1 "each dog has its day"
译：每个人都有成功的机会
例句：don’t despair. be patient. remember every dog has his day!
- around the clock"
译：昼夜不停；连续一整天；毫不度疲倦地
例句：
a. people who do very important jobs sometimes have to work around the clock.
b. we have been working round the clock to solve this issue with your security system, but it's going to take us another 24 hours to get it back online.
3 "cream of the crop"
译：最好的或是最佳的选择/ the best of all
例句：
a. the apples from this orchard are definitely the cream of the crop.
b. this particular car is the cream of the crop. these three students are very bright. they are the cream of the crop in their class.
4 "all over the place"
译：
a. confused 困惑、摸不着头脑
b. (noun) everywhere. 到处
c. (adj.) very scattered or disorganized 凌乱的、散乱的
例句：
a. (confused) my head is all over the place.
b. (n.) please clean your room, your clothes are all over the place!
c. (adj.) boy, that presentation was all over the place, which is like they wrote it five minutes before taking the stage!
5 "around the clock"
译：昼夜不停；连续一整天；毫不度疲倦地
例句：
a. people who do very important jobs sometimes have to work around the clock.
b. we have been working round the clock to solve this issue with your security system, but it's going to take us another 24 hours to get it back online.
6 "in one's shoes"
译：在同一条船上/ sharing a particular experience or circumstance with someone
例句：
a. it is easy to mock someone else until you have lived in their shoes for a while.
b. as hard as it is to live with a disability, remember that you're not alone--- a lot of people are in your shoes, too.
7 "fight tooth and nail"
译：拼命去做到、势在必得
例句：
a. we fought tooth and nail to get the route of the new road changed.
b. i know my brother has fought tooth and nail to be re-elected, so his victory tonight is certainly well earned.
8 "music to one's ears"
译：悦耳的、期待听到的/ something that is pleasing to hear, such as good news
例句：
a. when michelle heard that her son and daughter-in-law were going to have a baby, it was music to her ears.
9 "on the same page"
译：达成一致/ they are in agreement about what they are trying to achieve.
例句：
a. it makes life easier in our department when er know we have all on the same page.
b. the party has done so much to get members of its organization on-message and on the same page.
10 "hit the road"
译：开始征途/ to depart, to begin one's journey
例句：
a. we better hit the road before traffic gets even worse.
b. it is the time to hit the road. i will see you.
11 "take a hint"
译：让我来猜一猜/ to understand, accept upon an message or direction that has been insinuated or communicated indirectly
例句：
a. don't worry, i can take a hint. i won't try to hang out with you anymore.
12 "one man's meat is anotehr man's poison"
译：人无完人、对你来说的坏事可能对别人来说是好事/ something that one person likes may be distasteful to someone else
例句：
a. warald: " i really don't understand the appeal of the harry potter series. there are so many better books out there!"
dina: " eh, one man's meat is another man's poison."
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