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· stand up to someone与某人大胆对抗
The soldier stood up to the officer and was place in confinement.
· thank ones lucky stars感到万幸
I should thank your lucky stars that you missed...
· stand up to someone与某人大胆对抗
The soldier stood up to the officer and was place in confinement.
· thank ones lucky stars感到万幸
I should thank your lucky stars that you missed the plane which crashed into the sea.
· get off to a flying start来了开门红
Our kindergarten got off to a flying start by having 100 children to sign up in the first month.
· go steady with someone 与异性稳步发展关系
Mary and Tim got married after going steady with each other for two years.
· watch ones step当心
Youre better watch your step when you go out with John. He is a trouble-maker.
· a stick-in the-mud老古董
He is a stick=in-the-mud and will never invest his money in stock.
· be a stickler吹毛皮的人
I dont like to go to her home. She is a stickler for neatness.
· turn someones stomach令人作呕
Her sweet voice turned my stomach.
· fall between two stools鸡飞蛋打
Tying to straddle two boats, he took up two jobs with two salaries. At last, unable to do either well.
· weather the storm度过难关
The wooden house weathered the storm.
· harp on the same old string老调重弹
He really gets on my nerves. He always harps on the same old string by promising us a paid holiday., but he never keeps it.
· have someone dancing on a string任意摆布某人
Betty is a housewife and no income. Her husband has her dancing on a string.
· pull strings for someone为某人走后门,幕后操作
In the material world, money pulls the strings.
· be stuck on someone迷恋上某人
Tom was stuck on the girl at the first meeting although it was a blind date.
· to sweet-talk someone into (out of ) doing...甜言蜜语地让某人做(不做)……
The accountant sweet-talked the boss out of checking her account.
· be in full swing达到高潮,全面展开
China has opened its door to the outside world for twenty years. Reforms in every walks of life are in full swing.
· be asleep at the switch玩忽职守
The goal-keeper was asleep at the switch and let the rival team goal at the last minute.
· suit...to a T对……再适合不过了
This new job suits me to a T.
· turn the tables扭转局势
Dont worry, your husband knows how to turn the tables and crack down on those guys.
· drink someone under the table把某人灌醉
He has a hollow leg. He can drink all of us here under the table.
· keep tabs on something/someone掌握情况,密切关注
He has subscribed ten newspapers in order to keep tabs on the new developments in market management.
· keep someone down a notch挫某人的傲气
The monitor likes to order us around. He needs to be kept down a notch.