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- fill a prescription 按處方抓藥
Would you please fill this prescription for me? - fill in for 代替; 同義:fill one’s place(position, shoes); take the place of; take over Say,
Dave, can you fill in for me tonight at the restaurant?
I’d like to go out of town. - food for thought 令人思考的東西;同義:thought-provoking
There is a lot food for thought in what he had to say. - 54,for nothing 免費
To pay to see that movie would be foolish, when you can see it on TV fornothing. - 55,from top to bottom 從上到下
A: Maybe you lost your wallet in this room.
B: I’ve searched it from top to bottom.. - 56, get of on the wrong foot 開始事情就做錯了
I got off on the wrong foot, and I don’t have any idea which way to turnnow. - 57,get a lot out of something 從……學到很多
The training program was difficult, but she got a lot out of it. - 58, get at 想說
Do you understand what I’m getting at? - 59, get away with 對…..擺脫懲罰
A: Did you know that Bob is leaving for home tonight? He isn’t planning to take his final exams.
B: He can’t get away with that - get going 趕緊行動; 同義:get moving
A: It looks like we won’t have enough time to do all we wanted to.
B: Who says we won’t? let’s get going. - get on one’s nerve 招惹某人神經了
A: Why did you come to the meeting late? I left a message with your roommate about the time change.
B: She has a very short memory and it really gets on my nerve sometimes. - get started on 開始做
We should get started on the project. - get time off from work 從工作中抽時間
Oh, so she was able to get time off from the work. - give credibility to 相信
A: did you hear about Jim?
B: I wouldn’t give that rumor any credibility. - go easy on 溫和對待
Well, since it’s your first and only ticket, the judge will probably goeasy on you. - go in one ear and out the other 一耳朵進,一耳朵出
Well, you know Mike, everything’s in one ear and out the other. - go jogging 去跑步
Are you ready to go jogging? - go to one’s head 某人自負
A: Have you noticed how John’s changed since he became student government president?
B: I think the whole thing has gone to his head, and he used to be so sociable and open. - got the time 幾點了
A: Got the time?
B: It’s a little after ten. - graduation announcements 畢業典禮請柬
Have you ordered your graduation announcements? - graon about 抱怨
How come Michael’s always groaning about something? - guest lecturer 客座教授
The only person who understood the guest lecturer was the professor. - hand-me-down 送的東西
A: What a gorgeous jacket. It must have cost a fortune.
B: Not at all. It’s a hand-me-down. - hand down 易如反掌
Lee won the chess match hands down. - have a way with 擅長
Bonnie really has a way with words. - have had it with 處於
I ’ve had it with being sick in bed. I’ve read most of these magazines twice. - head and shoulders above 高出許多
In computer programming, Susan is head and shoulders above the rest of us. - hit the spots 特別好
This lemonade sure hits the spots. - hold the grudge 記仇
A: I wish I hadn’t hurt Mary’s feelings like that. You know I never meant to.
B: The great thing about Mary is that she doesn’t hold the grudge. - I have no idea which way to turn 我不知道該怎麼辦
- I have seen worse 我見過更糟的
- in advance 提前;同義:before hand, ahead of time
It’s a really nice apartment. But the owners want two-month rent in advance and I just don ’t have it. - in case 萬一
Let’s take our suits along in case the sun comes out. - in next to no time 馬上
A: Are you going to be using the copying machine long?
B: I’ll be through in next to no time. - in the red 赤字 反義:in the black
- in the works 正在準備階段
An advanced course in theoretical chemistry is the works. - keep to oneself不讓人知道; 不表現; 不說出...
I’m amazed that you still haven’t gotten to know your neighbors. - kill time 浪費時間
Gosh, what can we do to kill the next 10 hours? - leave…up to somebody
We’ll have to leave the decision up to him. - letter of recommendation 推薦信;letter of reference 推薦信
- look on the bright sides of things 看事物的光明面
- no kidding 不是開玩笑吧
- on the tip of one’s tongue 就在舌尖
A: Are you sure you can’t remember the name of that record?
B: It’s just on the tip of my tongue! - quitting time 下課時間
I’m glad it’s almost quitting time. - take it over 重修
Don failed physics and had to take it over. - than necessary 比應該的要冷
The lab was cooler than necessary. - That’s easer said than done. 說來容易做來難
- There is nothing to it. 沒什麼,很容易
I can run this projector. There’s really nothing to it. - with flying colors 成功
A: How did Ellen do on her American History exam?
B: She passed with flying colors. - 100, You can bet your life 當然
A: Will Prof. Smith come to class on time?
B: You can bet your life.
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