摘要:( to intentionally bring back the pain of an past experience ... ) To "rub salt in an old wound" is to intentionally cause someone to feel pain by revisiting a painful experience. Someone may be ta[阅读全文]

摘要:( all great works take time to finish ... ) "Rome was not built in one day" says that we should not expect to build something great ("Rome") in a short period of time ("one day"). Example: "Ar[阅读全文]

摘要:Adam is the first man in the old Judeo-Christian bible and he raised a son named Cain. Adam and Cain fought often and their relationship was filled with trouble. To "raise cain" is to cause troub[阅读全文]

摘要:     10 Ways to Develop Expository Writing Skills With The New York Times      Have you been knocking your head against the proverbial wall trying to teach –[阅读全文]

摘要:developing the body of the paragraph There are various ways in which the body of the paragraph might develop the main idea which is expressed in the key sentence. Some of these are: 1) By giving exa[阅读全文]

摘要:The topic of a paragraph      The topic of a paragraph is generally introduced by a key sentence. This is often called a topic sentence. As its name suggests, this sentence conta[阅读全文]

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摘要:You "put your foot in your mouth" when you say something that makes a person feel embarrassed. Example: "Last night I was telling a joke, and I really put my foot in my mouth. I had no idea I was t[阅读全文]

摘要:When someone makes a joke by lying to you and pretending that the lie is true, they are "pulling your leg". Example: "Look; your shoes are untied... Ha! Just pulling your leg." When you trick a pe[阅读全文]

摘要:"Preaching to the choir", "preaching to the chorus", and "preaching to the converted" all mean the same thing, that the people you are trying to convince already believe in what you are saying.[阅读全文]

摘要:"People who live in glass houses should not throw stones" reminds us that we should be careful how we treat other people (with our words and actions) because we can all be easily hurt. People "thro[阅读全文]

摘要:To go out of the frying pan and into the fire is to get out of one difficult situation only to end up in another. Example: "I worked too hard on that last project. But on this new project I am workin[阅读全文]

摘要:There are some things which we think about only as long as we can see them in front of us; when we can no longer see them (out of sight) we forget about them (out of mind). Example: "As soon as I lea[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: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: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:Your "nose is out of joint" when the look on your face and the way you act shows other people that you are upset. Example: "What's wrong with him?" Answer: "His nose is out of joint because we f[阅读全文]

摘要:To "bite the hand that feeds you" is to harm someone who has been helping you. Example: "We treat each of our customers with the greatest respect here. We never bite the hand that feeds us." If yo[阅读全文]

摘要:You let the cat out of the bag when you tell a big secret. Example: "Bob didn't want anyone to know he was sick, but his wife let the cat out of the bag." A secret is like a cat that has been kept[阅读全文]

摘要:To "let sleeping dogs lie" is to avoid restarting old conflicts. Revisiting an old conflict is like waking a sleeping dog; we are better not to do it. Example: "I wanted to ask her what she thought[阅读全文]