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clock in 打卡
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Don'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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come easily 易如反掌
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- I8 p8 f2 A4 j2 d& ?0 s, X$ yLanguages come easily to some people. 语言学习对有些人来说易如反掌。
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+ |" e9 g! E$ a' ?/ F& x/ ]. `don't have a cow 别大惊小怪 % g/ n' o O6 x9 j% 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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push around 欺骗
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. Q0 s" d8 |9 o% ZDon't try to push me around! 别想耍我！
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keep 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。' [! w/ m* J5 j; \0 u( N8 [! V
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cool it
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冷静一点
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8 r$ G% A6 K4 K! }, [Cool 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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6 }8 v7 a, l% `/ ~2 yLet's go for a joy ride. 让我们去兜兜风。% G: h9 y, x/ t( F; ^
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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。4 d) v1 `% u/ N/ _
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red-letter day 大日子 . ]- f% }+ u2 C' S, l/ J
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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。3 T! l' U& e0 g
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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。* K1 m5 D6 I2 b1 x9 Q' y. ]. l8 U
# r, Y( W+ Y: rhit the road 上路
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4 ^; [( H* [5 ~, X9 e9 BWe 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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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。7 G0 {$ Z# j, j
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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。 & j0 @6 S+ t. |- Y4 P# j/ s
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pull strings 运用关系（源于“拉木偶的线”） 1 o$ Y$ F. `. {. [& u4 H/ ?
& @9 X6 }( }+ c1 yHe 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。7 q) ?; o4 I4 A9 T) D
# w$ \, B& E, `+ N3 `come again 再说一遍
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2 g( ]4 i& D) E* \3 O/ g5 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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* D5 A' V# F: f/ M( T7 A) r/ ~come clean 全盘托出，招供
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. l+ N6 N$ d6 _The criminal decided to come clean. 罪犯决定供出事实。
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Let me spring for dinner. 我来请客吃饭吧。/ \# ~* u6 l5 F1 f# e
& d( G( {9 q8 Sspill 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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john 厕所
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( n9 J: |9 Y! Q4 T8 wI have to go to the john. Wait for me in the car. 我要去厕所。在车里等我一下。
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! v* c" _/ D" ?4 N! \keep in line 管束
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0 b* e8 w% F. K2 }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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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。
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6 C+ x- n; r4 o: xjump to conclusion 妄下结论 . H2 L, R6 \: g4 Y" _. z# h0 K( i
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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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; g8 W5 b, z: O! y* ~6 qlemon 次的东西 8 f5 ]+ r1 G* [5 T) X! d* Z
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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 ( t+ l1 g2 B. l
8 Y9 W' _( L$ C8 ]% t8 yHis 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。 J6 S& k+ Z1 R
9 u( w# I1 c2 c7 cflip 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。' K0 e) k; M: Y" Z* r
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5 S' _4 Y7 w; }$ O! I; k& vI 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？：）7 D t. Y* H5 s! y- j
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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。 i9 ? @( E% ~
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third wheel 累赘，电灯泡
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1 j- C6 ~; \$ F8 oYou 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。 4 j8 Z) h; d* {; x9 R1 ^- a
+ X9 J6 b% b6 a( g0 M+ qrip off 骗人的东西
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0 |+ b( x9 V4 E! }) q4 ?What 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 8 y& N* E' _, }( k2 i6 v$ A. b
5 @8 U1 U- L. j8 H7 ?; p5 ADon'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。* Y* L& k( _8 @. s; F8 l
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blow it 搞砸了，弄坏了 4 c: { x& S7 r1 P) j/ v
& N9 ~7 y# H% n! h/ E# oI blew it on that last exam. 我上次考试靠砸了。
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" t2 Z) V0 T1 E9 X! ?in hot water 有麻烦 + T; a& F. V3 G6 M5 w( e3 g6 u& ]
9 n# z- `; A( J! r9 d, [: _He is in hot water with his girlfriend recently. 近段时间他跟女友的关系有点僵。7 F1 L8 t2 A- t
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put one's foot in one's mouth 祸从口出
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: T# x: M: B7 H' M: K) pWally 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。 : o8 }4 j4 ?: p+ q* E
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flop （表演、电影等）不卖座，失败 - n* ?0 y. B |5 r$ K$ i. W& s( @# H
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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。 + _& R& [/ ]3 {
8 F, R5 M3 T9 ]2 ?9 E2 @8 _drop in/by/over 随时造访
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( {1 p' N# C/ L; S6 Y" a0 pFeel 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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drop a line 写信 4 A: M9 C+ C6 J5 s
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Drop me a line! 给我写信！1 d/ h2 R, |. h) D& O% Y7 z7 K6 O
2 d9 m: n* T. ^) Zduck 躲闪，突然低下头
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* b- M* \, X- h! JRemind 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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go with the flow 随从大家的意见
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, r0 R' a/ T* L: {/ ^5 r8 P! ~' X5 ISharon 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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/ b& J0 T( f* y9 r2 bact up 胡闹，出毛病
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* ^2 a1 K& z: [/ xThe 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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; k) ]/ F/ i, H5 Pad lib 即兴而作，随口编
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- j& n) | @( G0 s, y5 r8 F1 L3 W2 }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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# I8 _3 H* F0 s JAll she does is go "blah-blah-blah" all night. 她整夜说个不停。4 H( j! s9 z, m& R) Q+ w
8 d! z) k9 a* M$ @6 Z/ n. P Ihit it off 投缘，一见如故
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; p1 f- K9 d+ Y3 ]9 T5 A8 UThey 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 T2 ~* m: y- r: e% M. T* F
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: L& N& D: B) C3 i* C4 eWhy 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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put someone on the spot 让某人为难 ' C' y$ K% x& {
7 A- @9 d+ Z+ J2 \5 lDon'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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X0 F3 p* x& o r, s* jracket 非法行业，挂羊头卖狗肉
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" g/ `* p+ r- x5 ~! h: K) bThe police are determined to break up the racket. 警方决定打击这个非法行业。
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: b4 D# q- _# S6 |) @' nhave it good 享受得很 $ A( C# z! T# a# w( h
# n5 |/ b- I: J' N$ P: T1 i5 Z; a! @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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* Q1 x% G+ Z2 s4 l7 {; N, g( W- ZDont 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！, t/ i6 _. |1 _: e. r7 T% y2 o
3 K* a6 V1 R) l0 Q r& q2 Ipig out 狼吞虎咽 # z: s% |5 M" \1 \! B
+ g5 H- F! D: u6 j6 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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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。" M; g* Y; A* ?+ G! P
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horse around 嬉闹
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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 2 z3 p0 w+ E& N/ l
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* P+ m- [! `0 x! pShe 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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4 W7 ]/ {" `* U2 uLet's get the ball rolling. 让我们开始吧。
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get on the ball 用心做
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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！; E% A+ ]2 U3 A9 y: t8 O2 ^
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& _8 E" r. K9 k: Q6 w- ]He's a real lady-killer. 他是个不折不扣的帅哥。
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$ ?% |% M |( A% z4 n' X0 Wlay off 停止，解雇
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: x& p( z2 }4 L% oLay 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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3 \& w8 w8 ?+ h5 lKnock it off! I'm trying to get some sleep. 别吵了！我正想睡觉呢！9 [9 R* [+ L8 s2 C) J( T
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5 t$ L) y5 J f7 O1 S% a& O: {I have a passion for blue dresses. 我钟爱蓝色的衣服。
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4 m6 E& o% e4 G. v2 n tpep talk 打气，鼓励的话
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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。! H' ^7 n' o$ @7 Y; B4 R
x( U8 p: K5 Z- Mpick someone’s brains 请教某人
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I 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？6 O7 t- D- D9 k
$ Q6 p" y$ H r- _, apass out 醉倒了 6 ]0 a5 _0 P+ q2 ]2 K3 N- ^, v
0 P" q v0 U3 I5 J. S! IHe passed out after three beers. 喝了三杯啤酒后他就醉倒了。
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( D9 a, i. u% f5 o' z$ v eway 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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0 y- Y" ]+ P4 v/ t- n5 x$ R' m, LI’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。& ~$ k0 H8 h' h4 l& ^) c
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have it bad for 狂恋
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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。& Q9 Z* @0 {; p9 T4 _
$ O' D1 u/ }7 C& ~( ehung over 宿醉未醒 * |( ~. ?7 A" r# B$ Q
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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。. N, O* h8 p* m/ I, o% Y" X
1 `2 ?# U$ f2 u+ Y. R$ w/ ^ ghave a bone to pick with 有账要算 6 P0 x J9 R' C5 g3 g8 `
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