41. old habits die hard积重难返 : b' T$ A- b" m7 j# r# h6 D3 v ~6 i. y$ s2 r5 I7 \3 E3 N3 P
例句:Give him more time as we know old habits die hard. ' q( Q! r# ^8 ^" _$ P 多给他点时间,我们都知道,积重难返嘛。$ L# h8 j6 d" M. f" _- h' j# o
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43. on one's high horse趾高气扬* s: Y( P0 w, a" @1 O, L
; [* r q' U0 b; [例句:When they started talking about music, David got on his high horse 1 U" M7 W' h! A* G& q, ?5 f and said that classical music was only fit for museums and archives. 6 ?9 l' v# }& Q8 A. j3 b 他们刚开始谈论音乐,大卫就趾高气扬地说古典音乐只适合博物馆和档案& Y* j8 i. p9 p0 G2 t6 Z
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44. on one's last legs 日暮穷途* ]: T% A; _, j2 G3 _) q. {/ c* S
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例句:We've been cleaning house all day and I'm on my last legs. 9 l' n" o* J1 S% F: d 我们一整天都在打扫房子,我快不行了。 4 C; T; l) D1 `1 L- l9 y3 w x6 A* ]. Y0 Y; }, Z
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45. play with fire玩火自焚;惹火烧身 6 l5 a2 e- R2 M. u& x8 ^3 ?" u( p" u* i5 d4 o( W
例句:You're playing with fire if you go behind his back and commit his $ D, K+ W# f) l3 k/ t( s
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你若是背着他干他的 专长,那你可就是玩火了。
46. pull out all the stops全力以赴* ^% E k$ u/ e/ B& O) _; W; }
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例句:The police pulled out all the stops to find the thief. - V3 j/ a" ~( ~ 为找到那小偷,警方全力以赴。
47. put all one's eggs in one basket孤注一掷7 [( p0 L- H, f6 Y0 a% [+ Y0 {+ z
8 ]$ h+ S1 v# V7 Q例句:He had warned Peter about investing heavily in a single stock was + i5 s" k$ P( X4 }
putting all his eggs in one basket. 4 d0 v& N, u( q: g: q) W
他早已警告过彼德,在一支股票上投入巨额资金是种孤注一掷的做法。
49. rain cats and dogs 大雨倾盆 Q) ^$ A2 n+ F6 M# m b
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例句:It was raining cats and dogs outside so I couldn't walk to the store. . u! E* I# c4 B, Z# g 外面倾盆大雨,我无法走到商店去。
50. read someone like an open book一目了然+ Z Y, h1 Z+ v+ g! r& W
8 E$ z& w, u% J* }) C例句:You will like the simple girl from that small town when you find you / Q+ N; S% j: o& t can read her like an open book. $ @6 @1 K/ e C- E% }. S$ \
当你发现这个来自小镇的纯朴女孩单纯得毫无秘密可言时,你会喜欢她 3 h4 s/ }! s1 o- s8 l+ J& k+ j 的。
51. rub salt in sb's wound雪上加霜; V; ?0 Y0 ~$ A! D, l
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rubbing salt in the wound, because his wife divorced him yesterday.2 g, b% U0 @ o2 }" n, J+ W8 }& M
公司要破产的消息对他来说真是雪上加霜,因为他妻子昨天刚和他离婚。
53. sit tight 静观其变. o! A; z: Z9 w6 Q8 {1 K
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例句:If you sit tight I'm sure your passport will be returned to you. + s& e$ J' a! g3 d. O1 g
如果你能够坚持立场,我保证他们会把护照还给你。
54. start with a clean slate洗心革面, }( y, R$ `& n' H# m, X
" Q7 V& m! S7 e% F- P例句:After Henry came out of prison, how he wished he could start with a , G7 k" K3 W6 Y2 B
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出狱后,亨利多么希望能够洗心革面,重新开始啊!
56. the more the merrier多多益善, f2 `1 n v$ N$ i$ L
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the merrier. - q- n. s' T# [$ A. _$ I 约翰请了他所有的家人过来,这有何不妥?多多益善呗!
57. through thick and thin 赴汤蹈火 - x+ ]( E9 W7 f- i! i9 o4 |( w. z
例句: She promised to stand by him through thick and thin. 8 A3 _- h5 k6 F4 ^ 她答应要与他同甘共苦。
59. turn over a new leaf改过自新 8 O8 r' |: X" k2 s& {% }9 y* x$ o. }
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himself in class. % i# f* S/ K9 T r$ h2 X 他向老师保证过会改过自新,遵守课堂纪律。
61. when in Rome do as the Romans do入乡随俗 S) N8 z c) r( N ; ?- ~' u) l7 J6 W例句:Kate said they'd all be wearing shorts or blue jeans to the outdoor 5 ~1 O1 [$ V+ E; T
wedding, so when in Rome—— we'll do the same. 5 n6 Q+ d; |+ K% B. s5 [
凯丽说他们都穿短裤或蓝牛仔参加户外婚礼,那我们就入乡随俗吧。