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clock in 打卡 ; G5 b! M/ j J, A- ~+ b8 g8 A$ N
' R7 y$ A( N1 d' h7 ~Don't forget to clock in,otherwise you won't get paid. 别忘了打卡，否则领不到钱。3 N2 O# R X& c D {' \/ v. p& H
, m, y) R0 d" J; X3 M& U* L7 ]6 | zcome on to 对...轻薄；吃豆腐 ( ], }7 V& f8 V& l
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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。* e* I1 }1 H! _+ L* r, g
1 m- X! y- O- e4 A2 r/ J1 Y* e) Ucome easily 易如反掌 7 D2 ~" B% d0 z+ C2 B
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Languages come easily to some people. 语言学习对有些人来说易如反掌。
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) O. }) i$ z1 ]) W# A7 }2 q/ e$ ndon't have a cow 别大惊小怪
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# U' X P, ]1 X7 o3 ZDon't have a cow! I'll pay for the damages. 别大惊小怪的！我会赔偿损失的。* {4 f5 k ~5 q% z* _* P
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push around 欺骗 7 x/ m0 Q4 y+ L1 b
- \5 ~. I& T. C( RDon't try to push me around! 别想耍我！
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keep 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。: Q5 j. g$ T8 h- O: Z, f f- O1 F
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cool it
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Cool it. You are making me mad. 冷静一点。你快把我逼疯了。 : N0 T2 c, ?; }% R7 T$ 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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rap 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。* h% R- ^5 m9 i7 c+ E
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red-letter day 大日子 " |1 V: R, L4 g1 S0 t5 C
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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。
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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。
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hit the road 上路
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M" G+ v/ Y* Q+ u- sWe 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！# S# ?$ W3 o3 }$ Q, l+ G
( T4 Q! B6 d4 ~# Z: lshape up 表现良好，乖 2 W+ P |) ]) z2 E7 @
& e6 i7 \8 O5 bYou’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 & D" L' q! | g
$ \% H4 L; W) j3 T, dDon’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”） 7 |% [$ C# C; W
( t7 A) k* ?7 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 # a5 G- q/ K4 w( _
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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。 ( y# [. E* `# f9 Z$ |
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/ n: c5 ~; {9 |7 iThe criminal decided to come clean. 罪犯决定供出事实。 3 m3 S8 R" d7 E$ |+ v5 x
( G4 W$ I/ [7 DLet me spring for dinner. 我来请客吃饭吧。
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spill the beans 泄漏秘密 ! G- x, n. L3 W% v9 y5 k" I" _9 ^9 d
1 R2 Y! [" a/ Q& LDon't spill the beans. It's supposed to be a secret. 别说漏了嘴，这可是个秘密哦！. A& d& q7 P& n" M! P/ _
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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。& d4 R, a7 L& \' |- u( l, M
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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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keep in line 管束
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1 ?6 B) e/ c' ^2 cHe needs to be kept in line. He's too wild. 他太野了，要好好管束一下。' ^% l' ?( b* A0 c/ K
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jump the gun 草率行事 ) S8 x p: M, M: E! L v+ e
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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。
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h9 ~) x5 }8 Z2 h2 B1 Ujump to conclusion 妄下结论
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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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: E1 y/ Z" L. r& Q/ C% vHis 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。 0 l4 ]. ^" I/ C- U
& u. O1 @8 ?2 Rflip 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。. b! I; R4 q9 g8 v' J& g0 X
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fix someone up 撮合某人
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I 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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take a shine to 有好感
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) m, `# f' L+ |1 sHe 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。
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7 h8 j! ~) O1 x) Bthird wheel 累赘，电灯泡 % A: M( e7 Q" u
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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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rip off 骗人的东西
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% W/ o+ M( p |3 {5 \! X0 }, 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 * U. {; l" f8 U$ r3 s3 u0 U5 V; n
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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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5 K# J9 N% F2 |+ Ublow it 搞砸了，弄坏了 / r* ]8 i/ ]& s) | x' E+ g, M
8 R# Z) W5 I: U: X& \I blew it on that last exam. 我上次考试靠砸了。) O8 Q% U0 m, i2 |* t: }- S0 o
. {* Y9 ^" M$ Z. N c& Qin hot water 有麻烦
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Q% I* n6 D+ }/ o$ }( FHe 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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B7 t9 G+ }5 K# R8 l DWally 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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flop （表演、电影等）不卖座，失败
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1 l4 k6 o8 j) l5 b3 o: d" DThe movie was a flop. Nobody went to see it.这部电影卖座率奇低，没有人去看。
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drop in/by/over 随时造访 7 m( F7 H4 k# d) z3 O
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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。
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drop a line 写信
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duck 躲闪，突然低下头 : h+ O+ g# _2 T- j0 R+ s' c" Z, s
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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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9 z8 T. J) E1 u9 dgo with the flow 随从大家的意见
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: x: r6 n5 L2 y( LSharon 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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- [' w# ?; b6 ~) Ract up 胡闹，出毛病 ! `* y3 R% F S5 O3 g
7 f8 x2 t( X3 t( W6 Q5 EThe 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。9 o4 K. t' w- U" b8 ?
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ad lib 即兴而作，随口编 5 ^! G8 M4 {9 F/ v" H
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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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All she does is go "blah-blah-blah" all night. 她整夜说个不停。
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8 x* p6 \. F+ Ahit it off 投缘，一见如故
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! M( ^( q3 C9 V H5 I" 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？ 3 {) [$ X0 a4 n- E U
$ \6 L" S# r6 [. D" j# _put someone on the spot 让某人为难
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2 c; ~1 ]# D- L: P; ~( A- X$ C/ ZDon'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
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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。9 ^+ f, _8 v$ U* z+ \; R
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! P4 u K9 `9 a [. VShe really has it good. Everybody caters to her every need. 她真是享受得很，大家都依着他。* z2 Q. \) p" C `0 u+ R$ [, [
8 J( B4 c& x3 |don'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！
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pig out 狼吞虎咽
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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。2 O8 C% Z$ v6 T2 | M1 r8 z) h
* F: P* i4 |. `/ ddown in the dumps 垂头丧气
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% O6 A0 r3 q7 S$ AThe 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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0 n, I. `) L/ AShe 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% ^ h _% u, q4 i p
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Let's get the ball rolling. 让我们开始吧。
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8 ^9 W5 w8 v& mget on the ball 用心做
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( `5 Y; Y4 g; X) k+ p# i) g+ h# X2 CIf 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！' c: x$ ]( X0 r0 N
- v8 ?$ n' ^/ p8 D6 O$ ~lady-killer 帅哥
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5 s) H- {$ a' \8 K& tHe's a real lady-killer. 他是个不折不扣的帅哥。
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( r2 G- v1 q8 o( l. WKnock it off! I'm trying to get some sleep. 别吵了！我正想睡觉呢！: E/ L% Q z' [" A4 Q/ b* K
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9 o6 O! [5 F+ A2 T7 z9 l+ VI have a passion for blue dresses. 我钟爱蓝色的衣服。
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' G0 Z2 Z( B2 { A8 pThe 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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% P; G' v$ \( {* o$ [$ ]& mI 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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hit someone with a problem 让某人面对问题
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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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have it bad for 狂恋
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8 m4 _& y' p' k: E8 _+ z- y* }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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has-been 过时的人或物
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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。
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" `+ ]" P- z7 a d- GI 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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