（1）a big fish in a small pond 小地方的大人物 .
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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. js)I %Z
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（2）a stone‘s throw 一箭之遥 ./Wi(p{F
例句： He lives only a stone‘s throw from here. <*5` TE0J
他住的地方离这儿只有一箭之遥。 yI8
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（3） all gone 希望等的"消逝"， 物品等的"丢失"。 T*z y^w e
例句：My goodness! My bag is all gone. yrV]I(Xe
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我们的希望成泡影了。 2hE+Om^n
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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" XMm (D!6
例句： Go ahead with your plan. I‘m all for it.
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进行你的计划吧， 我完全赞成。 +*KDtqZjk
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（5）all in all 常用的片语，表示"总的来说"，"总而言之"， BnIZ+ fg=
例句： He has his faults, but all in all, he is a good guy. +V/m V7FK
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（6） as clear as mud 不清晰，混乱 ]M/*Beh
例句：Your explanation is as clear as mud. J3AS"+]
你的解释一点都不清晰。 l&6+ykQ
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（7）as soft as down 柔软如绒毛 }d 16xp
例句：I lay fast asleep on the couch, which was as soft as down, and did not wake until late in the morning. 0A.9<&Lod
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。 o3> D~9
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（8）at full blast 全速地；大规模地 @-L n* 3n
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. [C( >e0r
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。 JU RJN+)z
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（9） be above board 光明正大的 7G9o%! D5
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例句： I am really crazy about Michael Jackson‘s rock‘n‘roll.
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我对麦克杰克逊的摇滚爱的发狂。 F+::UWKA
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（10） be for the birds 荒唐可笑的；毫无价值的 F=8gtk| U
例句：Their opinions on art are simply for the birds. Z*lZl8(`
他们对艺术的见解真是荒唐可笑。 2 [yfo8H
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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。 h!~u^Z.7<
例句：He kept on bothering me, so I told him to beat it. & *!) d"
他不停地烦我，因此我叫他走开。 {ZD'l5jU
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（12）beat ones brains (out) 指做事困难，"伤透了脑筋" !-Md+I_
例句：I beat my brains (out) to get a job. n<66 7
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为了找寻工作，我伤透了脑筋。 ,: 4+hJ<q
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（13）beat sb to the draw 抢先某人行动 MU5#ph
例句： Mary wanted to buy that painting by Picasso, but another millionaire beat her to the draw. 0O7VM )[
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。 " uHU!)J#z
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（14） beat someone by miles 远强于某人 _,5)
例句：When it comes to fishing, I beat him by miles. iV8O<en&i
讲到钓鱼，我比他棒得多。
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（15）beef 口语上常用来指"抱怨"或"发牢骚"；作动词时后面跟about. ~h6aTN
例句：Tell me what‘s your beef? 你抱怨什么？ $sBj e*;
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（16）before you know it 口语为"很快"。 %<Kw
例句：I come back before you know it. \A/??8cgXs
我很快就会回来。 e8 $OV4X
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（17）behave yourself 劝人要有礼貌和行为检点，意思相同的口语还有"Watch you manner.""Watch your P‘s and Q‘s".和"Don‘t get fresh." I CB'?yZ,
例句：Please behave yourself before the guests. qW' 5Z k
在宾客之前你检点一些。 %[7<GcWl
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（18）behind bars 坐牢 X1; ljX
例句：The judge will put him behind bars for at least two years. f1}b;JJTsv
法官最低限度也会判他坐两年牢。 8n Oent0a
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（19）behind the scenes（behind the curtain） 幕后 ?^W`7H F%0
例句：He is the man behind the scenes. 0w<qj T^U
他是幕后人物。 xlU :&=|
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（20）between ourselves 秘密地说 #Yr/GNN
例句： Between ourselves, there are no secrets. 29GcNiE`T
咱们私下说说，没什么秘密。 g7nqe~`{
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（21）beyond the seas 在国外，在海外 ql
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例句： He had a good time when he was beyond the seas. =p R'XF%
他在国外时曾过得很快活。 k&8& D
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（22）butt in 插手，介入 /E0/ )@pDq
例句： Pardon me for butting in on your conversation, but this is important. )#_:5^1
请原谅我打断了你们的谈话，不过这件事非常重要。 qLh[B R
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（23）by and large 大体上，总的看来 Z=\wI:TY1
例句： I cannot totally take your point，but by and large I think yours is reasonable. @8qo(7<~Q
我不能完全同意你的观点，但大体上你的观点是有道理的。 IL2OVL X
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