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clock in 打卡
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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。8 \( k! L6 `# }7 K) \7 ^( N- a
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come on to 对...轻薄；吃豆腐
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4 x4 ?% ]8 i1 Y) GTanya 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
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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 1 F. z! r& f4 |. e, m0 `. ]+ X( T' z
9 T$ k5 F. F' U/ b7 \Don't have a cow! I'll pay for the damages. 别大惊小怪的！我会赔偿损失的。' x2 h4 z- q6 Y1 M! { M3 b% g* Z
3 `5 B0 n9 K hpush around 欺骗
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& [( ^8 U+ F% ^. c! FDon'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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( n u% o; Z- M; U. E; V3 LKeep 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。( W5 N& b1 H1 i; B
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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。
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% z" t" g) D/ o9 `: S# Njoy ride 兜风
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) ?4 V7 U* L, M y! S5 OLet's go for a joy ride. 让我们去兜兜风。
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0 ^0 Z, B4 x' T* M6 H% NDo 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。9 u7 Q6 r+ d- N7 |; P1 v; v
+ U2 ?! |2 d9 d# {red-letter day 大日子
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. L* X- o( p" ~- HThis 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。. w: i/ R& X! i8 d4 I$ W( o$ y
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go up in smoke 成为泡影 $ A2 J. b/ w: I, ^
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/ h5 X% f5 {5 t! q+ s+ G6 vhit the road 上路 : S* d l7 H& C
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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！. n0 z2 R6 W8 N6 \' D+ r0 ^
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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。
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' t+ L0 ~: H6 W+ I. hscare 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。 , S* |- u6 l* [& h5 n2 c& k6 w3 g
4 t, c( F# P* t! S: M- F9 ?+ vpull strings 运用关系（源于“拉木偶的线”） $ V7 R; Y4 D% K% I7 A4 ~* @& ?3 L
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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。7 Y) p e% s; Q& [0 n% k
7 C7 B- z" \* a- j. d7 mcome again 再说一遍
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" z" G" ^: S1 u- xCome again? I didn't quite understand what you said. 再说一遍好吗？你刚说的话我不明白。 $ @0 g" _, r1 z9 J
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come clean 全盘托出，招供
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The 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。# B' ^7 x8 o9 x; ~- z
! D6 G+ |0 [$ |" Qspill the beans 泄漏秘密
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0 e6 z( y5 g+ G {! ZDon'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 ; e: c# ?) r3 T( ~4 \* u
7 a2 Z2 j2 r) w) Z0 fCathy 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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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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He needs to be kept in line. He's too wild. 他太野了，要好好管束一下。, y* I, F& |# Q2 g& w5 b- W
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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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, E$ H4 |3 o9 Sjump 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 & D( `( y" ?; d6 r2 p9 c! W
2 w! h, {' ~7 d$ W! r/ L6 a; }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。 0 s; c) ?/ ~! g3 }
4 ]) S. j* e7 N" W" s! Hflip 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。* \+ v* Z% @6 k0 U, a3 Z
: I0 o) Q: M% S8 T9 p0 D7 }. t* Afix someone up 撮合某人 ! T( R% g' U) N3 o# O1 t x) Z
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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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9 z3 D" D _, w: t" X4 H; ptake a shine to 有好感 " x4 I% C2 s" _( r; b: ~
& ^0 f2 a" u2 f" [' K7 N0 L* GHe 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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# e. m% W# S ^5 [: o' Q( Vthird wheel 累赘，电灯泡
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( _4 H, {/ w0 s1 L v5 V6 iYou 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。 7 ~2 |+ J& H ?, g. l0 \3 M
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rip off 骗人的东西
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9 g5 l7 ]2 L/ _( U3 H7 L8 TWhat 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 & q! |+ [) d6 ^1 K: t: W) @ i u! C
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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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: t: r, k/ x% m: p3 I' `9 lblow it 搞砸了，弄坏了 3 @. s: P( I( N3 G
4 G- G I. I4 C: XI blew it on that last exam. 我上次考试靠砸了。
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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。9 b& y; Y/ Z1 E0 J }5 {
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put one's foot in one's mouth 祸从口出 : B7 j9 \2 z. r: e% b
" D! q+ ~7 j) ?& SWally 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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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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8 U- w9 l# L" a# Mdrop in/by/over 随时造访 , @; J9 n1 P' l* J; V- o0 ]
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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。 , i. H% u7 F9 y) W% d7 M$ C$ w
+ i1 T4 h' n$ V/ sdrop a line 写信
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Drop me a line! 给我写信！; F2 _, @' |% t6 Z6 }$ E! @' V6 ^
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duck 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。. a) ]0 g/ L1 ~! K
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go with the flow 随从大家的意见 , W0 F) } T" R) ]5 v4 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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act 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。
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ad lib 即兴而作，随口编 5 O* n" X! h# B1 e6 |( X
8 _& @" D& z% H, S" YThe 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 1 B) Y# w: x* w( T" A, j, @3 U
& Q2 C; h# v& PAll she does is go "blah-blah-blah" all night. 她整夜说个不停。
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8 g4 P# s8 K3 d6 Whit 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。+ J: L& O) R$ z$ u( y5 G
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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？ , i4 N4 q: _1 g6 H
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put someone on the spot 让某人为难
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& P. u* ?" @* o/ b) S: A0 A# e; t. d- WDon'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 7 l/ F4 m8 S8 J1 e3 a9 K- J
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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。6 ]- H1 e8 R5 a, T5 _5 y
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have it good 享受得很 # D( @* Y, \6 R; ]
; V8 v( z) a9 I9 B! u+ RShe really has it good. Everybody caters to her every need. 她真是享受得很，大家都依着他。) z, M4 ?0 }# \. U6 Y9 K
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2 m( }* L- `2 [5 \. n! e; \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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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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down in the dumps 垂头丧气 8 N) u9 j$ e1 n( J i) B
( P; i* ]4 @; \: N! OThe 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。6 w$ K C0 U7 o; I4 C
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1 `( f {* M5 e# }% I; L, n" }* TWe'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 : a9 T. s% c6 A
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go whole hog 全力以赴
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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。
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7 M4 W6 {/ f7 `5 FLet's get the ball rolling. 让我们开始吧。
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4 _+ u- D: p! w6 G$ c8 G fIf 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！9 S! \. }8 o: }( o6 E& v! y
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3 y' W' g$ H$ I ~! C: y! D( A( DKnock it off! I'm trying to get some sleep. 别吵了！我正想睡觉呢！
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have a passion for 钟爱
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I have a passion for blue dresses. 我钟爱蓝色的衣服。
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2 o$ l# @% S& j* f& KThe 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。0 d& L9 q- [' y. r# \/ a
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6 A5 _# D& I- D) I0 d2 y4 hI 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？( a- c8 l" E. N# F1 @/ D% }
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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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* Z i* Q# M: z( BWe’ve been friends since way back. 我们老早就是好朋友了。
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# K: \6 z2 n& G" v1 [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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- m* R& O$ B! ^$ P H. k+ B9 A5 EHe really has it bad for her, but she has no ideas.他狂恋着她，而她却不知道。" P9 C) ~, s- K- g9 q/ b
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hung over 宿醉未醒
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have a bone to pick with 有账要算
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7 M3 H) O; Z- ^5 R- S0 [# _% D7 j% MI 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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