1. go public公开宣布

Mr. Smith went public today that he was retiring.

史密斯先生今天公开宣布他要退休了。

2. make the grade称职；合乎水准、要求

If you don’t make the grade, you can’t be a member of the club.

如果你不合格，就不能成为俱乐部的一员。

3. get the drift了解

Stop me when you get the drift¹. I don’t want to bore you with something you already understand.

你听懂了就叫停。我不想用你已经知道的事烦你。

4. day in court申诉的机会

When Mr. Jones was explaining what has happened, Mr. Smith was silent². He knew he would get his day in court.

琼斯先生解释所发生的事情时，史密斯先生沉默不语，他知道他会有机会申辩的。

5. feel someone out探听某人的意向

John asked Dave to feel Jane out about whether she’d be interested in going out with him.

约翰要求戴夫探听简是否有兴趣和他出去。