bbc每日地道英语短语：由bbc英语编写,讲解口语中最常用的英语成语短语。
今日短语
如果说你是 up against it， 那就意味着你非常忙，工作很紧张，任务有固定的截止时间。
例句
i'm sorry i'll call you later. i'm really up against it today.
he's got lots to do today. he's really up against it.
i was up against it last week. sorry i didn't have time to see you.
请注意
另一个和时间有关的短语是 to race against the clock, 意思是同时间赛跑，在规定时间内完成任务。
今日小常识
according to figures issued by the organisation for economic co-operation and development in 2011 people in greece, hungary and poland worked the most hours per week in europe.
根据经济合作与发展组织在2011年公布的数据显示，每周职员工作时间最长的国家是希腊，匈牙利和波兰