摘要: ( be the one to do the ceremonial thing ... ) "Doing the honors" is being the one to do the special thing at the ceremony. Example: "Who cuts the turkey at Thanksgiving dinner at your house?" Rep[阅读全文:]
摘要: ( doing the thing that you were told to do by an authority ... ) Some parents tell their children "do as you are told" as a reminder that they should do the thing that the parent has told them to d[阅读全文:]
摘要: ( quitting when you are losing, so that you won't lose even more ... ) "Cutting your losses" is selling the thing at a low price because you think it will go even lower. Example: "I bought this s[阅读全文:]
摘要: ( spending less money and doing cheaper quality work ... ) Cutting corners is doing lower quality work in order to save time or money. Example: "They cut a lot of corners when they built this house.[阅读全文:]
摘要: ( now is the busy time ... ) You are "coming to the crunch" when you have to get that thing done quickly. Example: "We have had three weeks to write this paper. Now we are coming to the crunch."[阅读全文:]
摘要: ( tell the truth and confess what you did ... ) "Coming clean" is being honest and telling the truth about the thing you did wrong. Example: "You ate that piece of cake I was saving, didn't you?[阅读全文:]
摘要: ( join in what the others are doing ... ) "Climbing on the bandwagon" is joining the group and doing what others are doing. Example: "Look who's climbing on the bandwagon."[阅读全文:]
摘要: ( talking about the thing people are thinking about ... ) "Clearing the air" is talking about the thing that you've been thinking about. Example: "You've been living here for two months and you[阅读全文:]
摘要: ( what you do or say now is different from before ... ) When the story that you are telling people has changed, you have changed your tune. Example: "She always said she would never get married, but[阅读全文:]
摘要: ( still doing that thing after you should stop ... ) "Carrying it a bit too far" is doing too much of some thing and not stopping when you should stop. Example: "It is okay to make jokes during cl[阅读全文:]