pull /yank somebody's chain 故意鬧人 故意繁人

pull/yank somebody's chain  (American & Australian informal)

to say or do something that upsets another person, especially because you enjoy upsetting them Boy, she really knows how to pull your chain!

in droves 大量

in droves

Fig. in large numbers. (See also be out in droves.) The settlers arrived on the prairie in droves.

co-pay, out-of-pocket 自付額

(Co-pay, Co-insurance 都是指部分負擔醫療費用,

其中 Co-pay 是金額, Co-insurance 是指百分比)

一直到超過 Annual Out-of-Pocket 的金額後,

之後的所有醫療費用皆由保險公司負擔.

(Annual Out-of-Pocket 是指每年所付出的醫療費用上限,

超過此金額, 保險公司會全額幫你負擔,

Bubble up: 由下往上 Trickle down: 由上往下

Bubble up: 由下往上


Trickle down: 由上往下

nothing could be further from the truth 那是完全不對的

nothing could be further from the truth
It is used when you want to say that something is completely untrue

take stock 全面考慮

take stock (of something)

to make an appraisal of resources and potentialities. I spent some time yesterday taking stock of my good and bad qualities. We all need to take stock now and then.

pay one's dues 付出勞力或代價來取得某樣東西

pay one's dues 

1. Lit. to pay the fees required to belong to an organization. If you haven't paid your dues, you can't come to the club picnic. How many people have paid their dues?

2. Fig. to have earned one's right to something through hard work or suffering. He worked hard to get to where he is today. He paid his dues and did what he was told. I have every right to be here. I paid my dues!