Fig. to have a taste or an inclination for someone or something. Bob has an eye for beauty. He has an eye for color.
2013年11月12日 星期二
a big shot / wheel 重要的人物
a big shot/wheel (American & Australian informal)
an important or powerful person in a group or organization Mr Madison is a big shot in the world of finance.
cut the tension with a knife 非常緊張
The tension in the room was so thick one could almost cut it with a knife. Meaning the people in the room were so tense that the emotion almost had a physical presence.
2013年11月9日 星期六
clean up/clean out/clean off
clean up=clean out
"Clean up" is certainly used to refer to stains. "Clean off" certainly refers to clearing things away, as from a table, etc. "Clean up" also refers to cleaning up rooms, language, behavior etc. "Clean off" generally refers to physical things. Here are some examples:
Johnny, clean up your room! It's really messy in here.
You'd better clean up your act. You've been drinking too much lately.
I'll have to clean up my language if I want to impress her.
I cleaned off the wall that had been spattered with blood.
I cleaned the blood off the wall.
"Clean up" is certainly used to refer to stains. "Clean off" certainly refers to clearing things away, as from a table, etc. "Clean up" also refers to cleaning up rooms, language, behavior etc. "Clean off" generally refers to physical things. Here are some examples:
Johnny, clean up your room! It's really messy in here.
You'd better clean up your act. You've been drinking too much lately.
I'll have to clean up my language if I want to impress her.
I cleaned off the wall that had been spattered with blood.
I cleaned the blood off the wall.
2013年11月7日 星期四
in one sitting 一口氣做完不間斷
at/in one sitting
if you do something at one sitting, you do it during one period of time without stopping I read the whole book in one sitting.
fall off the wagon 故態復萌
fall off the wagon
to start drinking alcohol again, especially too much alcohol, after a period when you have not drunk any Six months later he fell off the wagon in spectacular fashion with a three-day drinking spree.
2013年11月5日 星期二
in all honesty/seriousness/truthfulness 老實說, 認真說
in all honesty/seriousness/truthfulness
said when expressing your opinion honestly, seriously, or truthfully:In all honesty, I do have some criticisms to make.
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