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" d5 p# x" @! N6 FDon'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。7 i9 x9 ~" w9 U1 Y/ L
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come easily 易如反掌
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; {" o+ L& s8 P" {( \* ^9 [- ^Languages come easily to some people. 语言学习对有些人来说易如反掌。( T; D% U1 u& w* N' ?* X! @: V0 i
8 V9 o& S! b2 ?9 `7 ldon't have a cow 别大惊小怪 ; a! ?! W$ H i1 t8 [! \( h
/ ^6 a" P% S7 c7 A n- q. g% D/ UDon'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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, F, X8 N* |& T; v1 L: Opush around 欺骗
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Don't try to push me around! 别想耍我！& S. Z4 z; a9 h" S) ?- N6 K
" @6 A' R* T0 U# L9 z% Y. \; c2 z0 n2 Okeep 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: e5 ?6 V! {9 s3 @4 J
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: o3 W& g1 r6 c S# b+ z2 L/ d1 |冷静一点
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Cool it. You are making me mad. 冷静一点。你快把我逼疯了。
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Let's go for a joy ride. 让我们去兜兜风。
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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。& M- V: P" t, L% `8 u$ D
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red-letter day 大日子
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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。: K5 |6 Q9 M- h. M
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go up in smoke 成为泡影
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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。 L* h% Z$ ?3 ^, t4 A! i6 o/ b8 ~7 K) I
8 |/ n( v/ V7 A9 }hit the road 上路 - J8 }+ c* s/ b% ^ K) I! R
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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！) T' C3 u9 @/ }6 h3 w% V
3 E" r* c# e% |3 y* S0 mshape 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。
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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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( w4 ]. C5 l; } bpull strings 运用关系（源于“拉木偶的线”） 2 u& z, [0 W% V3 o5 E( x+ F
$ g/ R4 M U o# JHe 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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u" i/ x8 U) ^9 @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。 3 k, D9 X* S8 `$ W8 D
: N7 x% w4 V, d+ t, n- C! |3 r' `come clean 全盘托出，招供
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- `+ X0 T+ A' r& e4 [9 ]8 Q, T9 OThe criminal decided to come clean. 罪犯决定供出事实。
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, m+ d6 q' \ V2 ]0 @/ ~) f+ l& zLet me spring for dinner. 我来请客吃饭吧。
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! T! X0 T( E9 `% ]spill the beans 泄漏秘密 . q5 Z8 Z. _% }
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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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stick in the mud 保守的人
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4 A6 y3 g, N/ D, d3 X% F* pCathy 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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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。
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$ O8 `& k( `2 ekeep in line 管束 ) B, _+ w% b2 M& _: X! A- f
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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。3 E' N5 Q0 k3 [) M
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jump the gun 草率行事 8 z- t2 u2 B" ?% u# z1 K* O
, q7 |" C4 S @* GDon'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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4 n4 u0 [- l! _) D2 Q6 G1 PDon'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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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 # N9 ?, D2 U# o6 m; ]
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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。 4 X! h% k- H- v+ _4 }2 V V
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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。3 b3 ?! b1 S4 v9 W
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fix someone up 撮合某人 1 k9 O0 |( F1 f, m
) P& _* p6 G' O+ h* J9 w& m8 NI 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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1 \9 q" k8 H3 \( d* }take a shine to 有好感
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/ b* X+ a+ y8 w% _0 rHe 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。. U( d4 n( k8 @4 n, Y! \
. j M: ?4 @+ j$ b# ?( k, H6 H0 Athird wheel 累赘，电灯泡 , T6 G3 j( o3 P
7 N4 C* V+ [; p' q+ `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。 * c+ l+ T% Y% z
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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
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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。
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! [7 t; a! r0 ]1 J& O' A p2 W0 Sblow it 搞砸了，弄坏了 # t8 w; J& r% L/ o
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I blew it on that last exam. 我上次考试靠砸了。
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in hot water 有麻烦
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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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6 I' J* h9 P9 |, P' c0 hput one's foot in one's mouth 祸从口出
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' R4 B2 ^% b8 \; E3 r7 _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。 1 c* W" G' l. |9 v9 z
, i7 q, y3 h' G8 v, uflop （表演、电影等）不卖座，失败
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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。 0 M& K0 k5 V% i3 \9 Y
' W3 c& `3 |: D/ _drop in/by/over 随时造访 ( d) o' T8 P n; N7 p( {" y
" O4 g- ^- c) m' I- B- M) iFeel 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。 / v; O J* O6 A$ ^+ M# o
1 `6 s+ }4 w% v5 kdrop a line 写信 6 o$ p/ C6 F7 F
' A) D7 H9 Q7 b: z% Z2 V2 oDrop me a line! 给我写信！5 n- V) ~% |; x2 I6 E
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duck 躲闪，突然低下头 1 N+ A! c1 v7 K/ A0 D- ]! X5 w
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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。
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0 T$ ]4 G- T* ngo 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。 ( f, ~, w! z. q/ a7 U- Z) D
1 w1 y5 ?) A' n2 H, Lact up 胡闹，出毛病
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! U" D" S2 X' _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。* |; T$ G* u, S: d& X
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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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9 G7 Y7 m7 f' _- g# ^All she does is go "blah-blah-blah" all night. 她整夜说个不停。
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hit it off 投缘，一见如故
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( S4 f4 D' Z+ Q8 F: S# qThey 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。( d* L% K C: v- d" T
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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？ ! ~+ g, E" y6 ^: r+ g6 i
1 T# j2 T) S5 u% M* d) N2 Hput 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。
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8 X; [$ k0 V8 }: kracket 非法行业，挂羊头卖狗肉
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l4 X* G: I X9 A& P( KThe police are determined to break up the racket. 警方决定打击这个非法行业。- ^2 A$ {( m a* V
4 @! p: Z |- Z/ X- R: Jhave it good 享受得很
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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。. E7 B2 H% s ~2 ^. b, o5 E
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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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We 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。+ f( T' B- W9 K }
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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
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3 z, k5 }6 l3 t* [# C1 q. lYou can't pass up this job. This kind of opportunity comes only once in a lifetime. 你不可错过这个工作。这种机会一辈子才有一次。
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1 p, ~3 Y' ~$ W5 Igo whole hog 全力以赴
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: o& A9 b$ |% iShe 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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; x& Z1 q t" g" Y( I' T! pget the ball rolling开始
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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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5 a( d" T3 K8 jKnock it off! I'm trying to get some sleep. 别吵了！我正想睡觉呢！
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have a passion for 钟爱
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' r4 c2 H( C0 T3 b& e* m3 Tpep talk 打气，鼓励的话
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& a$ H" P2 d, m9 f- C) t- }$ CThe 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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7 `5 i" {5 C I8 cpick 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？
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1 T S5 z- d5 W% Epass out 醉倒了
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He passed out after three beers. 喝了三杯啤酒后他就醉倒了。& v, R6 I' n. @9 ^7 H
7 X+ m' `/ F. n% m4 P2 H) ~way back 好久以前
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hit someone with a problem 让某人面对问题
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8 }0 H) m$ V9 S$ b/ N" HI’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。
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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。
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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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( a2 h, X. i# G* u3 pLisa 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。; m' M7 a% u) I
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