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It’sgoodtolearnatanotherman’scost.前车之鉴It’silltowakensleepingdog.别惹麻烦，别多管闲事Ittakestwotomakeaquarrel.一只碗不响Leadadog’slife过着穷困潦倒的生活Lookers-onseemostofthegame.旁观者清Morehaste,lessspeed.欲速则不达Moveheavenandearth想尽一切办法Nothaveadog’schance.毫无机会Returntoone’ssheep/muttons.回到本题Seenaplesanddie.不到黄河不死心Sendsomebodytothechair把······送上死刑台Teachthedogtobark多此一举Themorningsunneverlasts.好景不长Thewaterthatbearsboatsisthesamethatswallowsitup.水能载舟亦能覆舟Thereisnosmokewithoutfire.Wherethere’slife,there’shope.留得青山在不愁没柴烧Aftermeat,mustard;afterdeath,doctor.Asisoverbutshouting.大势已去Alllayloadonthewillinghorse.人善被人欺，马善被人骑Birdsofafeatherflocktogether.物以类聚Worldisbutalittleplace,afterall.Lightcome,lightgo.易得易失Sixfeetofearthmakesallmanequal.墓穴之中人人平等Bornwithasilverspooninhismouth.生在富贵人家Havebutfewfriends,thoughmanyacquaintances.结交可以多朋友应宜少notbekeenabout对···不热衷eg.Iliketraverlingbutnotverykeenaboutflying.undertheweather身体不适eg.Shesaidthatshewasn"tsick,butjustfeelingundertheweather.thinktheworldof喜欢eg.It"sobviousthattheythinktheworldoftheirson.makeone"smark出名eg.She"sveryyoungbutshe"salreadybeenmakinghermarkontheworld.popthequestion求婚eg.Hefinallypoppedthequestionafterthreeyearsofwaiting.takealikingto爱好eg.Heneverhadtakenmuchofalikingtocats.hititoff志趣相投 eg.Unfortunately,idon"treallyhititoffwithmyboss.haveagoodmindto考虑做或许会eg.Shesaidshehadhadagoodmindtostayathomeandnursehercold,butshecametoworkanyway.ingoodhands得力助手eg.Mrs.Thmpsonisaexcellentnursesoyouarereallyingoodhands.giveonethejitters使某人精神紧张或者害怕eg.Hismonstercostume(恐怖的装扮）gaveherthejitterseverytimeshelookedathim.nothingtowritehomeabout不值得一提eg.Thesceneryisnothingtowritehomeabout.alongwayfrom绝非是差远着eg.Iamstillalongwayfromfinishingmyhomework.standoneup让某人等待失约eg.Lastnightwasthethirdtimethatshestoodmeupfordinner.getamoveon赶快eg.Iwishyoucouldgetamoveon,I"vebeenwaitingforanhour.inthesamebreath同时eg.HesaidhehatedhotweatherandinthesamebreathmentionedhewasgoingtoThailand.makealastminutedash最后冲刺eg.HesatinfrontofTVallmorningandthenrightbeforewehadtoleave,hemadealastminutedashtogetready.nottoputitpastone相信某人会eg.Shesaidshewouldn"ttoputitpasthimtocheatontheexam.她相信她会在考试中作弊ontopof了如指掌eg。She"ssobusyherself,butshe"salwaysontopofwhatallherfriendsaredoing.holdonto紧抓住eg.You"llfalloutofthetree,ifyoudon"tholdontothatbranch.tobeabreeze轻而易举的eg,Thetestwasabreeze!Igotonehundredpercent. blowone"stop发脾气eg.Don"tblowyoutopoversuchasillymistake.getat暗示eg.Heseemedtobegettingatsomethingbutshedidn"tknowwhatitwas.putoneup允许某人逗留在某人家里eg.Ifwecan"tfindaplacetostay,myfriendssaidtheywouldputusupforafewnights.intwosansthrees三三两两eg.TopractiseEnglishconversation,theteacherhadthestudentssitintwosandthrees.hangaround闲逛eg.Hismotherisalwaystellinghimtostophangingaroundinbarsbuthedoesn"tlisten.closecall九死一生eg.Didyouseehowclosethatcarcametohittingthatlittleboy?Thatsurewasaclosecall.bitethebullet忍耐eg.Althoughthepainwaseccruciating,Pauljusthadtobitethebulletuntilhelparrived.likecatsanddogs激烈地eg.Youdon"twanttogooutsidenow,doyou?It"sstillraininglikecatsanddogs.downindumps沮丧忧虑eg.Steve"sreallybeendowninthedumpseversincehisgirlfriendlefthim.haveone"shandsfull非常忙碌eg.I"msorryIcan"thelpyourightnowbecauseIhavemyhandsfull.bornyesterday易上当的eg.YoumustthinkIwasbornyesterdayifI"dbelievethatphony（虚假的）excuse!scarethepantsoffofone惧怕eg.RidingontheFerriswheel（摩天轮）scaresthepantsoffofme.letsb.inonsth.把某事泄露给某人让某人参与某事eg.-Jeffisaskingalotofquestionsaboutthetrip.-Maybeweshouldlethiminonourplans.beskepticalabout对···感到怀疑eg.Mariawasskepticalaboutthestrenger"soffertohelpher. givesomeonetheax.解雇eg.Thebossgavehimtheax.forcomingtoworklate.icingonthecake好上加好eg.It"sjusttheicingonthecake.那真是锦上添花off-colored低俗的低级的eg.IfeltPeter"smannerswerealittleoff-colored.layoffsth.停止做某事eg.Ireallyneedtolayofffastfood.Iamgainingweight.beatit=goaway滚开eg.Hekeptbotheringme,andIfinallytoldhimtobeatit.Whatareyoudrivingat?你是什么意思uptoone"sears专心于埋首于eg.Shehadbeenuptoherearsdoinglaundryalldaylong.overone"sdeadbody除非我死eg.Overmydeadbodywillheeverstepfootinthehouseagain.notfeelingsohot不舒服eg.I"mnotfeelingsohot,soI"llgotobedearly.rottentothecore糟糕透了eg.Thatguywentfrombadtoworse,he"srottentocatchhisbreath.forthebirds糟糕透了eg.Livinginabigcitylikethisoneisstrictlyforthebirds.sleeponit考虑eg.Jamewasveryimpressedwiththeoffer,butstillwantedtosleeponitbeforemakingafinaldecision.wolfdown狼吞虎咽eg.Becauseshehadoversleep,Annhadtowolfdownherbreakfastinthetest-cabonthewaytowork.themunches胃口不断eg.Ialwaysgetthemunches(想吃东西）wheneverI"mstuding.steptoonestoes冒犯别人 eg.Agoodpolitician（政治家）knowshowtoalwayssaytherightthingattherighttimeandneversteponanyone"stoes.fillsomeonein告诉某人eg.CouldyoufillmeinonwhathappenedatEva"sparty?underacloud被遗弃eg.Johnsonranintoheavydebt,andwasunderacloud.Hisfriendsdidn"tdarelendhimanymore.underone"sthumb被控制eg.Mymotheralwaystellsmewhattodo.Ireallyfeelunderherthumb.Heiswearingtwohats.身兼两职takesth.withagrainofsalt对某事有保留持怀疑态度eg.I"dliketotakeitwithagrainofsalt.Youareinforatreat.=You"lllikeit.smallbeer1>口味较淡的啤酒2>少量啤酒3>比喻规模或格局不大的事物或自以为了不起的人eg.Hethinksnosmallbeerofhimself.havegotto/havegot=gotta(口语）Igottago.=Imustgo.Gottamatch?=Haveyougotamatch.wanna=wanttogonna=goingtokinda=kindofeg.I"mfeelingkindoftired.有点儿eg.-Doyoulikeredwine?-Yes,kindof.在某种程度上，可以这么说Whatthehell.究竟到底eg.Whatthehellisthatthingonyourhead.Wakeup,man,youcan"tsleepallday!老兄Iwasstoodupbyhim.=Hestoodmeup.他放我鸽子怎么骂的有风度 Hey!Wiseup!(Don"tbesilly/stupid!非常不礼貌）Putuporshutup!要么去做，不然闭嘴Youeatwiththatmouth?Youaredeadmeat，你死定了Don"tyoudare!=Howdareyou.Don"tpushmearound.不要摆布我=Youaresobossy(像老板一样）,Idon"tlikethat.Youwanttostepoutside?想去外面单挑吗？=Doyouwanttopickafight?I"mstudyingtheABCofEnglishgrammar.基础（知识）fromAtoZ从头到尾自始自终eg.IknowthewholestotyfromAtoZIgavethestrangerthedouble-o.仔细端详likeQinthecorner不被重视却又不可或缺eg.JackislikeQinthecornerinourteam.IOU=Iownyou借据eg.LastweekyoubrothergavemehisIOUfor$50.OntheDL(downlow)秘密地，隐蔽地eg.DuringtheWorldWar2,herunclewasarrestedontheDL.