dead duck “一種毫無希望的境地，給予它任何幫助都無濟於事” If I were you, I wouldn't put any more money into the restaurant. I'm afraid it's already a d ...《看全文》

where's the beef?\“牛肉在哪裡？” 民主黨總統候選人蒙代爾在1984年總統競選的時候都用這句話來攻擊他的對手雷根總統 蒙代爾認為雷根在任職四年期間沒有取得實質性的成就，所以他在競選演說的時候就問到 Where's the beef, Mr. ...《看全文》

To break the ice “緩和緊張氣氛，使在場的人放鬆一些” It's hard to break the ice at a party for adults where everybody is a stranger. But you get a ...《看全文》

Snow job“用拍馬屁、誇張等手法來欺騙或者是說服別人” This guy kept telling me how much I'd save with his company. But when I read the policy, I realize ...《看全文》

Cold turkey做為俗語 它的意思是指一些人啊“突然終止某種已經成隱的習慣” ，如非法吸毒、酗酒或抽煙等 cold turkey是指立即全部停止一個行動，而不是逐步的 ...《看全文》

To fish for compliments“用一種巧妙的方法來讓別人恭維你、讚揚你 I hope you don't think I'm fishing for a compliment, The reviews are good, but I'd li ...《看全文》