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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。
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5 H/ ~3 z! ]4 ?9 v6 dcome on to 对...轻薄；吃豆腐 + q2 J' t0 B5 f- |9 g
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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
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8 B f+ O7 V0 U, B& T8 U xLanguages come easily to some people. 语言学习对有些人来说易如反掌。 C) k$ y" S" W; n
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don't have a cow 别大惊小怪
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+ c8 G w1 v) i+ t$ D/ TDon't have a cow! I'll pay for the damages. 别大惊小怪的！我会赔偿损失的。1 Y7 d/ J5 q; p/ U
) a. k; @9 B# F4 ~0 `1 b% Epush around 欺骗
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Don't try to push me around! 别想耍我！. P8 u. `9 U- A5 T
$ U8 M/ @% [5 `; l8 a$ u+ V& Skeep one's shirt on 保持冷静
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, x7 ?9 i; }- c% ?0 NKeep 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。4 `( z3 }+ E( {# W
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8 [/ {0 {( q: b3 r4 V冷静一点 0 ~1 J, U. Y( I5 V" W
s) w: C; F+ k' d- vCool 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 % N6 ?$ S- Q$ H/ g/ T
0 `. `, P/ H: ]9 B PLet's go for a joy ride. 让我们去兜兜风。
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$ D3 _0 J- y' v. _2 O! wrap 说唱乐
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' F W3 ]+ `/ A2 I. dDo 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。1 R+ {6 Y6 ]) b
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red-letter day 大日子
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$ U) R8 ^2 _% p$ H8 d/ C+ W4 o CThis 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。' b W8 v" A b N, h
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. I# S! b2 e" w6 ~8 W% Z* \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。# d4 E6 X7 A2 \: R4 a) e0 i
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hit 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！" I" w5 G8 x M, N; l
2 N2 f5 {# Y) K* a E' qshape 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。! o$ M( B+ Q+ ?! f+ {( \) D' v
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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。 7 g0 R% {! i* d% D" u
$ Z9 ?% @; T* Y2 @1 w4 `- \pull strings 运用关系（源于“拉木偶的线”） 1 q% l0 b: J. s4 J
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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。- K, s/ e/ j! h
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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。 % N% t. W" z& E% N! C
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come clean 全盘托出，招供 * s3 L4 k9 d: } R4 X1 Y: r$ V
, b. g+ p% e( M( r# qThe criminal decided to come clean. 罪犯决定供出事实。 0 r# U- u1 o2 z/ D+ @
0 h* R$ Z6 R' D6 i; ~& ^Let me spring for dinner. 我来请客吃饭吧。
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spill the beans 泄漏秘密 ) |; S6 _$ S0 e5 G9 m+ X
5 ]2 K4 D ^8 |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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* ~ w+ q' X) ?1 p7 ~2 Y) n( |' S$ L) wCathy 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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/ d7 R3 o1 S2 w# ujohn 厕所
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4 E! g2 l) f6 |; l) E& HI 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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5 v @4 `! O+ ?. bkeep 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。
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2 B- C/ U/ a: G7 \" |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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7 ~4 M/ m. N. L8 \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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. ?7 k0 B: d" i% _! nThis 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。
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2 S B! v) B% ]) s$ i3 Cflip 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。 y$ ?6 t' t3 W
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fix someone up 撮合某人
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" l1 r9 n) `& ]1 h& b6 w7 cI 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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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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You 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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1 h2 G' m/ J j2 krip off 骗人的东西
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, P" |2 n2 \% E2 B8 [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 + F7 ?4 H/ X: `( Z: Q6 j
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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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7 y/ Q! J( L b; d) {( z) ^blow it 搞砸了，弄坏了 & ~$ I; W$ X7 {6 O
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in hot water 有麻烦
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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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put one's foot in one's mouth 祸从口出 $ u8 ~+ o, D+ k! V/ Q8 r+ T
6 e7 k9 h2 |9 ^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 . e4 S& `0 H6 }' e6 Y8 R
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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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drop in/by/over 随时造访
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# J" m' z. ?& L2 B3 ]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。 ( c5 z5 \2 Q) ]
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drop a line 写信 : D' T3 q1 p: V# U9 q$ \) H
1 S5 V1 ]5 t$ D/ x6 B9 i$ T$ \% JDrop me a line! 给我写信！
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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。! J* V( \1 Y* F! ?! Z* ^
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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。 2 o s- s! k7 T! N3 S; h
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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。4 \! ^+ B: S- P! f" f
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ad lib 即兴而作，随口编
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# S5 @/ J% s9 u6 M) }# xThe 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。
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* \$ ?0 a7 T) e; A) U3 Phit it off 投缘，一见如故 5 K7 b! O1 p/ C
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+ D' f& ~1 J- E5 o6 {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
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% h k% ]% L8 [1 J$ _. n- s, 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。3 z- m' T& b! R# X1 E! K7 C
) T# E7 Y) I) h+ @3 j5 mracket 非法行业，挂羊头卖狗肉 ( t- M3 u" ^( h1 G- @/ O/ 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。
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7 x1 S2 m# A2 k# mhave it good 享受得很 + k1 {$ |- o( F( c/ _% w5 x# u
! _& D# _. K2 ?+ K$ G# I5 c3 I- gShe really has it good. Everybody caters to her every need. 她真是享受得很，大家都依着他。6 r7 g. r8 W% C: a9 T
% q7 o% K) ~* J" udon't knock it 不要太挑剔 ' q- t1 `, X; C" }8 I" q: h4 l
$ e8 ?( x! O0 G- b# n$ sDont 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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( i4 \& x2 [( p3 T$ @+ zpig out 狼吞虎咽
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9 R( {5 R; a9 y E6 z0 bWe 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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. M: z7 r/ S8 L, o# Y( tThe 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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. z0 D9 @8 ~1 ?horse around 嬉闹 7 a( C% F3 j X8 |
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( P* q' m1 |0 Y3 m* t, F' ZYou 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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: S9 {- W/ l6 L# [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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! F, r, N( m! ~6 |; n2 j. J: BLet's get the ball rolling. 让我们开始吧。
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get on the ball 用心做
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$ G. g& b* C/ F$ AIf 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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9 H6 T+ U) K4 Jlady-killer 帅哥 5 N& K1 q8 F% J Z
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He's a real lady-killer. 他是个不折不扣的帅哥。
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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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The 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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pick 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？* ?" ~( W1 D7 G4 e+ E) f
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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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hit someone with a problem 让某人面对问题
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have it bad for 狂恋
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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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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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- Y, q' |1 N7 _& `! Rhave a bone to pick with 有账要算
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