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clock in 打卡 9 o6 m6 t$ o# U+ B' O
! {) I/ z, `( L; z2 D LDon'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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_) M( c6 r% B. ?4 {. `come on to 对...轻薄；吃豆腐
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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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come easily 易如反掌 8 N& B$ M% X# N
& D, }/ @. {2 s) uLanguages 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 2 i% y4 J8 m: v6 s: A
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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。0 S% d& r- |; Y$ l
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push around 欺骗
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5 K M& Y# W. m, J: oDon't try to push me around! 别想耍我！
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keep one's shirt on 保持冷静 ; Z5 E6 `3 o4 ]/ E+ Y5 y4 s
: D; f* I9 Y* e! FKeep 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。+ f' Y& X, {4 ` i
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# `+ S- j( _8 H4 ICool it. You are making me mad. 冷静一点。你快把我逼疯了。 & |1 s4 y c8 Z: _; Q; w) S
, Y/ l2 F! O: c: I4 Z& _9 K$ `+ I1 wjoy ride 兜风 : k+ o; n/ I( x I, _* V8 `; g# i
# F% Z( W. o& g% L* \- ]$ zLet'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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/ Y. W( G3 P" fDo 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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red-letter day 大日子 * I0 v! w6 F w5 t1 x
; ~! |+ L/ y9 k$ Z2 D7 J9 jThis 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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6 C* Y7 L" \: {& q" H8 ygo 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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8 @$ {7 C( C3 A* Chit the road 上路
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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！
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shape up 表现良好，乖 $ B+ L1 v8 ~( @. G, B- \
2 ?3 x+ o9 a6 PYou’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。2 F7 c9 V3 K% a9 m! D
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scare the shit out of someone 吓死某人了
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0 q/ n! ~, C S6 K9 @6 J: W% @: yDon’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。 6 y( [1 ?5 @2 h3 x. N
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pull 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。
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come again 再说一遍 4 Q- A; i, n$ N' m/ C% C
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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。 7 _5 X& m: T9 F. @+ z: c* g' X# Z# b
& I4 \9 ]! @0 `1 tcome 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。 * a) O7 M! A, S9 L
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Let me spring for dinner. 我来请客吃饭吧。. L7 N6 s9 d u) b
0 d2 U+ O" e5 H1 G5 {; }spill the beans 泄漏秘密
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$ o' b* u. d, x4 LDon't spill the beans. It's supposed to be a secret. 别说漏了嘴，这可是个秘密哦！! Z9 }9 [3 W8 t% d0 Y
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stick in the mud 保守的人
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7 g* l& X! o: ^' t& r& C; n% yCathy 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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7 X- ~4 x- i4 _7 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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! i, x: J) M* }keep in line 管束 4 s2 v) G$ q8 ^* Z
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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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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。" L) R4 i6 J7 z8 i
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: l2 w# C+ O) s8 s1 [' ~) {+ XDon't jump to conclusion. We have to figure it out first. 不要妄下结论，先把事情搞清楚。0 a7 X) N) ` ?4 T! E
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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。 , ]' e4 H' L2 D5 D
# A d7 n- A" mflip 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。% i6 Z& k4 U! h% e
0 ~) C' Y& T) L) f" I/ lfix 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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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。
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third wheel 累赘，电灯泡
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7 g, R7 [, h, o wYou 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 ; J' t! O7 P% N' {& S' P% q$ V
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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。/ d& z! X0 J7 P6 ?/ u2 A+ x
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blow it 搞砸了，弄坏了 & U3 {$ C4 j6 |, ]2 I" J
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I blew it on that last exam. 我上次考试靠砸了。
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) J! W. R0 z: M3 T% n0 ^He 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 & }6 l# l2 |5 I
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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。 : h3 \( r" Q4 ~; q) q
% b5 b2 g! O" `+ \6 z8 vflop （表演、电影等）不卖座，失败
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The movie was a flop. Nobody went to see it.这部电影卖座率奇低，没有人去看。 2 @8 s8 \) s# t' D% f: s
9 ?, b$ g4 D K; }% X" J, tdrop in/by/over 随时造访 0 R% e! }# |+ {( P1 Q
: V4 T4 Y% |" \4 T- \7 n; R+ kFeel 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。 4 ?. y2 M# h; l6 X' s1 R4 j
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drop a line 写信 / W' p( G) C7 Y4 ^! M" v9 X$ E' C, h
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Drop me a line! 给我写信！
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' ?. l) t# m" s F: _duck 躲闪，突然低下头 % L, R! d, t3 ^$ f- [
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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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go with the flow 随从大家的意见 3 ^$ f) Q. X, t, U1 X# c0 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 % Y# Z2 ]+ f$ x" H0 Z* Q3 \
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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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" L- \6 z2 X! J8 C- t- l# ^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 * d: S+ J; U- ?# T5 Q5 A7 u% W! E
0 T/ g' n6 O8 l3 s* g- Q$ CAll she does is go "blah-blah-blah" all night. 她整夜说个不停。
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, T: F6 z6 f0 B7 @hit it off 投缘，一见如故
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; |; C/ l# F4 z( r1 h9 hThey 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。7 N1 S- C5 \- H2 p( c$ ?) g6 d w
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zit 青春痘 4 X7 v" r7 M% ?, x4 `1 ~7 Q
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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？ 4 s& z. _- [. P# Z( T
" S' O: y: {( e4 L! i* Xput someone on the spot 让某人为难 $ i+ [0 h- _6 [
5 M/ m+ z R1 r& {6 [. }: Q1 F8 z# hDon'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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- S' \. y8 R& i9 V4 Dracket 非法行业，挂羊头卖狗肉 8 e( ? c& r* C1 H/ t9 i8 k8 d
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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。
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7 L) I: H. z, l n2 q% K2 }9 `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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% l7 d/ N* d, H1 |7 }4 npig out 狼吞虎咽 8 H8 N W" W5 y* D; q) Z/ x
3 }1 t" ]6 a g6 [, B2 j4 EWe 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。/ u; d, w7 {% i- z W) P9 h$ T
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+ O9 v- s& q5 X: \* 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。& v, E. z/ w0 A3 P" b0 l
+ C5 }3 t: H0 q' A+ E, y* {1 Ghorse around 嬉闹
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6 s3 k/ d! O3 |8 G" L( e. VWe'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
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6 C3 m! B. O6 A" Zgo whole hog 全力以赴 ( p8 g( r, P& ?6 g* J. e
4 ^& g: |% s; v: mShe 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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m, _' ~7 U7 KLet's get the ball rolling. 让我们开始吧。
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get on the ball 用心做 1 Q$ r! R0 l% J4 N
5 C$ m6 X+ \8 dIf 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！+ H9 k* Q1 \" {
5 ?& c! I6 j3 T3 mlady-killer 帅哥
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He's a real lady-killer. 他是个不折不扣的帅哥。
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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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Knock it off! I'm trying to get some sleep. 别吵了！我正想睡觉呢！" G. C1 D& S2 }
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( W* l \6 R$ r- a. P/ YI have a passion for blue dresses. 我钟爱蓝色的衣服。
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" n9 n: f& k0 O F; A9 ?pep talk 打气，鼓励的话
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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？
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X% j4 P2 t* @pass out 醉倒了
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He passed out after three beers. 喝了三杯啤酒后他就醉倒了。, c, `7 a. z3 ]: t' P$ C3 E
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& F+ E5 ` \3 v; F3 m7 ?We’ve been friends since way back. 我们老早就是好朋友了。
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* L9 Y4 \1 F6 x% e& x5 D1 ]hit someone with a problem 让某人面对问题 o2 S. y& H6 w( }3 r9 [
* r' N- m) g7 w ]% mI’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 e. d, g3 g; w0 @; ^6 J/ r7 R, F
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Don’t disturb him. He’s still hung over from last night.别吵醒他，他宿醉仍未醒。: S6 c! l+ c1 v% e" o* @, n; k& c: S
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, I& e2 Y0 A5 h1 h% V5 _2 y. }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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