Give sb the runaround: treat sb badly by not telling them the truth, or by not giving them the help or the information they need, and sending them somewhere else 草草打发,敷衍了事,搪塞Residents claim
We have to put our best foot forward on this pitch.put one's best foot forward: 全力以赴to make a great effort to do sth, especially if it is difficult or you are feeling tired 竭尽全力;全力以赴Bett
cut and dried:(指事情,安排或观念)固定的,已成定局by the end of the evening their plans for carrying out the robbery were cut and dried, with nothing left to chance.夜幕降临的时候他们的抢劫计划已经确定
In the nature of things: used for saying that sth that happens is normal in a particular situation and not at all surprising 理所当然,自然,丝毫不令人奇怪Don't worry about it. It's in the nature of
I have no idea to this day what those two Italian ladies were singing about.直到今天我都没有搞懂那两个意大利女人在唱什么.I have no idea...:used to emphasiza that you don't know anything about sth (表
go through the roof1.become very angry 暴跳如雷,火冒三丈He went through the roof when I told him I'd lost the money.他气得火冒三丈.2.(of prices, numbers)rise or increase very quickly 快速上涨,猛增Pr
Wish I could say I wore it out.真希望能说那是我打坏的.wear out, or wear sth out 磨薄;穿破;磨损;用坏 to become, or make sth become, thin or no longer able to be used, usually because it has been used
You'd better get used to that idea.你最好习惯这样.get used to sth:习惯于某事 to become familiar with sth and no longer feel it is unusual I'm not used to eating so much at lunchtime. 我不习惯午饭吃
今天给大家介绍的第一个习语是be all things to all people/men,它的意思就是指人八面玲珑,见风使舵,面面俱到to please everyone by changing your attitudes The president's attempts to be all things to all m
Err on the side of sth宁愿稍微过一点to show slightly too much rather than too little of a quality When I am marking exam papers, I always try to err on the side of generosity.改考卷打分时,我宁肯宽一点