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clock in 打卡
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+ d2 A9 o; d% t @& XDon't forget to clock in,otherwise you won't get paid. 别忘了打卡，否则领不到钱。/ J1 |2 b# a3 q5 n8 Q
3 ], }' b F8 d& @: H1 Z" ^come on to 对...轻薄；吃豆腐
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( a8 Z- A$ h- @. iTanya 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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7 S9 j" u1 K9 J" v9 i: v0 lcome easily 易如反掌 ) k( r! F3 ]& t3 q8 d* u
) W/ L: t: E" d) n+ Z) u1 ]Languages 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 o4 L# U( c- J; u3 B8 _- r# G. b
3 O# j$ o9 g( V8 {Don't have a cow! I'll pay for the damages. 别大惊小怪的！我会赔偿损失的。9 `0 |6 F; q6 Q
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push around 欺骗 # M! i/ a$ Q2 c9 y6 l# G) c
, u1 F; ]3 M. ~3 `& N' T* Q* r( cDon't try to push me around! 别想耍我！
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keep one's shirt on 保持冷静 8 N; c) ^8 l5 R7 D
3 W! q- E+ F. [& n' f( m2 @) g+ hKeep 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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( J$ Z7 d) o5 u( n6 V6 ocool it
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, @* z5 y/ t( u3 w* c" x2 JCool it. You are making me mad. 冷静一点。你快把我逼疯了。 : p- M2 O2 l7 t+ h6 b
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joy ride 兜风
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Let's go for a joy ride. 让我们去兜兜风。
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- z5 R& s4 I3 F5 a. Wrap 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。6 ^- P' v0 A8 }: a
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red-letter day 大日子
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: |) J1 B! R: J5 fThis 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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/ S2 q" Q& J. J f& \3 Qgo up in smoke 成为泡影 3 D. y7 u) D5 E" M# b( w
4 E0 H5 v& J7 r$ \- yPeter’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。- z# A( z: G$ I8 o
g1 S6 Z$ j# X+ }0 ohit 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！; e2 d4 m. ` B* |/ w8 \
1 l( M0 g& v3 z7 [" ` v, x3 Ishape up 表现良好，乖 : m0 t; n( t+ `% l# b
9 j' Y3 o9 v/ N" G7 AYou’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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, d' S9 Z% L# w4 D, b3 qscare 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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6 E0 b8 a9 H6 m" HHe 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 ; [/ D1 }+ |' V9 c8 {( e
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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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come clean 全盘托出，招供 1 Q& m1 n g% A% K X, o2 M
' T0 j1 m3 J! W8 Y' OThe 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。5 I4 Y$ z6 a- {1 C# d$ ] g @4 R
' i9 o$ t3 u0 b9 K- `spill the beans 泄漏秘密 - O8 X4 j, T+ P; w g
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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！( X! ~7 Y) Y* i( _- @
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stick in the mud 保守的人
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+ e) W# {/ I, h2 gCathy 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。. Y4 `5 F# O8 ^, F0 ?- A: n! g
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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。
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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。
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jump the gun 草率行事
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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。( g' |0 {. P6 g2 V6 ^. e/ m
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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。/ J6 k. s0 ?" A( g; D
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lemon 次的东西
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3 y5 [3 J3 ^+ w5 ]3 Q' W eThis 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+ f, X4 Z4 _: \* R9 q5 T, `0 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。
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! k9 M' b- V2 Mflip 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。
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8 s1 B( x9 v+ n+ \fix someone up 撮合某人 9 Z1 R* O* n( Q5 ?
0 Q1 V1 |9 q% i& m2 o8 g, II 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？：）; ]; u6 Z& K" u
* u0 d6 ~: u& g' Ptake a shine to 有好感 0 z9 Z5 z2 _' x
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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。' S7 ?0 m* V8 l2 B
9 [4 X. X) L/ nthird wheel 累赘，电灯泡
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9 D- [3 N' i/ `6 x- O+ nYou 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。 , K& S/ v" c! _8 ~) F: B
- ]% r( R$ S6 c/ w; Rrip off 骗人的东西
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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 + `( t+ l# m2 L9 t
/ v: t3 Z6 _ g! L/ r) iDon'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。 }" V! g \9 L! r& [3 P
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blow it 搞砸了，弄坏了
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/ T5 {7 A. H! dI blew it on that last exam. 我上次考试靠砸了。* Y& {5 r2 K; y2 s6 D
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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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put one's foot in one's mouth 祸从口出
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6 B+ f9 t8 K% L+ r5 i- eWally 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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" }' y' R$ ]+ S, uflop （表演、电影等）不卖座，失败
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; d! ^: V* N0 c1 S6 {The movie was a flop. Nobody went to see it.这部电影卖座率奇低，没有人去看。 5 ~! G) ]0 b- {: J
\ N- [8 i0 I4 E' Rdrop in/by/over 随时造访
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2 H# f1 s: Y# L. C- }, }" q; Z" @) wFeel 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。 6 s. C7 K; i6 [9 k1 U9 ~/ \
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drop a line 写信
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0 ^4 d, i0 x# Y: I& f8 d$ zDrop me a line! 给我写信！
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& `. e, f! K% w5 h. y3 l: Y/ wduck 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。6 ^$ {6 q, q1 c3 D. D+ i
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go with the flow 随从大家的意见 + n* V) F3 r+ z+ \1 A9 `% S* e5 H
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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。 3 Z% P8 u, w+ J3 r
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act up 胡闹，出毛病 6 K% n! d, w' N: F- k' K$ I
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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。5 E) z* ^2 F8 h
: j& O7 R, q' `7 Wad lib 即兴而作，随口编
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, _9 {% ?% Z5 H d/ W. O9 _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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, g+ F+ |& X/ D. F2 u4 b4 N# F0 s: BAll she does is go "blah-blah-blah" all night. 她整夜说个不停。! Q) O$ k6 S/ I- A
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% g, ~% [- n" t- 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。9 v- f% j( A6 \, S- T9 s( N" t+ a
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zit 青春痘 ) H; _" C4 B7 \1 G9 j* F
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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？ : `' w! x* J2 J/ F
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put someone on the spot 让某人为难
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! O; v$ i; g! [( u3 G* Q4 v( yDon'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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- {$ d, r/ r& Tracket 非法行业，挂羊头卖狗肉 7 q; A9 w. j* U) W
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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。4 w: _; }0 j# s2 y9 _" B" `
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6 J; l3 a* ?3 g7 X2 iShe 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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, e$ _ r5 ^* T* ^( S0 x% Zdon't knock it 不要太挑剔 # c; s r$ w; t( G8 D
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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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7 D2 W8 h1 X1 D8 ?6 Y6 Tpig out 狼吞虎咽 7 E+ d' q, Q4 [- A w L
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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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8 ?6 f2 {0 k6 W& VThe 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。# A2 I5 `' z. T+ t0 e3 r
; N" H5 C8 o1 f) Mhorse around 嬉闹
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# I7 D$ l4 P' Y; b0 L; i V" |4 @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 9 r+ {% Q; m' W' ^0 \" a9 n
' C5 @* |' P6 [1 AYou 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。( T2 m0 g7 A" B3 ?6 {1 E3 l
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She 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。 ) U/ b: @% u0 P0 \7 u6 t+ O& J
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1 q4 G2 x( i0 A; ALet's get the ball rolling. 让我们开始吧。# X# e1 v5 P- D( `1 V3 j1 j
. ]' |7 f! I- y, p' f1 ]8 U+ X/ ]get on the ball 用心做
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6 ?5 j B2 r$ zIf 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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lay off 停止，解雇
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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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. n% v: Q/ \& o, M9 X: RI 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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9 Q! P7 P* z* u' `pass out 醉倒了
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* K5 D2 o8 F. l/ xHe passed out after three beers. 喝了三杯啤酒后他就醉倒了。
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/ ]$ G* c0 x1 R* mWe’ve been friends since way back. 我们老早就是好朋友了。
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3 P- ^" o* ?8 v# O, Z- p; @I’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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! V0 o' o l( Q& ]have it bad for 狂恋
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- w; Y4 u0 |4 w7 wDon’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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. B* q8 l0 j: J i4 O* 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。
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" H! E) B O9 T; L1 F0 C: fhave a bone to pick with 有账要算 $ m' Z' M0 |0 M/ i# \- n% x. G: u) }
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I have a bone to pick with you. You still owe me the fifteen dollars you borrowed. 我有账跟你算。你向我借的十五美金还没还呢！ |
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