Gd14 Flashcards

1
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Peanut brittle

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It is traditional that you haggle over/ about the price of things in the market

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Punch the light out of me = punch sb’s lights out

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4
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I will take lessons from you

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5
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You are pulling a prank on me

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6
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Act cool and all

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7
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He dotes on the new baby

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8
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Ride on sb’s coat-tail

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托… 之福

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9
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The newspapers milked the story dry

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10
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The directors milked the company of several million pounds

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11
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The children watch with rapt attention

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12
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Cut in in front of us in line

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13
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Stand with our legs apart, arms thrust out, taking up space

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14
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He ironed the a crease down the front of each trouser leg

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15
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A creased blouse

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16
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Pirouette

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17
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To wake up natural

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18
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The examiner will try to catch you out, so stay calm and think carefully before you speak (=try to trick sb into making mistake)

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19
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Leave without a stain on his character

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20
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He slipped the hook

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21
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He cocked his rifle and took aim

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22
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Britain has suffered a huge brain drain in recent years

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23
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Be a slam dunk = be a certain winner

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24
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The disaster is indelibly seared into the villagers’ memory

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25
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Fast rope

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26
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It took casualties at close quarters/range

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27
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His remarks stirred up a (real) hornet’s net

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28
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I’ve got to change jobs - after 15 years here I feel I’m (stuck) in a rut. (I’m bored)

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29
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We were moved to tears

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30
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Its all-too-brief life

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31
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A moot point/question

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32
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Door knob

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33
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They come in waves

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34
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A love/magic potion

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35
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I hold you in high regard

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36
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Corny jokes

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37
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For six years his championship record was unblemished

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38
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Drum up business

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39
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Don’t playing dumb

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40
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Turn me down flat

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41
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Don’t read too much into her leaving so suddenly - she probably just had a train to catch

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42
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Protruding tummy

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43
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My learned friend/ brother

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44
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Lean barbecued pork

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45
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The article portrayed her as domineering by dropping quotes from her context

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46
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Get my hair permed

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燙頭髮

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47
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Phone+Snubbing = Phubbing

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48
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We only received the signature at the eleventh hour

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49
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A bungled robbery

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50
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Charm offensive

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51
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Cloth wedged in the cracks failed to block out the drafts

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52
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I was wedged in between Tim and Amy on the back seat

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53
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“This tastes horrible,” said Tom, pulling a face at his glass

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54
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I was pulling silly faces to make the baby laugh

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55
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This is an argument that seems to fly in the face of common sense

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56
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Mr Smith came striding towards us with a face like thunder

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57
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Sb’s face falls

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58
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Judging from her blank face, I’d say she didn’t know what we are talking about

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59
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What’s the long face for

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60
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His face lit up when I mentioned her name

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61
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The disappointment was written all over his face

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62
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Tony stared at me in stony-faced silence

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63
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It looks, on the face of it, like a minor change in the regulations

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64
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He seems to have vanished off the face of the earth

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65
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She was scarlet in the face and perspiring profusely

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66
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She scattered a deck of cards face down

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67
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The house faces due east

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68
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He climbed atop a tank to face down a coup

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69
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The external basement walls were faced with granite slabs

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70
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If your face didn’t fit they could get rid of you within twelve months

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71
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He was putting a brave face on it but she knew he was shattered

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72
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He had set his face against the idea = resist with determination

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73
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Local newspapers tend to be very parochial

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74
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The Air Force conducted a surgical strike on the enemies by bombing their hideouts in the forest

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75
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First past the post = winning a race by being the first to reach the finishing line

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76
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Obama poked fun at himself

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77
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Entrepreneurs of all stripes are joining in the offensive

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78
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Even when the days seem darkest, we have seen humanity shine at its brightest

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79
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Law enforcement officers lived their oath to serve and to protect

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80
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Journalists take the time to wade upstream through the torrent of digital rumours to chase down leads and verify facts and painstakingly put the pieces together

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81
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He was vilified by the press as a monster of perversity

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82
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Beijing is a huge ship. It takes time to turn

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83
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Reputable charities spend a lion’s share of donation on aid and a tiny fraction on administration

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84
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We must find ways of keeping our expenditure in check

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85
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A wild boar/ hog

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86
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Anything but that

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87
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Something beyond comprehension happened

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88
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You don’t believe in horoscopes and all that mumbo jumbo, do you?

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89
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When it comes to parenting, it is all about being fair but firm

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90
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It’s easy to be flippant, but we have a serious problem to deal with here

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91
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His poetry is imbued with deep, religious meaning

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92
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Empathy is the natural enemy of egocentricity, a disease that eats away at our society

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93
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Cheap fast food in no-frills surroundings

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94
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Skewered meat and fish

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95
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Shoddy experiments

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96
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Success can breed complacency

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97
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The obligation to “publish or perish” has come to rule over academic life

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98
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The most enlightened journals are already becoming less averse to humdrum papers

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99
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Forget dated ideas about left and right hemispheres

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100
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The left brain/right brain story may be the mother of all urban legends: It sounds good and seems to make sense - but just isn’t true

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101
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East or west, home is best

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102
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The master bedroom commands a view of rolling green hills

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103
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It is whether Hong Kong has a level playing field

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104
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It takes eyeballs away from other TV channels

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105
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He made use of the knowledge gleaned from economics class he audited (=attend informally, without working for credit)

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106
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It’s a long shot, but you could try phoning him at home

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107
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They are traveling back to Star City, where they plan to touch base with relatives (=briefly make or renew contact with someone)

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108
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He will be all well in no time

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109
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There is a long, winding path, leading up to the house

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110
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A miss is as good as a mile

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111
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I’m just going to zip along to the shop - I won’t be long

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112
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A police precinct

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113
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Stop dawdling! You’ll be late for school

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114
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The cheap movie house only shows skin flicks

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115
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Chick flick

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116
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A good omen for the match

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117
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A bad omen

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118
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An omen for bad luck

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119
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Most men go out at night with one objective: meet women and get laid

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120
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Readers vicariously experience events in a story from the point of view of the protagonist

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121
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This is just the little touches after the average man would quit that make the master’s fame

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122
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A premeditated crime

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123
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Flipping flats is risky

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124
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Rancid lard

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125
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Thanks for pulling the strings

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126
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A slipshod guide

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127
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We are inviting trouble here

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128
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I toiled and sweat to make it happen

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129
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What is the best way to make a fast buck

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130
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Knead the dough

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131
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To draw the line with them

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132
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I don’t want you to feel torn

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133
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Play second fiddle to

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134
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During the dispute, many police officers were seconded from traffic duty to prison service

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135
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An annual stipend

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136
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To tie up loose ends

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跟手尾

137
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Due process

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138
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Time and again

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139
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As a small new company they did well to weather the recession

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140
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Playing nice, huh?

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141
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To play dead/ dumb

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142
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Would you mind playing host (=entertaining the guests)?

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143
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You scared the hell out of me

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144
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She’s a smart/ tough cookie

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145
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Their relationship is in enigma

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146
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Every time takes its course

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147
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Your number is up = you are going to die

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148
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Everyone’s path is fraught with difficulties

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149
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Filled with twists and turns

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150
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The speaker sidestepped the question by saying that it would take him too long to answer

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151
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A grand opening is sometimes - but not always - preceded by a soft opening or soft launch

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152
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Nothing leads to complacency faster than success

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153
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There is no rest for the wicked

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154
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That night she finally lost her inhibitions and told him how she felt

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155
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He summed up his achievement in one or two felicitous phrases

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156
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Hong Kong is a case in point

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157
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A man rushed past and jogged her elbow, making her drop the bag

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158
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The police showed him a photo to try to jog his memory about what had happened on the night of the robbery

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159
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“How’s your research going?” “Oh, It’s jogging along.”

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160
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Digging the garden is a backbreaking job

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161
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The terrorists were holding several British diplomats captive

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162
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We are going to visit your aunt tomorrow and there will be no buts about it

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163
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Case dough

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164
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To chase down leads

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165
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I’ve taken most of the big things to the new house, but there are a few odds and ends left to collect

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166
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In the open sea

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167
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Male/female chauvinism

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168
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Taking a 20-minute power nap can boost your energy levels

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169
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Those are water over the dam/ under the bridge

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170
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Could you lift that desk for me? But don’t strain yourself

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171
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My tongue tied

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172
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No pleasure cruise / No bed of roses

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173
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Knee-bending

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174
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Chime in

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175
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I rolled my eyes

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176
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Fetch and carry for sb

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177
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The response has been great - we’ve been deluged with new orders

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178
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Don’t drag your feet

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179
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You can’t pin the blame on her - she wasn’t even there when the accident happened

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180
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He is a henpecked man

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181
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Your eyelids started to droop

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182
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Put her on

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183
Q

The phone was off-hook

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無收線

184
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Don’t be a pain

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185
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Spare me with the sweet talks

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186
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He is mentally drained

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187
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You need nourishment

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188
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Don’t over-strain yourself

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189
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She left the Church because of its misogynist teachings on women and their position in society

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190
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He stamped out a burning stick

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191
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The two giants in the fast-food industry are squaring off this week with the most aggressive advertising campaigns yet

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192
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While the children were young, we managed to muddle through

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193
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Plump for = decide definitely in favour of

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194
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Offered a choice of drinks, he plumped for brandy

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195
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At a stroke, the kingdom would become one-third smaller

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196
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In a vain attempt to ward off

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197
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Britain could also become more isolated and insular simply by persisting with some unwise policies

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198
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An attempt to bear down on immigrants and visitors harm the economy

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199
Q

British pressure gradually cracks open services markets

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200
Q

Help balance the nation’s book

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201
Q

British once ran the world

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202
Q

Since the collapse of its empire, it has occasionally wanted to curl up and hide

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203
Q

It is advisable to book seats at least a week in advance

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204
Q

Be subject to fines, disciplinary proceedings and adverse publicity

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A

205
Q

The conglomerate has emerged as the frontrunner to …

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206
Q

People close to the deal said …

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207
Q

It has pulled ahead of six domestic and international bidders

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208
Q

It is part of efforts to recoup public funds used to keep the company afloat

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209
Q

Never judge a book by its cover

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210
Q

Only when they have stammered out an introduction do they venture to strike up a conversation

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211
Q

Talk incessantly

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212
Q

Sell vegetables in outlets at a flat rate of US$1 each

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213
Q

The team was basking in the afterglow of winning the cup

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214
Q

Such arguments would not hold sway in a university

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215
Q

The poets should be held in due respect

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216
Q

Advocate the resurgence of the freer writing style

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217
Q

The languid and florid writing style

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218
Q

Poems offer an apt illustration of phenomenal talent

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219
Q

Tide-turning

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220
Q

Offhand = ungraciously or offensively nonchalant or cool in manner

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221
Q

No strings attached

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222
Q

To bum free room

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223
Q

Hold a torch for sb

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224
Q

I am not on a blind date

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225
Q

We are actually poles apart

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226
Q

The attending doctor

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主診醫生

227
Q

She was being groomed for leadership

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228
Q

Prosecutor on fiat

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229
Q

I will be upfront

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230
Q

It was his personal conjecture that she was a willing party in the sexual intercourse

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231
Q

Have a fling with

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232
Q

Consensual sex

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233
Q

He readily agreed to help

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234
Q

She craves for vanity

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235
Q

Does she still harbour any fancy for him

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236
Q

Take the matters into your own hands

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237
Q

Profuse bleeding

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238
Q

He offered me the job on the spot (without any delay; immediately)

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239
Q

Journalists on the spot reported no progress (at the scene of an event)

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240
Q

Running on the spot

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241
Q

Every request not immediately understood and satisfied may quickly turn into a piercing shriek

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242
Q

Park on a driveway and drive on a parkway

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243
Q

Cruiser = (Amr) a police patrol car

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A

244
Q

He burst out in guffaws

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245
Q

I know you want to go to Paris. Don’t keep harping on (about it)!

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246
Q

I’ve had my bike nicked again

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A

247
Q

That is the most beautiful thing I have ever lay eyes on

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248
Q

I hope he didn’t think me impertinent when I asked him about his private life

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249
Q

His unsullied reputation

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250
Q

A snuff box

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251
Q

Fight fire with fire

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252
Q

Spare me your boasting please

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253
Q

Oh don’t grouching

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254
Q

All is well

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255
Q

Be on speaking terms = to know sb well enough to talk to them

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256
Q

What film did you plump for in the end?

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257
Q

He is the sort of man who would let down the tyres on your car just out of/from spite

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A

258
Q

My children have never shown interest in music, much to my chagrin

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A

259
Q

Losing the job was bad enough, but being evicted from my house was the last straw

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260
Q

She claimed that someone had spiked her drink with whiskey

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261
Q

The pasta was served in a cream sauce spiked with black pepper

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262
Q

His writing is spiked with humour

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263
Q

A patient’s sexual orientation has no bearing whatsoever on treatment decision

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264
Q

Yesterday was my day off and so I just chilled (out) at home

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A