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Do some errands 作一些跑腿的事
A: We thought we’d all go out for lunch today. Can you be ready to leave at one o’clock?
B:I have to pick up my car and do a couple of errands , I’ll just come straight to the resturant.
Drive somebody up the wall 让某人发疯
类似:drive someone crazy , drive someone mad, drive someone nuts, drive someone bananas, drive someone out of one’s mind, drive someone out of one’s senses 等。
This computer is driving me up the wall.
Eat up 吃光, 占用
A: Are you going to join the chess club this year?
B: Chess eats up too much of my time.
Fall asleep (腿)麻了
Oh, I must have been sitting in the same position for too long, my legs have fallen asleep.
Few and far between 很少见, 稀少
A: Steve is a really terrific guy
B: He sure is. Friends like him are few and far between.
Fill in for 代替
类似说法,一起掌握。Fill one’s position, fill one’s place, fill one’s vacancy, fill one’s shoes, take the position, take the place of, take over
A:Roger was ferverish yesterday, I am not sure if he’ll be up to attending today’s meeting.
B: Then can someone fill in for him?
Get off the ground 开始;起作用;进行很顺利
A: how did you talk with Henery go?
B: it never really got off the ground.
Get to someone 让某人很烦
That leaky faucet is starting to get to me.
Give me a break 饶了我吧。
Guess what I just heard? 猜猜我刚才听说了什么?
这个习语总是在有好消息告诉别人时用的。
Guess what I just heard? David is selling that car of his that you like so much.
Have much on one’s mind 心头有很多事情(尤指操心的事)
A: Tom’s house is in a mess, doesn't he ever clean it?
B: I guess he just has too much else on his mind with that new job of his.
Hold on 等一等;(电话)别挂
A: If I don't find my wallet pretty soon, I’ m going go have it report it stolen.
B: Hold on, Before you call the campus security office, Have you checked your car or your jacket pocket,everywhere?
I can’t put it down. 我放都放不下来。
经常用来指一本书非常有意思。
A: Oh, I see you’re in the middle of that new detective story. Is it any good?
B: I can’t put it down. |
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