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• 1.to raise the stakes 提高赌注，增加风险
• To raise the stakes 这个表达最初来自博彩但现在被用于很多语境中。Stake 的意思是 赌注、风险。 Raising the stakes 的意思是提高赌注，增加风险为了最终得到更...
• 2.as quick as a flash 快如闪电般地
• 我们可以用短语 as quick as a flash 来形容一个人做事情像闪电般一样快。 例句 John knew the answer so he put up his hand as quick as a flash. The custome...
• 3.ring around 打一圈电话
• 短语 to ring around 指给很多人打电话。 例句 Last Valentines Day, I spent the whole day ringing round all the florists in West London. They had all sol...
• 4.a storm in a teacup 小题大做
• a storm in a teacup 小题大做 Used when people talk about a small event, or a small problem as if it were a big tragedy. 例句： Kellys complaints about...
• 5.as good as a chocolate teapot 无用的
• as good as a chocolate teapot 无用的 Something that is completely useless. 例句： Your plan is as good as a chocolate teapot. 你的方案没有一点用。 Im ...
• 6.One's cup of tea 对某事或某人感兴趣
• Ones cup of tea对某事或某人感兴趣，是某人的喜好 Ones personal preferences of something and/ or liking something. 例句： Watching horror movies is not ...
• 7.Not for all the tea in China 在任何情况都不；千金不换
• Not for all the tea in China 在任何情况都不；千金不换 You are unwilling to do something, no matter how large the reward. 例句： I wouldnt quit my job ...
• 8.coffee in, coffee out去洗手间
• coffee in, coffee out去洗手间 Having to use the bathroom because you drank some coffee. 例句： Is there a bathroom around here? I drank some coffee th...
• 9.cup of joe 咖啡
• joe是个常见的人名对吧？但cup of joe指的是咖啡。 Cup of joe: Cup of coffee. 例句： Can I get you another cup of joe? 我能再给你拿杯咖啡吗？ There is no...
• 10.cold coffee 啤酒
• cold coffee是冷咖啡吗？ 它其实是啤酒。 Cold coffee: Slang for beer. 例句： After work today, lets go downtown and get some cold coffee. 今天下班后，我...