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couldn't see jack
couldn't see anything
couldn't do jack
couldn't do anything
stick (one's) nose in(to) (something)
To involve oneself in an intrusive or nosy manner in(to) something that is not one's business or responsibility.
pawnshop - 当铺 典当行
a store that lends money in exchange for a valuable thing that they can sell if the person leaving it does not pay an agreed amount of money by an agreed time
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white elephant
a thing that is no longer needed and costs lots of money.
e.g. the office building, because everyone is working from home now.
white lie
a small lie that is used to say because you don't want to hurt someone.
e.g. You mon cooked dinner. And you said you love this dinner, but you actually didn't like it.
color
a shade or tint
tint
a shade or variety of a color.
shade
a color, especially with regard to how light or dark it is or as distinguished from one nearly like it.
a shade ~= a little
once in a blue moon
happens really rarely
once in five/ten/ years
blue blood
royal or from a noble family
(often in a negative way)
e.g. the senator cannot understand real people's problems because he's so upscale
upscale
relatively expensive and designed to appeal to affluent consumers.
to paint the town red
1 go to every single bar and restaurant to enjoy life
(painting the map with the one color, and if it is red then I've been to all of those places)
2 kill all the people in the town
(The paint is the blood that splatters on the walls and floors. Maybe it is mafia slang.)
catch someone red-handed
catch someone doing something illegal
red tape
bureaucracy, a lot of documents, a lot of rules you have to get in order to do something
cut (through) (the) red tape
to circumvent bureaucratic obstacles
roll out the red carpet
offer a special trearment
red herring
something, especially a clue, that is or is intended to be misleading or distracting.
a fact or idea that takes away attention from the main problem.
full amnesty = 大赦
a decision that a group of people will not be punished or that a group of prisoners will be allowed to go free.
going to the wall
1 US : to make every possible effort to achieve something, to win, etc. He's prepared to go to the wall to defend his beliefs.
2 British : to fail because of a lack of money a company that has gone to the wall.
damn all =
(informal•British)nothing at all.
Empathy vs Sympathy
Empathy relates to experience, whereas Sympathy relates to understanding.
blatant ~= 光天化日/公然
(of bad behavior) done openly and unashamedly.
completely lacking in subtlety; very obvious.
Librium
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPx8wvgMlP0
Caret
a mark (‸, ⁁) placed below the line to indicate a proposed insertion in a printed or written text.
Granola
[Better search and see in a picture]
Trail mix
[Better search and see in a picture]
Worry tends to be centered around a more specific event, as opposed to a broad feeling!
ttyl
talk to you later.
malinger = 装病以逃避工作
to pretend to be ill in order to escape duty or work; shirk
shirk
avoid or neglect (a duty or responsibility).
Anhedonia
= inability to feel pleasure.
WTF =
What The Fuck
also Wow, That's Fun
occult
knowledge of the hidden
ferret
1 a domesticated polecat used chiefly for catching rabbits.
2 an assiduous search for something
Chickenhawk
in the United States to describe a person who is a war hawk yet actively avoids or avoided military service when of age
You can't have your cake and eat it
= can get both good things.
If you have your cake, then it is intact. If you eat it, then it will disappear.
sank without a trace
If you say that someone or something sinks without trace or sinks without a trace, you mean that they stop existing or stop being successful very suddenly and completely.
cross one's fingers
put one finger across another as a sign of hoping for good luck.
hope that someone or something will be successful.
cajole
persuade (someone) to do something by sustained coaxing or flattery.
acquiesce = 默认
accept something reluctantly but without protest.
bafflegab = 官腔
incomprehensible or pretentious language, especially bureaucratic jargon.
Ability = Actual skill
Capacity = Potential to develop a skill
out of the blue
without warning; unexpectedly.
leg up
an act of helping someone to mount a horse or high object.
an act of helping someone or something to improve their position.
pacifier
a rubber or plastic nipple for a baby to suck on.
baton
a thin stick used by a conductor to direct an orchestra or choir.
duping delight
The pleasure of being able to manipulate someone, often made visible to others by flashing a smile at an inappropriate moment.
carpal tunnel
Numbness and tingling in the hand and arm caused by a pinched nerve in the wrist.
pinwheel
a child's toy consisting of a stick with colored vanes that twirl in the wind.
pant
breathe with short, quick breaths, typically from exertion or excitement.
run or go in a specified direction while panting.
say something breathlessly.
long for, or long to do, something.
long
have a strong wish or desire.
pillory = 枷锁
a wooden framework with holes for the head and hands, in which an offender was imprisoned and exposed to public abuse.
pillow = 枕头
a rectangular cloth bag stuffed with feathers, foam rubber, or other soft materials, used to support the head when lying down.
jump on the same bandwagons
to support a cause only because it is popular to do so.
follow the same trend of
to go or come after in the same direction
Middle child syndrome
Middle child syndrome is the belief that middle children are excluded, ignored, or even outright neglected because of their birth order. According to the lore, some children may have certain personality and relationship characteristics as a result of being the middle child.
jock
a disc jockey.
an enthusiast or participant in a specified activity.
In the United States and Canada, a jock is a stereotype of an athlete, or someone who is primarily interested in sports and sports culture, and does not take much interest in intellectual culture.
a pilot or astronaut.
another term for jockstrap.
an enthusiastic athlete or sports fan, especially one with few other interests.
disc jockey
a person who introduces and plays recorded popular music, especially on radio or at a disco.
close quarters
a situation of being very or uncomfortably close to someone or something.
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