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1.put one's foot down 坚决反对 A: What's your plan for the holiday? 假期你有什么打算? B: I planned to go to Dubai on my own but my mother decided to put her foot down.     

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1.shift one’s ground改变立场或论据等;转变口风A:Have you talked with John?B:Yes.He told me something about this caseat first.But then when he knew my identity,he shifted his ground and said nothingabout it.     

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1.all things to all men八面玲珑A:Maybe we all will be all things to all men. B:How terrible! A:But for the life.we’ll be changed by this society. B:I really don’t want to go into the world.I feel afraid of it. A:Don’t be silly.We have reached the age to take the responsibility by ourselves. B:I know. A:也许有一天我们都会变得事故圆滑。B:真可怕!     

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1．not tum a hair泰然自若：毫不疲倦 A： What＇s his reaction when you told him that he had lost his job？ B： Guess it ! A： Maybe he felt very sad and didn＇t say a word with you？ B： On the contrary, he didn＇t turn a hair and even asked me to have dinner together.     

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1.sell someone down to the river出卖朋友A:How dare you do this to me?你怎么竟敢这么做?B:Why do you use such bad language?Did I do anything wrong?你说话怎么这么难听?我做错了什么吗?A:Don’t try to pretend,you sold me down the river to my wife.You told her that I am having all affair with someone else.别装了,你在我太太面前出卖了我,你告诉她我有外遇了。B:No,I didn't do that.She must have seen her with you     

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1.hold out the olive branch愿意讲和A:I haven’t heard the quarrelling of them for a long time.B:Me too.What had happened?A:They have reconciled with each other.B:Who is the first that had such intention?A:Robert,I think.Because he has told me that he was tiredof the constant quarrelling.B:I see.So he finally extended the olive branch to his neighbor.A:好长时间都没听见他们吵架了。B:就是。有什么事发生吗?A:他们已和解了。B:谁先有这个意思的?A:我想是罗伯特吧。因为他曾对我说过他厌倦了无休止的…     

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1. have a bone to pick with对……有意见 A： I have a bone to pick with you. B： Okay, let＇s clear the air. What are you getting at？ A： You always have a chip on your shoulder. B： I＇m sorry. But I don＇t mean to get your goat.     

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1．kind of有点儿;解释某事时力图避免细节 A：你能帮我照顾一下这儿吗？我有个朋友要来。 B：我很愿意帮你,可我手头的事太多了。问问彼得,他不是很忙。     

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1．flog a dead horse徒劳,自费气力;事后再作无益的议论 A：She refused？ B：Yes．Do you think I can persuade her if I try again？     

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1. go for nothing 徒劳的 注：此短语表示某人付出的努力、奉献、牺牲等都是徒劳的。例如：Their loyalty and hard work went for nothing.（他们的忠诚和努力工作都付诸东流了。）     

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1.get round to抽出时间来做某事A:How is it going?B:I only got round to doing this a few days ago.     

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1.come down to earth回到现实;放弃不切实际的想法A:Bill likes sitting and daydreaming. B:So his mother always asks him to come down to earth and to study hard. A:比尔喜欢坐着空想。B:所以他的母亲总是叫他脚踏实地地努力学习。     

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1.get someone’s back up惹某人生气,把某人惹翻了A:What did you do to get her back up?B:I only said she was easy to take offense.A:And what else did you say?B:Well,I also said she was not even a child.A:But these remarks were enough to get her back up.A:你怎么惹她生气了?B:我只是说她爱生气。A:你还说了什么?B:我还说她连一个孩子都不如。A:这些话语就足够让她生气了。2.get the drop on sb.先发制人,抢在某人的前面A:What’s the score of the first half?B:They got the drop on us and took the lead by2to1…     

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never tell:,le我不信A:The Guo,a n defeated the Shenhua!B:Never tell me!A:Here!It,s Printed!B;Well,that,s temPorary·A:国安队战胜了申花队!B:我不信!A:看!都登出来了!B:嗯.这只是暂时的。A:昨天晚上我 将近一点才到家。:怎么回事?我故意气一气我丈夫BAB:你这么做可真傻school ofl、ar‘1 knoeks‘l乏苦的峰炼A:My boss 15 sueh a shrewd businesswoman that everyone adillires her.B:Which university did she『aduate如m?A:She never went to high sehool;She was edueated in the sehool of hard knocks.B:That’s …     

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1.a man of means富人A: Paul used to be a poor man but now he's a man of means.B: How did he make a fortune?A: He didn't make any effort, actually, it is because hisuncle died and left him a fortune. B: Oh, he is so lucky! A:保罗曾经很穷,但现在他发达了。 B:他是怎么发财的? A:他可没做什么努力,是他叔叔过世了,给他留下了一大笔 财产。 B:噢,他可真走运!     

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1.put on an act装腔作势 A: It seemed m me that you are at odds withNancy these days. You two used to get onlike a house on fire, didn't you? B: Yeah. But I can't put up with her. She is sosnobbish. I get sick of those who try toscrape up acquaintances with people inpower. Besides, she always puts on an act,as if she were anything.     

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1.like anything 势头很猛A: I heard that the building at the corner of the street was on firelast night. B: Yes. By the time the fire engine arrived, the house was burninglike anything.A: Were there any casualties? B:Nope.A:听说街角那幢房子昨晚着火了。B:是的。消防车来的时候,那火着得非常猛。A:有人员伤亡吗?B:没有。     

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1．dead as adoornail被彻底废弃,确定已死了的 A：那部片子的结局怎样？ B：老爷爷死了,没有说一句话。 A：真够惨的! B：所以在某种程度上是没有结局的结局。 A：就是。     

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1 my fingers are all thumbs笨手笨脚A:Hi,Jenny can you come and lend me a hand? B:Sure.What is it? A:I can't tie up the ribbon round the parcel.You know my fingers are all thumbs. B:OK.Let me help you. A:喂,珍妮!你能过来帮我一下吗? B:当然可以。什么事? A:你知道我笨手笨脚的,怎么也不能把绸带绑在包裹上。