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The early bird catches the worm.
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早起的鳥兒有蟲吃
(想成功就該早點行動) |
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an early bird
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1. 早起的人
2. 為某種目的而早到的人 |
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a capycat
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模仿者
(孩童經常會用到) |
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a fat cat
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有錢人, 重要人物
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(Has the) Cat got your tongue?
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舌頭打結
(因緊張或恐懼而說不出話來) |
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to let the cat out of the bag
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洩漏秘密
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to look like the cat that ate the canary
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得意洋洋
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to put the cat among the pigeons
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引發騷動的言語或行動
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chicken feed
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零頭, 小錢
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to chicken out of (something)
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臨陣脫逃
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a dog's life
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生活艱困 (玩笑口吻)
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to lead a dog's life
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牛馬不如的生活
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the underdog
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1. 指比賽中居於劣勢, 或不被看好的一方, 冷門
2. 社會地位低的人 |
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dog-tired
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筋疲力竭的
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in the doghouse
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失寵, 被唾棄
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to go to the dogs
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破落, 每況愈下
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to let spleeping dogs lie
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別自找麻煩
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top dog
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最重要的人物, 當權派
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a lame duck
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無能或無用之物, 跛腳鴨
(通常是從政者等, 因任期屆滿或臨退休而被認定不會再有多大作用) |
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an ugly duckling
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醜小鴨
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to take to (something) like a duck to water
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1. 學習新事物又快又容易
2. 樂於挑戰新事物 |
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a wild goose chase
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白忙一場, 徒勞無功
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to kill the goose that lays the golden egg
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殺雞取卵, 自絕生路
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henpecked
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怕老婆的
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to make a monkey out of (someone)
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把某人當傻瓜或使某人成為笑柄
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the rat race
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拼個你死我活
(通常指在都市中工作的人們, 為求成功而競爭激烈) |
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to smell a rat
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事有蹊蹺
(總覺得哪裡不對勁) |
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a swan song
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最後之作
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a turkey
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蠢蛋 (通常指男性)
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to talk turkey
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有話直說, 開誠佈公
(指生意等場所) |
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a wolf in sheep's clothing
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披著羊皮的狼, 面善心惡
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to cry wolf
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放羊的孩子
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to have ants in your pants
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1. 扭來扭去, 無法坐好
2. 坐立不安 |
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to have bats in your belfry
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異想天開
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to have a bee in your bonnet
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執著於某種想法或特定事物
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to make a beeline for (someone or something)
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直接朝向某人或某物
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a bunch of bull
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自吹自擂
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like a bull in a china shop
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笨拙, 遲鈍的, 旁若無人
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to take the bull by the horns
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正視問題
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to have butterflies in your stomach
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忐忑不安, 十分緊張
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a sacred cow
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神聖不可侵犯的人或物
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crocodile tears
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貓哭耗子
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to talk the hind legs off a donkey
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喋喋不休
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a big fish in a small pond
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小地方的大人物
(俗稱的雞頭) |
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a cold fish
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冷漠的人
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fishy
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可疑的
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the fly in the ointment
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美中不足, 瑕疵
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"There are no flies on (someone)."
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不容易受騙上當
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to have a frog in your throat
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喉嚨不適而聲音嘶啞
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to stir up a hornet's nest
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自找麻煩, 捅馬蜂窩
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a dark horse
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黑馬
(常用於指選舉等競賽中爆冷門者) |
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"Hold your horses!"
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1. 耐住性子
2. 三思而後行 |
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straight from the horse's mouth
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値得信賴的情報
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to be on your high horse
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趾高氣昂, 盛氣凌人
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to get on your high horse
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忿忿不平
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to get down off your high horse
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放下身段
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to beat a dead horse
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白費力氣, 徒勞無功
to flog a dead horse |
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to change horses in midstream
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中途變卦或改變策略
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to horse around
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嬉鬧
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to look a gift horse in the mouth
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吹毛求疵
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the lion's share
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大部份
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a pig in a poke
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不是好買賣
(通常指沒經過檢視就買下) |
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at a snail's pace
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牛步
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to have a whale of a time
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度過非常愉快的一段時光
to have a ball |
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to tighten your belt
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1. 勒緊褲帶過日子
2. 為某種原因而省吃儉用 |
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to get the boot
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被解雇
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to give (someone) the boot
to get/give (someone) the sack to get/give (someone) the old heave ho to get/give (someone) the chop |
將某人開除
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to lick (someone's) boots
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唯命是從
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to be a boot-licker
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馬屁精
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to pull yourself up by your (own) bootstraps
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憑一己之力
to pull yourself up by your (own) bootlaces |
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too big for your britches
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自以為是
too big for your boots |
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a feather in your cap
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獲他人讚賞的豐功偉業, 足以自傲之事
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to go cap in hand
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低聲下氣
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hot under the collar
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氣得臉紅脖子粗
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dressed to kill
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吸引他人注意的打扮, 衣著光鮮
to dress (up) to the nines |
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to handle with kid gloves
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為人處事小心謹慎
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chicken
lily-livered |
膽小鬼
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chicken-hearted
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懦弱
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at the drop of a hat
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直接地, 自動地, 不猶豫地
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"I'll eat my hat"
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1. 堅信自己是對的
2. 打賭某事不會發生 |
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"Hold on to your hat(s)!"
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等等, 坐穩了
(司機要提高車速時會常說這句話) |
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to keep (something)under your hat
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保守秘密
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to talk through your hat
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胡說八道
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to throw your hat in the ring
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表明參選之意
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to bore the pants off
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非常無聊, 對某人不感興趣
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to catch (someone) with their pants down
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逮到某人做壞事
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to wear the pants
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一家之主
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in (someone's) pocket
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向金主低頭
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"Keep your shirt on!"
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冷靜, 不生氣
"Keep your hair on!" |
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to lose your shirt
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慘賠
(通常是指賭博) |
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"If the shoe fits, wear it"
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認了
(即使沒被點名, 若批評的內容和自己相符就該勇於承認) |
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the shoe's on the other foot
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情勢逆轉
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in (someone else's) shoes
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站在某人的立場
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to put yourself in (someone else's shoes)
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設身處地為某人著想
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to fill (someone's) shoes
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取代某人或接替某人的職務
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to do it on a shoestring
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只花少許的錢做某事
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to roll up your sleeves
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準備好要做某事
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"It'll knock your socks off!"
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令人興奮
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to pull your socks up
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1. 改善態度
2. 改善工作品質 |
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the apple of (someone's) eye
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最喜歡的, 掌上明珠
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full of beans
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非常活潑, 精神奕奕
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to spill the beans
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洩漏秘密
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to bite off more than your can chew
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不自量力
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(someone's) bread and butter
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1. 主要收入來源
2. 生活必需品, 收入 |
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to know which side your bread is buttered on
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選擇最有利的方式
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to butter (someone) up
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討好某人
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a piece of cake
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輕而易舉
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a cakewalk
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原本以為很困難, 做起來卻很容易
(特別指競賽活動) |
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the icing on the cake
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錦上添花
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"You can't have your cake and eat it too."
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魚與熊掌不可兼得
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a big cheese
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重要人物
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to cook (someone's) goose
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扯某人後腿
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to cook your own goose
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搞砸機會
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to cook the books
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做假帳
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to eat your words
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承認說錯話
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to get egg on your face
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出洋相
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to put all your eggs in one basket
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孤注一擲
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"Don't put all our eggs in one basket!"
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別將雞蛋放在同一個籃子裡
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food for thought
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深思熟慮
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half-baked
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不完整, 未完成
(計劃, 提案等) |
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to cry over spilled milk
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覆水難收
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a hard/tough nut to crack
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1. 難題
2. 難對付的人 |
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in a nutshell
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簡而言之
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(as) easy as pie
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易如反掌
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pie in the sky
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遙不可及的夢想, 畫大餅
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a hot potato
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燙手山芋
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to drop (someone/something) like a hot potato
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絕交, 中斷
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small potatoes
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小人物
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not worth your salt
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不稱職, 無用的
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worth your salt
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稱職的, 有能力的
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to rub salt into (someone's) wounds
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在傷口上撒鹽
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to take (something) with a grain of salt
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半信半疑
to take (something) with a pinch of salt |
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to spoon-feed
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溺愛
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not (someone's) cup of tea
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不喜歡或不擅長的事
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to keep an ace up your sleeve
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在適當時機打出王牌
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to hold all the aces
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占有優勢, 比對手具備更有利的條件
to hold all the trumps |
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on the ball
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聰明博學, 充滿活力, 機靈
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"That's a whole new ball game."
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完全不同的局面
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"The ball's in your court."
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該你決定或採取行動
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a ball park figure
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目測, 概算
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to get the ball rolling
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開始某種行動
to start the ball rolling |
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not in the same ball park
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比不上
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in the cards
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未來極可能發生的事, 說中了
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to lay your cards on the table
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攤牌
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to go off the deep end
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抓狂
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to kick (something) around
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討論, 商量
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to kick yourself
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自責
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poker-faced
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撲克臉, 面無表情
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to give it your best shot
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盡最大努力
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to set your sights on
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設定目標
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to make a splash
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因醒目的舉止或服裝而招側目, 予人良好印象
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to swim against the tide
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逆勢而為
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to get into the swing of things
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習慣新事物並樂在其中
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to get into the swing of it
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了解某事
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in full swing
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(順利)進行中
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to take the plunge
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停止猶豫而去執行某事
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to shoot the breeze
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閒聊
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a cloud on the horizon
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隱憂
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on cloud nine
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歡天喜地
in seventh heaven |
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under a cloud
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受到懷疑
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to take a rain check
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這次不去, 下次再去
(改天再去) |
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to rain on (someone's) parade
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1. 掃興
2. 潑冷水 |
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"It's raining cats and dogs!"
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傾盆大雨
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a snow job
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花言巧語
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to do a snow job on (someone)
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滔滔不絕地說服對方
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snowed under
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工作堆積如山
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under the sun
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世界上
(通常與最高級形容詞連用, 以加強語氣) |
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a sunny-side up
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只煎一面的荷包蛋
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a tempest in a teapot
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小題大作, 茶壺裡的風暴
a storm in a teacup |
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to steal (someone's) thunder
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先聲奪人, 剽竊他人想法
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thunderstruck
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非常震驚, 嚇呆
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a fair weather friend
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酒肉朋友
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under the weather
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覺得不舒服或生病
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in the wind
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1. 秘密地準備或計劃
2. 謠傳的, 很可能發生的 |
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to get your second wind
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再度恢復精神
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to get wind of (something)
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聽到風聲
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to take the wind out of (someone's) sails
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挫人銳氣
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hot air
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吹牛, 誇大其詞
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in the air
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1. 謠言
2. (計畫等)懸而未決 up in the air |
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to clear the air
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想出對策消弭誤會或困難
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to walk on air
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非常幸福
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up the creek
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苦惱, 處於困境
up the creek without a paddle |
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out of your depth
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力有未逮
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to build a fire under (someone/something)
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強迫某人做某事
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to play with fire
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玩火
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to set the world on fire
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1. 驚人之舉
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on ice
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為將來做準備
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on thin ice
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不智之舉
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to break the ice
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打破冷場, 緩和緊張氣氛
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to tip of the iceberg
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冰山一角
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to go up in smoke
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化為烏有
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in deep water
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陷入困境
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in hot water
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水深火熱
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water under the bridge
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不能改變的事
water over the dam |
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to hold water
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1. 站的住腳 (通常用於思想, 理論)
2. 說得通的, 合理的 (通常用於辯解等場合) |
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to pour cold water on
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(對想法, 計劃, 提案等)潑冷水
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to test the water
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在實行前先試探其他人的反應
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to nip (something) in the bud
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防範未然
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to nip it in the bud
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預先加以制止
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to beat about/around the bush
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旁敲側擊, 兜圈子
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in clover
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不愁吃穿
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to hit the hay
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就寢
to hit the sack |
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a concrete jungle
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都市叢林
(指高樓林立, 居住不易的大都市) |
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a gild the lily
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多此一舉, 畫蛇添足
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out on a limb
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身犯險境
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to root for (someone)
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支持, 聲援某人
(特別指比賽隊伍或運動員) |
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to put down roots
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落地生根
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a bed of roses
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快樂人生, 悠哉生活
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Life isn't just a bed of roses.
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生活並不是安樂享受
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a thorn in the side of
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煩人的人或事, 肉中刺
a thorn in the flesh of |
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up a tree
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陷入困境
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to bark up the wrong tree
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看走眼, 找錯對象
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a clinging vine
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占有慾強的人, 依賴的人
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a shrinking violet
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內向容易害羞的人
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a wallflower
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璧花
(指在派對等聚會中難融入其中的人) |
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to weed out
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去蕪存菁
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dead wood
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無用的物或人
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"Knock on wood!"
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1. 祈求事情發展順利
2. 祝好運 "Touch wood!" |
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out of the woods
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度過難關
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not out of the woods yet
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仍未脫離困境或險境
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