摘要:Listen to the rhythm of the falling rain, Telling me just what a fool I've been. I wish that it would&nbs[阅读全文]

摘要:Let's date！ Donna Barnes, a life and relationship coach and owner of NY Dating Coach in New York City talked about the five biggest red flags with dating. According to her survey, the hugest red[阅读全文]

摘要:( continue working after one is gone ... ) If you keep doing that thing even after that person is gone, you carry on without her. Example: "If anything ever happens to me, I want you to carry on wit[阅读全文]

摘要:( able to do it; strong enough; willing to do a hurtful act ... ) Besides the regular meaning of "having the strength or ability to do it", "capable of doing something" is also used to say a pers[阅读全文]

摘要:Tear in Heaven Would you know my name if I saw you in heaven? Would you feel the same if I saw you [阅读全文]

摘要:( it must be done; it had to happen ... ) You have to do the thing that you "cannot help doing". Example: "When she said that, I couldn't help laughing." You do not have the choice of not doing[阅读全文]

摘要:( get a promise to do that thing at a future time ... ) To get a rain check is to receive a promise to do some thing at better time, such as when it is not raining. Example: "He was going to take me[阅读全文]

摘要:( insulting that person with rude words ... ) You call a person names when you use rude words to insult that person. Example: "You are a jerk!" Reply: "You don't have to call me names." Another[阅读全文]

摘要:( officially begin the meeting with everyone acting as they should ... ) You call the meeting to order when you declare that the meeting has begun and ask everyone to pay attention and follow the rul[阅读全文]

摘要:( ask people to meet ... ) You call a meeting to say that you want people to meet. Example: "If I call a meeting for Thursday, will you be there?"[阅读全文]

摘要:( saying things to make you look good or feel good ... ) A person who is "building you up" is saying things to make you look good or feel good. Example: "Do you really mean that? or are you just b[阅读全文]

摘要:( bothering you ... ) Just as "a bug" is a "pest", and "to pester" is to bother, someone who is bothering you is "bugging you". Example: "My brother is bugging me." If something is irritati[阅读全文]

摘要:( review; practice ... ) When you practice some skill or review some knowledge you "brush up" on it. Example: "Are you going to brush up on your Spanish before you go to Mexico?" Another example:[阅读全文]

摘要:( make money to support the family ... ) The one who brings home the bacon is the one who earns the money needed to support the family. Example: "I go to work every day to bring home the bacon."[阅读全文]

摘要:( continue talking about it ... ) To belabor the point is to talk about the thing after you have already talked about it enough. Example: "I know we've talked about this already, and I hate to bela[阅读全文]

摘要:( it happened without one knowing about it; they kept it a secret ... ) If they did it secretly, without telling you about it, they did it "behind your back". Example: "Those two went to the boss,[阅读全文]

摘要:( slow; late; old-fashioned ... ) You are behind the times when you don't know the newest things or latest fashions. Example: "My grandfather wears black socks with his shorts." Reply: "He is so[阅读全文]

摘要:( remember; don't forget; keep it in mind ... ) To bear something in mind is to keep it in mind and not forget it." Example: "Would you like to order dinner?" Reply: "Bear in mind that I do not[阅读全文]

摘要:( you are popular; people are eager to be with you ... ) When people are eager to see you, they "beat a path to your door". Example: "I don't see anyone beating a path to your door." When people[阅读全文]

摘要:( the one looks exactly like the other ... ) You are the spitting image of the person who you look just like. Example: "People say I am the spitting image of my mother." To be the spitting image of[阅读全文]