have bearing on something 跟....有關係

have (some) bearing on something 跟....有關係

to have relevance to something. (Note the use of no and any in the negative.) I know something that has some bearing on the issue you are discussing. This has no bearing on anything that will happen today. This doesn't have any bearing on all that. What bearing does John's decision have on the situation?

i am toast 我慘了

Aw, I am toast !
喔，我慘了！

big time 完全地

big time. 　adv. 確實是這樣；完全如此

wink and nod 暗盤

It means that the speaker was saying one thing in public, but he actually intended something rather different. The gesture of making "a nod and a wink" is a secret sign to your own supporters that tells them you're not being entirely straightforward, or you really mean something different. It's a way to reassure them using coded language that they will understand, but the general public won't.

A "theatrical" nod and wink would be one that's really obvious, so just about everybody will know what he really means - but since he doesn't actually say it outright, he can still deny saying it later if he has to.

shoe in 最有可能得到

shoe in = to be gauranteed OR to be most likely to 

get

He is a shoe-in for the job = He is gauranteed the 

job OR He is most likely to get the job.

paper over something 權宜之計

paper over something also paper something over

to solve a problem temporarily They papered over their disagreements in order to end the meeting on a positive note. She has asolid record of bridging differences between groups, not just papering them over.

tick somebody off 使某人生氣

tick somebody off (spoken) also tick off somebody

to make someone angry It just ticks me off to think that anyone who wants to can read my e-mail. It was only a suggestion, not acriticism, and she didn't think it would tick off everyone at the meeting.

chew over 仔細思考

chew over

vb

1. (tr, adverb) to consider carefully; ruminate on

cut someone slack on something 給一點好處

To cut someone slack on something is to give them a break/do them a favor/give them some leeway

rule of thumb 重要的原則

rule of thumb

n. pl. rules of thumb

A useful principle having wide application but not intended to be strictly accurate or reliable in every situation.

on short notice 倉促地

on short notice

quickly and without a timely notification of other people; with very little lead time. She called the meeting on such short notice that wehad no time to prepare.

bone dry 乾得很澈底

bone dry 

   

completely dry

duke it out 開戰

duke it out

to compete against someone or something The airlines are duking it out, offering better service and cheaper fares as a way ofattracting passengers.

throw the bums out 不要再選這些爛人

Congress is full of bums. We oughta' throw the bums out. (Although not grammatic, the way "kinda" isn't a word, there's an expression of "oughta throw the bums out" meaning we should not vote for this group anymore an elect new representatives.)

from your lips to God's ears 希望你說的能實現

From your lips to God's ears'

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When you say this to someone, it means that you hope what they are saying will come true.

weigh in on 認同

weigh in on the outcome 認同、參與結果

camel's nose under the tent 事情的開始

If the camel once gets his nose in the tent, his body will soon follow.

that what is happening now could just the beginning of what will happen.

put thumb on the scales 試著去影響事情的結果

If you put your thumb on the scales, you try to influence the result of something in your favour.

go up in smoke 付之一炬

go up in smoke

to be wasted The research project was canceled, and five years of hard work went up in smoke.

go down in flames also go up in flames

to fail or end suddenly and completely We've seen two big mass-transit plans go down in flames in the last two years. The idea of self-respect went up in flames a long time ago.

trim one's sails 刪減支出

trim one's sails, Informal. to cut expenses; economize:

We're going to have to trim our sails if we stay in business.