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8 K- i% T$ l) X) k/ h2 S1 lDon't forget to clock in,otherwise you won't get paid. 别忘了打卡，否则领不到钱。. f0 B, s8 i* u: i' R
1 S8 T2 W2 Y8 u5 G1 Q+ y7 tcome on to 对...轻薄；吃豆腐 6 |6 }2 R0 z: m* u. Q$ g
4 b- l% g$ G. \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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" h( F9 F/ Q$ e ^% Z& Z% @! ocome 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。# R* D; |7 T8 A* X# [
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don't have a cow 别大惊小怪
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! R! c, i+ a' n, r' j6 `* eDon't have a cow! I'll pay for the damages. 别大惊小怪的！我会赔偿损失的。+ i" D$ r7 M: F0 [- U" `
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push around 欺骗
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1 d( f p6 y% ?- J" A9 VDon't try to push me around! 别想耍我！' [4 Q( i* W; K
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keep one's shirt on 保持冷静
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, X: K( {( O1 WKeep 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。; D1 a2 v$ x9 r/ L! y1 M, K
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4 `6 O# q5 N$ M0 n0 R冷静一点 5 g. {, \ F' t0 m' X3 J" n
2 W( b) ]+ j1 s b6 vCool it. You are making me mad. 冷静一点。你快把我逼疯了。 & p' |) E J7 Q* a! W
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joy ride 兜风 5 y+ L6 h& [# f5 ]: P9 w" b
. A. [) t4 S# A( c o9 ZLet's go for a joy ride. 让我们去兜兜风。
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$ w5 C7 `/ {. t0 Z6 Crap 说唱乐 - X. ^/ K! q) j! i5 x3 w3 a
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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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+ ^# e0 i4 O/ |* fred-letter day 大日子
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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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# I- ~: v7 ]5 _4 L% EPeter’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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0 a+ l [* M; @7 N4 Mhit the road 上路
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) @2 A4 x* Z o" v$ x& R4 OWe 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 / `% ]1 ]8 f5 j" z) v; ~
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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。( t0 p0 Y' B* { j; Q6 L1 y, K5 V
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scare the shit out of someone 吓死某人了
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# N5 p- ^8 A3 z! C4 H2 ]% MDon’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”） $ `, o9 ^0 m( h5 [; C
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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
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7 s7 P( s4 m/ K6 }5 \" P* [! T8 \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。 $ s1 v" L* N+ @: s1 k) f- K$ L
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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。 $ \- r L" F7 Q! h9 k0 [
7 _' B5 I- b, V- dLet me spring for dinner. 我来请客吃饭吧。
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spill the beans 泄漏秘密 0 V+ I; I) r- t
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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！% G& c) I& d/ k' W
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stick in the mud 保守的人
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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。8 B0 T8 {1 ^& a$ K/ x
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7 y, o4 R! J$ l5 h6 ^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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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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. Y5 \) p' e; F3 ejump the gun 草率行事 0 r3 |) ]* _) x3 f$ N3 C
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jump 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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lemon 次的东西
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# a' q( u! `9 |- Y4 `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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" M) J1 Y/ s8 Y4 W" wflip 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。( W$ ~1 e7 k& _$ U% [/ ^$ [* X
6 ^7 N. t: U, u4 ]$ V& bfix someone up 撮合某人 1 k( m7 N. M2 ~
& i5 I; A) \6 H9 `2 D& W# F# ^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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4 }. N) t/ j5 f1 q6 c0 JHe 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。3 G3 ?! O4 U5 W& R) [4 |
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9 S- }" Z% O3 u2 irip 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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6 c. n: A7 M0 X% qDon'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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/ |( Y( J% x: _I blew it on that last exam. 我上次考试靠砸了。# A h/ f" O O( k1 [
- i' u2 w4 ?8 D- H; Gin hot water 有麻烦
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! ]$ k& A: P+ t+ Q/ t; qHe is in hot water with his girlfriend recently. 近段时间他跟女友的关系有点僵。+ x. N# q$ ~* I2 m( m
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put one's foot in one's mouth 祸从口出 # d( F/ O+ j5 T8 T) M; _ ?
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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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flop （表演、电影等）不卖座，失败 ( J! ` @: h6 x/ }
: r$ }% p) m5 R; |. z, p1 @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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drop in/by/over 随时造访 + R" h) J) `4 N- d+ ^' `% E
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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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4 G/ P1 I6 L# x+ ndrop a line 写信 % V5 n. ]% y4 c* L+ U
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Drop me a line! 给我写信！
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duck 躲闪，突然低下头 1 U8 T8 d' [5 b/ ?
: \( G# R5 l' f7 A: d6 C& ]) BRemind little Bobby to duck his head when he crawls under the table so he won't hit his head. 提醒小波比爬到桌下时要低头才不会受伤。3 G) f; W! M# C% J$ ^1 S1 z
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go with the flow 随从大家的意见
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1 g3 Q1 @ }7 P3 v5 x( | w+ ^$ mSharon is an easy-going person. She just goes with the flow. 沙伦是个随和的人。人家怎么说，她就怎么做。 8 i: a$ o+ x2 h6 p0 x
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act up 胡闹，出毛病 # A6 \) X) [& ?0 L! q9 U
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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。5 w+ d+ i( [& |( l/ H `0 E
: i8 x9 V' P+ G4 n$ Z' shit 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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0 |- X0 l4 x; E; H9 z% ^zit 青春痘
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! D {/ A3 W' Y% i6 y8 ZWhy 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
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9 S) J3 J; \8 O2 r% q" Y) d1 bDon'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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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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have it good 享受得很 2 N4 B# C N- Y9 k3 q( ]
! e0 g5 \0 W2 J. \; BShe really has it good. Everybody caters to her every need. 她真是享受得很，大家都依着他。
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' A2 M# f0 ?5 [; j0 [9 J" `don't knock it 不要太挑剔
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pig out 狼吞虎咽
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6 f0 Y% k( p8 b3 c. U8 X9 VWe 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。! f6 m9 h* Z; s1 e8 i
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6 M7 d" D+ N; a3 ^+ 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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4 y' _6 z; Z4 J+ jWe'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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# @! k$ o' u3 t$ C" P) a+ ^1 LYou 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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* z* V# M" E* _: u: {4 z5 Y' Ggo whole hog 全力以赴 * k8 K; m2 e; \/ W. v0 ?4 s% _
5 t# Z: c- O. r# GShe 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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Let's get the ball rolling. 让我们开始吧。
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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 @5 m0 P- ]4 h* C a' {
& S' L* Y# n+ x% F- ~5 Ylady-killer 帅哥 ) [5 U6 k8 X% P$ g+ Z8 L
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% [' r6 x. R# s( B& B* \, glay off 停止，解雇 9 x8 s$ k$ c9 d+ b2 P
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Knock 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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pep talk 打气，鼓励的话
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" `0 a( N% J" n n" WThe 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。 H8 f' t1 p+ b. t7 _; c
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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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I" f m# s# b8 ]# jHe passed out after three beers. 喝了三杯啤酒后他就醉倒了。3 @$ ]' r- `! m) s
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He 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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; c+ M1 a) u! \: bhave a bone to pick with 有账要算
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