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物以类聚

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birds of a feather flock together

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同流合污，沆瀣一气，，一丘之貉

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get tarred with the same brush

tar 用来铺路的沥青

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眼花缭乱

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a dazzling display of /be dazzled by/ a bewildering array/varitey/range of sth

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杀鸡儆猴

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make an example of somebody

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近在咫尺

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within striking distance of sp
tantalizingly close
within hailing distance

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接风洗尘，磨刀霍霍向猪羊

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kill the fatted calf

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眨眼之间

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in the blink of an eye

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自食其果

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let somebody stew in their own juice

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实力相当，势均立敌的，不相上下

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level-pegging
close competition
tie the game
evenly matched

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睁一只眼闭一只眼

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look the other way

turn a blind eye to

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热火朝天

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dance up a storm
on the boil；in full swing
with all guns blazing

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浅尝辄止，略知一二

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dabble something in something
scratch the surface
have a smattering of sth
have a nodding acquaintance of sth

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乳臭未干

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wet behind the ears

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唾手可得

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be sb’s for the taking（it’s yours for the taking; on a silver platter

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五彩缤纷

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be ablaze/aflame with; be a blaze/riot/feast of color

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一丝不苟

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dot the i’s and cross the t’s

with maticulous/scrupulous attention to detail

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四处奔波

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live out of a suitcase; on the run

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从容应付;泰然自若

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take something in stride

self-possessed/collected/poised

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跃跃欲试，迫不及待

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be straining at the leash

be primed for action

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根深蒂固

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be entrenched/ingrained in
deep-rooted/deep-seated
inveterate/ineradicable hatred/fondness for sth;

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怒发冲冠,暴跳如雷

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seething with rage /be aflame with anger
hit the roof
simmer with rage

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过河拆桥

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kick down the ladder

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仗势欺人，盛气凌人

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throw the weight around

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危言耸听

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scaremonger

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省吃俭用

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live frugally

scrimp/skimp on sth

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25
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旧事重提，对老问题喋喋不休

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reopen the scar

rake over the past

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屈打成招

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beat somebody into submission

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冰释前嫌，和好如初

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bury the hatchet/your differences

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登上高峰

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scale the heights

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等待时机，韬光养晦

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bide your time

bide: an old word meaning ‘to stay in a place’

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30
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自吹自擂

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blow your own trumpet

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31
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墨守成规；一板一眼；死板

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by numbers；stodgy

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32
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吃得精光

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eat somebody out of house and home

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33
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潮起潮落

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ebb and flow
highs and lows
ups and downs
peaks and troughs

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顺理成章，变得清楚，复杂局面得到解决，事事顺心

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fall into place

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35
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展现才华，大展拳脚

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flex your muscles

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36
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老当益壮

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hale and hearty

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37
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异想天开

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have your head in the clouds

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38
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晦涩难懂

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heavy going

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39
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不吝夸奖

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lavish praise on somebody

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40
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见死不救

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leave somebody in the lurch

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41
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循规蹈矩

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play the game

42
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蓄势待发

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waiting in the wings

43
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四分五裂

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be riven by
fragmented/divided
be torn apart

44
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望而生畏

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stand in awe of somebody

45
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坚持信念，坚持不妥协ㅤ

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stand your ground

46
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得失相抵

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swings and roundabouts

47
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心照不宣

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tacit (…understanding)

48
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暴风雨前的宁静

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the calm/lull before the storm

49
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格格不入

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the odd man out
a square peg in a round hole
feel out of place
be incongruous/alien

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人多势众

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there is safety in numbers

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收拾残局

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pick up the pieces

52
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触及痛处

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touch a raw nerve

53
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一孔之见

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tunnel vision

54
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无动于衷；漠不关心

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unfazed by
blasé about
apathetic about

55
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走后门

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wangle your way out of something

56
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度日如年；时间过得太慢

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wear on

time lies heavy on one’s hands

57
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负荆请罪

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wear sackcloth and ashes

58
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无所事事

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(be) at loose ends; idle

59
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声势浩大

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aggressive advertising campaign

with much fanfare

60
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孤立无缘

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out on a limb

61
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青出于蓝胜于蓝

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the way process happens is because new generations and new eras grow and develop and become better than the previous ones.

62
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船到桥头自然直

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take each day as it comes

cross the bridge when you come to it

63
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物有所值

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receive the value for money
good value for money
get a bigger bang for your buck

64
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令人望其项背

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take some beating

65
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一败涂地，惨败

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take a beating

66
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肆无忌惮

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without scruple

67
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惊慌失措

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like a rabbit/deer caught in headlights
panic
lose one’s head

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先见之明

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have the foresight

69
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已成事实，不可更改

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be set/written/carved in stone

70
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有醉意……，飘飘然，被胜利冲昏头脑

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go to somebody’s head

71
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助某人一臂之力

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give somebody a leg-up

72
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耳旁风

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fall on deaf ears

water off a duck’s back

73
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大不如前

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(be) a shadow of your former self

74
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睁一只眼闭一只眼

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look the other way
turn a blind eye to :

You can’t just look the other way if you know that he’s stealing things.

75
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杀鸡儆猴

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make an example of somebody

76
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师傅领进门，修行靠个人

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You can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make him drink.

77
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雪中送炭

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come up trumps:

At the last minute, Jean came up trumps and sorted everything out.

78
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前事不忘，后事之师

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Lesson learned from the past can guide one in the future.

79
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趋之若鹜

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make a rush for

80
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马后炮

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wise after the event

81
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喜笑颜开

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beam with pleasure

82
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慷慨激昂

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declamatory

83
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说到做到

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stick to my words

84
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食言

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walk out on his promise

85
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措手不及

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throw sb off balance

86
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空中楼阁

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a pie in the sky

87
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震耳欲聋

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deafening

88
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约定俗成

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be sanctioned by usage

89
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毋庸置疑

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it is beyond dispute…

There is no denying that

90
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步履维艰

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leaden-footed

91
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破釜沉舟

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burn your bridges/boats

92
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过河拆桥

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pulling up the ladder right after you’ve climbed it

93
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接踵而至

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comes on the heels of

94
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背道而驰

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run counter to

95
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监守自盗

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> have your fingers in the till

96
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赫然显现

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> leap off the page

97
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铺天盖地

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wall-to-wall

98
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拿手好戏

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tour de force

99
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断断续续

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> by fits and starts

on and off

100
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神气十足

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with great panache.

101
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面色红润

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ruddy complexion

102
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半信半疑

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take something with a pinch of salt

103
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深仇大恨

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> vendetta against

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