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clock in 打卡 ' R* d8 P& p+ e5 L1 ^1 C
; x/ w8 Y' H3 N3 t- G, aDon'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
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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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1 ~( T/ ~. C& Y+ k# ycome easily 易如反掌 : ]: R0 b0 C Q% U2 d# a: N
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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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/ h, \- ?4 K+ U- C) x5 Kdon't have a cow 别大惊小怪
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+ p2 q! d$ P0 P1 P8 ]Don't have a cow! I'll pay for the damages. 别大惊小怪的！我会赔偿损失的。4 ]; ]" W8 G) }0 ^3 n' `/ m# b
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push around 欺骗 - C$ s9 e' H; T% {8 w7 l
1 d- T3 o0 N1 W1 u' |Don't try to push me around! 别想耍我！: t4 F" n5 E/ t
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keep one's shirt on 保持冷静 ) a+ X4 w: t4 z5 G( y, i! d' a2 R
u A( {6 m! H4 R4 \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。9 e. C( |+ J' q+ F4 s( f' p" H- {% y4 q
( @5 r- s- C4 ^8 @1 H! @cool it
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" W* o; v( c! r& p; U冷静一点 ' ^7 M2 ~1 R; r, H
5 e! S, l3 V7 A; i0 mCool it. You are making me mad. 冷静一点。你快把我逼疯了。 + i- p, u# ~ b8 d8 q# `, N
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joy ride 兜风 ; w; w# X% L5 Q- l: x
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Let'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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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。2 \6 E; M2 [1 d* N* P& H/ _
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red-letter day 大日子
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- b X4 R% g: Q! n' M& a2 |$ RThis 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。( I) m3 i6 I+ e- b1 P9 o
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go up in smoke 成为泡影 1 L# B4 z$ y( I, w& x
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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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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 & R; k. O5 H7 U( U
4 j$ ?& ~ k e) {3 ^3 a" iYou’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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scare the shit out of someone 吓死某人了 7 @( `4 ]% U2 t* ^$ f6 N2 H
- W# L. j6 X+ p7 D$ T/ a- z0 RDon’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。 y" I0 h- _. q% t0 l; r+ @
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pull strings 运用关系（源于“拉木偶的线”） $ N3 R! f; K! _3 t' v8 \
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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。9 Y& H) H2 |; _2 C- |. [
, E% Q9 ]2 i( C5 b8 h" g0 e) ]+ zcome again 再说一遍 % n2 `9 m2 _* y. y
0 h: G+ G# C+ f: r3 j; m: ]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。
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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 k: V( I* ?4 C \/ T/ R
. |: R- r4 A( bLet me spring for dinner. 我来请客吃饭吧。, l9 E7 p# a: F3 x* ~ @+ E) [
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spill the beans 泄漏秘密
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* T- u6 n7 Y! L# Y: ~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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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。) ~5 U" b; Z" i5 ?" K: i) J
) B6 i; b$ A8 p1 Bjohn 厕所
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; ]6 E" T4 t fI have to go to the john. Wait for me in the car. 我要去厕所。在车里等我一下。2 y' f1 c0 T9 [' s- |% [& p
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keep in line 管束 5 S7 \# q& d+ z+ a1 b
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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。( v! y; c" u# a$ q. ?
( H. b8 I3 W! D$ ?7 r( Ojump the gun 草率行事 5 T! G: P4 Z7 y+ @
( T+ u9 f( N. vDon'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。! f% l* Y# p4 t) q
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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。
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6 v4 q7 ^8 ` `) [7 i$ g) @- j# Slemon 次的东西
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( N! S( b0 {) A0 C; W& t( ~3 pThis 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。 ! {% D8 v3 S* I- M
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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。) w7 s' z( k# z+ P9 Q
: G: m/ U% l/ zfix someone up 撮合某人 " G4 ?1 {# ^# z( Y# v Q+ S
& B% B% O6 X# W) W2 P9 uI 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
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* C- N" E, d) [+ [/ V1 w: o1 y% sHe 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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third wheel 累赘，电灯泡
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" t$ x3 x- Q! |+ J/ n3 MYou 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。 ' o O! h3 R, Z% l; Y( N& d* H- h
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! R+ R5 g* S, x2 h. M PWhat 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& J r$ @4 }! H
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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。, [$ {- `: l+ p
. y% |" o# r) Q) G, }8 [blow it 搞砸了，弄坏了
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' x5 G* @) j; q# M$ s; X& O( V2 XI blew it on that last exam. 我上次考试靠砸了。) G: w/ C; y$ h# {
3 C* Z* z6 h$ @: E0 p- `in hot water 有麻烦 2 [4 e q- e4 o" e K: B
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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。2 w+ A2 B1 \- o$ g3 Q. U
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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。 $ f: p# y L% S) E4 \
/ p# J2 g `, r' [flop （表演、电影等）不卖座，失败
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$ ]( Q/ R: ^5 `: vThe 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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! W& D% a6 r, W9 `* Pdrop in/by/over 随时造访
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, {$ g* \+ Z6 p7 x& j( J& qFeel 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。 % ]$ A+ N# C) Q6 c# M! {4 r
* s4 j3 ~7 y, n1 K/ Sdrop 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 ; V# V8 q4 {2 G" Z$ t0 {1 `% T
6 l- ]7 @: B& tRemind 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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8 L; I) @5 I7 H! o" u- y9 ogo with the flow 随从大家的意见
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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。 ( n. C+ [9 e5 U7 i, Q
* h' l% I2 A. {1 aact up 胡闹，出毛病
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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。
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2 W" L6 b2 ^- O- @* Gad lib 即兴而作，随口编
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9 t( j, }9 v2 c6 o3 B: E2 A& nThe 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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. U+ Y I* ^- K7 D, L* I1 cAll she does is go "blah-blah-blah" all night. 她整夜说个不停。& D) }$ g: ~ v% m" G
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hit it off 投缘，一见如故
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; M- i8 H6 D+ ~! G) ~" S2 P2 @8 ]0 Z( C- mThey 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。' c! M8 Q6 }! B1 X, A( V( s
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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？
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& s1 ?) g8 b F3 j+ S" d, v; j1 nput someone on the spot 让某人为难 : F* r- C B) `4 g3 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。" q5 k' {/ S& D0 W8 H: B
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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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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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7 G2 Z0 r/ R' Z/ ddon't knock it 不要太挑剔 , U( X# n" `, n* d
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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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; R5 t- Z4 T, W$ c, n7 j, Tpig out 狼吞虎咽
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0 X$ c. U, _% ^+ tWe 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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down in the dumps 垂头丧气
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$ L$ h( S7 A) w7 h) C/ I( R5 P. E# `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。9 q7 g5 e) [1 ^4 K( a
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6 N3 J H {. E; _0 d& `) kWe'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
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) |% V0 H9 C7 F# w/ d- JShe 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。 4 C' X: F$ e% H1 o% C1 s+ q3 s, K
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# \- S$ a) V/ V3 B/ }1 {Let's get the ball rolling. 让我们开始吧。8 I: z& @) s' b9 V; g6 q! P* Z4 q9 ^, s& H
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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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; {- n( b" X3 Wlay off 停止，解雇
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8 o5 _0 o8 [" k+ \& L* M; qLay 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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pep talk 打气，鼓励的话
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N- z4 |8 O4 xThe 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。, ^/ {# g6 y! Q$ G! x0 l
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5 k2 y. `) [/ q' M: d: ZI 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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( I1 h) x$ o' y; eHe passed out after three beers. 喝了三杯啤酒后他就醉倒了。
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% }2 U8 O$ e8 y5 N$ i! P, T' i- gway back 好久以前 : D! p8 F$ y3 {* Y
2 N0 N0 h9 K' x/ t6 ?We’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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5 p/ Y' w+ e4 j, g' [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。% r4 [5 X0 n2 ?& Y; t4 A( P
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have it bad for 狂恋 9 \8 I- V: T3 G( q% v2 l5 l& R
3 _. }8 L5 v! ~' D: `He really has it bad for her, but she has no ideas.他狂恋着她，而她却不知道。. y, p# k- B8 a X
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hung over 宿醉未醒
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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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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。
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have a bone to pick with 有账要算
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