摘要: ( did not do the thing that was planned and promised ... ) When you make plans with others then decide to not go, you "back out". Example: "Didn't Bob say he was coming?" Reply: "Yes, He backed[阅读全文:]
摘要: ( try to gain success by following a successful person ... ) To hang on to one's coattails is to try to get some of that person's success by following that person. Example: "Doesn't it bother you[阅读全文:]
摘要: ( tell that person what not to do ... ) You give someone the third degree when you tell that person strongly what is right and wrong and what they should and should not do. Example: "That judge real[阅读全文:]
摘要: ( do or talk about the thing that is most important ... ) To talk about the thing that is most important is to get at the heart of the matter. Example: "I asked him to stop wasting time and get at t[阅读全文:]
摘要: ( a person or thing one is not allowed to touch or have ... ) Forbidden fruit is something that one wants but cannot have. Example: "The boss's daughter may be pretty, but remember that she is forb[阅读全文:]
摘要: ( telling you that we feel sad about what happened ... ) Extending one's sympathy is letting another person know how sad you feel about what happened to him. Example: "I would like to extend my sym[阅读全文:]
摘要: ( allow a customer to pay at a future time for goods given now; lend someone money to be paid back later ... ) Extending credit is allowing them to have it now but not pay for it until later. Example[阅读全文:]
摘要: ( communicate in a way that allows the other to see that one is angry ... ) Expressing one's anger is showing that one is angry. Example: "I would like to express my anger about what happened last[阅读全文:]
摘要: ( tell why you did it ... ) Explaining oneself is telling another person ("explaining") the reasons for what one did. Example: "Please listen. I am trying to explain myself." Angry parents often[阅读全文:]
摘要: ( I can pay a lot of money for it ... ) Expense is no object when you are willing to pay whatever amount of money is needed. Example: "This year I want the company party to be fantastic. Expense is[阅读全文:]