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damned if you do, damned if you don't
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做也不好, 不做也不好;
左也不是, 右也不是 |
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dandy thing to do
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漂亮之舉; 得意之作
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in the dark
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毫無所知; 矇在鼓裡
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carry the day
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贏得勝利
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in a dead heat with
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不分勝負
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dead in the water
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毫無生氣
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race a deadline
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加緊在限期前完成
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cut a deal
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達成協議
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get a raw deal
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吃虧
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decked out
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(在某者場合) 穿著講究
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by default
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因對手未遵守規定或棄權
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deja vu
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似曾相似; 好似舊事重演
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make (or put) a dent in
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略為減少
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cover one's derriere
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保護自己
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out on one's derriere
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被炒魷魚; 被革職
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just deserts
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受之無愧; 罪有應得
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the devil with
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別管
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have the first dibs
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有第一優先
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dig in
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挖壕溝等待來攻; 嚴陣以待; 認真工作
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a dime a dozen
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一毛錢一打; 多的是; 俯拾即是
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on a dime
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(汽車)可在極短距離內(停住)或在極小範圍內(掉頭);
操作或反應靈活 |
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dirty linen
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醜事
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in disarray
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紊亂; 不上軌道; 潰散
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dish out
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拿出
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with dispatch
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迅速
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display (wear or pin) one's heart on one's sleeve
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表裡如一; 不隱藏感情
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do in
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毀滅
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do well
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最好
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many dollars later
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花了很多錢以後
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Don't give me that!
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別跟我來那一套!
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show someone the door
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辭退某人; 與某人脫離關係; 逐客
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do-or-die
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決心; 不成功便成仁
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dot an 'i' or cross a 't'
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做好細節
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double as
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兼任
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do a double take
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表示吃驚 (因剛才未加思索而理解的, 原來與事實不符)
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give the benefit of the doubt
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雖有懷疑而寧信其無辜或眞實
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down in the dumps
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垂頭喪氣; 情緒低落
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down to earth
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實事求是; 腳踏實地
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in drag
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男扮女裝; (或女扮男裝)
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drag on
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拖延
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drag through the mud
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使受盡屈辱或折磨; 使遭殃
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dress down
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斥責
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get the drop on
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拔槍比對方快; 勝過對方; 先發制人
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drum out
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開除
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drum up
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努力不懈地爭取
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duke it out
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奮戰到底; 拼高低
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bite the dust
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失敗或死亡
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get an earful
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聽了很多話 (常常是抱怨)
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all ears
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洗耳恭聽
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fall on deaf ear
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受到漠視; 不受理睬
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ebb and flow
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時起時落
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give someone an edge
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使人佔優勢
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put on edge
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令不安或驚恐
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on the cutting edge of
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最摩登或時髦的
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take the hard edge off
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使情形緩和
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edge out
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略佔優勢
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go into effect
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生效
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in effect
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有效
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make ends meet
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收入僅可以維持生活
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on end
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連續
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tie up loose ends
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整理未完之零星細節
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even money
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一半的機會
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everything and the kitchen sink
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全部出籠; 所有的
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everything but the locusts
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倒霉到家 (就差沒鬧蝗災)
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to the extent
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到某種程度
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have one's eye on
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著眼於
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keep one's eye on the ball
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注意重點所在; 大處著眼
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give one's eye teeth
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付出高昂的代價; 不惜任何代價
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eye to eye
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面對面
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turn a blind eye to
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佯裝不見; 視若無睹; 故意忽視
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raise an eyebrow
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令人吃驚或不滿
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face down
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對抗並讓對方屈服或讓步
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let's face it
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說老實話
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face off
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攤牌; 一較長短
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on the face of things
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在表面上
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put a better face on
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粉飾; 顧全顏面
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after the fact
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事後
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fair shake
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公平待遇; 均等的機會
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in good faith
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有誠意; 誠實不欺
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fall apart
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失敗; 崩潰
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fall back on
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依靠
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fall by the wayside
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被淘汰
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fall out
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爭吵; 鬧翻了
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fall over each other
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爭先恐後 (去爭寵或討人歡心)
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fall (all) over oneself
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過分殷勤
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fall short
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未達標準; 不足
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fall through
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失敗; 泡湯; 告吹
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fall to
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在於
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hit the fan
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(通常是醜聞或不受歡迎之事物)
牽涉眾人, 波及大眾 |
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far and away
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遠遠(勝過); 望塵莫及
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far cry
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截然不同之事; 兩碼事
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buy the farm
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死
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fast and furious
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聲勢煊赫
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fast lane
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繁忙的生活方式
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fast on one's feet
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反應敏捷
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pull a fast one
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動手腳; 耍手段
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fat chance
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毫無希望; 做夢
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to a fault
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過分
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feed on itself
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變本加厲
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drag its feet
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故意拖延
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take one out feet first
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抬出屍體
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get cold feet
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失去勇氣; 猶豫不決
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feet of clay
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名聲高位顯者的弱點
(雖為金剛之身卻有一雙泥足 |
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on one's feet
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自力更生
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regain one's feet
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重整旗鼓; 東山再起
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get one's feet wet
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冒險進入新領域; 初次開始新事物;
進入新狀況 |
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get off the fence
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拿定主意; 不在觀望
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few and far between
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稀少; 不常見
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have a field day
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暢所欲為; 大有斬獲
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fig leaf
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託辭
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get (or have) one's fill of
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獲得足夠的; 過多
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cross one's fingers
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食指與中止交叉表示祈求好運
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point fingers
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指責
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come under fire
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受抨擊 (指責)
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draw fire
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惹人抨擊 (指責)
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fire sale
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火災後廉價出售
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fish or cut bait
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拿定主意; 不再拖延; (釣魚還是割掉魚餌)
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in a fishbowl
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一目瞭然 (在金魚缸裡); 公開的
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fit....to a T
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絲毫不爽; 一絲不差
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high five
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擊掌祝賀; 將手舉起互相擊掌以示慶賀
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flag down
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用旗或手招呼(停車); 攔車
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take flak
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受攻擊
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in a flash
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立刻; 馬上
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catch someone flat-footed
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出人不意; 乘人毫無準備; 措手不及
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in the first flush
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剛剛來臨(湧現)時; ...之初;
在...一開始時 |
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fly
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行得通
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fly in the face of
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強烈質疑; 反對
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on the fly
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倉促; 百忙之中
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get something in focus
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使事情明朗化
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put the best foot forward
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予人良好印象; 表現好的一面
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start on the right foot
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走出正確的第一步
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foot stuck into one's mouth
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說錯話; 咬到自己舌頭
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on equal footing
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站在平等地位
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regain one's footing
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重新穩住陣腳或鞏固地位
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come to the fore
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顯得重要; 引人注意
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forgive and forget
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既往不究
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fresh from
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剛有過某種經驗; 剛從某處來
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make the front page
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成了頭版(首要)新聞
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in a deep funk
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情緒極端低落; 大不景氣 (e.g.股市)
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mortgage the future
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把未來交由別人掌握
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throw down the gauntlet
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挑戰
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get away with
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(做壞事而)逃避懲罰或批評
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get by
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勉強維持生活
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get in the way
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妨礙
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get off (the ground)
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開始; 起步; 做成; 放棄
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get print or air time
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被報章雜誌或廣播等媒體報導
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look a gift horse in the mouth
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送上門的還要挑三撿四
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give-and-take
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折衝; 妥協
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gloom and doom
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極端憂鬱與絕望
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The gloves come off
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認真爭執
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go after
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追逐攻擊
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go along
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同意
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go by the boards
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擱置; 不在考慮
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go down
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發生
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go down well
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使聽者容易接受; 中聽
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go full steam ahead
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全力進行
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go head-to-head with
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短兵相接; 激烈競爭
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go into
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談及; 討論
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go into full force
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十足生效; 全部或正式生效
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make a go of
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做成某事; 使某事成功
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go one better
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更進一步; 搶先一步
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go out of one's way
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格外(超出本分地)努力; 自動自發
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go with the flow
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隨波逐流; 跟著大家走; 盲從
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gold watch time
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退休時期
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as good as one's last dollar
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沒錢免談; 一文錢難倒英雄漢
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get the goods on someone
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掌握某人把柄
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grab the nettles
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做棘手的事; 不畏難
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up for grabs
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供大家爭取; 人人有機會取得 (誰也沒把握)
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make the grade
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合格; 夠標準
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play grasshopper to the ant
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(扮演) 不值得幫助的人
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within grasp
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已有相當把握
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gravy train
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油水
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green light
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同意進行
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come to grips with
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面對; 設法解決
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give ground
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讓步
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lose ground
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退步
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on grounds
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在某方面; 在某種立場上
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on the ground
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由於; 因為
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from the ground up
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從頭開始
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let one's guard down
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放鬆自己
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gun for
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努力爭取
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stick to one's gun(s)
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堅守立場
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under the gun
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在壓力之下
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go for the gut
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造成致命傷; 攻擊要害
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have the guts
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有勇氣; 有種
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spill one's guts
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坦白; 推心置腹
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