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# q# Y3 r9 L4 a% S, ?Don't forget to clock in,otherwise you won't get paid. 别忘了打卡，否则领不到钱。: \, [7 n, X' R8 K4 h. c
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come on to 对...轻薄；吃豆腐 4 X* p3 W8 r# ~7 B+ @/ _$ ?( }
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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。& ]8 j# B, j* G5 @- F
$ P J+ I" S+ s! I% H* A& E j/ E9 ^come easily 易如反掌 1 m3 c0 x5 x3 y: W
" v: f( o7 t- y( l7 ]$ ILanguages come easily to some people. 语言学习对有些人来说易如反掌。
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! H0 z; y5 h7 j; ]; p* Kdon't have a cow 别大惊小怪 9 s) s9 n# ^) p* b
* d h. I, c' G. G+ b XDon't have a cow! I'll pay for the damages. 别大惊小怪的！我会赔偿损失的。9 z5 f# d2 D" z; V- B
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push around 欺骗
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& f7 C8 r1 A& XDon't try to push me around! 别想耍我！
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5 d" O8 m, M. n# |keep one's shirt on 保持冷静 : A0 k6 E0 Y6 }$ q9 d0 S
4 P/ @' p& N, ?; tKeep 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 `- V# H7 Z1 p5 \7 K% s; k0 W) m
/ h9 C' ?5 j) d1 M! D- o1 Scool it
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1 _; P' q/ r% i! g+ ?% }冷静一点 # D$ n1 s8 O6 ^7 ~( p
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Cool it. You are making me mad. 冷静一点。你快把我逼疯了。 - G5 o/ O5 J! i- {% K% s
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joy ride 兜风 0 ?2 w2 i2 t* Z2 g% I
1 t$ R2 Y5 w5 f' RLet's go for a joy ride. 让我们去兜兜风。3 l2 q- C8 f" p' T1 K7 N
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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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red-letter day 大日子 7 M) H& {( f' y6 }
4 C5 n! s2 f( |, g% E- @* t1 ?0 lThis 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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8 B/ x4 p# h& i( {, ogo up in smoke 成为泡影 # A0 e' h4 h2 s% D3 T
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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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% \3 A+ D+ p1 e4 y4 u- q& bhit 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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) C8 e! e0 s! V0 P9 v5 Sshape up 表现良好，乖 ; h, Y1 R& L# j' T
6 Q a; V2 ]+ q2 _+ o3 GYou’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。* [) e& _) K& ^- o4 ^
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scare 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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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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come again 再说一遍
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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。
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* ~6 Y5 S! n) ]4 @. |- jcome clean 全盘托出，招供 9 ]! b) Q3 d& E/ M3 o. X
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The criminal decided to come clean. 罪犯决定供出事实。
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( n/ M9 b9 x& h% ^7 U0 e+ L9 o1 qLet me spring for dinner. 我来请客吃饭吧。! j" `0 C$ S4 J- L1 D) U/ }
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spill the beans 泄漏秘密 - Y6 U' K0 O2 Q1 S) j
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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！* [+ z J$ I/ e* l5 I
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stick in the mud 保守的人 % N9 w0 k, a6 ?7 o( y5 a
2 i: ~' w' s$ Y& w! I6 c/ vCathy 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。
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1 W# j7 g7 [+ @; v2 m6 ?) G) {( V0 qjohn 厕所
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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。8 P/ L0 U t" @ p
/ G5 b2 P6 j9 K5 Xkeep in line 管束 . P8 u5 b: G6 a
/ G. @& {; C) THe 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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! E4 u8 T! b; M4 pjump the gun 草率行事 ) R% M# G/ b* C3 |4 s
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Don'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。5 S* j0 z! }3 O! l$ Z" E9 B7 w e# k
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# K; j+ N6 @5 |1 RDon'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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9 d1 {6 N# K* E' m) N$ y3 O0 i5 ulemon 次的东西 # u+ i" r! g) J, r$ L6 \
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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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) y; @" @3 `; n0 V3 OHis 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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, I% w, D( T/ J) hflip 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。- k" F5 G U9 a, i$ m5 \$ C
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fix someone up 撮合某人 4 s% c0 I4 \; m0 h$ O: g
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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
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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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third wheel 累赘，电灯泡
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" h; @4 q5 k( R2 I, }# Rrip off 骗人的东西
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X J. G' L. D: qWhat 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
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9 J& G7 X4 j5 K+ Q/ X ^0 kDon'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。$ T4 ^: t- ^; ]" V- A0 }
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blow it 搞砸了，弄坏了
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I blew it on that last exam. 我上次考试靠砸了。
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@9 d+ X6 W( UHe is in hot water with his girlfriend recently. 近段时间他跟女友的关系有点僵。
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% l" D5 o# V* W0 U5 Yput 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。 3 O. U. z* H; F3 ?8 J
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flop （表演、电影等）不卖座，失败
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" R% [& h3 z9 s3 sThe 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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8 c9 K$ _4 b8 U' n+ kdrop in/by/over 随时造访 : [7 u d( S( _7 b# r- s( C' O% z5 m
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Feel 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。 . @; f* _2 w5 f. w: \9 T
* D; \+ V6 m% g# Fdrop a line 写信 ! V' c6 Q8 X+ c4 D8 V J
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duck 躲闪，突然低下头 ) M/ F- c" }$ f+ {1 q% w5 W* ~
$ f, u/ _1 `, `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。6 F7 j. O0 x! _7 I: N; o. y6 [: K
' n0 b, a* a% J; W. y; kgo with the flow 随从大家的意见 2 S; h# J' m6 r% f0 y
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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。 ' _& S4 D$ ^( v3 B3 \
]& o% g, R$ c/ e* f* I8 Eact up 胡闹，出毛病
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/ Y' Y+ F' C- }2 p4 v% {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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, q/ y& W* U$ l2 n( ^/ iad 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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' O" M1 x7 S% mAll she does is go "blah-blah-blah" all night. 她整夜说个不停。
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, [- H: @) N, O+ ]2 `5 a* WWhy 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？ 6 I2 w/ b/ \/ s9 [
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put someone on the spot 让某人为难
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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。; S8 r& C! A, g, F) L3 s+ \) l! E- @
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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。* C+ @4 s) ?1 u: U
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have it good 享受得很
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$ y3 N) I- W0 m) K% i2 A7 RShe 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 ' L$ ]: A" K. W9 E2 i. t: y5 x
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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！7 y# a0 _: Y% t4 S9 S
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5 v% b& B6 r; G* `* p' HWe 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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1 h1 N$ e( Z+ |0 W6 B% b% Ndown in the dumps 垂头丧气
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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
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6 t, V& V" n4 ]: `# ^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 , a3 @( d8 g1 a; w, ]/ L
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' [& d7 K. c/ ?+ J+ Ego whole hog 全力以赴 - U. a5 d0 Z' L6 R @- A2 ^1 f! e
3 b: c" P7 G" O9 b; wShe 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。 ; {$ i! s! r* g( `7 \9 n
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8 _# c2 J* O/ I8 c4 W4 EIf 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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) Q" E j+ n; z: {He's a real lady-killer. 他是个不折不扣的帅哥。
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" q% n8 s2 O/ ]" x& qlay off 停止，解雇
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' z$ I1 ~# j. X7 j- b- s5 X$ dLay 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 ; r0 I1 I' Z% K5 H- ]* {
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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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# R0 k; Y2 u5 q! y9 _have a passion for 钟爱
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The 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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& a {% A9 t: z/ 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？$ T2 k/ B) _0 M6 Z' ~
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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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We’ve been friends since way back. 我们老早就是好朋友了。
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8 J( A5 n {7 C$ u* Hhit someone with a problem 让某人面对问题 / t6 N4 M# ^ P6 O$ \0 e5 F$ g! p
. P: U5 J; P8 i; h6 _2 c& P# 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。* V! n' e2 _, |
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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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# i, O1 @6 K( _- c2 J' S" C1 ghung over 宿醉未醒 5 V; a+ s5 W1 V s
) v3 j2 u# H" v9 YDon’t disturb him. He’s still hung over from last night.别吵醒他，他宿醉仍未醒。0 I6 T/ j, S/ V+ M; A
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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。& X; e1 Y: `+ K b4 s$ K5 j0 X
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have a bone to pick with 有账要算
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