摘要:When you go out partying and having fun at public places like bars, restaurants, and theatres, you are "out on the town." Example: "I arrive Friday evening and I'll be done with all of my work."[阅读全文]

摘要:To put yourself in a risky position in order to help another person is to go "out on a limb" for them. Example: "You know I'm always here to help you and would go out on a limb if you asked me to.[阅读全文]

摘要:"One for the road" is one last thing you do before leaving some place. Example: "Come on, let's play one more game of pool for the road." This saying often expresses having one last drink. Exampl[阅读全文]

摘要:The thing that you have been thinking about is what is on your mind. Example: "That tennis match is still on my mind." Another example: "You have been on my mind all day." More specifically, what[阅读全文]

摘要:To be "on your last leg" is to be near the end; near collapse. You have scarce resources left to complete something. "Our old family dog is on her last leg (meaning tired, near death). The "leg"[阅读全文]

摘要:When you are "on top of the world," you are feeling great. Example: "What a beautiful day, today. I am on top of the world!" Sometimes you are "on top of the world" because a great thing happene[阅读全文]

摘要:In business meetings and college classes people often make copies of a single report and hand a copy to each person at the meeting. While they discuss the different points in the report, each person n[阅读全文]

摘要:One who is facing a choice but is "on the fence" has not decided what choice they will make. Example: "Which school do you prefer?" Answer: "I don't know; I'm on the fence." You are on the fen[阅读全文]

摘要:You are "on pins and needles" when you are very nervous about something happening. Example: "There had been a rumor that someone was going to get fired, but we didn't know who it would be; so the[阅读全文]

摘要:To get off to a bad start is to get "off on the wrong foot." Example: "Tomorrow is our first meeting with this client so let's not get off on the wrong foot." To start off on a journey we must fi[阅读全文]

摘要:Sample1 Subject: Letter of Recommendation for Mr. James Miller   To Whom It May Concern:      James worked under my supervision as an editorial assistant from September 10, 1[阅读全文]

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摘要:  The word "honeymoon" conjures up images of lazy days on a white-sand beach, basking in newlywed bliss. But that picture-perfect destination is not always perfect right now. Drug wars, crime,[阅读全文]

摘要:Brief Introduction 建立业务关系，实际上就是确定贸易对象。贸易对象选择得合适与否，决定着贸易的成败。在一般情况下，双方通过各自的介绍或第三者的介绍，先摸清对方的资金信用、经营能力和业务范围等重要条件[阅读全文]

摘要:A "bygone" is something which has already happened; the time when it happened has "gone by". We say "let bygones be bygones" to people who have had a disagreement in the past when we want them t[阅读全文]

摘要:To "keep an eye on" someone is to watch that person carefully. Example: "Would you keep an eye on my son for me while I am gone?" Reply: "Sure." You take a share of responsibility for something[阅读全文]

摘要:1. Surfing in Hawaii, USA   Learning to surf here is special. Polynesia was the birthplace of surfing – he’e nalu (wave sliding) was first observed here by Europeans in the 18th century – but[阅读全文]

摘要:  Usually people will do anything to get out of jail, but with prison tourism on the rise, folks are now paying to get in. Defunct prisons all over the world have found a second life by oper[阅读全文]

摘要:克林顿女儿切尔西成长全纪录    May 27  in 1986,                   1.  6-year-old Chelsea together with Clinton.  [阅读全文]

摘要:To "call" something here means to make a decision about it. In a sport such as baseball a referee is the person whose job is to "make the call" in any particular situation. When the play is so clo[阅读全文]