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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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6 w4 @4 h: T1 S4 y2 Scome on to 对...轻薄；吃豆腐 # ~. H9 X9 z7 k% c$ p1 c
. {4 E4 T0 [4 h, J$ A4 @5 ?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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" V9 J7 y1 O% P* J7 iLanguages 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 O8 C4 a: @0 Y" W5 V& q! l
, Y( N2 t. ~8 x3 n% LDon'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 @" \( ~& X: G, V# v8 _, ^( vpush around 欺骗
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% H) }; d, C O$ PDon't try to push me around! 别想耍我！3 ]& u, q+ T' C7 R
& i \0 U% h( V2 bkeep one's shirt on 保持冷静 1 m. T' P1 R6 m3 U/ ]
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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。
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Cool it. You are making me mad. 冷静一点。你快把我逼疯了。 2 H* K5 G( N+ @0 y# z; m
, K [1 h9 [1 A; X) I' f% Sjoy ride 兜风 9 L a* I* x N3 V% J6 }9 _
' ~; o3 K: |! B9 L$ \ J$ X$ dLet'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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; C6 }7 u" [" F: ^' R7 N* N: FDo 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
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& S$ H( {: g. P* IThis 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。, M3 j( u, ?% B- ^4 D( t8 h6 j
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go up in smoke 成为泡影 : u8 ?* J5 b) \
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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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k6 T' X& C6 O% C+ ^# I( i+ s+ `hit the road 上路 6 X5 A+ }' X1 Y" O" h" E' B, G" T
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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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/ c# ~& S5 a- Y# I, p. Q& 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。; w0 v& E& y) a4 h! S( ~" e
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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。 * e2 P# T; n' a. z
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pull strings 运用关系（源于“拉木偶的线”） % f. z& e" ^7 _' c# ]
1 d# t. a* @, {2 U% NHe 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。( h# c. \$ ]' N8 C; }
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come again 再说一遍 $ ~ t) i% C/ ]6 J& F
6 V: L4 u, ~ q; w. |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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- [3 H( p+ }2 q4 q5 Dcome clean 全盘托出，招供 . @" s6 {1 ]3 g" _/ T
' P) k s+ ^6 O" zThe criminal decided to come clean. 罪犯决定供出事实。 ! e, c) o/ R8 z4 d8 h# G
/ G1 i; u2 l2 M9 u' u. g! sLet me spring for dinner. 我来请客吃饭吧。& T1 o- w) S, d- B5 b( N
% O7 \, W* g) q# ospill 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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/ N% z4 N2 ~7 V6 Ostick in the mud 保守的人
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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。
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john 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。9 ~6 ?" F) }) Q1 V/ C! `
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keep in line 管束
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# E6 w) @ C. o4 jHe needs to be kept in line. He's too wild. 他太野了，要好好管束一下。2 ^. q# I' [0 \" V
6 K- o4 T' G" ^' G: D9 \jump the gun 草率行事
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% p3 a1 ^$ o3 ` k0 q4 N% g. V1 ]jump to conclusion 妄下结论 ) b0 Q8 b0 V& w; C9 J: O' a
9 X- w+ I" F4 d6 n8 bDon't jump to conclusion. We have to figure it out first. 不要妄下结论，先把事情搞清楚。/ U5 u2 m) ]* q& v
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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
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" h% y" {3 h' D. a% Q8 THis 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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# \5 p' h. |9 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。+ W% r% D% o! p9 d. b4 V, c9 L% g
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fix someone up 撮合某人 0 C, n* O$ @* w7 |8 G1 \9 s! C: j9 f
/ i! A8 H9 `2 B$ k! S( AI 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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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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, I3 H! h1 g4 N: D* O' R! T) O Q& o2 hrip off 骗人的东西 / q) D6 F: e- S' U8 S
" p! q/ |; F8 Q& z UWhat 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 4 I& [- ]% K- q5 j" }
3 v7 s9 }2 w& z4 m0 L* }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。 O! h$ M. l( K" W: f+ ^
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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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He 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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put one's foot in one's mouth 祸从口出
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& i& \& f+ a/ W' G% lWally 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。
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" z( q$ [1 U0 gflop （表演、电影等）不卖座，失败 2 h& y& ~9 @/ Z
- S q- |* k0 y8 J" b1 OThe movie was a flop. Nobody went to see it.这部电影卖座率奇低，没有人去看。 ; P, K. C5 g4 J0 r" ?4 s& X b2 \
. g6 a5 R. s4 V- n6 {1 \" |drop in/by/over 随时造访
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8 I! O" N0 c: p7 E7 J7 V! }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。 ( p5 `: g* N7 D/ u2 |8 y
/ u: R- F3 q% @# Ldrop a line 写信 7 ^3 j) }5 K0 C4 d* ]) F
. @ }! Q& A4 X% HDrop me a line! 给我写信！
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duck 躲闪，突然低下头
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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。# V2 A; a9 v5 l8 Q C
) D5 _. F. g8 p2 B) Tgo with the flow 随从大家的意见 1 w$ j" G% _' b& X- |! ~3 a
$ S/ y3 E$ Q) \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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act up 胡闹，出毛病
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ad lib 即兴而作，随口编 ; e6 S! K2 q9 b, F G* C( A8 G$ G+ ~0 f
' x* j& W8 p& E5 l6 j( X M6 s7 dThe 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。! _: x8 q+ e* R! j- [' c: X
# E+ B( Z- B4 t' ~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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zit 青春痘
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" r- W: Y s# _7 u2 d. G7 o3 DWhy 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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1 z: i! C; ~9 T3 Qput someone on the spot 让某人为难
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: {8 ~2 C) s$ H* B2 h2 Q7 ?/ gDon'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 / c" n5 S% q O1 m7 w4 U2 |
# Z6 {: ]; c! l3 P) N9 r5 T) HThe police are determined to break up the racket. 警方决定打击这个非法行业。
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/ j3 s. i! N$ ?9 l5 d+ fShe 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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! h; A A$ @. P+ N( q6 w9 \4 ldon'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！6 V3 g4 A7 j1 W7 W- d5 Z* w
$ t) ?* X( @, Z. apig out 狼吞虎咽 & H, ]/ m; W5 [ d% D% l
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0 y8 P$ U' C. ?! n3 HThe 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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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 3 ~) ]" m" `6 S% `; Y
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1 |$ R7 R$ t; r3 c, ~3 mShe 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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! F# F7 C4 a6 t5 @8 m3 J7 dget on the ball 用心做
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" A# U: h! `5 A W% c6 ?5 ?4 gIf 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！# I2 {1 U% n4 F7 w9 Y
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He's a real lady-killer. 他是个不折不扣的帅哥。
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I have a passion for blue dresses. 我钟爱蓝色的衣服。
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pep 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。
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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？
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pass out 醉倒了
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5 O, z0 N3 @; AHe passed out after three beers. 喝了三杯啤酒后他就醉倒了。
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2 n8 x$ o6 f: K+ |: Z) @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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4 h) w) a6 j% c$ T# L3 b5 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。9 \0 N% @) `9 `% U, W1 ^8 G' |
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& q$ Y) j, K* ]3 d! d8 X: `6 ZHe really has it bad for her, but she has no ideas.他狂恋着她，而她却不知道。6 x/ K0 u: A* S8 A/ g3 ~. h8 ~
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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。2 K" T6 v+ ^/ X
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have a bone to pick with 有账要算
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