(1)a big fish in a small pond 小地方的大人物 ;Jt*s
例 句:In her hometown, she was a big fish in a small pond,but after she moved to New York, she was just only one among many millions. |")}p=
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(2)a stone‘s throw 一箭之遥 \pZ,gF;y
例句: He lives only a stone‘s throw from here. z8M^TV
他住的地方离这儿只有一箭之遥。 \4I1wdd|^
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(3) all gone 希望等的"消逝", 物品等的"丢失"。 %y33evX/B
例句:My goodness! My bag is all gone. goi.'8M|/b
天呀!我的包不见了。 (,PO(
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(4)all for it 对别人的看法或意见"完全同意","完全赞成" 1?"vKm
例句: Go ahead with your plan. I‘m all for it. r00waw>C\
进行你的计划吧, 我完全赞成。 p~I+ZYWF'
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(5)all in all 常用的片语,表示"总的来说","总而言之", o:_}=1nh
例句: He has his faults, but all in all, he is a good guy. s
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(6) as clear as mud 不清晰,混乱 u&`7 C
例句:Your explanation is as clear as mud. _n_lO8mK
你的解释一点都不清晰。 7f#[+i
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(7)as soft as down 柔软如绒毛 6}
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例句:I lay fast asleep on the couch, which was as soft as down, and did not wake until late in the morning. aT[Z#Zd, N
我在软如绒毛般的长沙发椅上睡着了,一直睡到早晨很晚才醒来。 =?T\zLN=
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(8)at full blast 全速地;大规模地 `@ULG>
例 句:When we visited the place, work on the construction site was at full blast and all the workers seemed to be working very hard. "aK3
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当我们去参观时,建筑工地的工作已经全面展开,而且所有的人都在忙碌着。 ?hvPPEJf
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(9) be above board 光明正大的 r]?ZXe$;
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例句: I am really crazy about Michael Jackson‘s rock‘n‘roll. Z5;1ySn{
我对麦克杰克逊的摇滚爱的发狂。 = ^:TW%O
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(10) be for the birds 荒唐可笑的;毫无价值的 >-
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例句:Their opinions on art are simply for the birds. kVw5z3]Xg
他们对艺术的见解真是荒唐可笑。 /K2VSj3\
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(11) beat it 叫人"走开"的口语,和"Be off!差不多,不过比后者更流行。 O^|dc=
例句:He kept on bothering me, so I told him to beat it. R6]/g
他不停地烦我,因此我叫他走开。 ,xB&{J
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(12)beat ones brains (out) 指做事困难,"伤透了脑筋" ,K .P,z~*
例句:I beat my brains (out) to get a job. Ojq>4=Z\
为了找寻工作,我伤透了脑筋。 uQWJ7Xm
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(13)beat sb to the draw 抢先某人行动 vb)Z&V6(
例句: Mary wanted to buy that painting by Picasso, but another millionaire beat her to the draw. EsXCi2]1
玛丽想买毕加索的那幅画,不过另一个百万富翁捷足先登了。 EP&