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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。1 h X& `9 }6 q/ |. G0 L9 E; C3 l
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come on to 对...轻薄；吃豆腐 " S' u3 Q- D1 {& D
8 Z& \! Q' n/ C# B/ z! M* `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 ( m0 \& v- d1 K+ }
* |. S5 c9 r* E* L4 ILanguages 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。+ f X* I1 m$ f
: f+ R L9 ~ s" S) T6 V) W8 Lpush around 欺骗 0 ^. U0 {7 b: |8 Q; z* r
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Don't try to push me around! 别想耍我！
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* Q7 d6 D0 T+ H. c& F( m0 mkeep one's shirt on 保持冷静
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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。
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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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7 r3 N6 P8 n6 J6 R! @# u, R' [Let's go for a joy ride. 让我们去兜兜风。
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rap 说唱乐 7 r: [. E# D9 b" G! T9 L0 Q
5 A3 t! ]$ y. {+ p+ x; GDo 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 8 z0 e" g0 V- J3 i# ]: [
9 D+ I1 b! K4 W! h( x# k6 J$ UThis 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。9 ~! o9 I9 V/ k+ }3 P+ {! ]
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go up in smoke 成为泡影
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( r5 ^- Y9 _+ N7 c6 aPeter’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。; z# w' ]. E4 p
/ s3 B$ k3 u" m7 u/ X3 yhit 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！, C( D4 i% W( T3 ^+ c+ F
& {9 i/ z8 C8 O6 F6 K# rshape up 表现良好，乖 , c8 F" K2 t0 ]) p1 i( x
& l6 o1 C% K* JYou’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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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。 % W0 O- C' A, Q3 m& J6 t3 A
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pull strings 运用关系（源于“拉木偶的线”） ( R% J$ M2 c8 k+ O6 P+ ~" @1 j* o
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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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& v! U5 }/ p( k0 bcome again 再说一遍
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& {. \' @, g0 g* A% I' Q* n4 cCome again? I didn't quite understand what you said. 再说一遍好吗？你刚说的话我不明白。 : D: m" F! ^. J) R/ m
! |8 V7 {9 `+ A7 ~ D4 zcome clean 全盘托出，招供
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; s" V4 Q. a3 }& B6 C/ Q% A c3 u" PThe criminal decided to come clean. 罪犯决定供出事实。 / I( O5 `( S8 N) Q. n
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Let me spring for dinner. 我来请客吃饭吧。: \; Y& c1 {: w% W8 z
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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！* T# _/ I% d2 {& ~: C+ b
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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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s# n' S# z ^2 t. skeep 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。8 B7 |2 a3 N1 }: h
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jump the gun 草率行事 0 V" Y) D) z, [6 {$ {
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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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7 [# E" ], [6 s+ b& L5 v0 l% ]: WDon'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 x$ q6 |: r& J7 d4 C
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lemon 次的东西
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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 ; g( @/ a/ b* [! C; |1 f+ U0 n. J7 ^- X
4 r+ h) Y# z! k# a Q* s! ?! ]6 IHis 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。
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" M3 ]$ n& c9 ~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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fix someone up 撮合某人 / m3 r& @0 w: d
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take a shine to 有好感
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) c3 z& I8 S: {5 o# @! X: Y% {1 \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 * T) v1 U" r; X. l* e- F
' O" h8 q+ m2 r: D4 |4 v/ cYou 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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5 i0 n" Y& R, D8 r0 }- t/ z- Jrip off 骗人的东西
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" W# N e: t) h" @- dWhat 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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% n* u( W! I' ]+ V H: xDon'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。; Q: D2 U+ ~ q- v4 E9 j
/ n+ E8 h1 t' p2 O5 J+ }blow it 搞砸了，弄坏了
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; G, C; y# P* gI blew it on that last exam. 我上次考试靠砸了。
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% s F. Z+ f9 R: e9 m' bin hot water 有麻烦 . v$ h2 A# \& ?" ]
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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。
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9 _7 r' k. N, ~$ W1 b$ sput one's foot in one's mouth 祸从口出
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# i& _- q; L) c% \, XWally 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。 5 e; W9 X& \% @ V# H
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flop （表演、电影等）不卖座，失败 " \, D2 i# z3 K5 V$ K
$ n4 Z0 `+ m3 V9 Q/ ^4 S' ~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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' q- w8 \& B: g/ R. L6 m7 l7 odrop 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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# \- t3 e' C0 @6 n- ~+ G7 t8 Kdrop a line 写信 4 O! I4 U1 ?* Y6 e/ V% g2 n5 a
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duck 躲闪，突然低下头
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5 r5 m- Y C$ f# H5 r( n# [, URemind 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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. J6 }2 Q; ~: B' p4 n/ sgo with the flow 随从大家的意见
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' E4 `: v( L7 _$ G: tSharon 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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: i$ X- h- e4 O% \2 P/ x: q" }7 MThe 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。9 E9 p. n) _5 K; a# y. O
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; T) I3 C; E/ g$ uAll she does is go "blah-blah-blah" all night. 她整夜说个不停。
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hit it off 投缘，一见如故 $ w+ |" [+ B6 n- z. i; c
, }! S$ ^: P8 \' N1 OThey 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？ ! }' n0 N. ?, b/ c' W! \
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put someone on the spot 让某人为难 8 v) c. F( u1 M. k/ l- x' J
% j) d- ?/ U5 x4 F2 @9 d# NDon'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
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. U# `3 ]8 S: [1 m+ GThe police are determined to break up the racket. 警方决定打击这个非法行业。4 s5 \: g6 t$ o
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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。3 `( r$ H+ {! r- ?& \8 N& S% o
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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！9 P+ @! r; F: n+ R4 j' ~
! m4 p- Y6 A: d; X& opig out 狼吞虎咽 ! E. C. g' [" S- z% y
% b# A3 p- Z5 M* N! i- K5 XWe 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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, S3 E& G7 y5 YThe 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。/ x! O2 ?; B7 N7 I: J; z
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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
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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。 }5 c! Y- m7 A$ A# e! L( r
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6 D J% e- j; y5 CLet's get the ball rolling. 让我们开始吧。2 j0 Z! q3 k( A: ^" x( z; O9 N
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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！
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lady-killer 帅哥
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- u* a# _, F- p* t. d% K# THe's a real lady-killer. 他是个不折不扣的帅哥。
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' T0 ~$ h) |9 D9 c- O! ^( R2 oKnock it off! I'm trying to get some sleep. 别吵了！我正想睡觉呢！
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8 W, k6 U% T+ p- U% Vhave 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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+ \* K* l2 _; x" D* g, W! H! Q+ k& a; 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。
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! S6 k8 {5 K' a. k( E$ }$ Hpick someone’s brains 请教某人
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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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4 S; @# T7 o! ?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。8 e0 ~0 r3 \, [1 X: q M
/ T: ~6 p u: ]9 b# kway 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。' d& ?6 r/ c% Z, V
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' N; X7 X7 u1 j' _4 Z, }, U7 LHe 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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Don’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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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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