41. old habits die hard积重难返) ~1 d% O6 l& m
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多给他点时间,我们都知道,积重难返嘛。 5 G& E3 _& o4 g3 ~2 L; Q/ o% j5 H6 K0 y4 U
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42. one's lips are sealed守口如瓶 5 \) I: W! I$ ]5 L1 H% }& ]/ K5 G( ~
例句:You can trust me with the details of the lawsuit—— my lips are sealed. . }* d7 Y: k* C/ { G, ^ 你可以信任我,关于这次诉讼的细节我会守口如瓶。
43. on one's high horse趾高气扬9 }, u q* g" s: z( b& H2 b
$ E% y- _4 f. K, g9 S例句:When they started talking about music, David got on his high horse 5 S% o2 S: Y$ Z7 K1 U and said that classical music was only fit for museums and archives. : `2 o% X$ f2 b1 L" i# ^ 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 * _3 ^8 `2 F' V3 q m/ c1 N) \ 馆。3 x2 m& N; D% B$ c+ M) c4 Y
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44. on one's last legs 日暮穷途 O- O% d& x8 `: x2 r+ f; N: |9 x
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45. play with fire玩火自焚;惹火烧身 , ?3 o7 e9 [4 _* N- ~4 _3 O, ^" P a _# U3 T8 `8 j. ]! \, @; ?例句:You're playing with fire if you go behind his back and commit his 4 B, R* I/ `9 B
department. 9 I1 w. _- ~2 ~$ S; | 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 : Z% `) x: p9 R$ D/ j* P' Z" _ O/ Q/ J* h0 M3 j
例句:The police pulled out all the stops to find the thief.; C; P* @5 ] V8 `' B N; ^
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6 f8 |3 ?/ ]3 V( e5 b M2 P- w
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putting all his eggs in one basket. # G4 }/ M2 d- q; e2 ~6 N" ~, B 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。
48. put on airs装模作样" m \$ E+ ]8 j8 ]
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例句:I'm sick of claire and the way she puts on airs. v8 N5 n8 m2 M1 y 我讨厌克莱尔和她装模作样的样子。
49. rain cats and dogs 大雨倾盆 1 u4 A9 G/ Q3 q% F/ U: t1 \$ ?5 G5 D. {% V) p( }1 z
例句:It was raining cats and dogs outside so I couldn't walk to the store.7 j2 {+ H% t7 A6 h3 _- F7 M- e
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 3 k& Z2 w7 x4 O8 }& A# N/ c 5 l/ g+ @# ^- G0 Y7 m" M例句:You will like the simple girl from that small town when you find you , X | [6 W' R W4 W can read her like an open book. ' ^& R" q b" L( m9 W8 T 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( Q4 x" ?: j& j3 t9 R
的。
51. rub salt in sb's wound雪上加霜 " W* |' S8 N0 a/ W1 \" _ " p6 K' T' ?6 ~# [; _例句:The news that his company will be going into bankrupt is absolutely 9 L' G% J' _/ i$ K rubbing salt in the wound, because his wife divorced him yesterday. 2 T+ i" b5 Y# C6 x2 s+ j 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 % A* A+ ?2 ~! @1 J) V+ V* I: m9 |& L! ?% U0 o6 X U6 i
例句:If you sit tight I'm sure your passport will be returned to you. * B8 o: `/ m! \0 c: ^- N- @& h5 Y 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 * {. D2 n% h! V8 w' K" Z7 O( V* ^+ W0 @ 7 h1 }! d: f2 ~4 y- ~( }6 \) }例句:After Henry came out of prison, how he wished he could start with a 3 I% ]* l" B0 \# L; b7 ^
clean slate! ) v v" a& U' O- e. j' l8 E0 | 出狱后,亨利多么希望能够洗心革面,重新开始啊!
55. swallow one's pride忍辱负重 9 Y$ c! {+ S1 ?4 T" w; ~ 6 {4 ~9 K* L9 _' Y9 \$ Y' p例句: She decided to swallow her pride and go on to work there.- S3 P+ q9 h u- W U- C
她决定要忍辱负重,继续在那里工作下去。
56. the more the merrier多多益善 $ f( M% t, m, U" s1 D* c 9 e% H9 x9 n4 P& S% }例句:John's invited all his family to come along, and why not? The more - B$ w% o) ~6 ~8 O
the merrier. 4 Q" i+ N) n l. H- \1 S8 V9 y 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" s! s1 P2 N8 _, T7 l/ W! l2 r
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她答应要与他同甘共苦。
58. to one's heart's content心满意足 " \ C. W i2 H* I9 J1 H# _+ ^( R/ p% i# O
例句:That boy is eating strawberries to his heart's content.3 b; k, C$ p, z
那男孩正心满意足地吃着草莓。
59. turn over a new leaf改过自新 ' Q& L- O+ m- d' \ `2 i6 t% M % ~6 |# k/ T+ W# H* Z例句:He promised the teacher he would turn over a new leaf and behave ; N: `$ E( v; a1 l; Y9 j# z r
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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9 u1 B% N9 v3 s8 S5 o0 s
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wedding, so when in Rome—— we'll do the same. 0 k3 s/ T9 f, s 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。