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clock in 打卡
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( Z" o! p2 H4 k6 d. e& d1 `9 @Don'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 9 ^! \4 B1 o# e( z4 |* O0 ]
/ u# u9 j* c5 B# D" Z n4 |% fTanya 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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come easily 易如反掌 0 j* V: T* w# k5 _0 C; y
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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 + O. H* G% G: K6 X8 J5 \' R
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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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push around 欺骗
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4 F4 f( y' c5 W m( @- s3 aDon't try to push me around! 别想耍我！
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2 F4 j3 n! ^' ~; G) g' Rkeep one's shirt on 保持冷静 1 z, i6 Y4 w, W9 l; W
9 G2 t! Z# `# X3 O) B' UKeep 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。- r/ o1 B/ T$ G" o2 Y+ \! _
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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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joy ride 兜风
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. C: J! D+ F" ~Let's go for a joy ride. 让我们去兜兜风。# N+ O4 a2 q2 L; m2 P/ {1 q+ D
' y2 q. a) r, N* C6 C9 n. prap 说唱乐 . Q% R0 \- p: L6 Q7 ?7 E1 u
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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。
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# u) \' \" ]1 G) k7 P! P' kred-letter day 大日子
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+ @' W: o. H* iThis 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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+ R2 t Z/ P h. b8 |* Ggo 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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9 ] C/ M1 ^: H. s* c" P, z+ R5 bWe 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！2 ~) u& U7 `- I D! q6 r2 Q7 V# c
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shape up 表现良好，乖 - j, F" T$ c% A
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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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' V6 D& c. C2 O$ uscare the shit out of someone 吓死某人了 ( c& S: V* v# u: v( n8 d4 y
* Q7 A' h3 t; S$ l2 S! ]- QDon’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。 4 V5 N6 o K0 H @ [
. c2 O; n4 o0 {/ c6 Zpull strings 运用关系（源于“拉木偶的线”）
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He 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。' S% @5 @* v+ g: u4 `4 [. K
) t. X- q8 Y L& Y* k, Pcome again 再说一遍 . S$ D# G- c8 O/ z5 F
* Y$ R8 e7 J" A9 N$ `+ s3 q/ l; WCome 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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0 _0 b. @' t. `4 Bcome clean 全盘托出，招供 3 x6 B: L0 [1 L+ J
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The criminal decided to come clean. 罪犯决定供出事实。 . m% J; l$ c3 k( v" g1 b
, }0 x; ~$ o6 x n1 @$ {( Q9 qLet me spring for dinner. 我来请客吃饭吧。
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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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G( L' V1 i5 Q c% Gstick in the mud 保守的人 # x# }, T7 H2 {! P( a
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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。
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* j0 ]5 v! r( W2 ^0 II 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 # P) I9 J$ { h7 Q0 c" U" u" v% g
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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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5 o9 o: ~8 L; h9 M' Rjump to conclusion 妄下结论
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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。
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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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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。 . R$ I) z4 s7 }4 G1 d
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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。
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w8 ]- W; K _6 E! l7 xI 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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3 V5 E0 J/ k* itake a shine to 有好感
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, |- p5 ~) `( T5 wHe 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。# k' N5 D6 D" K5 H9 H9 L6 M6 E
4 a1 A# O. s: D9 I+ v5 n& }4 d6 fthird wheel 累赘，电灯泡 , g5 a5 u$ i* F& M( Q3 q# Y* K
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rip 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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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。6 o( M3 r& C( A3 x' }3 M
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blow it 搞砸了，弄坏了
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0 K! j% G y, `# _% D( i2 DI blew it on that last exam. 我上次考试靠砸了。
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( P \9 y- Y3 F- p$ xin hot water 有麻烦
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! s4 n0 N3 Z. {, a! S; U( C! D5 eHe 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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' E B; M8 ~7 U5 y) Bput 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。
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. I+ w) C- O& ]9 \8 P0 ]3 I4 vflop （表演、电影等）不卖座，失败 - e1 L* D- |1 q5 P
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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。
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3 p, x( x A8 K5 b( X) y& @drop 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。
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. ~( i! N3 d7 t( E$ v [drop a line 写信
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: v# O3 Q/ z3 ~$ A7 w+ rDrop me a line! 给我写信！8 \# U& \: [* A
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duck 躲闪，突然低下头
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2 @9 i6 B K7 F/ n% V, c1 sRemind 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。$ y6 |+ ]9 d& Z( h6 C
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go with the flow 随从大家的意见
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0 E F' R/ i* t3 X8 p& h1 }; [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。 9 r+ T: k; [' x5 d2 d
) ~9 p$ {5 q7 _! |6 Nact up 胡闹，出毛病
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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。: m) P* P! j7 I. Q% W9 B
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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。0 l5 ]: V3 c* x" ?6 d' F: ~
# v* E! A# D& x" k8 xhit it off 投缘，一见如故
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They 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。
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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？
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put someone on the spot 让某人为难 ! a9 y/ x& o$ u+ ^. q6 ~6 o2 u
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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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0 O! S3 z ?" q) }! ~racket 非法行业，挂羊头卖狗肉 . ^( c/ c. O! z! T
9 y7 Z6 E# m, ^. ~2 D- M! PThe police are determined to break up the racket. 警方决定打击这个非法行业。3 S5 J( s! @: b: h2 c
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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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9 b# W4 P; ?) r: j! }) g+ OWe 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。" A3 w' G7 i, u; c/ ?5 B
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down in the dumps 垂头丧气
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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。: @" ^0 i% b7 H6 B' O t. [
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horse around 嬉闹
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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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1 K @2 d# v5 r) |- x u2 A( uShe 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。 " v/ i' F$ m( s; n* E
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! ]4 n5 r$ d; c+ p' F' c- ~Let's get the ball rolling. 让我们开始吧。
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" s4 l+ N7 N0 B7 I6 pIf 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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3 W( \' j" \8 _/ B+ m/ e( f3 ?& v7 hHe's a real lady-killer. 他是个不折不扣的帅哥。
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' ~ X: d# W: [ ^' N: Alay off 停止，解雇
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1 ^ m0 J1 S; ], f7 V K- D* }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
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. A+ m9 x2 M% ?& }; g: FKnock it off! I'm trying to get some sleep. 别吵了！我正想睡觉呢！
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* {. {) H# E H6 {) gThe 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。/ i& B* |7 b- y; z ~6 b
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' b0 p9 o% A( F2 ^0 \4 ?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？4 \: c- p- o- P: H7 V
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. A8 p8 Q+ u+ j; t$ |He passed out after three beers. 喝了三杯啤酒后他就醉倒了。& p8 A# |1 K2 A* e5 Y* ~* R/ t$ p
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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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! o/ a8 G: C* n& n9 HHe 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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0 B J! E* p. X1 P) whung over 宿醉未醒
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' m8 l/ S& E5 w6 o8 G& A( WDon’t disturb him. He’s still hung over from last night.别吵醒他，他宿醉仍未醒。/ j" h! D( k6 V
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$ U; V: S3 Z! w# O" HLisa 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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" X( x! y4 S' J8 jI 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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