~6 G
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come on to 对...轻薄；吃豆腐
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z- x2 T z( K$ P2 U' `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。
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don't have a cow 别大惊小怪 $ H! `$ L Y$ u
! m D( h0 q' v2 c+ `Don't have a cow! I'll pay for the damages. 别大惊小怪的！我会赔偿损失的。0 m; X A$ q8 x. s, I4 r+ G& t
% w7 ~# s$ Z8 `' k: A. mpush around 欺骗 $ ~8 i9 b* _( P# p% I$ e& V! T: w
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Don't try to push me around! 别想耍我！, [" J" J4 U/ [7 M) g
# r) N- l" x7 tkeep 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。5 c2 K1 }6 k7 c6 @; p: M
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cool it
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Cool it. You are making me mad. 冷静一点。你快把我逼疯了。 $ G$ }% S7 r4 J- c ^
$ Q+ F: n2 |# M4 k ~ xjoy ride 兜风 9 g7 [( r4 r! m* w
& H- ?( e% F' F: mLet's go for a joy ride. 让我们去兜兜风。
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rap 说唱乐
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3 z$ y; D: y* L0 z, {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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( z. `. `9 U# K! N/ p* m0 Pred-letter day 大日子 + h6 P" f: L0 a$ J
: Z, J; A! q# v0 I9 r7 M' qThis 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。: Z$ z2 z1 S. z& D% @5 d
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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。4 A1 ~* S4 Y; K1 y' R
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hit the road 上路
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We 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
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. r! R% E$ ]1 p. rYou’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。
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& R- i4 P& `) M( {. l; [ z7 Yscare the shit out of someone 吓死某人了
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! a4 B. F" R9 U5 f WDon’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”）
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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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$ n9 H" }8 r% }/ OCome 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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+ b! H) \" C9 S1 j5 |/ ~come clean 全盘托出，招供 8 c3 Q; H0 W+ d" g/ Y
" E- P7 p* h) L: }The criminal decided to come clean. 罪犯决定供出事实。
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0 ]. i" \8 e% W; iLet me spring for dinner. 我来请客吃饭吧。! }' i/ ]# g# ^0 |
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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！
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7 ^, [, A% r, R2 t6 _1 ystick in the mud 保守的人
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, ^, H$ s+ f% Q# k% T# t8 iCathy 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。# H# ?" p/ `& D P: K: e
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john 厕所
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9 y+ B( o8 Q `# S4 f; uI 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 D! [) t5 d9 J( `4 o. ~9 V# w9 b' G8 n
/ o3 g( U/ ?$ ^9 qkeep in line 管束
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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。9 C$ T7 K) x, y8 d
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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。
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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 & v, [3 K; I- w
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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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0 g& c; U5 P- v4 ^: A- @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。8 p e8 C4 C( O0 ~0 i" u
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fix someone up 撮合某人 7 Q8 |8 _5 @* A1 t4 r- j- ]. D
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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？：）
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take a shine to 有好感 0 D6 G7 o9 w, R
: b; z" S; a- i: _4 O5 a" }5 qHe 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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& r v! Q: a1 C N% lthird wheel 累赘，电灯泡
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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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# y6 [0 b5 X7 t% Yrip off 骗人的东西 3 |! T Q1 W' U
e. I3 j. B* O+ }- r: T! ?+ mWhat 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 7 Q* {8 |2 m$ I* q& r& q
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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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" ]! e/ ]5 V4 tblow it 搞砸了，弄坏了 7 s: {6 T: z! Q! L! f- G: C
E' E9 C2 e! \. @& ]I blew it on that last exam. 我上次考试靠砸了。
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in hot water 有麻烦
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4 J1 y0 B+ F0 F/ SHe is in hot water with his girlfriend recently. 近段时间他跟女友的关系有点僵。* X4 ]% {7 g; d8 T) N
. ~8 Q* w0 l2 c: y/ b s9 y; xput one's foot in one's mouth 祸从口出 6 Z$ S W; S) V" D
) m7 x( l- A' R" q& \$ XWally 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。 - a8 K6 Q% M2 n
9 R0 I: T" z% t5 |, R- ]flop （表演、电影等）不卖座，失败 3 n/ X1 o% @1 X7 ^
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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。 6 k2 {# L2 P, S6 s, F
# {: T9 W x) x D) {: Ndrop in/by/over 随时造访 9 n$ |( C" Q3 A2 @& @
+ H3 h: {, `. L0 uFeel 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。 + F4 C8 b7 M$ d: a- k# J
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drop a line 写信
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Drop me a line! 给我写信！
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duck 躲闪，突然低下头 & l: _/ T S8 \
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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。9 y# z, \: h. m
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go with the flow 随从大家的意见 0 P/ k* e$ B6 H) o3 Q
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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。
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% o4 B" Y" z. ]% X2 M1 jThe 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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ad lib 即兴而作，随口编
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) d5 w/ Y4 P: k6 _6 ]5 z# [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。. \2 a! Y( ?" ?8 `( Y) D
4 B- f/ Y6 q" c, Ahit it off 投缘，一见如故
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4 S/ z A% _" L9 t" p1 d/ H1 e* ZThey 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。1 [* E* u) w, e# i/ L
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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？ % N- |# u6 Q7 E; B* g
3 d$ t0 W1 x7 b, n- Iput someone on the spot 让某人为难 . L. c) R0 S8 U- z0 x, x% l
+ L0 f% S8 g( f! v* S5 tDon'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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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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4 T/ g- [. x' S8 Q. shave it good 享受得很
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8 x! J2 @) n- I5 i! R I1 U4 h/ HShe really has it good. Everybody caters to her every need. 她真是享受得很，大家都依着他。" Z! y4 v4 y' Y s0 R- S
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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！- o3 ?' ^8 F, s% y% Y7 K
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pig out 狼吞虎咽
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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 9 c. V; L- x6 C/ G' K
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We'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 V2 w6 T4 ?1 ^( N( V) U0 n# r
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You 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。' j( B! x, y0 {* V; G& I2 X6 A
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go whole hog 全力以赴
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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。 1 j/ m& i. p& b6 u* I/ z
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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 停止，解雇 3 J2 { G, Z- J# z& V
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( z& g6 s, b* `* d5 H8 eThe 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。' p- ~$ ^: {; e e' H7 x
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pick someone’s brains 请教某人
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- q8 {4 k6 i7 }3 b: r# jI 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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He passed out after three beers. 喝了三杯啤酒后他就醉倒了。
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way back 好久以前
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2 u( o2 i8 c. L& I: UWe’ve been friends since way back. 我们老早就是好朋友了。
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hit someone with a problem 让某人面对问题
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% O% ]$ p4 w x& e# \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。0 m) b# u' |6 p* m
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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。2 f8 Z7 s0 X1 s( Q- D& A# f
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0 e6 q/ t, l5 ?/ H) y4 GDon’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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