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144 Cards in this Set
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"The coast is clear."
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危機解除
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a diamond in the rough
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內秀外粗之人
(未經琢磨的鑽石) |
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to bite the dust
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1. 比賽輸了
2. 事物停止運作, 人生病倒下或死亡 |
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over the hill
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年老, 走下坡
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to go downhill
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品質低落
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to move heaven and earth
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千方百計
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in a hole
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處於困難或困窘狀態
in a fix |
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in the hole
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負債, 黑洞
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to make a mountain out of a molehill
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小題大作
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between a rock and a hard place
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進退兩難
between the devil and the deep blue sea |
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on the rocks
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1. 加冰塊 (通常指酒精類飲料)
2. 結婚, 經商或計畫等觸礁 |
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to chase shadows
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白費力氣, 追逐不可能實現的夢想
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to leave no stone unturned
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1. 使盡全力
2. 四面八方搜尋 |
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not for the world
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絕不
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on top of the world
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興奮至極
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out of this world
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絕妙的, 最上等的
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to carry the world on your shoulders
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身負重任
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to come down in the world
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家道中落
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to do you a world of good
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百利無一害
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world apart
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天差地遠, 截然不同
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to go up in the world
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發跡
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to get the ax
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被解雇
to ax (someone) |
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in the balance
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懸而未決
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to throw the book at (someone)
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嚴懲某人
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on the bottle
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飲酒過度
to hit the bottle |
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to pass the buck
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推諉責任
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"The buck stops here."
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扛起責任
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to kick the bucket
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翹辫子
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to bite the bullet
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勇於面對
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to burn the candle at both ends
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蠟燭兩頭燒
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to look daggers at
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怒目而視
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to jump the gun
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搶先一步, 草率行事
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to stick to your guns
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堅守立場, 堅持己見
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to bury the hatchet
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言歸於好
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to blow your own horn
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自吹自擂
to toot your own horn to sing your own praises |
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to strike while the iron is hot
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打鐵趁熱
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to have a lot of irons in the fire
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有許多選擇
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to have too many irons in the fire
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同時攬太多事
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"Cool your jets!"
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稍安勿躁
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in the limelight
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引人注目
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in the spotlight
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鎂光燈下
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lock, stock and barrel
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百分之百
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a nail in the coffin
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致命一擊
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to hammer/drive a/another nail in the coffin
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另一重創
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to hit the nail on the head
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一語中的, 一針見血
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a square peg in a round hole
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不適合, 格格不入
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in the pipeline
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再進行中, 在路上
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at the end of your rope
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忍無可忍
at the end of your tether |
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to know the ropes
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瞭若指掌, 熟悉內幕
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to take a sledgehammer to crack a nut
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殺雞焉用牛刀
to kill ants with a sledgehammer |
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to let off steam
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1. 發洩怒氣, 消消氣
2. 發洩過剩的精力 |
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on the same wavelength
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趣味相投, 相互理解
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the thin end of the wedge
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目前看來無關緊要, 但日後很可能成為大問題
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a live wire
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生龍活虎的人
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to get your wires crossed
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誤解
to have your wires crossed |
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a big mouth
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1. 大嘴巴
2. 唱高調 |
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to shoot off your mouth
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喋喋不休
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right under your (very) nose
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近在眼前
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to follow your nose
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隨機應變
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to keep your nose clean
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不惹禍上身
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to keep your nose to the grindstone
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埋首苦幹
to have your nose to the grindstone |
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to lead (someone) by the nose
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牽著某人鼻子走
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to look down your nose at (someone/something)
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輕視或瞧不起某人
to look down on (someone/something) |
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to pay through the nose
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破費, 付出超額價格
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to rub (someone's) nose in it
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提醒某人做了多蠢的事
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to stick your nose into (something)
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插嘴, 從旁干預
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to turn your nose up at (something)
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滿不在乎
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hard-nosed
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倔強, 講求現實, 公正不阿之人
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nosy
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多管閒事的
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"It's on the tip of my tongue!"
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話到嘴邊
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to bite your tongue
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保持緘默
to hold your tongue |
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tongue-in-check
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信口雌黃
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to have your tongue in your cheek
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隨便說說
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tongue-tied
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張口結舌
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teething troubles
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萬事起頭難
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long in the tooth
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上了年紀
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to go in one ear and out the other
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左耳進右耳出
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to keep your ear to the ground
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消息靈通
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to have your ear to the ground
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博學多聞, 萬事通
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all ears
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洗耳恭聽
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to play it by ear
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聽其自然, 隨機萬變
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to prick up your ears
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豎耳聆聽
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up to your ears (in something)
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非常忙碌, 熱中於
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wet behind the ears
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不成熟的, 稚嫩的
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"Beauty is in the eye of the beholder."
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見仁見智, 各有所好
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to catch (someone's) eye
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吸引某人注意
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eye-catching
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引人注意的, 搶眼的
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a sight for sore eyes
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樂意見到的對象, 悅目之事
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to have an eye for (something)
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1. 關心, 迷戀
2. 精於..., 對...有眼光 |
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to have eyes in the back of your head
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背後長眼睛
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to have your eye on (someone/something)
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1. 中意的人或物
2. 下決心 |
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to keep an eye on (someone/something)
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監視, 照顧
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to keep your eyes peeled
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留神, 提高警覺
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to make eyes at (someone)
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送秋波
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to see eye to eye
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同意, 意見一致
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to turn a blind eye to (something)
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視而不見
to turn a deaf ear to (something) |
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with your eyes closed
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1. 閉著眼睛也能做, 易如反掌
2. 不計後果 |
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with your eyes (wide) open
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清楚自己的行為, 能判斷是非黑白
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"Your eyes are bigger than your stomach!"
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心有餘而力不足
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to cost an arm and a leg
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所費不赀
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to give your right arm
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在所不惜
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to twist (someone's) arm
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強迫或硬逼某人做某事
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to give your fingers burned
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吃足苦頭
to have your fingers burned |
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to have a finger in every pie
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同時做很多事
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to have your fingers crossed
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祈求一切順利
to keep your fingers crossed |
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to have your finger on the pulse
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知之甚詳, 一清二楚
to keep your finger on the pulse |
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to twist (someone) around your little finger
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操弄某人
to wrap (someone) around your little finger |
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to beat (someone) hands down
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不費吹灰之力打敗某人
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to change hands
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換手
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to win hands down
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輕易贏過
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to give (someone) a hand
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1. 幫助, 伸出援手
2. 喝采 |
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to have a hand in (something)
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參與某事
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to have your hands full
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忙得不可開交, 工作堆積如山
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to wait on (someone) hand and foot
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無微不至
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"You've got to hand it to (someone)."
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讚賞, 褒獎
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to grease (someone's) palm
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賄賂, 收買某人
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all thumbs
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笨手笨腳
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to get the thumbs up
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獲得讚賞
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to get the thumbs down
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被貶低或遭反對
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to get (someone/something) the thumbs down
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貶低某人或某事
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to stick out like a sore thumb
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明目張膽, 不合時宜
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under (someone's) thumb
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受人操控
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to have two left feet
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笨拙的
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to drag your feet
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拖拖拉拉
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to get cold feet
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臨陣退縮, 因不安而脫逃
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to have your feet on the ground
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通情達理, 實事求是
to have both your feet firmly on the ground |
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to land on your feet
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化險為夷
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a foot in the door
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順利進入第一階段, 邁向成功的第一步
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to have one foot in the grave
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一腳進入棺材, 離死不遠
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to put your foot down
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1. 堅不讓步
2. 加速 to step on the gas/to step on it |
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to put your foot in it
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犯下無可彌補的錯誤
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to shoot yourself in the foot
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咎由自取
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to start off on the wrong foot
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踏出錯誤的第一步
to get off on the wrong foot |
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to kick up your heels
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慶祝, 狂歡
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to not have a leg to stand on
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毫無立場, 辯解無用
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on your last legs
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非常疲倦, 垂死邊緣
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on its last legs
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快報廢
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to pull (someone's)leg
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嘲笑他人, 哄騙他人
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to shake a leg
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趕快
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to stretch your legs
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散步
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to keep (someone) on their toes
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保持警覺或注意
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to step on (someone's) toes
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得罪某人
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to toe the line
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循規蹈矩, 拍馬屁
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to start off on the right foot
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踏出正確的第一步
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