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Don't forget to clock in,otherwise you won't get paid. 别忘了打卡，否则领不到钱。% \: p- z: @1 l% \
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come on to 对...轻薄；吃豆腐 8 n9 O( V; r# D5 G" h
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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。
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7 z3 ]2 y1 w( ~7 a6 n2 Lcome easily 易如反掌 7 c0 c6 C0 K, Y3 k, O4 t
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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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don't have a cow 别大惊小怪
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Don'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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5 K, ?2 ^* D9 i2 d5 u- lpush around 欺骗 2 W* v* |1 h7 d' z1 g
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Don't try to push me around! 别想耍我！+ i" K, z! ?% w2 H0 h1 Y
" r( @' _6 Q6 I& }/ Ekeep one's shirt on 保持冷静 / J: ~$ p, S0 n9 N9 s) ]9 m. H# d
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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。. l' c" c9 T. E7 W
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/ g. G5 N* g3 f: {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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# H9 ^, E; E- ?! T, J E% B; Rjoy ride 兜风 7 N1 I$ w% R0 L! Z/ J8 g
% s9 O* g- q$ k, [8 w5 M. fLet's go for a joy ride. 让我们去兜兜风。- B1 f( b7 t- t
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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。% I2 [0 E. _6 h. v: O
9 A7 ]# p$ x5 r' j0 y8 Bred-letter day 大日子 ) j% t7 u6 i c4 _. B# p: x8 w
2 M3 s/ W' D0 @9 J# o9 E9 oThis 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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4 L# A0 y* Y- ihit the road 上路
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# ]/ A/ q; q1 s& K, \# eWe 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！! b, I+ s! _2 W* T& ^; Q
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shape 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。6 @: V0 X+ d9 W
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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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pull strings 运用关系（源于“拉木偶的线”）
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3 _% \$ d+ O x6 \3 s# qHe 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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9 k# R7 s& s& ~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 S4 H1 e! f0 j+ U6 d, Y
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The criminal decided to come clean. 罪犯决定供出事实。 * |, [; u4 l3 [$ v& {9 u5 ~
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Let me spring for dinner. 我来请客吃饭吧。: G3 D! x% N: R2 k! ^
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spill the beans 泄漏秘密
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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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( G C0 C: L1 W% z r8 J( C- tCathy 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。8 ~# k6 _; O% r' R
_; ~! T8 I* j' a: L/ Q! l' Ljohn 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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% l. ^% R9 ^& B! z/ ^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。
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* ^; ^; ^% l' g% Z, Pjump to conclusion 妄下结论
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9 \, ~& W# d- [" O* EDon'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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0 L9 ]. r8 \- Q4 l: PThis 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 - n# V& g) s c
! f1 Y1 \3 e$ K8 W% r/ B4 \6 P5 y MHis 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 M0 Q2 q
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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。7 P- a% G O0 f! F) h
% o. D8 r3 `( _$ p0 x& Kfix someone up 撮合某人 " ^ j' N" f5 U4 h* `9 F) J# r) H
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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？：）6 @$ d7 F4 M6 S% s1 I2 p
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take a shine to 有好感 " k: X; i& C& W0 h7 ~ d
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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。$ U$ B* {5 R6 Z5 I- d; F
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+ P- k$ D9 I6 Z/ S: D+ {1 {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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. y0 s. A/ ]; F# crip 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
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) v/ X1 S+ `2 S1 i2 ODon'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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blow it 搞砸了，弄坏了
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I blew it on that last exam. 我上次考试靠砸了。) J4 M/ X) M d7 y2 w& N% [
7 @5 B6 _' \1 bin hot water 有麻烦
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+ o+ m' u9 x$ VHe is in hot water with his girlfriend recently. 近段时间他跟女友的关系有点僵。: l* _2 O( Y9 t! X* M, G3 \
% u- T. _' ]( }put one's foot in one's mouth 祸从口出
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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。 , Z& I* n$ t2 g8 X
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flop （表演、电影等）不卖座，失败
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+ d O% ]' X! ^! I( a0 f, fThe 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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2 n+ y! b% ^! B, |: f e7 \( Jdrop in/by/over 随时造访
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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。 9 v3 e( q. F) Q6 f
9 F2 R1 `& H) M5 |$ v7 z$ R- tdrop a line 写信
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Drop me a line! 给我写信！
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2 P9 T8 a7 s6 ]4 Educk 躲闪，突然低下头 ) N0 {7 d$ Y' `0 G
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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。" x6 j: _& a" K! E
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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。
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: y6 n0 N" h: a! qact up 胡闹，出毛病
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; W/ X; F7 N/ a4 ~" f5 {2 |# OThe 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。
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ad lib 即兴而作，随口编
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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。* N8 V5 U: z. D% u. O" E2 e0 Q7 b
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hit it off 投缘，一见如故
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zit 青春痘
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$ G9 Z& _. m( x4 S5 ?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？ / f& M2 q5 ?, ~0 M( o9 D8 }5 U
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put someone on the spot 让某人为难
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+ [6 |. v5 t7 x" @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。; V# o9 q% G Y0 a$ d3 z9 ?
. m/ E2 {* i8 d/ Gracket 非法行业，挂羊头卖狗肉 1 a9 ^; n) j0 E2 @( V; V
5 I9 Z% [5 x# a& p6 V$ O0 v0 OThe police are determined to break up the racket. 警方决定打击这个非法行业。
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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。/ L5 G7 U9 M$ E. R2 Z5 t2 v
" ?5 P8 m5 w7 j0 R( Mdon't knock it 不要太挑剔 # I/ D6 C5 t7 M
" _* |, T3 }' wDont 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 1 ?* V! [6 J8 M7 x$ a3 s7 I
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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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! q$ G, Y* [' v' W! ~2 J9 wThe 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。- V8 g& r8 G' Q% \
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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 : s6 D4 }" U+ @% \( T* W
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You 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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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。 0 [) B, B [6 y4 z8 o. P
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Let's get the ball rolling. 让我们开始吧。
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% U$ x7 s, N4 ?/ P- I3 gget on the ball 用心做
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; R/ X1 o3 X! w* q; `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！7 Z$ Y6 P: a7 I
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lady-killer 帅哥
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! Q. v7 v1 r$ K6 l4 ?+ w# [Lay off! I don't need you to tell me what to do! 别再讲了!我不需要你告诉我怎么去做！knock it off=cut it off 停止 % F: ?/ H1 F+ i+ L( ~4 C5 g
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I have a passion for blue dresses. 我钟爱蓝色的衣服。
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! ]' }# e/ F7 g% D* p( Epass out 醉倒了 ; q; N b2 c% P/ s; d8 L& A: J( l
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He passed out after three beers. 喝了三杯啤酒后他就醉倒了。
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2 ^* I1 ~$ Z0 s; H& sway 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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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。1 J: d) y* F" ]- G. `
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have it bad for 狂恋
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' c9 X/ ]1 I2 X# t8 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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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。% h# \2 a3 q9 `1 j' z" `1 t
( O" s9 U# e) X) q H/ ?: f7 Ohave a bone to pick with 有账要算
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